Low: Triaryl phosphates are slowly degraded in the environment and in living systems so bioaccumulation is not expected. Bioaccumulation Organophosphate pesticides are destroyed in the body and so are not bioaccumulative. Where are the Generation Transport Storage Treatment Recovery Final disposal risks of impacts most High Moderate Moderate Medium N/A Low likely? Has anything happened Workplace exposures with poisoning of various extents are reported to state poisons before in centres. Australia? There are no controls over uses of triaryl phosphates but organophosphate pesticides are highly regulated. Their use requires the approval of the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) which reviews their status from time to time as Industry – new evidence emerges. A number have been deregistered in recent systematic years but there are still approximately 20 such compounds in use. controls APVMA has set the maximum daily intake of Dichlorvos, for example, at 0.0001 mg/kg body weight/day. Dichlorvos-containing What control products are listed under Schedules 5-7 depending on measures are concentration. in place to manage risks Industry An enzyme-based product developed by CSIRO and Orica and – posed by this exposure marketed as LandmarkTM is available for destruction of waste? controls organophosphate residues in water and soils. State and territory regulations govern uses of organophosphate Government pesticides. National oversight is maintained by the government agency APVMA. Community may be exposed through spray drift or from inappropriate use of domestic products containing organophosphate Community pesticides. 1. Dichlorvos Chemical review: . 2. of Diazinon from Spent Sheep Dip Wash by G.W. Levot, ‘Effective Remediation Disposal on Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture 47(1) (2007), 13-16. Land’, References 3. Organophosphates:: Health Surveillance. Guide for Employers. . 4. Landmark: . 5. For triphenyl phosphate: .
Bioaccumulation Low: Triaryl phosphates are slowly degraded in the environment and in living systems so bioaccumulation is not expected. Organophosphate pesticides are destroyed in the body and so are not bioaccumulative. Where are the risks of impacts most likely? Generation Transport Storage Treatment Recovery Final disposal High Moderate Moderate Medium N/A Low Has anything happened before in Australia? Workplace exposures with poisoning of various extents are reported to state poisons centres. What control measures are in place to manage risks posed by this waste? Industry – systematic controls There are no controls over uses of triaryl phosphates but organophosphate pesticides are highly regulated. Their use requires the approval of the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) which reviews their status from time to time as new evidence emerges. A number have been deregistered in recent years but there are still approximately 20 such compounds in use. APVMA has set the maximum daily intake of Dichlorvos, for example, at 0.0001 mg/kg body weight/day. Dichlorvos-containing products are listed under Schedules 5-7 depending on concentration. Industry – exposure controls An enzyme-based product developed by CSIRO and Orica and marketed as LandmarkTM is available for destruction of organophosphate residues in water and soils. Government State and territory regulations govern uses of organophosphate pesticides. National oversight is maintained by the government agency APVMA. Community Community may be exposed through spray drift or from inappropriate use of domestic products containing organophosphate pesticides. References 1. Dichlorvos Chemical review: . 2. G.W. Levot, ‘Effective Remediation of Diazinon from Spent Sheep Dip Wash by Disposal on Land’, Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture 47(1) (2007), 13-16. 3. Organophosphates:: Health Surveillance. Guide for Employers. . 4. Landmark: . 5. For triphenyl phosphate: .
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