The development objective of the Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) Management in the Power Sector Project for Lebanon is to assist in establishing a sound PCB management system that would minimize potential environmental and health risks from unmanaged PCB oils and equipment.
... See More + The project involves the handling, packaging, transportation of and disposal of PCB equipment and wastes, and remediation of sites contaminated with PCB hazardous chemicals. Negative impacts include: absence of adequate measures to handle increase in volume of hazardous waste; quality deterioration of segregated material coupled with increased risk of PCB release into the different environmental media; release of PCBs into the environmental media as a result of exposing the mixed waste to extreme weather conditions such as heat and rain and accelerating the release of PCB compounds into the environment through evaporation or leachate production; specific populations will be exposed to health risks by direct contact with the contaminated waste, inhalation or accidental ingestion. Mitigation measures for soil, air and water quality, waste generation, health and safety, biodiversity, traffic and socioeconomic issues include: proper storage and handling of hazardous materials; maintenance and wash down of vehicles; provision of adequate sanitary facilities; proper draining and packaging of contaminated transformers; careful handling and management of out-of-service capacitors and in-service transformers; monitoring of wells; dust suppression; conservation of existing vegetation; reuse and recycling wherever possible; access restriction to construction site; provision of potable water and first aid kits, training and fire prevention strategies.
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The development objective of the Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) Management in the Power Sector Project for Lebanon is to assist in establishing a sound PCB management system that would minimize potential environmental and health risks from unmanaged PCB oils and equipment.
... See More + The project involves the handling, packaging, transportation of and disposal of PCB equipment and wastes, and remediation of sites contaminated with PCB hazardous chemicals. Negative impacts include: absence of adequate measures to handle increase in volume of hazardous waste; quality deterioration of segregated material coupled with increased risk of PCB release into the different environmental media; release of PCBs into the environmental media as a result of exposing the mixed waste to extreme weather conditions such as heat and rain and accelerating the release of PCB compounds into the environment through evaporation or leachate production; specific populations will be exposed to health risks by direct contact with the contaminated waste, inhalation or accidental ingestion. Mitigation measures for soil, air and water quality, waste generation, health and safety, biodiversity, traffic and socioeconomic issues include: proper storage and handling of hazardous materials; maintenance and wash down of vehicles; provision of adequate sanitary facilities; proper draining and packaging of contaminated transformers; careful handling and management of out-of-service capacitors and in-service transformers; monitoring of wells; dust suppression; conservation of existing vegetation; reuse and recycling wherever possible; access restriction to construction site; provision of potable water and first aid kits, training and fire prevention strategies.
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