Unique characteristics of Environmental problems 1-2|Environmental protection and management|21CV753

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Environmental Protection and Management

Environmental Management Standards:
Unique Characteristics of Environmental Problems -
Systems approach to Corporate environmental management - Classification of Environmental
Impact Reduction Efforts -Business Charter for Sustainable Production and Consumption – Tools,
Business strategy drivers and Barriers - Evolution of Environmental Stewardship. Environmental
Management Principles - National policies on environment, abatement of pollution and conservation
of resources - Charter on Corporate responsibility for Environmental protection.

Environmental Management Objectives:
Environmental quality objectives – Rationale of
Environmental standards: Concentration and Mass standards, Effluent and stream standards,
Emission and ambient standards, Minimum national standards, environmental performance
evaluation: Indicators, benchmarking. Pollution control Vs Pollution Prevention - Opportunities and
Barriers – Cleaner production and Clean technology, closing the loops, zero discharge technologies

Environmental Management SystemEMAS: ISO 14000 - EMS as per ISO 14001– benefits and
barriers of EMS – Concept of continual improvement and pollution prevention - environmental
policy – initial environmental review – environmental aspect and impact analysis – legal and other
requirements- objectives and targets – environmental management programs – structure and
responsibility – training awareness and competence- communication – documentation and
document control – operational control – monitoring and measurement – management review.

Environmental Audit: Environmental management system audits as per ISO 19011- – Roles and
qualifications of auditors - Environmental performance indicators and their evaluation – Non
conformance – Corrective and preventive actions -compliance audits – waste audits and waste
minimization planning – Environmental statement (form V) - Due diligence audit

Applications of EMS : Waste Audits and Pollution Prevention opportunities in Textile , Sugar, Pulp
& Paper, Electroplating, , Tanning industry, Dairy, Cement, Chemical industries, etc. Trans boundary
movement, disposal, procedures, of hazardous wastes.