Environment

All our daily actions and activities, including those by the companies that produce our consumer goods, have an impact on the environment. BBA's expertise in environmental management can help minimize these impacts and ensure that projects are carried out in accordance with sustainable development principles.

SPECIFIC EXPERTISE

Greenhouse Gas Emissions (GHG)

• Analysis of client-specific requirements
• Inventory of GHG emissions
• 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 emissions 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 Impact Studies

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

Management of Environmental Authorizations

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

Risk Analyses

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

Mine 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