Environmental Impact Assessment
Environmental Impact Assessment is a formal process for identifying the likely impacts of activities of projects on the environment, and on human health and welfare.
EIA is aimed at understanding the existing / prevailing scenario without project activities and predicting the impacts associated with the project activities on physical environment, human environment and their welfare, proposing mitigative and management measures for preventing the associated negative impacts, measures for improving the overall environment inspection and monitoring methods. HSEIA also encompasses promoting Environmental awareness and necessary pollution preventive and abatement techniques among the project implementing authorities.
Our approach is to focus the HSEIA process upon the key issues and take a proportionate approach to the assessment to minimize project risk and maximize opportunities for success. Working as an integrated part of your team we:
- Create a project strategy, which identifies the range of issues critical to project risk, value and ultimately success.
- Define a suitable project scope, proportionate to the nature and scale of the development, by initiating an early and effective consultation process.
- Prepare a robust Environmental Statement or appraisal that addresses regulatory requirements and guidance
Design-in solutions, embedding sustainable mitigation measures in the design, to add value and
Environmental Survey and Baseline Studies
A baseline assessment examines the area's original environmental condition before the project's development activity gets underway. This study acts as a baseline against which the project's implementation-related modifications are assessed.
Environmental Performance Reporting
Environmental Audit
Environmental audits are tools that evaluate the effectiveness of existing environmental management systems, indicating whether the organization is operating in an environmentally responsible manner and thereby avoid costly or nuisance surprises. In addition, environmental audits identify weaknesses and risk areas in terms of potential environmental disasters and provide a forum for the exchange of technical knowledge and the identification of areas where costs can be saved.
Environmental auditing is applicable to all business sectors. It is of particular value to businesses involved in industrial activities and having to meet certain requirements in terms of environmental legislation. It is also of great value to companies exporting products to overseas markets that are sensitive to the environmental performance of their suppliers.
Our Environmental Audit / Environmental Assessment approach embraces a multi-tiered approach dependent upon the depth and scale of assessment required from the environmental considerations within a Social Audit to a Bespoke environmental audit performed by one of our experienced Environmental Auditors.
Environmental Monitoring
Environmental monitoring is the systematic sampling of air, water, soil, and biota in order to observe and study the environment, as well as to derive knowledge from this process. Environmental monitoring is used in the preparation of environmental impact assessments, as well as in many circumstances in which human activities carry a risk of harmful effects on the natural environment. All monitoring strategies and programs have reasons and justifications, which are often designed to establish the current status of an environment or to establish trends in environmental parameters.
Types of Environmental Monitoring and Assessment:
- Indoor or ambient air quality Monitoring
- Water Quality Monitoring
- Soil Monitoring
- Noise Level Monitoring
- Performance Test Monitoring
- Stack emissions monitoring
Environmental Management Planning (EMP)
Waste Management
Waste management is all the activities and actions required to manage waste from its inception to its final disposal. This includes amongst other things, collection, transport, treatment, and disposal of waste together with monitoring and regulation. It also encompasses the legal and regulatory framework that relates to waste management encompassing guidance on recycling etc.
The term usually relates to all kinds of waste, whether generated during the extraction of raw materials, the processing of raw materials into intermediate and final products, the consumption of final products, or other human activities, including municipal (residential, institutional, commercial), agricultural, and special (health care, household hazardous wastes, sewage sludge). Waste management is intended to reduce adverse effects of waste on health, the environment, or aesthetics.
Wherever people live, waste builds up - whether it's packaging in households, loose chippings on roads, hazardous waste in the healthcare sector, or demolition waste. And this wide variety of materials has an equally broad range of requirements when it comes to collecting, cleaning, and recycling them. That's why an integrated waste management concept is essential for an efficient society.
The recycling experts at the ADP consultant reliably support in the safe disposal of all types of waste for the private sector, trade and industry and various other specialized sectors. ADP consultant offers a diverse portfolio of services to support their customers in all issues relating to efficient waste disposal. And our experts can also make sure all customers' legal obligations are met, comprehensively and sustainably.
