Handbook of Pollution Prevention and Cleaner Production Vol. 3: Best Practices in the Agrochemical IndustryThe Handbook of Cleaner Production comprises a series of reference guides to cleaner production methods, technologies, and practices for key industry sectors. Each volume covers, for each industry sector:
Best Practices in the Agrochemical Industry includes coverage of pollution of drinking water (atrazine, trichloropropane and DBCP and the risks associated with them, such as miscarriages and infertility), pesticide residues in food, a case study of worker pesticide exposure and cancer, contaminants in organic food, etc. Extensive data is provided regarding regulatory limits for exposure to pesticides according to EPA, NIOSH, OSHA, WHO and ACGIH.
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Chapter 3 Toxic and Dangerous Properties | 81 |
Chapter 4 Atrazine | 215 |
Chapter 5 123Trichloropropane TCP | 233 |
Chapter 6 DDT and Related Compounds | 247 |
Chapter 7 Agent Orange | 261 |
Chapter 8 Pesticide Residue in Foods | 269 |
Chapter 9 EPA Screening Levels and Pesticide Status | 281 |
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Agent Orange alkalis aluminum ammonia ammonium nitrate atrazine Avoid Hazardous Decomposition Avoid Materials calcium Cancer Code Cancer carbon dioxide carbon monoxide carcinogen Chemical Name Product Code Cancer Code compounds concentration Conditions to Avoid contain copper DBCP Decomposition Products Explosive dust emissions Environmental Excess heat exposure facilities fertilizer flames fluoride formulations Fungicide gases granulator Hazardous Decomposition Products heated to decomposition Herbicide human carcinogen hydrogen chloride IARC ignition sources Incompatible materials Insecticide Limits in Air listed by ACGIH manufacturing Materials to Avoid metals Methyl moisture Name Product Name(s ND ND ND NFPA Rating F NIOSH nitric acid nitrogen oxides OSHA oxides of carbon oxidizing agents pesticide pesticide production phosphate rock phosphoric acid plant Pollution Prevention Potassium prills Products Explosive Limits Prop 65 Reactive with oxidizing scrubber solvent steam Strong oxidizing agents sulfate sulfuric acid superphosphate toxic fumes urea wastewater Zinc