Plan de Manejo Ambiental para la Industria Láctea “Productos San Salvador”.

Abstract

Objective: to develop an environmental management plan for the dairy industry "Productos San Salvador" in the city of Riobamba. Using the inductive method, we started from the hypothesis that the activities of this industry generate impacts that disturb the environment, which is why the design of an environmental management plan is required to reduce said conditions; this was corroborated through calculations, laboratory analysis and in situ measurements. For this, appropriate instruments and equipment were used, such as sterile containers, stopwatch, camera, sound level meter and software, as well as reference information. The results obtained were a high consumption of water, effluents above the discharge limits to the sewage system, acceptable environmental noise and a non-significant fixed source of emission; As a result of the evaluation, water was identified as the most affected factor, moderately. With an impact aggregation of -23, this industrial activity received a rating of 0.79, which indicates that it is environmentally compatible. Thus, the environmental management plan was formulated with preventive and corrective measures programs for wastewater management, water saving, and prevention and mitigation of health risks, solid waste management program, industrial safety, staff training and environmental monitoring. The execution of this management plan will achieve a responsible production activity with environmental awareness, where water consumption and the contaminant load of effluents are reduced, and the level of industrial safety is improved. It is recommended to make staff aware of the importance of environmental care, since in this way negative impacts can be significantly reduced.