Environment

Everything we do in our everyday lives has an impact on the environment. The activities of companies that produce everything we use also have an impact on the environment. BBA's expertise in environmental management can not only minimize these impacts, but also ensure that projects are carried out within all the principles of sustainable development.

SPECIFIC EXPERTISE

Greenhouse gas emissions (GHG)

• Analysis of client-specific requirements
• GHG emission inventories
• Feasibility study
• GHG reduction project development
• GHG reduction plan
• Third-party verification and validation of inventories
• Carbon market analysis
• Aggregation, registration, marketing and transaction of carbon credits

Air quality

• Inventory of emissions including NPRI
• Feasibility study
• Industrial emission control
• Atmospheric dispersion modelling
• Indoor air quality improvement 

Wastewater treatment

• Cooling and process water balances
• Effluent characterization and continuous monitoring system
• Feasibility study 
• Continuous filtering and waste disposal
• Wastewater treatment

Industrial and mining waste management

• Waste characterization
• Process sludge dewatering
• Mining waste management
• Hazardous waste management

Management of environmental authorizations

• Acceptability analysis of proposed projects
• Preparation of required documents, including applications for certificates of approval
• Negotiation with environmental authorities

Management of impact studies

• Acceptability analysis of proposed projects
• Ecological inventories
• Environmental impact analysis
• Preparation of required documents, including impact study
• Negotiation with environmental authorities  

Risk analyses

• Environmental risks analysis
• Process risk analysis, including "What-If" and HAZOP reviews
• Construction site risk analysis
• Project management risk analysis as part of EPCM projects

Mine site restoration plans

• Analysis of restoration options
• Technical and economic feasibility analysis of restoration work
• Decommissioning plan preparation 
• Management of restoration work
• Implementation of site monitoring measures  

TRADITIONAL ENGINEERING

The following technical services apply to all project phases: 

• Planning and feasibility studies
• Technical and economic studies
• Preliminary and detailed engineering
• Construction drawings and specifications
• Procurement
• Site supervision
• Start-up and commissioning