Environmental Protection Flashcards
Presidential Decree 1586
Environmental Impact Statement System
refers to the document issued by the DENR-EMB that allows a proposed project to proceed to the next stage of project planning, which is the acquisition of approvals from other government agencies and LGUs, after which the project can start implementation.
Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC)
A systematic process that examines the environmental consequences of an activity to the bio-physical activity and socio-economic environment
Involves design of appropriate environmental management measures to mitigate the negative consequences and enhance the positive ones
Presidential Decree 1586 (Environmental Impact Statement System)
EISRepublic Act 6969
Toxic Substances and Hazardous and Nuclear Waste Control Act of 1990
“An act to control toxic substances and hazardous and nuclear wastes, providing penalties for violations thereof, and for other purposes”
It is the policy of the state to regulate, restrict or prohibit the importation, manufacture, processing, sale, distribution, use and disposal of chemical substances and mixtures that present unreasonable risk and/or injury to health or the environment; to prohibit the entry, even in transit, of hazardous and nuclear wastes and their disposal into the Philippine territorial limits for whatever purpose; and to provide advancement and facilitate research and studies on toxic chemicals.
Republic Act 6969 (Toxic Substances and Hazardous and Nuclear Waste Control Act of 1990)
Substances that are without any safe commercial, industrial, agricultural or economic usage and are shipped, transported, or brought from the country of origin for dumping or disposal into or in transit through any part of the territory of the Philippines
by-products, side products, process residues, spent reaction media, contaminated plant or equipment, or other substances from manufacturing operations and as consumer discards of manufactured products which present unreasonable risk and/or injury to health and safety and the environment
Hazardous wastes
Republic Act 8749
Clean Air act of 1999
The Act provides for the creation of a national program of air pollution management focusing primarily on pollution prevention; for the promotion of mass media communication in order to create social awareness and active participation in air quality planning and monitoring
Republic Act 8749 (Clean Air Act of 1999)
ensures that a new vehicle meets pollution prevention requirements.
Certificate of Conformity
Republic Act 8749 (Clean Air Act of 1999) also covers
Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS) and Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), which can harm the environment and health.
mobile sources, point sources and area sources
refer to vehicles like cars, trucks, buses, jeepneys, tricycles, motorcycles, and vans.
Mobile sources
refer to stationary sources such as industrial firms and smokestacks of power plants, hotels and other establishments.
Point sources
refer to sources of emission other than the above. These include smoking, burning of garbage, and dust from construction, unpaved grounds, etc.
Area sources
It is the policy of the State to pursue a policy of economic growth in a manner consistent with the protection, preservation and revival of the quality of our fresh, brackish and marine waters
Republic Act 9275 (Philippine Clean Water Act of 2004)
WQG
Water Quality Guidelines
Standards and monitoring for water quality.
Water Quality Management
Strict guidelines for wastewater discharge.
Wastewater regulation
Encourages eco-friendly practices and technologies
Pollution control
Special focus on specific regions.
Water Quality Management Areas
Permits, fines, and enforcement for violators.
Licensing and Penalties
National Water Resources Board and Pollution Adjudication Board.
Creation of Bodies
Watersheds Class (Public Water Supply Class 1)
AA
Water requiring conventional treatment class (Public Water Supply Class 2)
A
Recreational Water class 1
B
Fishery, (Recreational Water Class 2), agriculture, irrigation, and livestock class
C
Navigable waters class
D
Protected waters and fishery water class 1 class (shellfish harvest)
SA
fishery water class 2 (propagation of shellfish), tourist zones, recreational water class 1 class
SB
Fishery water class 3 (fish), recreational water class 2 (boating), marshy/mangrove areas
SC
Republic Act 9003
Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000
An Act providing for an ecological solid waste management program, creating the necessary institutional mechanisms, and declaring certain prohibited acts.
Republic Act 9003 (Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000)
Republic Act 9003 (Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000) was passed by and on, signed on
Congress and Senate on December 2000, President on January 26, 2001
✓ discarded household and commercial waste
✓ non-hazardous institutional and industrial waste
✓ street sweepings
✓ construction debris
✓ agricultural waste
solid waste
Republic Act 9003 (Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000) key objectives
waste segregation, reduction and disposal
Republic Act 9003 (Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000) core provisions
Materials Recovery Facility (MRF), Recycling and Composting, Prohibited Acts
Systematic administration of activities that provide segregation at source, segregated transport, storage, transfer, processing, treatment, and disposal of solid waste and all other waste management activities that do not harm the environment
Ecological Solid Waste Management
Republic Act 9512
Environmental Awareness and Education Act of 2008
An act to promote environmental awareness through environmental education and for other purposes
It protects and advances the right of the people to a balanced and healthful ecology and accord with harmony of nature.
Republic Act 9512 (Environmental Awareness and Education Act of 2008)
A process that allows individuals to explore environmental issues, engage in problem-solving, and take action to improve the environment
As a result, individuals develop a deeper understanding of environmental issues and have the skills to make informed and responsible
Environmental Education
The CHED and TESDA shall include environmental education and awareness programs and activities in the National Service Training Program (NSTP) under RA No. _____, as part of the Civic Welfare Training Services (CWTS) component requires for all baccalaureate degree courses and vocational courses with a curriculum of a least two (2) years.
9163
Role of Youth
Afforestation, conserve water, USE OF RENEWABLE RESOURCES, educate, prevent pollution
Earth’s surface is ___% water, but ___% is undrinkable saltwater in the oceans
71, 98
LGU meaning
Local government unit
NGO meaning
non-governmental organization
POLLUTION CONTROL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT OFFICE
Pollution Control Officer
Marlon V. Elvira, PhD
POLLUTION CONTROL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT OFFICE
PCO Technical Staff
Felix P. Largo Jr.
VPA-MEMO No. 12, s. 2018
Implementation of ‘‘Eco-Friendly University Policy’
Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s need, but not every man’s greed.
Mohandas K. Gandhi(1869-1948)
