Exam No 1-Gomez
Exam No 1-Gomez
Exam No 1-Gomez
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SET 191 / T February 1, 2017
Differentiate the principles of green chemistry with that of green process engineering.
Green chemistry principles consist of 12 guidelines. These include the pollution
prevention, atom economy, less hazardous chemical syntheses, designing of safer chemicals, safer
solvents and auxiliaries, design for energy efficiency, use of renewable feedstocks, reduce
derivative, catalysis, design for degradation, real-time analysis for Pollution Prevention and
inherently safer chemistry for accident prevention. In summary, these principles tackle the
manipulation of different chemical processes that can reduce the rise of producing pollution. Green
process engineering focus on the application of the principle of green chemistry in industrial
applications. It uses different tools in the assessment of systems, processes and environmental
impacts of such industry.
Discuss the importance of an environmental impact and risk assessment in the development
of an industrial project.
Environmental impact assessment (EIA) and environmental risk assessment (ERA) are two
important that should be produced by different industrial projects. These are the interdisciplinary
and multi-step procedures that shows the environmental consideration of industrial projects. It
determines the different environmental impacts of different industrial activities before and after
the industry was built and the possible mitigating measures pondered by such industry [3]. EIA
informs the public and consultants or decision-makers if the proposed industrial project should be
permitted to operate. As aforementioned, it states the different impacts of the proposed project in
social, cultural and environmental dimension and how are these problems be mitigated. As that of
the EIA, ERA summarizes the different environmental risks of the industrial projects. ERA suggest
an appropriate approach to manage environmental risks [4].
What do you think is the significance of knowing the environmental issues such as smog
formation, ozone depletion, and global warming in the making of EIA?
Environmental impact assessment stipulates the different environmental impacts of
industrial projects before and after that proposed projects have been implemented. It is one of the
important considerations to evaluate the environmental conditions where a certain project should
be built because if there be any environmental issues already present even before the plant has
been built, should that be indicated in the EIA report so as to justify that they have nothing to do
with the present impact of the industrial project being implemented. It is also important to know
these issues because a certain process in the proposed industrial project could contribute to one of
these issues, which can give a loophole to the project itself, just in case if there be any.
Discuss the issues being disputed in the global warming debate.
Different global warming controversies are already present nowadays. These constitute to
the quests on the nature, the causes and the consequences of the global warming. One of the
disputed issues in the global warming controversy is the increased global average air temperature.
The issue starts on identifying whether humankind has an effect to this specific scenario, and
conflicts with the accuracy of the measurements. Also, climate sensitivity is also one of the topics.
It has been suspected that climate sensitivity could be the manifestation of the global warming.
Human-induced emissions of greenhouse gases are also suspected as one of the reasons to the
causes of global warming. Unfortunately, there is no scientific body that focuses on the discussion
about global warming.
[2] Constable, D. J. C. 2015. Green chemistry best practices by global environmental authorities.
ACS Green Chemistry Institute.
[3] Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide. 2010. Guidebook for Evaluating Mining Project
EIAs. ELAW. ISBN# 9788-0-9821214-36.
[4] Gormley, A., Pollard, S. and Rocks, S. 2011. Guidelines for Environmental Risk Assessment
and Management-Green Leaves. Collaborative Centre of Excellence in Understanding and
Managing Natural and Environmental Risks, Cranfield University, Bedfordshire, UK.
[5] Roy, R. 2002. Environmental Audit Study of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
Implementation of different Projects with Special Emphasis on Forest Resources. Department of
Environment Management, School of Environmental Management and Sustainable Development
(SchEMS), Pokhara University.
[6] Mackenzie, F. T. 1999. Understanding Global Change: Earth Science and Human Impacts,
Global Biogeochemical Cycles and the Physical Climate System. University Corporation for
Atmospheric Research.
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