Treatment and Disposal of Pesticide Wastes

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Content: Regulation of pesticide disposal / Raymond F. Krueger and David J. Severn --
The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act / David Friedman --
Pesticide waste disposal in agriculture / Charles V. Hall --
Degradation of pesticides in controlled water-soil systems / G.A. Junk, J.J. Richard, and P.A. Dahm --
Pesticide disposal sites : sampling and analyses / G.A. Junk and J.J. Richard --
Disposal of pesticide wastes in lined evaporation beds / W.L. Winterlin, S.R. Schoen, and C.R. Mourer --
On-site pesticide disposal at chemical control centers / Terry D. Spittler, John B. Bourke, Paul B. Baker, James E. Dewey, Thomas K. Derue, and Frank Winkler --
Treatment of pesticide-laden wastewater by recirculation through activated carbon / Edmund A. Kobylinski, William H. Dennis, Jr., and Alan B. Rosencrance --
Treating pesticide-contaminated wastewater : development and evaluation of a system / John C. Nye --
Long-term degradation studies : massive quantities of phenoxy herbicides in test grids, field plots, and herbicide storage sites / Alvin L. Young --
Incineration of pesticide wastes / Thomas L. Ferguson and Ralph R. Wilkinson --
A large scale UV-ozonation degradation unit : field trials on soil pesticide waste disposal / Philip C. Kearney, Qiang Zeng, and John M. Ruth --
Reaction of sodium perborate with organophosphorus esters / Grace Lee, Richard A. Kenley, and John S. Winterle --
Abiotic hydrolysis of sorbed pesticides / D.L. Macalady and N.L. Wolfe --
Investigation of degradation rates of carbamate pesticides : exploring a new detoxification method / A.T. Lemley, W.Z. Zhong, G.E. Janauer, and R. Rossi --
Pesticide availability : influence of sediment in a simulated aquatic environment / Allan R. Isensee --
Organophosphorus pesticide volatilization : model soil pits and evaporation ponds / Paul F. Sanders and James N. Seiber --
Potential pesticide contamination of groundwater from agricultural uses / S.Z. Cohen, S.M. Creeger, R.F. Carsel, and C.G. Enfield --
Transfer of degradative capabilities : Bacillus megaterium to Bacillus subtilis by plasmid transfer techniques / John F. Quensen, III and Fumio Matsumura --
Degradation of high concentrations of a phosphorothioic ester by hydrolase / R. Honeycutt, L. Ballantine, H. Lebaron, D. Paulson, V. Seim, C. Ganz, and G. Milad.

Author(s): Raymond F. Krueger and James N. Seiber (Eds.)
Series: ACS Symposium Series 259
Publisher: American Chemical Society
Year: 1984

