Application of Pollution Prevention Programme in Bangladesh–Case Study on Cement Industry

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Alam, Md. J.B. | Banik, B.K. | Hasan, M.M. | Rahman, M. Majibur

Affiliations: Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh | Industrial and Production Engineering Department, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Dhaka | Civil Engineering Department, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka. E-mail: bijit_sustbd@yahoo.com

Abstract: In this paper, pollution prevention programme have been proposed for industries as a cost effective measure for minimizing waste problem. The steps and advantages of the programme have been discussed briefly in order to get idea about the pollution prevention programme. In this paper, case study on cement industry has been presented to illustrate the benefit of pollution prevention programme for industries of developing countries. Treatment cost and material cost has been reduced for heavy metal industries and health risk has been reduced for pesticide formulation industries. The associated risk from present condition has been discussed.

Keywords: Pollution, prevention, cement industry, waste minimization

Journal: Asian Journal of Water, Environment and Pollution, vol. 5, no. 4, pp. 91-97, 2008