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| Frage | Antworten |
| Inputs | Goods Energy Water |
| Operations | Production Maintenance Transport |
| Outputs | Product Pollution Waste |
| The Pollution Process | Source Pathway Target |
| Source (example) | accidental discharge of milk from a dairy |
| Pathway (example) | drainage system to river |
| Target | fish in river |
| The main cause of air pollution | the burning of fossil fuels |
| Water pollution sources can be categorised as... | point sources or non-point sources |
| The main land pollution issues are... | Contamination from industrial use; and Land filling of waste |
| In its broadest context waste is... | any input into a business that does not directly contribute to the manufactured product or delivered service |
| The narrower, legal definition of waste is... | any substance or object that is to be discarded either because it is not useable or because it has reached the end of its useful life |
| Waste Management Hierarchy... | Prevent Reduce Reuse Recover Dispose |
| An effective EMS has many business benefits including... | Ensuring legal compliance; Improved management of environmental risks; Improved business performance, e.g. cost savings from improved waste management; General enhancement of business reputation. |
| A certified EMS can offer benefits including... | Improving stakeholder confidence that the EMS meets requirements; Third party / independent view - giving increased assurance on approach; and Influence the approach taken to enforcement under the environmental permitting regime. |
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