Language: English
Pages: 357
City: Washington, D.C

Title Page
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Half Title Page
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Copyright
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ACS Symposium Series......Page 5
FOREWORD......Page 6
PREFACE......Page 7
INTRODUCTION......Page 9
Literature Cited......Page 10
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History of Disposal Regulation......Page 11
Current Disposal Practices......Page 13
EPA Guidance on Disposal......Page 14
RCRA/FIFRA......Page 16
FIFRA Regulatory Requirements......Page 17
Registration Guidelines......Page 18
Disposal Technologies and Data Requirements......Page 20
Literature Cited......Page 22
Background......Page 24
Generation/Transportation......Page 25
Management......Page 26
Current Activities......Page 27
Pesticide Use......Page 31
Nature and Handling of Wastes......Page 32
A System for Safe Disposal of Pesticide Wastes......Page 33
Summary and Current Status......Page 36
Acknowledgments......Page 38
Literature Cited......Page 40
4 Degradation of Pesticides in Controlled Water-Soil Systems......Page 41
Alachlor......Page 42
2,4-D Ester......Page 43
Description of System......Page 44
Extraction Procedures......Page 45
Soil and Liquid Analyses......Page 47
Degradation Summary......Page 60
Water Loss, pH and Temperature......Page 65
CONCLUSIONS......Page 68
LITERATURE CITED......Page 69
5 Pesticide Disposal Sites: Sampling and Analyses......Page 72
Description of Disposal Pits......Page 73
Extraction Procedures......Page 75
Separation and Detection Procedures......Page 77
Segregation......Page 78
Horticulture Pit......Page 81
Agronomy Pit......Page 90
Evidence of Degradation......Page 96
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS......Page 97
LITERATURE CITED......Page 98
6 Disposal of Pesticide Wastes in Lined Evaporation Beds......Page 99
Evaporation Bed Experimental Design......Page 100
Methods......Page 101
Results and Discussion......Page 104
Literature Cited......Page 118
7 On-Site Pesticide Disposal at Chemical Control Centers......Page 119
Sampling and Analysis......Page 121
Literature Cited......Page 125
Background......Page 127
Materials and Methods......Page 129
Results and Discussion......Page 136
Conclusions......Page 149
Literature Cited......Page 153
9 Treating Pesticide-Contaminated Wastewater Development and Evaluation of a System......Page 154
Literature Cited......Page 161
10 Long-Term Degradation Studies Massive Quantities of Phenoxy Herbicides in Test Grids, Field Plots, and Herbicide Storage Sites......Page 162
Herbicide Spray Equipment Test Grids......Page 163
Soil Incorporation/Biodegradation Plots......Page 166
Studies of Herbicide Storage Sites......Page 173
Discussion and Conclusions......Page 178
Literature Cited......Page 179
11 Incineration of Pesticide Wastes......Page 181
Pesticide Incineration......Page 182
RCRA Regulations......Page 185
Hazardous Waste Incineration......Page 186
Summary......Page 189
Literature Cited......Page 190
12 A Large Scale UV-Ozonation Degradation Unit Field Trials on Soil Pesticide Waste Disposal......Page 192
Methods and Materials......Page 193
Results and Discussion......Page 197
Literature Cited......Page 206
13 Reaction of Sodium Perborate with Organophosphorus Esters......Page 207
Results......Page 210
Discussion......Page 214
Literature Cited......Page 215
14 Abiotic Hydrolysis of Sorbed Pesticides......Page 216
Preliminary Considerations......Page 217
Experimental Considerations......Page 221
Results and Discussion......Page 223
Summary and Conclusions......Page 237
Literature Cited......Page 238
15 Investigation of Degradation Rates of Carbamate Pesticides Exploring a New Detoxification Method......Page 240
Experimental......Page 242
Results and Discussion......Page 244
Conclusion......Page 251
Literature Cited......Page 254
16 Pesticide Availability Influence of Sediment in a Simulated Aquatic Environment......Page 255
Methods and Materials......Page 256
Results and Discussion......Page 259
Literature Cited......Page 271
17 Organophosphorus Pesticide Volatilization Model Soil Pits and Evaporation Ponds......Page 272
Laboratory Model......Page 273
Two-Film Model for Volatilization of Organics from Water......Page 276
Experimental and Predicted Volatilization Kate Constants......Page 278
Volatilization from Water, Soil-Water, and Soil Systems......Page 280
Use of EXAMS with Model Disposal Systems......Page 283
Emulsifier Effect on Volatilization of Pesticides from Water......Page 285
Conclusions......Page 286
Literature Cited......Page 287
18 Potential Pesticide Contamination of Groundwater from Agricultural Uses......Page 289
Chemical Characteristics & Monitoring Data......Page 290
Mathematical Modeling......Page 301
Discussion......Page 304
Conclusions......Page 309
Field Conditions......Page 310
Legend of chemical names and abbreviations......Page 311
Literature Cited......Page 312
19 Transfer of Degradative Capabilities Bacillus megaterium to Bacillus subtilis by Plasmid Transfer Techniques......Page 318
Materials and Methods......Page 323
Results......Page 325
Discussion......Page 327
Acknowledgments......Page 330
Literature Cited......Page 331
20 Degradation of High Concentrations of a Phosphorothioic Ester by Hydrolase......Page 333
METHODS......Page 334
Stability of Parathion Hydrolase......Page 337
Degradation of Diazinon in Greenhouse Soil by Parathion Hydrolase......Page 340
CONCLUSIONS AND SUMMARY......Page 341
Literature Cited......Page 342
Author Index......Page 343
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