Effluent Disposal Guideline &

Standards
 What are Standards?
The purpose of Standards is to protect both the
environment and human health
How? By defining maximum permissible pollution levels.
Techniques and methods of defining maximum
permissible concentration were originally developed by
occupational hygienists to protect those in the working
environment.
Similar methods were subsequently applied to identify
maximum permissible concentration in air, surface water,
soil, drinking water and food.
The basis on which a standard is set is a guide-line,
 Guideline value
Guideline value is the estimated maximum permissible
concentration that would still guarantee a reasonable
health or environmental quality
Estimation is based on a critical review of all available
and relevant toxicological information, including data
on the fate and behaviour of substance in the human
body and in the environment
In addition to toxicological data, guidelines also
incorporate a safety factor
Acts, Ordinances, Rules and Regulations
Pakistan Environmental Protection Ordinance, 1983
Pakistan Environmental Protection Act, 1997
National Environmental Quality Standards (October 19,
1995)
Municipal and Industrial Effluents(Annex I)
Industrial Gas Emissions(Annex II)
Motor vehicle Exhaust and Noise (Annex III)
National Environmental Quality Standards (August 10,
2000) REVISED
Municipal and Industrial Effluents(Annex I)
Industrial Gas Emissions(Annex II)
Motor vehicle Exhaust and Noise (Annex III)
Acts, Ordinances, Rules and Regulations
National Environmental Quality Standards for
Ambient Air (November 26, 2010)
National Standards for Drinking Water Quality
(November 26, 2010)
National Environmental Quality Standards for
Noise (November 26, 2010)