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| Identification
of Hazardous Waste Strems Their Characterization and Waste Minimisation options
in Pesticides Sector |
| Foreword
The
Ministry of Environment & Forests (MoEF), Govt. of India has promulgated Hazardous
Waste (Management & Handling) Rules, 1989 under the Environment (Protection)
Act, 1986 and subsequently amended the Rules in January, 2000. According to these
rules, the wastes are classified based on (i) 44 processes with waste streams
(Schedule-I); (ii) Waste substances with concentration limit (Schedule-II) and,
(iii) Characteristics of waste (Schedule-III).
In order to provide technical
assistance and information needed for identification of hazardous waste streams,
its characterisation and waste management practices by industry, the Central Pollution
Control Board (CPCB) has taken up a project on "Identification of Hazardous
Waste Streams, their Characterisation and Waste Minimisation Options in Pesticides
Sector" in collaboration with the National Chemical Laboratory (NCL), Pune.
This report entails information on various hazardous waste |
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streams
generated in Pesticides sector, their quantification in terms of per tonne of
product and characterisation of waste generated from various streams. The report
also provides the hazardous waste management practices along with recycling, recovery
and waste minimisation options required for reduction of hazardous wastes.
My
colleagues Shri S.S. Pal, Scientist 'B', Dr. Inamul Haq, Senior Scientist and
Shri N.K. Verma, Addl. Director, were involved in evaluation and finalisation
of report. The information contained in this document has been collected through
a survey & indepth study conducted through NCL in collaboration with CPCB.
The study has been coordinated by my colleague Dr. Inamul Haq under overall supervision
of Dr. B. Sengupta, Member Secretary, CPCB. Necessary inputs provided by the industry
representatives and experts during the interaction-meet organized by CPCB for
finalisation of this document is also acknowledged.
We hope, this report
on "Pesticides Sector" will be useful for industry, regulatory bodies
and others who are involved in hazardous waste management activities.
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(Dr. V. Rajagopalan)
Chairman, CPCB | |
