Disposal and Storage of Pesticides |
John Unsworth April 28th 2010 It is essential that pesticides are safely stored before use so that they do not contaminate the environment or harm human health. Ten rules for proper pesticide storage and stock management have been put forward by FAO in the Pesticide Storage and Stock Control Manual1.
Disposal of small amounts of pesticides should be carried out by applying it according to label recommendations. By managing stocks of pesticides carefully and not over ordering it should be possible to avoid having to dispose of large amounts of material. However, where this is unavoidable advice should be taken on legal methods for disposal according to local requirements.
Individual countries also give specific advice for the storage and disposal of pesticides much of which is similar to that given above. In the USA the Environmental Protection Agency gives advice on the storage and disposal of pesticides to both household consumers and farmers2, the latter also disposing of pesticides under the “Clean Sweep” programme, available in many states for the collection and disposal of unwanted pesticides3. Information is also available from various extension services e.g. University of Nebraska4, Colorado State University5, University of Nevada6, University of Missouri7. In the UK advice is given to farmers by the Health and Safety Executive8.
CropLife International has also produced a comprehensive guide to the safe warehousing of crop protection products9.
References
1. Food and Agriculture Organisation, Pesticide Storage and Stock Control Manual
http://www.fao.org/docrep/V8966E/V8966E00.htm#2
2. US Environmental Protection Agency, Storage and Disposal of Pesticides
http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/regulating/storage.htm
3. US Environmental Protection Agency, Storage and disposal of pesticides, The Clean Sweep Report
http://www.epa.gov/oppfead1/cb/csb_page/updates/cleansweep.pdf
4. C.L. Ogg, L.d. Schulze and S.T. Kamble, Safe Transport, Storage and Disposal of Pesticides, EC 2507, University of Nebraska, 2006
http://www.ianrpubs.unl.edu/epublic/live/ec2507/build/ec2507.pdf
5. L.G. Skoglund and S.K. McDonald, Proper Pesticide Storage, Colorado Environmental Pesticide Education
Program, Pesticide Fact Sheet #115, 2006
http://wsprod.colostate.edu/cwis79/FactSheets/Sheets/115ProperStorage.pdf
6. S. Strom, W. S. Johnson and F. Whitford, Pesticide Safety Tips for Private and Commercial Applicators, Best Management Practices, Special Publication-05-11, 2005
http://www.unce.unr.edu/publications/files/ho/2005/sp0511.pdf
7. M. Steinwachs, Safe Use, Storage and Disposal of Pesticides, WM 6000, University of Missouri, 2007
http://extension.missouri.edu/explore/wasteman/wm6000.htm
8. UK Health and Safety Executive, Guidance on storing pesticides for farmers and other professional users, Agriculture Information Sheet No. 16, 2006
http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/ais16.pdf
9. CropLife International, Guidelines for the safe warehousing of crop protection products, 2006
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