Environmental monitoring system on the operations of corn postharvest processing and trading center; the case of Carmen West, Rosales, Pangasinan, Philippines
2011
Rasonabe, L.M.
The study was conducted to design an environmental monitoring system appropriate to the operations of NABCOR's [National Agribusiness Corporation] corn Post Harvest Processing and Trading Center [PHPTC]. The study finds from the assessment of the nature and extent of environmental impact of corn PHPTC, human resources capacity of NABCOR for environmental monitoring and institutional capacity of NABCOR to implement an environmental monitoring system, through actual field inspection, key informant interviews, focus group discussions and time and motion study, that; 1) depending on the location, corn PHPTC has environmental impacts particularly on air, land and people, although minimal; 2) NABCOR has low human resource capacity for environmental monitoring; and 3) NABCOR has low to moderate institutional capacity to implement an environmental monitoring system. The study emphasizes the need for an environmental monitoring system on the operations of corn PHPTCs as pollution loads were identified during operations. An environmental monitoring system, appropriate for NABCOR was recommended. Essentially, the system involves identification of pollution point sources, and the negative approaches for data monitoring and reporting. Moreover, it incorporates human resource and institutional capability enhancement for environmental monitoring.
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