Best Practices in the Agrochemical Industry - Couverture rigide

Cheremisinoff Consulting Engineer, Nicholas P; Rosenfeld, Paul E.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1437778259 ISBN 13 : 9781437778250

Editeur : William Andrew Publishing, 2010

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 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
• Cost data for pollution management
• Cleaner production and prevention options
• Safe 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.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Nicholas P. Cheremisinoff, Ph.D. (Ch.E.) is Director of Clean Technologies and Pollution Prevention Projects at PERI (Princeton Energy Resources International, LLC, Rockville, MD). He has led hundreds of pollution prevention audits and demonstrations; training programs on modern process design practices and plant safety; environmental management and product quality programs; and site assessments and remediation plans for both public and private sector clients throughout the world. He frequently serves as expert witness on personal injury and third-party property damage litigations arising from environmental catastrophes. Dr. Cheremisinoff has contributed extensively to the literature of environmental and chemical engineering as author, co-author, or editor of 150 technical reference books, including Butterworth-Heinemann’s Handbook of Chemical Processing Equipment, and Green Profits.

He holds advanced degrees in chemical engineering from Clarkson College of Technology."

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: William Andrew Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1437778259
• ISBN 13: 9781437778250
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 320
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible