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Environmental plan for a pesticide manufacturing company
Scenario: the following environmental impact assessment paper describes the events at an agrochemical manufacturing company. This plan details the activities in the company have potentially environmentally damaging aspects. The aim of the article is to identify potential environmental impacts of these activities and plan for prevention and mitigations.
Activity Environment aspect Environment impact Likelihood Severity Importance for the organization
Water disposal Possible Water pollution
Possible soil pollution
Death of biodiversity The results could be severe damage to habitats affecting biodiversity.
Hot water that is drained into river systems changes the environment making is difficult for aquatic animals to survive. These animals either die or migrate into other areas.
Apart from temperatures, water from manufacturing units changes the chemical components of the water such as ph. This kills the aquatic life including plants that could be food for the animals. The lack of food consequently leads to the death of animals of migration.
Water disposal on terrestrial areas has the same impact on crops. In many cases, the areas undergo such vast chemical changes that nothing will grow there for years.
Water disposal from the industries has a high concentration of heavy metals. Lead, mercury, and other heavy metals can be absorbed by plants that are grown in proximity to river banks.

The food then become health hazards to human beings as most of them are carcinogenic and have long term life threatening characteristics.
Water disposal also comes from the factories kitchen. This waste water has a lot of biodegradable materials. The effect of such water in the waterways in an increase or reduction of the dissolved oxygen as most of it is used by the aerobic bacteria that act on the waste. This leads to suffocation of the aquatic animals and eventual death.
Contamination of water with pesticides and chemicals used to make the pesticides.
Contamination of underground water through seepage. Certain to occur.
The manufacture of pesticide requires an immense amount of water for cooling the reactors and from the reactors themselves. Extremely severe Environmental laws of the state are very severe on the conservation of natural water systems. It is, therefore, a criminal offense to dispose hazardous materials to the water systems.
However, this is the only available opportunity for disposal.
As such, the organization must find a proper way of treating its wastewater before disposing it into natural river systems
The organization will achieve this through the use of retention lagoons to cure water before disposal. These are water pans where water is retained for a specified amount of time to let the hazardous materials seep out of the water. The retention of water is especially effective for reducing the temperature and biological lad. To enhance efficacy, there will be the incorporation of plants that have been known to be effective in absorbing hazardous heavy metals from the water and converting them to harmless tannins and other products. Using scientifically proven measures, for construction design and retention time these treatment systems will guarantee the protection of natural water systems.
If improperly installed, the retention lagoons can lead to infiltration of hazardous materials into the ground water. This can be catastrophic for the neighboring communities that are using underground water sources.
This can be prevented through proper design of the lagoons to ensure no seepage occurs before such a duration when the water is considered safe for human consumption.
Disposal of heavy metals Soil pollution If metals are disposed of through landfills, they damage the soil beyond repair. Mildly likely. There may be cans of raw materials that are made with such material. Very severe. This is essential to protect the health of people around and the natural resources. Proper disposal measures must be undertaken.
Disposal of radioactive materials Soil pollution.
Hazard to bio diversity.
Hazard to human beings. Radioactive materials are especially detrimental due to their longevity. Once disposed of, the mitigation efforts may not achieve useful results, and harmful effects are dire. Mildly likely as some components of the pesticide may be made from radioactive elements. Very severe This is essential to protect current and future generations from the effects of radioactive injuries.
Disposal of organic material from the kitchen Water sources pollution.
Air pollution. Organic materials decompose to produce methane and other greenhouse gasses that result in global warming.
It is also odorous and therefore a nuisance to neighboring communities.
If it ends up in water sources, the water will increase the biological load in rivers thus reducing dissolved oxygen concentration and thus causing death. Very likely Minimal severity Use properly managed landfills to make compost.
Disposal of plastic waste Soil pollution.
Damage to aesthetic beauty. Plastic in non-biodegradable. It reduces the productivity of soil for a long time and reduces the aesthetic beauty of a place. Mildly likely. Mildly severe Recycle
Disposal of disposal of rocks and debris Soil pollution. Rocks and debris from ongoing construction can lead to soil pollution as cement, rock and debris are disposed of in a landfill, and they cause soil pollution. Mildly likely. The phenomenon is only prevalent when there is an ongoing construction activity. Mildly severe Use proper landfills.
Clearing of expansion areas for office building Destruction of natural habitats. This leads to loss of habitats for wild animals and birds. They also mean killing essential microorganisms. Reduction of vegetation cover has been known to upset the carbon cycle thus contributing to global warming. Mildly likely. Only happens when there are expansions of the factories premises. Mildly severe The process can be mitigated by ensuring clearing of only necessary vegetation.
More trees should be planted in areas where there are no constructions.
Smoke management. Air pollution. Smoke from a pesticide manufacturing company is undoubtedly laden with poisonous gasses. It is primarily known for the production of SO2 and other greenhouse gasses that lead to global warming.
The acidic rain which damages rooftops in neighboring communities and pollutes soil and water sources.
Extremely likely Very severe This is crucial in compliance with regulations on hazardous material emissions. The organization will implement measures that clean up the gasses before emission into the atmosphere such is smoke treatment chambers in the chimneys.
Sound management Noise pollutions. Noise pollution is detrimental to the health of workers and neighboring communities. Very likely Mildly severe The disturbances can raise public objections and are therefore essential for social relationships. The company will endeavor to implement modern technology that is more efficient and produces less noise.
Contribution to global climate change efforts. – Contributing to the global common fund for climate change assists in mitigating the universal effects of human-made environmental pollution. It is important for businesses to align towards global sustainability as the efforts are beneficial to the company. Companies do not exist in isolation and what is happening in the world arena will undoubtedly affect the company. The company will, therefore, set aside a fund towards global efforts of reducing pollution.