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HANDBOOK OF POLLUTION PREVENTION AND CLEANER PRODUCTION VOL. 3: BEST PRACTICES IN THE AGROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY
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Hardback |
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£159.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1437778259 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781437778250 |
| Publisher: |
WILLIAM ANDREW PUBLISHING |
| Pub. date: |
7 December, 2010 |
| Pages: |
320 |
| Description: |
A guide to cleaner production methods, technologies, and practices for key industry sectors. It covers: manufacturing technologies; waste management; pollution control and remediation; methods for estimating and reporting emissions; treatment and control technologies; health risk exposures for workers and the wider community; and, more. |
| Synopsis: |
The 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: Manufacturing technologiesWaste managementPollution control and remediationMethods for estimating and reporting emissionsTreatment and control technologiesHealth risk exposures for workers and the wider communityCost data for pollution managementCleaner production and prevention optionsSafe chemical handling practices 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. |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
William Andrew Publishing |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |