Gestión del riesgo ambiental en almacenamiento y comercialización de productos químicos
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Date
2017
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Corporación Universitaria Lasallista
Abstract
Introduction. The storage of hazardous chemical
substances represents a potential scenario where
the chemical risk becomes an environmental risk.
Objectives. To analyze and evaluate the environmental
risk that might be present in a storage and trading
SME of chemical products. Materials and methods.
concepts of environmental assessment and risk
management, adapted to a study case, to describe and
represent relations between pollutants and receivers
that might be affected, liberation ways of chemical
substances and effects upon environmental factors
are applied. For the assessment of environmental risk
regulation UNE 150008:2008 is applied. Results. the
environmental assessment points as a highly relevant
impact, the chemical risk due to the presence of
hazardous chemical substances, and middle relevance
impact of soil contamination due to leaks and spillages.
In the assessment and valuation of environmental risks,
the following were classified in a high risk level: the
liberation of acid vapors caused by accidental spills of
nitric acid and the liberation of formaldehyde volatile
vapors. The treatment of risks is oriented towards
the control of changes in technology and in the
management of production process. Conclusions.
When approaching the environmental risk with this
methodology, the danger of inflicting damage to the
environment, people or assets, as a consequence of
deterioration suffered by environmental factors, is
valuated. A true and effective risk management shall
include two stages: to plan the response to risks, to
monitor and control risks.
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Corporación Universitaria Lasallista, Área Metropolitana del Valle de Aburrá, Evaluación ambiental, Riesgos ambientales, Productos químicos, Gestión de riesgo
Citation
Revista Producción + Limpia Vol. 12 N. 1