Assignment – 01

i) Hazardous Waste
ii) Public Consultation

EIA & EM

Nidhi Chadda
Sem 3
M.Arch Environment
JNEC
 Hazardous Waste Source

Hazardous Waste Asbestos

Radon
Old Insulation
The Ground
Old / Discarded Batteries ,
Source : Hazardous Waste Management Rules, 2016 Cadmium
Cigarette smoke

Definition Benzene Degreasers

Car Exhaust ,
Carbon Monoxide
unvented or faulty furnaces
Hazardous waste means any waste, which by reason of characteristics, such as : Furnaces ,
Soot
Wood burning stoves
▪ Physical, Old Paint ,
Lead
▪ Chemical, Outdated Plumbing
Thermostats ,
▪ Biological, Mercury Thermometers ,
▪ Reactive, Some fish
Food & water ,
▪ Toxic, Uranium Proximity to nuclear testing

▪ Flammable, sites.
Degreasers ,
▪ Explosive or Chlorinated Hydrocarbon
Solvents (TCE , PCE , PCT)
Paint removers ,

▪ Corrosive, dry cleaning solutions

Some fish ,
Methyl Mercury
causes danger to health, or environment. Coal burning Power
Arsenic Pressure treated wood
It comprises the waste generated during the manufacturing processes of the Cyanide Rat Poison
commercial products such as : Pesticides
Unwashed fruits &
vegetables

▪ Industries involved in petroleum refining, Source of Waste Nature of Waste Industrial waste ,
Polychlorinated Biphenyls Fish from contaminated
▪ Production of pharmaceuticals, Broken Glass MSW
water
Cigarette smoke,
▪ Petroleum, Polycyclic aromatic
Vehicle exhaust,
Rusted Nail MSW hydrocarbons
▪ Paint, Asphalt roads

▪ Aluminium, To be declared as
Carbon disulphide Industrial production
Plastic Nitrates Fertilizers
▪ Electronic products etc. Hazardous by UN
Auto part cleaners,
Methylene chloride
Paint removers
Broken Brick MSW
Nickel Cement
Unused Pills MSW Paints ,
Chromium
Industrial production
Hazardous Fumes from gasoline,
Musquito Control
(contains VOC (volatile organic paint,
devices compounds) adhesives,
Aerosols) building supplies
Carbon tetrachloride Adhesives
Hazardous Waste & its Source VInyl chloride Pipe sealer

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 Public Consultation List of Projects & Activities requiring Prior Environmental Clearance
Source : (Published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, and Section 3, Sub-section (ii)
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS New Delhi 14th September, 2006 Category with threshold limit
Project or Activity Conditions if any

A B

Definition: 1
Mining , Extraction of Natural resources & power generation
(for a specified production capacity)
(i) “Public Consultation” refers to the process by which the concerns of local 1 2 3 4 5
affected persons and others who have plausible stake in the environmental
impacts of the project or activity are ascertained with a view to taking into i) < 50 MW ≥ 25 MW
i) ≥ 50 MW hydroelectric
hydroelectric power
account all the material concerns in the project or activity design as appropriate. 1 ( c)
power generation,
generation ,
General conditions shall
ii) ≥ 10,000 ha of apply
ii) < 10,000 ha of
culturable command area.
All Category ‘A’ and Category B1 projects or activities shall undertake Public culturable command area
River Valley Projects
Consultation, except the following:-
7 Physical infrastructure including Environmental Services
(a) modernization of irrigation projects (item 1(c) (ii) of the Schedule). 1 2 3 4 5
If at lease one industry in Industrial estate housing Special Conditions shall
(b) all projects or activities located within industrial estates or parks (item 7(c) of the the proposed industrial at least one Category B apply. Note : Industrial
Schedule) approved by the concerned authorities, and which are not disallowed in Industrial estate , parks ,
estate falls under the industry & area < 500 ha. Estate of area below 500
complexes / Export
such approvals. category A , entire Industrial estate of area ˃ ha & not housing any
processing zones (EPZ's)
industrial area shall be 500 ha. & not housing any industry of Category A or
7(c) , Special Economic
treated as Category A , industry belonging to B does not require
(c) expansion of Roads and Highways (item 7 (f) of the Schedule) which do not Zones (SEZ's) , Biotech
irrespective of the area. Category A or B clearance.
involve any further acquisition of land. Prks , Leather
-Industrial estate with
Complexes.
area greater than 500 ha.
(d) all Building /Construction projects/Area Development projects and Townships & housing at least one
Category B industry
(item 8). i) New National Highways i) New State High ways &
& ii) Expansion of National /
ii) Expansion of National State Highways greater
(e) all Category ‘B2’ projects and activities. Highways greater than 30 than 30 km involving General Condition shall
7(f) Highways
KM, involving additional additional right of way apply
(f) all projects or activities concerning national defence and security or involving other right of way greater than greater than 20 m
strategic considerations as determined by the Central Government. 20m involving land involving land acquisition.
acquition & passing
through more than one

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 References

https://vikaspedia.in/energy/environment/waste-management/hazardous-waste/hazardous-waste-source-and-health-effects

https://vikaspedia.in/energy/environment/waste-management/hazardous-waste/environment-ministry-notifies-hazardous-waste-management-rules-2016

(Published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, and Section 3, Sub-section (ii)
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS
New Delhi 14th September, 2006