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Engineering Aspects of the Disposal of Unused Pesticides, Pesticide Wastes, and Pesticide Containers
Author(s) -
Shuman Fred L.,
Stojanovic B. J.,
Kennedy M. V.
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
journal of environmental quality
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.888
H-Index - 171
eISSN - 1537-2537
pISSN - 0047-2425
DOI - 10.2134/jeq1972.00472425000100010016x
Subject(s) - hazardous waste , incineration , pesticide , waste management , environmental science , pollution , environmental engineering , engineering , ecology , agronomy , biology
From preliminary research on various methods of disposal of pesticides and containers it appears that incineration offers the greatest potential for rapid reduction of these materials. Work has been done in the laboratory, on model incinerators, and on the design of a pilot plant and a full‐scale plant for incineration and disposal of pesticides and containers. The primary over‐all objective of this work is to provide a safe method for disposal of hazardous materials generated in the future (without pollution of the air, soil, and water), and to provide a means for removing existing potentially hazardous materials from the environment.