Elaboración de un Plan de Administración Ambiental para la Empresa Parmalat del Ecuador S.A.

Abstract

At the enterprise PARMALAT DEL ECUADOR S.A. an environmental management plan was elaborated. The Initial Environmental Revision (RAI) was carried out, observing both, the physical and social enterprise environment. It was posible to determine critical points through multiple questionnaires which were evaluated. The production processes were determined quantifying the number of origin of liquid discharges from the processes area, the ph content, water temperatura, solid waste content (garbage’), devolution milk quantity as weell as the noise contamination from the machinery energy and stream generators so as to be able to implement mitigation measures. Finally the environmental impacts were determined, permitting the Leopold Matrix interpretation for the environmental contamination evaluation and the elaboration of an environmental management plan. Data from a mean calculus together with the descrptive statistical method were evaluated. It is concluded that the enterprise Parmalat del Ecuador S.A. does cause environmental impacts surpassing the maximun limits permitted by the norms established by the Environment Law. It is recommended to apply the environmental management plan improving the plant production and obtain the environmental license applying, in turn, the quality management system ISO9001:2000 and attain the ecological label in all its whole production without affecting the environment.