Environmental safety management of used packaging of pesticides and other dangerous substances
Date
2020-02-10
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Publisher
Видавництво Львівської політехніки
Lviv Politechnic Publishing House
Lviv Politechnic Publishing House
Abstract
In Ukraine, there is a problem of
environmentally hazardous handling of used packaging
of pesticides and other toxic chemicals and hazardous
waste which can pose a serious threat to human health and
the environment. The paper presents modern methods of
disposal of pesticide packaging in the world and the
situation in Ukraine. The Ukrainian and world
environmental legislations regulating the problem of
pesticide packaging management are analyzed. The
scheme of processing and disposal of pesticide containers
is proposed. Types and materials from which pesticide
packaging is made are analyzed. Methods and equipment
for washing of pesticide containers and handling of
washing solutions are given. As a result, it is
recommended to intensify the process of organizing a
system for collecting, certifying and setting up licensed
pesticide and other hazardous waste disposal facilities, as
well as ensuring state support and the use of the best
international experience.
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Keywords
ecological safety, pesticides, hazardous waste, pesticide packaging, recycling
Citation
Petruk R. Environmental safety management of used packaging of pesticides and other dangerous substances / Roman Petruk, Ihor Petrushka, Volodymyr Pohrebennyk // Environmental Problems. — Lviv : Lviv Politechnic Publishing House, 2020. — Vol 5. — No 1. — P. 30–34.