environmental awareness program

Ramasubramanian.s Management consultant/Trainer/Auditor +919952229598

What is Environment ?? Environment means our surrounding

Environment includes

air

water

soil

Biological environment- flora,

fauna

noise

aesthetics

cultural, socio-economic,

political conditions


Why Care for Environment ?? It affects our ability to live on Earth

It affects our health, our economy, our existence


Threats to Environment

Air pollution

Tonnes of pollutants dumped

in air by industries, vehicles

Green coverage decreasing day by day


Air Pollutants CO2

CO

Nitrogen oxides (NOx)

Sulfur oxides

Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)

Particulate Matter

Toxic metals- lead, cadmium


Effects of Air Pollution Dust Particles of small sizes damages lungs– causing respiratory symptoms like

cough, wheezing, asthma etc

Excess Carbon Monoxide can cause death

Excess CO2 , CH4 (Green house gases)

causing Global warming

Polar ice caps melting

Higher sea levels floods


Effects of Air Pollution Cancer causing potential of diesel exhaust is very high

Poly aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and particulate matter of diesel exhaust 10 times more potent to cause mutation

NOx reduces oxygen carrying capacity of blood, can cause cancer, emphysema

NOx Ozone respiratory problems


Protect Environment (What can we do?)

Preventive action is the best

Spread the awareness among people

Conduct epidemiological studies– how air quality affects health????????

Pressurize governments for proper policies for e.g.

- prevent dieselization of private vehicles

Promote usage of bicycles

Use alternative energy resources-solar,wind…


Protect Environment (What can we do?) Zoning and transport infrastructure planning

Introduction of cleaner engines and cleaner fuels like CNG (compressed Natural Gas)

Stricter regulations for vehicular and industrial emissions and regular compliance checking

Stop burning of wastes


Water Pollution

Stop misuse and wastage of water!!!


Causes

Dhobi Ghat on river plastics and garbages

dumped into river


Causes

Clay idols discarded into river

Human corpse discarded into

river


Oil Spills

A bird covered with oil Oil spill cleaning process


Water Pollutants Heavy metals--- chromium, nickel, copper etc

Inorganic chemicals– acids, alkalis, inorganic salts

Nutrients- Nitrogen, Phosphorus

Disinfection byproduts– trihalomethanes etc

Microorganisms


Effects Cadmium causes Itai Itai disease

Mercury causes Minamata disease

Microorganisms causes diseases like dysentry, diarrohea

Excess nutrients cause eutrophication

Decreases

dissolved oxygen

concentration

Affects aquatic life

Itai Itai disease

Minamata disease


You can help Never throw rubbish away any how. Always look for the correct waste bin. If there is none around,

please take it home and put it in your trash can. This includes places like the beach, riverside and water bodies.

Use water wisely. Do not keep the tap running when not in use. Also, you can reduce the amount of water you use in washing and bathing. If we all do this, we can significantly prevent water shortages and reduce the amount of dirty water that needs treatment.

Do not throw chemicals, oils, paints and medicines down the sink drain, or the toilet. In many cities, your local environment office can help with the disposal of medicines and chemicals. Check with your local authorities if there is a chemical disposal plan for local residents.

Buy more environmentally safe cleaning liquids for use at home and other public places. They are less dangerous to the environment.

If you use chemicals and pesticides for your gardens and farms, be mindful not to overuse pesticides and fertilizers. This will reduce runoffs of the chemical into nearby water sources. Start looking at options of composting and using organic manure instead.

If you live close to a water body, try to plant lots of trees and flowers around your home, so that when it rains, chemicals from your home does not easily drain into the water.


http://www.eschooltoday.com/waste-recycling/what-is-composting.html

Soil Pollution

It is the degradation of Earth's land surfaces by human activities and

misuse of land resources.


Causes Haphazard disposal of urban and industrial wastes

Exploitation of minerals

Harmful agricultural practices

Population increasing

Higher food

demand

Intensive

agriculture

Forest converted to

agricultural fields

monoculture

Excessive

use of

fertilizers,

pesticides,

herbicides


Causes Urbanization

Construction,

destruction of forests Informal settlements,

poorly maintained

sewage pipes

Construction debris

More land required

for landfill sites


Effects Can seriously disrupt the balance of nature

Pesticides can damage crops

Some pollutants can get into our systems indirectly from eating vegetables

grown in contaminated soil.

Reduced aesthetic appeal


What can we do? Three R– Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Collect degradable and non degradable waste in separate bins


What can we do? Soil remediation for polluted soil

Plant more trees

Afforestation reduces

soil erosion


Worst Environmental disasters 1)Bhopal Gas Tragedy Dec 2, 1984

45 tonnes of poisonous Methyl isocyanate escaped from Union Carbide Plant

Thousands died within hours


2) Chernobyl Disaster

April 26, 1986

One reactor of Chernobyl power plant of Ukraine exploded

Massive radiation sent into the atmosphere


3) Kuwait Oil well fire After Gulf War around 600 oil wells were put ablaze

intentionally

They burnt for 7 months

Smoke, soot, black rain

Lakes of oil created

Animals died

“Kuwait oil well fires 1991” Photo backwoodsweb.com

Aug.1991. 30 Aug. 2011. <http://wwwbackwoodsweb.com>


And the list goes on 1.The Ones that Made History BP Gulf Oil Spill Tennessee Coal Ash Spill Sidoarjo Mud Volcano Jilin Al-Mishraq Fire West Virginia/Kentucky Coal Sludge Spill Baia Mare Cyanide Spill Libby, Montana Asbestos Contamination Gulf War Oil Spill Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Chernobyl Chevron Oil Refinery Spill Bhopal India Gas Leak Meltdown at Three Mile Island Amoco Cadiz Cactus Dome Marshall Islands Seveso Times Beach Missouri Dioxin Contamination Fire Hole in Turkmenistan The Palomares Incident Ecocide in Vietnam Castle Bravo London's "Great Smog" 1952 Love Canal Minamata Bay toxic poisoning The Great Dustbowl Alabama PCB Poisoning 2.Ongoing Disasters The Aral Sea Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone Great Pacific Garbage Patch Guiyu China The Niger Delta Picher, Oklahoma Lead Contamination


Where we are going?


What can we do?

Environment management system

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Training Presentations/ISO 14001-2015 Awareness.ppt

Training Presentations/ISO 14001-2015 Awareness.ppt

How do I enhance EMS Know the Environmental policy of your company.

Know how to apply it in your day to day activities.

Implement in your area and support other functions.

Know the safe working practices and follow.

Know emergency preparedness procedures

Know the consequences of non compliance

Report Incident and that near misses.

Support for investigation if anything goes wrong.


Report all incidents Accident/Incident/Near Miss


What is Environmental Incident? occurrence or set of circumstances, as a consequence

of which pollution (air, water, noise, or land) or an adverse environmental impact has occurred, is occurring, or is likely to occur.

Adverse environmental impact includes contamination, harm to flora and fauna (either individual species or communities), damage to heritage items and adverse community impacts.


Report all Incidents


Why to Report all incidents Comply with Law

Learn from mistakes

Identify root cause and take action to avoid recurrence

To avoid 110 Polluting incident and 1 environmental disaster.

We have only one earth for our future generation.


Environmental Disasters


Environmental accidents


Near Miss


Sustainable Development Development in a way so that resources are able to

meet the demands of future generations


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