applications over or near such areas Contamination of Ecotoxicity of fertiliser: Indirect: Indirect: Require site identification indigenous fauna, Off target drift Minimising potential as part of risk assessment habitat areas and reserves 9.3A and 9.4A for drift technical Classify as sensitive – where the inherent values Poor/no target Direct: options (Refer *) Controls by hazard of these areas are identification Applications to Target site ID classification (eg 9.3 and 9.4) damaged or lost. Fertiliser quality area (GPS) (particle size and Ensure that fertiliser stability) quality is appropriate to minimise potential for drift Contamination of wetlands, Fertiliser type and hazard Indirect: Management Require that loading sites surface water bodies, and class 9.1A, 9.3A or 9.4A Applications measures for loading in proximity to waterbodies be coastal and marine 6.1A, 6.1B, and 6.1C: adjacent to bodies managed to contain spillages environments where it Application rates off target drift or Follow Require operator risk – causes: Location of overland flow requirements assessment to ensure use of application and Disposal adjacent All reasonable appropriate technical options, Death of fish or flora proximity to water take to water measures must be including identification of and fauna points taken to avoid sensitive areas Water takes affected Inappropriate Direct: discharges to surface Require that all leading to un-potable disposal water bodies risk reasonable measures are – Applications into water or damage to Poor/no target assessment to establish taken to avoid discharges to water crops and animals identification appropriate measures surface water bodies No ID of at-risk Use of fertiliser with Spillages/ overflows water bodies good ballistic properties Classify water bodies as at mixing sites Non-point fertiliser (particle size). sensitive areas Disposal to water - dust Require that label requirements are followed
applications over or near such areas Contamination of indigenous fauna, habitat areas and reserves where the inherent values of these areas are damaged or lost. Ecotoxicity of fertiliser: 9.3A and 9.4A Poor/no target identification Fertiliser quality (particle size and stability) Indirect: Off target drift Direct: Applications to area Indirect: Minimising potential for drift – technical options (Refer *) Target site ID (GPS) Ensure that fertiliser quality is appropriate to minimise potential for drift Require site identification as part of risk assessment Classify as sensitive Controls by hazard classification (eg 9.3 and 9.4) Contamination of wetlands, surface water bodies, and coastal and marine environments where it causes: Death of fish or flora and fauna Water takes affected leading to un-potable water or damage to crops and animals Fertiliser type and hazard class 9.1A, 9.3A or 9.4A 6.1A, 6.1B, and 6.1C: Application rates Location of application and proximity to water take points Inappropriate disposal Poor/no target identification No ID of at-risk water bodies Non-point fertiliser - dust Indirect: Applications adjacent to bodies – off target drift or overland flow Disposal adjacent to water Direct: Applications into water Spillages/ overflows at mixing sites Disposal to water Management measures for loading Follow requirements All reasonable measures must be taken to avoid discharges to surface water bodies – risk assessment to establish appropriate measures Use of fertiliser with good ballistic properties (particle size). Require that loading sites in proximity to waterbodies be managed to contain spillages Require operator risk assessment to ensure use of appropriate technical options, including identification of sensitive areas Require that all reasonable measures are taken to avoid discharges to surface water bodies Classify water bodies as sensitive areas Require that label requirements are followed
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