Leather/Skin/Hide Processing Industry - Environmental Clearance

Operational Aspects of EIA4.4.2.3 Baseline data generationList of important physical environmental components and indicators of EBM are given inTable 4-3.Table 4-3: List of Important Physical Environment Componentsand Indicators of EBMEnvironmental ComponentClimatic variablesGeologyTopographyCoastal dynamics andmorphologySoilDrainageWater qualityAir qualityEnvironmental Indicators Rainfall patterns – mean, mode, seasonality Temperature patterns Extreme events Climate change projections Relative humidity Prevailing wind - direction, speed, anomalies Stability conditions and mixing height, etc. Underlying rock type, texture Surgical material Geologic structures (faults, shear zone, etc.) Geologic resources (minerals, etc.) Slope form Landform and terrain analysis Specific landform types, etc Wave patterns Currents Shoreline morphology – near shore, foreshore Sediment – characteristics and transport, etc Type and characteristics Porosity and permeability Sub-soil permeability Run-off rate Infiltration capacity Effective depth (inches/centimeters) Inherent fertility Suitability for method of sewage disposal, etc Surface hydrology Natural drainage pattern and network Rainfall runoff relationships Hydrogeology Groundwater characteristics – springs, etc. Raw water availability Water quality Surface water (rivers, lakes, ponds, gullies) – quality,water depths, flooding areas, etc. Ground water – water table, local aquifer storage capacity,specific yield, specific retention, water level depths andfluctuations, etc. Coastal Floodplains Wastewater discharges Waste discharges, etc Ambient RespirableTGM for Tanneries August 20104-23