scholarly journals Assessment of the Requirements within the Environmental Monitoring Plans Used to Evaluate the Environmental Impacts of Desalination Plants in Chile

Water ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 2085 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sola ◽  
Sánchez-Lizaso ◽  
Muñoz ◽  
García-Bartolomei ◽  
Sáez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Environmental Monitoring ◽  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Environmental Impacts ◽  
Evaluation System ◽  
Socioeconomic Development ◽  
Seawater Desalination ◽  
Environmental Impact Assessments ◽  
Desalination Plants ◽  
Operation Phase

Seawater desalination represents an alternative solution to face the challenge of water scarcity in Chile. However, the uncertainty toward potential environmental impacts of desalination plants represent a barrier to achieving water sustainability and socioeconomic development in Chile. This study aimed to assess the quality of environmental monitoring plans (EMP) and determine the aspects to be improved within it, in order to enhance the management of desalination plants during the operation phase and guarantee a sustainable development of the activity. The Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) and Environmental Impact Studies for seawater desalination projects published in the Environmental Impact Evaluation System (SEIA) in Chile between 1997 and 2018 were reviewed. The results of the brine production from desalination plants showed a significant increase in the last decade (about 1.6 Mm3 per year estimated according to the projects approved or under implementation). The EMPs data show heterogeneity and increasing requirements over time, which can be attributed to the governmental effort to improve environmental protection. Furthermore, a high frequency of irrelevant descriptors was identified in the current EMPs. The study thus recommended standardizing the environmental requirements included in EMPs based on empiric scientific knowledge to enhance the environmental protection programs in Chile.

scholarly journals Characterization of the Agricultural Supply of Desalinated Seawater in Southeastern Spain

Water ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 1233 ◽  
Author(s):  
Victoriano Martínez-Alvarez ◽  
Jose F. Maestre-Valero ◽  
Manuel J. González-Ortega ◽  
Belén Gallego-Elvira ◽  
Bernardo Martin-Gorriz
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Development ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Water Sources ◽  
Irrigation District ◽  
Energy Requirements ◽  
Irrigated Agriculture ◽  
Seawater Desalination ◽  
Alternative Source ◽  
Production And Distribution ◽  
Desalination Plants

The increasing shortage of water for crop irrigation in arid and semiarid regions is encouraging the use of non-conventional resources. In the last decade, seawater desalination has consolidated its position as an alternative source to increase the supply for agricultural irrigation in Spain and Israel, where the farmers’ acceptance is progressively rising, despite the supply price being much higher than that of other conventional water sources. This article describes the current situation of desalinated seawater production and supply to agriculture in the southeast of Spain, and analyzes key questions such as its role in regional water planning, the infrastructure needed for conveyance and distribution, the energy requirements, the production and distribution costs, and the final price to farmers. The study is based on descriptive and quantitative data collected from desalination plants and irrigation district managers through technical questionnaires and personal interviews. The results show how seawater desalination is effectively alleviating the regional constraints in the irrigated agriculture supply, and why it is becoming strategic to maintaining food production and socioeconomic development. However, the high-energy requirements and associated costs in comparison with other water sources limit a more widespread use for agriculture, and for this reason desalinated water still only plays a complementary role in most irrigation districts.

scholarly journals Environmental impact assessment of proposed NH-6 of Chhattisgarh

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 67
Author(s):  
Vikram Singh Rajput ◽  
Santosh Kumar Sar ◽  
Shweta Singh ◽  
Vijita Diwan
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Impact Assessment ◽  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Environmental Impacts ◽  
Environmental Impact Assessment ◽  
Environment Protection ◽  
Environment Friendly ◽  
Toll Road ◽  
National Highway ◽  
Road Project

NH 6 is the national highway which connects Mumbai to Kolkata. Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process for the proposed NH 6 Toll Road project has been undertaken in accordance with the EIA Regulations. Proposed project road connecting the villages and towns by providing better quality and safe roads to the users in a sustainable and environment friendly manner. Government of India (GoI) through Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) enforces Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986 for environmental protection because of intervention of new projects or activities, or on expansion and modernization of existing projects or activity based on their environmental impacts.

scholarly journals Environmental impacts integrated assessment of Usina Verde (COPPE/UFRJ)

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 690-702
Author(s):  
Josimar Ribeiro Almeida ◽  
Cleber Vinicius Vitorio da Silva ◽  
Camilo Pinto de Souza ◽  
Pauli Adriano de Almada Garcia ◽  
Gustavo Alveiro Lins ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mathematical Modeling ◽  
Public Opinion ◽  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Environmental Impacts ◽  
Integrated Assessment ◽  
Environmental Benefits ◽  
Preliminary Results ◽  
Environmental Impact Assessments ◽  
By Products

The collection and disposal of solid waste is increasingly worrying public opinion and municipal administrations. Some measures have been carried out and shows good preliminary results. One such example is USINA VERDE, which receives 30 tons of solid waste daily. The waste is segregated according to the possibility of reuse or recycling and the rest is incinerated, generating energy and by-products. However, even presenting a set of environmental benefits, the facility needs to be the target of environmental impact assessments on a constant basis. The objective of this article is to evaluate the main expected impacts in the various phases of the project, namely those of implementation and operation of USINA VERDE, through matrix support and mathematical modeling of them. The proposed methodology shows that the facility is environmentally viable, provided that programs to mitigate its impacts are implemented.

scholarly journals Determining the age of young birch (Betula pendula Roth) trees growing on former agricultural

2013 ◽  
Vol 74 (4) ◽  
pp. 357-363
Author(s):  
Miłosz Tkaczyk ◽  
Robert Tomusiak
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Public Participation ◽  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Betula Pendula ◽  
Journal Article ◽  
Environmental Impact Assessments ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Birch Trees ◽  
Standing Trees ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract In Poland, according to the law (amendment of the act of 21st May 2010) – on the provision of information on the environment and its protection, public participation in environmental protection and environmental impact assessments etc. (Official Law Journal article 08.199.1227, as amended) – the owner can cut down trees without permission, if they do not exceed the age of 10 years old. However, if an owner happens to cuts down a tree on his property without knowing the age of the tree, he is liable to prosecution under this act. The aim of this study is to verify whether there is a possibility to calculate the actual age of silver birch trees growing on farmer agricultural lands using features that enable age of standing trees to be identified. Using these criteria, owners would be able to calculate the age of trees on their own. The research used 183 sample trees located on three research plots. For each tree, the dbh, height and prepared samples of wood from the trees base were used to give the age of the tree. The relationship between age and dbh, as well as between the age and the height was examined. The strength of correlation was compared and the strongest was used in the proposed model. Using these correlations two types of charts were constructed to estimate the age of young birches on the basis of dbh and height.

RECONCILIATION ON THE DECISION ON ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (XXI) ◽  
pp. 85-96
Author(s):  
Grzegorz Dobrowolski
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Public Participation ◽  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Environmental Conditions ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Practical Point ◽  
Administrative Procedure ◽  
Environmental Impact Assessments ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Detailed Interpretation

The subject of this article is the analysis and detailed interpretation of the provisions of the Act of 3 October 2008 on the provision of information about the environment and its protection, public participation in environmental protection and environmental impact assessments (Journal of Laws of 2020, item 283) concerning reconcilation decisions on environmental conditions. The issues discussed in the article are important both from the theoretical and practical point of view. It refers to the continuous development of a specific administrative procedure, which is the “procedure in environmental matters”. The practice of applying the above-mentioned provisions is also important. Environmental impact assessments play a key role in the investment proces.

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