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Storage Facility References
"50
Ways Farmers Can Protect Their Groundwater"
"Designing
Facilities for Pesticide and Fertilizer Containment"
- (MWPS-37) $15.00 ISBN 0-89373-083-1 (1st Ed. 1991)
- This handbook emphasizes planning and designing pesticide and fertilizer
containment facilities and provides engineering and planning information.
Chapters discuss regulations; site selection; functional system design;
pesticide and fertilizer storage; secondary containment; mixing/loading
facilities and equipment; worker safety; concrete; remodeling facilities;
emergency planning; and waste disposal. An appendix of regulatory
agencies and officials in each state is included. 116 pages.
- Order by phone (800-562-3618) or on-line at https://www.mwpshq.org/catalog.html
(Click on "Construction").
"On-Farm
Agrichemical Handling Facilities"
- (NRAES-78) $7.00.
- This publication discusses important considerations to make when
building or planning a pesticide storage facility. Topics covered
include principal parts of the storage facility, storage environmental
requirements, safety requirements, and storage alternatives. It looks
at the components of a well-designed facility, including detailed
descriptions for a storage room; mixing room; safety equipment, records,
and locker room; and an area for equipment loading and rinsing. Later
sections deal with building ventilation, humidity, and temperature;
warning signs; fire safety; personal emergency equipment; security;
and building site considerations. 22 pages. 1995.
- Order by phone (800-562-3618) or on-line at https://www.mwpshq.org/catalog.html
(Click on "Construction").
"Pesticide
Storage and Mixing Building"
Consult
Regulating Authorities
- Check with the state authority that regulates pesticide use and
storage, and check for local regulation too. Look at our Other
Resources page for a link to the Illinois Dept of Agriculture.
(Bruce Paulsrud, 1/2003)