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Industrial pollution inventory and management in Nepal

Author
Devkota S.R., Koirala B., Gautum C.
Journal/Series
Industry and Environment | Vol. 19(1); 37 - 42; 6 p.
Date
1996
Source
IUCN (ID: ANA-058420)
Publisher | Place of publication
UNEP / Industry and Environment Programme Activity Centre | Paris, France
Language
English
Country/Territory
Nepal
Subject
Environment gen.
Keyword
Monitoring Pollution control
Abstract

This article shows how Nepal, a relatively small and littlee - developed country, is applying up-to-date tools and thinking to assess the pattern and sources of industrial pollution, and is creating legislation in light of the information obtained. To develop an industrial pollution inventory, emission factors taken from US EPA and WHO publications were used with figures from Nepal's 1992 census of industrial units with ten or more employees