Oil refinery and water pollution in the context of sustainable development: Developing and developed countries
Radelyuk I. Tussupova K. Klemeš J.J. Persson K.M.
15 June 2021Elsevier Ltd
Journal of Cleaner Production
2021#302
This paper is an attempt to evaluate the impact of the oil refinery industry on water resources worldwide from the point of view of sustainable development (SD). The local laws, reports from the industry and environmental agencies, conditions of the final disposal system were analysed. Key aspects, such as existing approaches for treatment systems, quality of treated wastewater, and ways to assure the safety of them were compared. The comparison between industrialised (represented by the USA and EU) and developing countries (Kazakhstan used as an example) shows that several obstacles, such as loopholes in legislation, historical contamination, and miscommunicating between stakeholders, exist, despite the formal promotion of the SD concept. That policy should be implemented based on the relevant scientific investigation through the possibility of integrating the respective technological development, an adequate system of environmental impact assessment, and fair operational monitoring.
Best available techniques , Circular economy , DPSIR , Environmental impact assessment , Oil refinery , Policy , Sustainable water use , Water pollution
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Department of Water Resources Engineering, Lund University, Box 118, Lund, SE-22100, Sweden
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Pavlodar State University, Pavlodar, 140000, Kazakhstan
Kazakh National Agrarian University, Almaty, 050010, Kazakhstan
Sustainable Process Integration Laboratory (SPIL), NETME CENTRE, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Brno University of Technology – VUT Brno, Technická 2896/2, Brno, 616 69, Czech Republic
Department of Water Resources Engineering
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technology
Kazakh National Agrarian University
Sustainable Process Integration Laboratory (SPIL)
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