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Environmental Checklist: 7. Petroleum Refining（1）

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Environmental Item

Main Check Items

Confirmation of Environmental and Social Considerations

① Have ESIA reports been officially completed? Have ESIA reports been written in the official language or

a language widely used in the host country?

② Have ESIA reports been approved by the government of the host country?

(1) ESIA and

③ Have ESIA reports been unconditionally approved? If conditions are imposed on the approval of ESIA

Environmental

reports, are the conditions satisfied?

Permits

④ In addition to the above approvals, have other required environmental permits been obtained from the

appropriate regulatory authorities of the host country’s government?

1. Permits and

① Is the project accepted in a manner that is socially appropriate to the country and locality throughout the

Approvals,

preparation and implementation stages of the project based on sufficient consultations with stakeholders,

Explanations

such as local residents, conducted via disclosure of project information and potential impacts?

② Are the records of such consultations with the stakeholders, such as local residents, prepared?

(2) Explanations to

③ Are the written materials for the disclosure prepared in a language and form understandable to the local

the Public

residents?

④ Are ESIA reports available at all times for perusal by stakeholder such as local residents, and copying of

the reports permitted?

⑤ Are proper responses made to comments from the public and regulatory authorities?

① Do air pollutants, such as soot and dust, heavy metals (such as Ni and V), sulfur oxides (SOx), nitrogen

oxides (NOx), and hydrogen sulfide emitted from various sources, such as boilers, furnaces, catalytic

converters, coking units (thermal cracking units for residual oils), and other ancillary facilities comply with

the host country's emission standards?

② Is there a possibility that air pollutants emitted from the flare system will adversely affect the surrounding

(1) Air Quality

environment?

③ Is there a possibility that air pollutants emitted from the project will cause areas that do not comply with

the host country’s ambient air quality standards?

④ Are adequate measures taken to reduce GHG emissions from the project?

① Do pollutants, such as BOD, COD, oil and grease, phenols, benzene, and heavy metals contained in

2. Anti-

effluents (including cooling water) from various process units and other ancillary facilities comply with the

host country’s effluent standards?

pollution

② Does the quality of sanitary wastewater and stormwater comply with the host country's effluent

Measures

(2) Water Quality

standards?

③ Are adequate measures taken to prevent contamination of surface water and groundwater by these

effluents? Is there a possibility that the effluents from the project will cause areas that do not comply with

the host country’s ambient water quality standards?

① Are wastes, such as organic compounds and hazardous wastes containing heavy metals (such as spent

catalysts, collected dust, liquid wastes, and sludges) from various process units properly stabilized, treated

and disposed of in accordance with the laws and regulations of the host country? Are non-hazardous wastes

(3) Waste

also properly treated and disposed of in accordance with the laws and regulations of the host country?

② Are adequate measures taken to prevent contamination of soil and groundwater by leachates from the

waste disposal sites?

Environmental Checklist: 7 Petroleum Refining

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