The Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi issued a decision to stop operations in one of the industrial facilities specialized in treating used oils in the Al Mafraq Industrial Area in Abu Dhabi, due to its violation of environmental laws and regulations and its non-compliance with the environmental requirements and conditions included in the applicable environmental legislation..
This comes within the framework of the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi’s exercise of its role in monitoring the compliance of industrial facilities and continuous monitoring of the environment and its various elements, and the extent of the facilities’ commitment to applying the best environmental practices, as the competent authority concerned with environmental affairs in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi..
Engineer Faisal Al Hammadi, Executive Director of the Environmental Quality Sector at the Authority, said that based on the periodic monitoring reports of the Authority’s air quality monitoring stations, the reports of periodic inspection visits and the response to various complaints received from the public regarding the emission of irritating gas odors, it was found that their source was the aforementioned facility as a result of it committing many related violations. Failure to comply with the requirements of the environmental license.
Al Hammadi pointed out that the facility carried out operational operations without taking precautionary measures to prevent emissions that affect the quality of the surrounding air, and not committing to installing air pollution control devices according to the Authority’s requirements..
The Authority’s decision to suspend operational operations in the facility comes as a result of repeated violations committed by those in charge of it, and non-compliance with environmental requirements and studies, which resulted in residential areas in the geographical area surrounding the facility being affected..
In this regard, the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi called on all industrial establishments operating in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi to adhere to the legal and technical conditions and requirements included in the environmental license issued to them, and to ensure that they perform their societal role in protecting the environment..
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