Environmental Protection Flashcards
(48 cards)
Presidential Decree 1586
Environmental Impact Statement System
refers to the document issued by the DENR-EMB that allows a proposed project to proceed to the next stage of project planning, which is the acquisition of approvals from other government agencies and LGUs, after which the project can start implementation.
Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC)
A systematic process that examines the environmental consequences of an activity to the bio-physical activity and socio-economic environment
Involves design of appropriate environmental management measures to mitigate the negative consequences and enhance the positive ones
Presidential Decree 1586 (Environmental Impact Statement System)
EISRepublic Act 6969
Toxic Substances and Hazardous and Nuclear Waste Control Act of 1990
“An act to control toxic substances and hazardous and nuclear wastes, providing penalties for violations thereof, and for other purposes”
It is the policy of the state to regulate, restrict or prohibit the importation, manufacture, processing, sale, distribution, use and disposal of chemical substances and mixtures that present unreasonable risk and/or injury to health or the environment; to prohibit the entry, even in transit, of hazardous and nuclear wastes and their disposal into the Philippine territorial limits for whatever purpose; and to provide advancement and facilitate research and studies on toxic chemicals.
Republic Act 6969 (Toxic Substances and Hazardous and Nuclear Waste Control Act of 1990)
Substances that are without any safe commercial, industrial, agricultural or economic usage and are shipped, transported, or brought from the country of origin for dumping or disposal into or in transit through any part of the territory of the Philippines
by-products, side products, process residues, spent reaction media, contaminated plant or equipment, or other substances from manufacturing operations and as consumer discards of manufactured products which present unreasonable risk and/or injury to health and safety and the environment
Hazardous wastes
Republic Act 8749
Clean Air act of 1999
The Act provides for the creation of a national program of air pollution management focusing primarily on pollution prevention; for the promotion of mass media communication in order to create social awareness and active participation in air quality planning and monitoring
Republic Act 8749 (Clean Air Act of 1999)
ensures that a new vehicle meets pollution prevention requirements.
Certificate of Conformity
Republic Act 8749 (Clean Air Act of 1999) also covers
Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS) and Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), which can harm the environment and health.
mobile sources, point sources and area sources
refer to vehicles like cars, trucks, buses, jeepneys, tricycles, motorcycles, and vans.
Mobile sources
refer to stationary sources such as industrial firms and smokestacks of power plants, hotels and other establishments.
Point sources
refer to sources of emission other than the above. These include smoking, burning of garbage, and dust from construction, unpaved grounds, etc.
Area sources
It is the policy of the State to pursue a policy of economic growth in a manner consistent with the protection, preservation and revival of the quality of our fresh, brackish and marine waters
Republic Act 9275 (Philippine Clean Water Act of 2004)
WQG
Water Quality Guidelines
Standards and monitoring for water quality.
Water Quality Management
Strict guidelines for wastewater discharge.
Wastewater regulation
Encourages eco-friendly practices and technologies
Pollution control
Special focus on specific regions.
Water Quality Management Areas
Permits, fines, and enforcement for violators.
Licensing and Penalties
National Water Resources Board and Pollution Adjudication Board.
Creation of Bodies
Watersheds Class (Public Water Supply Class 1)
AA
Water requiring conventional treatment class (Public Water Supply Class 2)
A
Recreational Water class 1
B
