A global framework for best management practices for fertilizer use

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

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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 of environmental mangement relevant to various industrial