Improving Fertilizer Storage

Summary of ideal fertilizer storage facility

Loading Pad If stored safely in a secure location, fertilizers pose no danger to the ground water. One of the simplest ways of improving fertilizer storage is to keep the fertilizers dry and out of the way of activities that might knock over a jug or rip open a bag.

Secondly, if a spill does occur, a curbed, impermeable floor will facilitate cleanup and virtually eliminate any seepage. A curb around the storage areas will prevent spilled fertilizers from spreading to other areas including the unprotected ground water.

Secondary containment provides an impermeable floor and walls. This will minimize the amount of fertilizer seeping into the ground should a container begin to leak.

A mixing and loading pad provides secondary containment during the transfer of fertilizer to spraying equipment and nurse tanks. Store dry bulk fertilizer on an impermeable surface and under cover to protect form rain. Treat dry fertilizer impregnated with pesticide as a pesticide and store it under cover, protected from rain.

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