Development of an emissions compliance monitoring system for South Africa

dc.contributor.advisorKornelius, Gerrit
dc.contributor.coadvisorConi, Catherine
dc.contributor.postgraduateMatshediso, Olebogeng Sydney
dc.date.accessioned2015-03-10T06:57:49Z
dc.date.available2015-03-10T06:57:49Z
dc.date.created2015-04-14
dc.date.issued2015en_ZA
dc.descriptionDissertation (MSc)--University of Pretoria, 2015.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe promulgation of the minimum emission standards for the list of activities resulting in significant air pollution under the National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act, 2004 (Act No.39 of 2004) introduces a command – and – control regulation, in which the listed activities are required to obtain atmospheric emission licenses prior to operation. Under this regime, the listed activities are required to demonstrate compliance with the concentration-based minimum emission standards incorporated into their license, by conducting emission monitoring. Effective emission monitoring is dependent on the systematic implementation of a number of processes, procedures and protocols for emissions sampling, analysis and reporting. This study focused on development of a system for emissions monitoring, by establishment of the best practice on sampling procedures; criteria for emission measurement methods selection; quality assurance and quality control procedures; as well as data handling, reporting and compliance assessment procedures. The study recommends a model of emissions compliance monitoring system for South Africa, comprising of processes and procedures required for the acquisition of good quality, credible data to support effective implementation of the National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act, 2004.en_ZA
dc.description.availabilityUnrestricteden_ZA
dc.description.departmentChemical Engineeringen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMatshediso, OS 2014, Development of an emissions compliance monitoring system for South Africa. MSc dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/43907>en_ZA
dc.identifier.otherA2015
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/43907
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherUniversity of Pretoriaen_ZA
dc.rights© 2015 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria.en_ZA
dc.subjectEnvironmental Engineeringen_ZA
dc.subjectEnvironmental Technologyen_ZA
dc.subjectIndustrial Air Pollution Controlen_ZA
dc.subjectAir Quality Managementen_ZA
dc.subjectEnvironmental Complianceen_ZA
dc.subjectUCTD
dc.titleDevelopment of an emissions compliance monitoring system for South Africaen_ZA
dc.typeDissertationen_ZA

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