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Spain Europe Catalonia
Electricity Diesel Lime (CaO) Madrid
Production Production production
Scrap
treatment
Tarragona Tarragona Tarragona
Transport Incineration Transport
Tarragona
Waste
Tarragona Tarragona treatment
Water Wastewater
preparation treatment

FIGURE 1.10 Overview of the MSWI process chain.

calculated emissions are lower than the current situation 2, scenario of the MSNI in
Tarragona, Spain. Also, the corresponding transport distances are presented because
they are necessary for the estimation of environmental damages within industrial
process chains in Chapter 6.

1.8 QUESTIONS AND EXERCISES

Several typical situations for environmental management decisions are given. Stu-
dents are asked to think of a tool, or a combination of tools, for environmental
management in order to apply them to a manager’s or consultant’s situation.

1. The population neighboring an industrial area is becoming increasingly
sensitive to issues on environmental pollution. Business A wants to protect
itself against possible population claims for environment pollution due to
their industrial activity.
2. Business B wants to make sure the implementation of a new gas treatment
in an existing plant will be environmentally friendly.
3. Business C is developing a new electronic product that will be introduced
to the market within a year.
4. Business D is developing a new detergent that will be introduced to the
market within a few years.
5. Business E is developing a marketing campaign under the slogan of “Join
the Struggle against Climate Change” to increase sales of its product
manufactured with fully renewable resources.
6. Business F intends to undertake an environmental enhancement for its
galvanization process.
7. Business G intends to purchase a civil responsibility insurance policy for
its waste outlet.

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