Environmental Management Planning (EMP)
Environmental management system (EMS) refers to the management of an organization's environmental programs in a comprehensive, systematic, planned and documented manner. It includes the organizational structure, planning and resources for developing, implementing and maintaining policy for environmental protection. ADP approaches EMP in the following ways:
- Conducting Environmental Effects Monitoring programs in line with regulations
- Performing trace contaminant monitoring, baseline inventories, and other environmental activities
- Consulting with stakeholders and Aboriginal peoples to address their concerns about project development
- Designing and implementing comprehensive environmental management plans that set out protocols for working with the environment
- Applying geographic information systems and remote sensing to complement on-the-ground data collection
- Preparing permit applications and liaising with regulatory agencies that oversee the environment
Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP)
A Construction Environmental Management Plan describes how a project will minimize, avoid, or mitigate its effects on the environment and its immediate surroundings. CEMPs frequently refer to and explain the implementation of measures in accordance with environmental commitments outlined in; an Environmental Policy, an Environmental Plan or Environmental Policy, or other legislative requirements. These plans are regularly reviewed and updated throughout the project life cycle.
Environmental Due Diligence and Site Assessments (I and II)
Environmental Due Diligence
In a world of ever-increasing environmental regulation, the impact of environmental issues has fast become a proactively managed boardroom issue. Today, Environmental Due Diligence (EDD) is an increasingly important part of the mergers and acquisition process. While there is a clear downside in neglecting to consider environmental risks, there is also the possibility that, on occasion, environmental liabilities may have been overstated by previously conducted studies. This may result in valuable investment opportunities being missed. A careful examination of the assumptions underlying existing environmental liability estimates can therefore yield beneficial results.
ADP has a multi-disciplinary, highly qualified team to ease project management, saving crucial time and resources. ADP has a unique but pragmatic approach to the presentation of Environmental Due Diligence assessments, to conform to client requirements and budget considerations. To obtain information for quick decision-making, a basic assessment of the present circumstances and a rough estimate of potential risks will be prepared. The detailed environmental due diligence includes surveys, preparation of expert opinions and suggestions of corrective measures.
Phase I Site Assessment
Environmental site assessment (Phase I Site Assessment) is a report prepared for a real estate holding that identifies potential or existing environmental contamination liabilities. The analysis, often called an ESA, typically addresses both the underlying land as well as physical improvements to the property.
The primary intent of our Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessment or ESA is to identify Recognized Environmental Conditions (RECs) associated with each property, as well as Business Environmental Risks (BERs) as defined within ASTM. This site visit includes an inspection for issues identified as within the scope of ASTM 1527 including:
- Hazardous Materials Storage & Handling
- Waste Generation, Storage, Disposal & Emissions
- Underground Storage Tanks
- Aboveground Storage Tanks
- Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)
- Stained Soil
- Drums or Unidentified Containers
- Drains or Sumps
- Pits, Ponds, or Lagoons
- Wells
- Septic Systems
Phase II Site Assessment
Phase II Environmental Site Assessment is an "intrusive" investigation, which collects original samples of soil, groundwater or building materials to analyze for quantitative values of various contaminants. This investigation is normally undertaken when a Phase I ESA determines a likelihood of site contamination.
ADP’s Phase II ESAs are typically conducted in accordance with the ASTM E1903 Standard, the scope of which typically includes a review of previous reports for the subject site and surrounding areas to identify actual or potential sources of environmental contamination; underground utility clearances and borehole layout of the subject site; the mobilizing, drilling, and logging of boreholes; the installation of groundwater monitoring wells (where required); the screening of soil sample headspace; carrying-out chemical analyses on representative soil and groundwater samples at an accredited environmental laboratory; and the preparation of an ESA report of pertinent findings, conclusions, and our recommendations(if any).
Social Impact Assessment (SIA)
A social impact assessment involves conducting research, planning, and managing social change or consequences (both planned and unforeseen, positive and bad) resulting from projects, policies, regulations, and plans. The primary focus of an SIA is the significant effects of projects and developments that go beyond their effects on natural resources. The main purpose of an SIA is attaining a more ecologically, socio-culturally, and economically sustainable biophysical and human environment. A few examples of social impacts are:
Health and well-being – mental, physical, spiritual, and social well being