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Disposal of expired empty containers and waste from pesticides

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Last updated: 01 Jan 2025

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Environmental chemistry

Abstract

Global pesticide use increased from less than 2.5 million tonnes (2,303,814 tonnes) of active ingredients (a.i.) in 1990 to more than 4 million tonnes (4,168,778 tonnes) of active ingredients in 2019, with an absolute change of +1,864. 964 tons and a relative change of +81%. In Africa, total use of pesticides was 65,943 tons in 1999 and increased to 107,864 tons in 2019. Insecticide use in Africa is greater than relative changes globally (+29% in Africa vs. +20% globally). . However, the total use of pesticides in Egypt's agricultural sector was 13,214 tons in 1999 and decreased to 13,178 tons in 2019. After application, there are gradually a lot of containers and pesticide waste. There are various types of pesticide waste: empty containers, surplus pesticide solution mixtures, surplus pesticide products, active ingredients, expired raw materials, ready-to-use formulations, rinse water from containers, application equipment, spill clean-up materials and obsolete pesticides. All developed and developing countries face the problem of pesticide waste; however, the problem is different in developed industrialized countries and in poor developing countries. The share of pesticide packaging collected in 2005 was 17.3% worldwide. Therefore, in 2019, CMPT will offer 56 container management programs worldwide. On the other hand, the innovative treatment technologies for the disposal of pesticide waste include various processes, i.e. H. chemical dechlorination, photocatalytic oxidation, thermal desorption, biodegradation, solidification and stabilization technologies. There are many difficulties with meter development, including a lack of national regulations, laws and awareness of pesticide waste and container disposal. In addition, there is insufficient control and regulation of pesticide imports, the lack of good storage facilities, and political and social problems that impede the development process.

DOI

10.21608/ejchem.2023.222647.8249

Keywords

Pesticides, wastes, containers, Disposal, obsolete, recycle agriculture

Authors

First Name

Samia

Last Name

Mohafrash

MiddleName

M.

Affiliation

Pesticide Chemistry Department, National Research Centre National Research Centre

Email

samia.mostafa@yahoo.com

City

Cairo

Orcid

0000-0001-6295-4609

First Name

Abdel-Tawab

Last Name

Mossa

MiddleName

H

Affiliation

National Research Centre

Email

abdeltawab.mossa@yahoo.com

City

Cairo

Orcid

0000-0002-8112-8553

Volume

67

Article Issue

4

Related Issue

45406

Issue Date

2024-04-01

Receive Date

2023-07-12

Publish Date

2024-04-01

Page Start

65

Page End

85

Print ISSN

0449-2285

Online ISSN

2357-0245

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https://ejchem.journals.ekb.eg/article_320805.html

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320,805

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444

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Journal

Publication Title

Egyptian Journal of Chemistry

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https://ejchem.journals.ekb.eg/

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Disposal of expired empty containers and waste from pesticides

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Created At

30 Dec 2024