Implementation of the effluent limitations based on the best practicable control technology for the petroleum refining industry in Korea

Kim, Jae-Hoon; Kim, Hyun Woo; Shin, Jinsoo; Lee, Chul-Gu; Chung, Myungsook; Huh, In Ae; Kim, Yong-Seok

doi:10.1080/19443994.2013.784714

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“…Regarding the crucial role of environmental pollution deriving from industrial activities [8, 11, 12], industry-specific effluent standards (ISESs) are applied in most countries. In addition, the uniform limitations among different sectors cannot reflect the differences in their processes, treatment technologies and management abilities [13]. Therefore, the main objective of this research is to develop a methodology for determining national ISESs in a specific sector through a scientific, transparent, systematic, and reproducible way.…”

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An integrated methodology for establishing industrial effluent limits in developing countries: Iran as a case study

Mahjouri

Ishak

Torabian

et al. 2018

J Environ Health Sci Engineer

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Background Environmental policies should be developed in a contextual decision-making process regarding local environmental concerns emphasizing the economic, technical, social and institutional considerations. Establishing emission limit levels, especially in the industrial sector, is one of the most problematic environmental issues in developing countries, for which it is essential to include several criteria that reflect their country-specific constraints and capacities. Since Best Available Technology (BAT) is acknowledged to be the reference element for sustainable development and a basis for Emissions Limit Values (ELVs), the objective of this study is to present a reliable methodology for establishing ELVs thresholds with an emphasis on the BAT concept for national regulation at the sector level. Methods A hybrid fuzzy multiple-criteria decision-making (FMCDM) process, consisting of the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) and fuzzy Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (fuzzy TOPSIS) method, is structured to aggregate the different criteria and rank different ELV alternatives in this complicated evaluation. In order to use the most profound knowledge and judgment of a professional expert team, this qualitative assessment highlights the importance of supportive information. Results The results obtained indicate that experts have considered the country-specific information as a reliable reference in their decisions. Among different key evaluation criteria in effluent standard setting, the highest experts’ priority is “Environmental protection”. For both the conventional and toxic pollutants, the influence of all other criteria namely “Economic feasibility”, “Technology viability” and “Institutional capacity”, as constraining criteria in developing countries, have not reduced the responsibility towards the environmental objectives. In ELVs ranking, experts have made their decisions with respect to the specific characteristics of each pollutant and the existing capacities and constraints of the country, without emphasizing on any specific reference. Conclusions This systematic and transparent approach has resulted in defensible country-specific ELVs for the Iron and Steel industry, which can be developed for other sectors. As the main conclusion, this paper demonstrates that FMCDM is a robust tool for this comprehensive assessment especially regarding the data availability limitations in developing countries.

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“…The technology-based approach, often referred to as BAT [13], discusses the techniques for pollution prevention and end-of-pipe techniques (i.e. techniques for reducing emissions) [8, 16].…”

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confidence: 99%