manufacturing process
UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMMME
INDUSTRY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
UNITED NATIONS INDUSTRIAL
DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION
TECHNICAL REPORT
No 26 - Part 1
Mineral Fertilizer Production and the Environment
Part 1.
The Fertilizer Industry 's
Manufacturing Processes and Environmental Issues
In collaboration with the
INTERNATIONAL FERTILIZER INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION
MINERAL FERTILIZER
PRODUCTION
AND THE
ENVIRONMENT
Part 1.
The Fertilizer Industry 's
Manufacturing Processes and Environmental Issues
INTERNATIONAL FERTILIZER
INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION
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75008 PARIS - FRANCE
TEL: +33 153 930 500
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E-MAIL: unepie@unep.fr http://www.unepie.org Acknowledgements
Mr. Kenneth Windridge, former Secretary General of IFA, prepared the first draft of this part.
A number of people provided comments and corrections. Particularly substantial inputs were made by:
Mr. Armand Davister, Belgium
Mr. S. Stalin, Southern Petrochemical Industries Corporation Ltd, India
UNEP staff involved in the production of the publication were:
Mrs Jacqueline Aloisi de Larderel, Director
Mr Fritz Balkau, Principal Officer
Ms Chizuru Aoki, Programme Officer
Mr Uno Abrahamsson, Senior Consultant
Co-ordination: Mr. Keith Isherwood, IFA
Layout: Ms Claudine Aholou-Pütz, IFA
This is a revised version of the 26th publication in the UNEP Technical Report Series which aims to meet the needs of a wide range of government officials, industry managers, and environmental protection associations, by providing information on the issues and methods
INDUSTRY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
UNITED NATIONS INDUSTRIAL
DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION
TECHNICAL REPORT
No 26 - Part 1
Mineral Fertilizer Production and the Environment
Part 1.
The Fertilizer Industry 's
Manufacturing Processes and Environmental Issues
In collaboration with the
INTERNATIONAL FERTILIZER INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION
MINERAL FERTILIZER
PRODUCTION
AND THE
ENVIRONMENT
Part 1.
The Fertilizer Industry 's
Manufacturing Processes and Environmental Issues
INTERNATIONAL FERTILIZER
INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION
28, RUE MARBEUF
75008 PARIS - FRANCE
TEL: +33 153 930 500
FAX: +33 153 930 547
E-MAIL: ifa@fertilizer.org http://www.fertilizer.org UNITED NATIONS INDUSTRIAL
DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION
UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME
VIENNA INTERNATIONAL CENTRE
39-43 QUAI ANDRE CITROËN
75739 PARIS CEDEX 15 - FRANCE
PO BOX 300
A-1400 VIENNA - AUSTRIA
TEL: +43 1 26026 3883
FAX: +43 1 26026 6819
INDUSTRY AND ENVIRONMENT
TEL: +33 144 371 450
FAX: +33 144 371 474
E-MAIL: unepie@unep.fr http://www.unepie.org Acknowledgements
Mr. Kenneth Windridge, former Secretary General of IFA, prepared the first draft of this part.
A number of people provided comments and corrections. Particularly substantial inputs were made by:
Mr. Armand Davister, Belgium
Mr. S. Stalin, Southern Petrochemical Industries Corporation Ltd, India
UNEP staff involved in the production of the publication were:
Mrs Jacqueline Aloisi de Larderel, Director
Mr Fritz Balkau, Principal Officer
Ms Chizuru Aoki, Programme Officer
Mr Uno Abrahamsson, Senior Consultant
Co-ordination: Mr. Keith Isherwood, IFA
Layout: Ms Claudine Aholou-Pütz, IFA
This is a revised version of the 26th publication in the UNEP Technical Report Series which aims to meet the needs of a wide range of government officials, industry managers, and environmental protection associations, by providing information on the issues and methods
References: EFMA. Best Available Techniques (BAT) for Pollution Prevention and Control, Brussels, 1995.