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2C6: Environmental Pollution and Waste Management

Environmental Pollution. Accidental release of toxic wastes is usually result of design or planning failure, bad engineering or incompetent managementIntended release may be unregulated (the cowboy option) or condoned by public authorities (best practicable means). Environmental Pollution. Hazardou

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2C6: Environmental Pollution and Waste Management

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    1. 2C6: Environmental Pollution and Waste Management Environmental Pollution Classification of Wastes Practical Waste Management Waste Disposal Legal Regimes Applicable

    2. Environmental Pollution Accidental release of toxic wastes is usually result of design or planning failure, bad engineering or incompetent management Intended release may be unregulated (the cowboy option) or condoned by public authorities (best practicable means)

    3. Environmental Pollution Hazardous wastes contaminate the atmosphere in the form of solids, liquids or gases Discharge in rivers, lakes or at sea can be widely dispersed by water currents Land dumping can contaminate soils and groundwater Buried wastes often react chemically to produce more mobile substances (e.g. landfill gas) Leachate may seep into unexpected places

    4. Environmental Pollution At the lowest level are small spillages in a workplace; Then we have disposal of unwanted by-products from some operation; At higher levels there are the problems of storage, transportation and disposal of large quantities of waste produced by major plants and public utilities

    5. Integrated Pollution Control Recognises the combined effects of air, land and water pollution - based on a holistic approach Established by Environmental Protection Act (EPA) 1990 Part I of EPA provides for certain processes or substances to be prescribed under regulations About 5000 processes or substances which are considered to be most polluting in UK are prescribed in schedules to the Environmental Protection (Prescribed Processes and Substances) Regulations 1991 Known as Part A processes, as they are on A list

    6. Integrated Pollution Control Requires that discharges to all media (land, water and air) are considered and that the Best Practicable Environment Option (BPEO) is chosen to minimise harm to the environment as a whole An authorisation will require that Best Available Techniques Not Entailing Excessive Cost (BATNEEC) are used as a standard BATNEEC guidance notes are produced by DETR and BATNEEC reviews must be undertaken every 4 years in order to keep the process up-to-date and seek continual improvement

    7. Integrated Pollution Control Application to operate prescribed process must be made to the enforcing authority and a fee paid Once authorisation to operate the plant is given, it is the duty of operator to ensure that quality and quantity of discharges is kept within the limits

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