Examination of concentrated environmental endurances during the cleaning of plant protection sprayers

Authors

  • Tamás Sándor University of Pannonia, Georgikon Faculty, Hungary, Keszthely Department of Agricultural Mechanization H-8360, Keszthely, Festetics Str. 7.
  • Béla Pályi University of Pannonia, Georgikon Faculty, Hungary, Keszthely Department of Agricultural Mechanization H-8360, Keszthely, Festetics Str. 7. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2135-4065 (unauthenticated)
  • Kornél Németh University of Pannonia, Georgikon Faculty, Hungary, Keszthely Department of Agricultural Mechanization H-8360, Keszthely, Festetics Str. 7. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2958-6503 (unauthenticated)

Keywords:

effectiveness, international standards, maintenance and cleaning, measuring methods, plant protection

Abstract

Unsatisfactory technical condition or insufficient adjusting of plant protection machines may cause considerable environmental pollution. During their maintenance and cleaning (mechanical errors) more or less concentrated plant protecting chemicals may get into living water and from these even into drink water. Naturally, during spraying the wind may drift the chemicals into natural waters. In 1999 the International Standardization Organization has established a working group to elaborate rules to decrease environment pollution by efficient cleaning of sprayers. As a result of their work, in March 2004 the ISO/DIS 22368 standard plan came into force, which describes in three chapters the inner cleaning of sprayers as well as the investigation of effectiveness of cleaning devices for outer and inner side of pesticide tank of sprayers. Our aim was to investigate the effectiveness of the cleaning devices and to make proposals to improve directions of the standard.

Author Biography

  • Tamás Sándor, University of Pannonia, Georgikon Faculty, Hungary, Keszthely Department of Agricultural Mechanization H-8360, Keszthely, Festetics Str. 7.

    corresponding author
    muszaki@georgikon.hu

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ISO/DIS 22368-3:2004 – Crop protection equipment – Test methods for the evaluation of cleaning systems. Worksheet, International Organisation for Standardization

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Published

2011-03-31

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Vol. 14 No. 1 (2011)

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How to Cite

Sándor, T., Pályi, B., & Németh, K. (2011). Examination of concentrated environmental endurances during the cleaning of plant protection sprayers. GEORGIKON FOR AGRICULTURE, 14(1), 85-95. https://journal.uni-mate.hu/index.php/gfa/article/view/6783

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