1 / 15

BAT and BEP for Dioxins & Furans Barbados Country Presentation

BAT and BEP for Dioxins & Furans Barbados Country Presentation. by Thérèse N. Yarde Environmental Protection Department Ministry of Housing, Lands and the Environment Barbados. Barbados. Most easterly Caribbean island Area: 166 sq. miles, 431 sq. km Population: ~280,000

blue
Download Presentation

BAT and BEP for Dioxins & Furans Barbados Country Presentation

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. BAT and BEP for Dioxins & FuransBarbados Country Presentation by Thérèse N. Yarde Environmental Protection Department Ministry of Housing, Lands and the Environment Barbados

  2. Barbados • Most easterly Caribbean island • Area: 166 sq. miles, 431 sq. km • Population: ~280,000 • Tropical climate • Main industry: tourism • Main agricultural product: sugar cane • No air quality control/emission standards

  3. Convention Implementation • Ratified June 2004 • UNEP/GEF Pilot Project for the development of National Implementation Plans for the Stockholm Convention • Environmental Protection Department (EPD) is focal point for the Convention and implementing agency for the Project

  4. Project Progress • National Profile completed • Inventories completed • Pesticides • PCBs • Dioxins and furans • Impact Appraisal completed • Identifies impacts of implementing the Convention nationally • Assesses Convention requirements and recommends/prioritizes necessary regulatory, legal, technical and administrative interventions to meet the requirements • NIP being prepared

  5. Dioxins and Furans Inventory • Total releases • 49.0 g TEQ • Emissions to air • 44.6 g TEQ • Main source categories • Waste incineration (87%) • Uncontrolled combustion processes (10%)

  6. Source Categories • Waste Incineration • Municipal solid waste incineration • Medical waste incineration • Combustion of animal carcasses • Metal production • Thermal wire reclamation

  7. Source Categories • Power Generation and Heating • Fossil fuel power plants • Biomass power plants • Household cooking (biomass) • Household cooking (fossil fuels) • Production of Mineral Products • Cement production • Lime production • Brick production • Ceramics production • Asphalt mixing

  8. Source Categories • Transport • 4-stroke engines • 2-stroke engines • Diesel engines • Heavy fuel oil engines • Uncontrolled Combustion • Biomass burning • Waste burning and accidental fires

  9. Source Categories • Miscellaneous • Crematoria • Dry Cleaning • Tobacco smoking • Disposal/Landfill • Landfill and waste dumps • Sewage/sewage treatment • Composting • Waste oil disposal (non-thermal)

  10. BAT/BEP Status by Category • Waste Incineration • Generally low technology (classes 1 or 2) • Most operators untrained • No proper disposal of residues • Opportunities for waste minimization • Thermal Wire Recovery • Done in open air, directly on the ground • Should be prohibited

  11. BAT/BEP Status by Category • Power Generation & Heating • Use light fuel oil, natural gas, heavy fuel oils, biomass (bagasse) • Use of bagasse for power generation is important to sugar industry, and may be expanded (fuel cane) • Fossil fuel quality has not been investigated • Combustion technology and process efficiency for biomass combustion could probably be improved • Reduce use of painted/treated wood for outdoor cooking

  12. BAT/BEP Status by Category • Mineral Production • Cement kiln does not fire hazardous waste • Transport • Fuels used are diesel and unleaded gasoline • No information on use of catalytic converters and diesel particular filters • Fuel consumption information not generally available

  13. BAT/BEP Status by Category • Uncontrolled Burning • Waste burning is a common practice • Prohibitions and/or public awareness needed

  14. Objectives • To upgrade and improve the operation and management of incinerators • To improve emissions control in industrial facilities • To control spontaneous burning at the landfill • To regulate vehicular emissions • To eliminate household burning as a waste disposal method

  15. Challenges • Economic considerations with respect to: • Retrofitting incinerators with emissions control • Installing new incinerators • Technical capacity • Operations and maintenance of incinerators • Regulatory Control • Controlling types of waste incinerated • Monitoring for compliance with emissions standards • Administrative Issues • Lack of data • Absence of record-keeping

More Related