The Role of Environmental Accidental Risk Assessment in the Process of Granting Development Consent

Kontić, Branko; Gerbec, Marko

doi:10.1111/j.1539-6924.2009.01285.x

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“…Because the LC 50 value is based on an 18 h test duration, it provides a very conservative risk characterization; the calculated exposure duration of only 0.2 h is 90 times lower than that for the LC 50 test. Others 24 have reported the inconsistency of using LC 50 results based on 48 or 96 h tests to characterize the aquatic risk for a spill with a short exposure duration.…”

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Risk Assessment for a Chemical Spill into a River

McReady¹,

Williams²

2013

JRACR

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A chemical spill into a river presents a significant threat to human health and the aquatic environment. A mathematical model is presented for predicting the chemical concentrations in a river resulting from a chemical spill. A screening risk assessment approach is presented to characterize the risk to humans and aquatic life resulting from a single spill. Human exposure is evaluated using two approaches; exposure from drinking contaminated water and aggregate exposure. The potential for adverse effect to aquatic organisms is evaluated by comparing the predicted environmental concentrations to the lethal effect concentration for the most sensitive species as well as to the no observed effect concentration. The model and the approach are used to evaluate a small hypothetical spill of methanol. The example provides guidance for evaluating other chemical spill scenarios.

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Risk Assessment for a Chemical Spill into a River

McReady¹,

Williams²

2013

JRACR

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“…(Bȃbuţ, & Moraru, 2018;Bonvicini et al, 2015; El Harbawi et al, 2008; Frattini & Manning, 2015;Gnoni & Bragatto, 2013;Han et al, 2019;Heinälä et al, 2013;Hoek et al, 2018;Jaffery et al, 2002;Jiang et al, 2012;Kontic & Gerbec, 2009;Mayer et al, 1996;Niemand et al, 2016;O'Mahony et al, 2008;Pałaszewska-Tkacz et al, 2017;Pontiggia et al, 2019;Powell & Canter, 1985;Roy et al, 2003;Schlechter, 1996; Stefanis & Pistikopoulos, 1997; Tavakoly Sany et al, 2015;Turnbull, 1992;Wu et al, 2019) …”

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Risk assessment for handling hazardous substances within the European industry: Available methodologies and research streams

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After the Seveso disaster occurred more than 40 years ago, there has been an increasing awareness of the potential impacts that similar accident events can occur in a wide range of process establishments, where the handling and production of hazardous substances pose a real threat to society and the environment. In these industrial sites denominated "Seveso sites," the urgent need for an effective strategy emerged markedly to handle hazardous activities and to ensure safe conditions. Since then, the main challenging research issues have focused on how to prevent such accident events and how to mitigate their consequences leading to the development of many risk assessment methodologies. In recent years, researchers and practitioners have tried to provide useful overviews of the existing risk assessment methodologies proposing several reviews. However, these reviews are not exhaustive because they are either dated or focus only on one specific topic (e.g., liquefied natural gas, domino effect, etc.). This work aims to overcome the limitations of the current reviews by providing an up-to-date and comprehensive overview of the risk assessment methodologies for handling hazardous substances within the European industry. In particular, we have focused on the current techniques for hazards and accident scenarios identification, as well as probability and consequence analyses for both onshore and offshore installations. Thus, we have identified the research streams that have characterized the activities of researchers and practitioners over the years, and we have then presented and discussed the different risk assessment methodologies available concerning the research stream that they belong to.

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Enhancing Environmental Performance: A Method for Identifying and Prioritizing Key Environmental Issues in Industry

Marie,

Villot,

Gaucher

et al. 2024

Clean Technol.

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BAT-based regulations necessitate defining key environmental issues (KEIs) to focus data collection and discussions on the main topics when establishing best available techniques (BATs) at the sector level. However, Article 14 of the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) suggests that some significant environmental issues may not be covered by BAT conclusions but still require the implementation of BATs at the local level, even in the absence of defined sectoral BAT references. The IED, along with the associated Commission Implementing Decisions and guides, does not offer guidelines for selecting KEIs at the local level, whether by the competent authority or the operator. To ensure full compliance with the IED by installations under its scope, this paper proposes a methodology for determining KEIs locally. Based on the environmental aspects of the installation, the sensitivity of the environment, and the levels of emissions or consumption, this methodology has been tested on a case study at the plant level to demonstrate its effectiveness. The paper then discusses the contributions and limitations of the methodology and suggests areas for future research. The proposed methodology was tested at the factory level, where it effectively identified and prioritized key environmental issues (KEIs) by focusing on site-specific environmental aspects not covered by sectoral BAT conclusions. The results suggested improved alignment with local environmental challenges, indicating the methodology’s effectiveness in capturing key issues that may require immediate action under Article 14 of the IED. This approach provides a practical framework for prioritizing environmental impacts based on local context and regulatory requirements.

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The Role of Environmental Accidental Risk Assessment in the Process of Granting Development Consent

Cited by 3 publications

References 5 publications

Risk Assessment for a Chemical Spill into a River

Risk Assessment for a Chemical Spill into a River

Risk assessment for handling hazardous substances within the European industry: Available methodologies and research streams

Enhancing Environmental Performance: A Method for Identifying and Prioritizing Key Environmental Issues in Industry

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