NDLI: A Decision-Aid Framework to Provide Guidance for the Enhanced Use of Best Available Techniques in Industry

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Author	Georgopoulou, E. Mirasgedis, S. Sarafidis, Y. Hontou, V. Gakis, N. Lalas, D. P. Loukatos, A. Gargoulas, N. Mentzis, A. Ecomidis, D. Triantafilopoulos, T. Korizi, K. Mavrotas, G.
Copyright Year	2007
Abstract	Best Available Techniques (BATs) contribute significantly to the reduction of industrial environmental burdens with respect to air pollution, wastewater, and solid wastes. In Europe, the application of BATs is prescribed by Directive 96/61/EC, which, however, leaves the selection of specific BATs to plant operators. In making their choices, installations have to consider not only the environmental benefits of BATs, but also all relevant cost components. In assessing the economic attractiveness of potential BATs and their combinations, as well as incentives and disincentives to be instituted, the cost of environmental externalities, usually not reflected in market prices, should be taken into account. In this paper, a decision-aid framework combining an assessment of environmental externalities and the utilization of multicriteria methods and, more specifically, Multiobjective Mathematical Programming, capable of addressing all these issues in a comprehensive and coherent manner, is presented. This is illustrated by its application for the region of Attica in Greece, where over 50% of the industrial basis and Athens, with its 4 million inhabitants, are located. The implementation of the framework and its associated tools to 800 installations led to the identification of the specific BATs, alone or in combination, that provide the most cost-effective reductions of four air pollutants (PM10, SO2, NOx, VOC) and CO2. The results also clearly demonstrate the increased pollution reductions that would result from the adoption of BATs made economically attractive by the inclusion of externalities. Estimates of investments and net present values with and without incentives/disincentives are also provided.
Starting Page	413
Ending Page	429
Page Count	17
File Format	PDF
ISSN	0364152X
Journal	Environmental Management
Volume Number	40
Issue Number	3
e-ISSN	14321009
Language	English
Publisher	Springer-Verlag
Publisher Date	2007-07-18
Publisher Place	New York
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Decision-aid Industry Environment Impacts Assessment Cost Multicriteria Environmental Management Ecology Nature Conservation Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution Forestry Management Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Ecology Pollution Global and Planetary Change

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