Lupine Publishers- Environmental and Soil Science
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This paper presents carried out work on the realization path,
mode selection, some of the results and the self-evaluation of
Environmental Protection Processes as applied in a Major Industrial
Site, namely the self-evaluation of Preliminary Orientation
Environmental Liability Assessment Study (POELS). The ultimate
goal of this work is to illustrate the role of the self-evaluation of
Environmental Protection Processes in Environmental Liability
issues in order to identify/assess/evaluate major risks at the
facility and risk mitigation measures. As a general rule of thumb,
discovery of pollution, a pollution condition or a pollution event is
typically the trigger for an environmental loss or claim. Pollution is
generally attributed to the emission of hazardous or nonhazardous
wastes (air pollutants, liquid and solid wastes), and categorized as
one of the following occurrences:
a) Current Operations-New Conditions,
b) Sudden and Accidental Releases,
c) Gradual releases,
d) Pre-existing conditions,
e) On-Site Pollution, and
f) Off-site Pollution.
The POELS methodology is in compliance with the Greek and
European Union regulations and environmental law specific to
the Asopos River Basin Area. Its objectives were to identify major
risks at the facility and risk mitigation measures, where risk
levels are unacceptable. The Industrial installation site, process
characteristics and emissions inventory coupled with industry
measurements and current legislation were used as input data to
the POELS analysis. Overall, the evaluation approach and relevant
review found that the First-time POELS offered a good quality
induction programme for first-time study related to Environmental
Liability legislative needs.
Framework-Introduction
One of the most important factors driving an interest in
environmental insurance and risk management in Europe is
the European Union Environmental Liability Directive (ELD)
2004/35/CE. This is EU-wide legislation that establishes a common
framework for the prevention and remedying of environmental
damage at a reasonable cost to society. The implementing
legislation for the ELD only became effective in 2007 (2009 in
Greece), and so its impact on environmental events in member
states is only beginning to show. To prevent damage the ELD also
requires operators to proactively manage any damage they have, or
may, cause. If there is an imminent threat of environmental damage,
an operator must carry out preventative measures without delay,
and is legally required to notify the relevant competent authority,
if measures fail to dispel the threat. This paper presents some of
the results and the self-evaluation of a POELS of a full industrial
scale manufacturing installation located relatively close to the city
of Athens. The surface soil has a high content in heavy metals, and
the wells of the region have a high content of heavy metals and
particularly hexavalent Chromium sometimes over the existing
standard of 50ppb for potable water. Recent legislation sets up
strict environmental standards for the Area. The ultimate goal of
this work is to illustrate the role of the POELS in order to identify
(at a preliminary level) major risks at the facility and risk mitigation
measures, where risk levels are unacceptable, and to enhance
its ability to assess the relevant environmental risks in order to
achieve even more demanding environmental targets having in
mind ELD obligations and to present a self-evaluation methodology
for assessing the POELS itself.
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