Using BAT performance as an evaluation method of techniques

Abstract

Abstract:The European Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC) directive compels the more polluting industries to apply Best Available Techniques (BAT) in order to reach an adequate level of environmental protection. In Europe, despite the difficulty of implementing the IPPC directive, there is nowadays an increasing endeavour to develop methodologies for quantitative integrated assessments of pollution, improve the understanding and application of BAT at the installation stage and facilitate their selection for European Reference Documents. The methodology proposed in this article aims at helping stakeholders (industrialists, authorities) deal with the update of their exploitation licence (i.e. in this case, the French technical report). Taking into account the local context of the studied companies, the methodology focuses on the evaluation of existing BAT techniques and provides a general framework for the assessment of production units and management processes. The methodology is carried out as a four-step procedure involving an environmental and risk performance assessment tool and an evaluation grid for the production unit. Each production unit is rated through an evaluation grid made of six levels of compliance with the performance of BAT. The aggregation of these marks allows the comparison to the IPPC objectives. Finally, the applicability of this qualitative assessment has been validated through several metal finishing facilities.

Implementation of Sustainable Practices in Textile Processing Mills of Lahore, Pakistan

“…The second phase of the research and implementation project involved determining BATs/BWMP options on the basis of the IPPC and recommendations by the project team. Multi-dimensional analysis tools aided in the selection of relevant BATs/BWMPs [24]. The recommendations were given and follow-up surveys were conducted to see the implementation of BATs/ BWMPs.…”

Needs-oriented approach for decision support of industrial wastewater management

“…In the meantime, the Industrial Emission Directive [2,3] and related documents provide guidelines and references to help industries controlling their environmental impact, such as Best Available Techniques (BAT) and associated emission levels, which are included in the BREF documents. This directive is built on four principles: integrative pollution prevention, Best Available Techniques (BAT), flexibility as well as public participation and information access.…”

“…This directive is built on four principles: integrative pollution prevention, Best Available Techniques (BAT), flexibility as well as public participation and information access. Concerning industrial wastewater, the treatment strategies have made a curative to integrative shift [3][4][5][6][7], including preventive practices. This new regulation makes mandatory the use of the BAT-Conclusions in the elaboration of a project concerned by the IED directive, although they are not available yet for all the sectorial BREFs.…”

“…Nevertheless, emissions should not be higher than the BAT Associated Emission Levels (BATAEL) provided by these documents [3,8]. In the case of a discharge to the river, it must respect the quality objectives of the river, which means that concentrations in the river must not exceed the Environmental Quality Standards, established by the European directive 2008/105/CE [9], at its lowest flow.…”

Transferring the Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC) Approach and Best Available Techniques (BAT) Concepts to Egypt, Tunisia and Morocco

“…Most of these studies focus on BAT [17,18]. Cikankowitz and Laforest [19] state that there is an increasing number of studies on the implementation of this kind of regulation.…”