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Following our excursion to Portland Aluminium on Wednesday 6th August you will be required to complete a report considering the fluoride emissions of aluminium production. Make sure your report includes the following information:

  • Have you identified where fluoride comes from and whether it is a point source or diffuse source?
  • Is it a solid, liquid or gas pollutant?
  • How is it transported through the environment?
  • Does it bio-accumulate?
  • What are the direct and indirect human health effects?
  • What are the direct and indirect environmental effects?
  • How have Portland Alcoa Aluminium reduced fluoride emissions and by what percentage?
  • How does Portland Alcoa Aluminium monitor emissions and who do they report to?
  • What requirements does this organisation impose upon PAA and what are the penalties for non-compliance?
  • Using your knowledge of the characteristics of pollutants suggest ways in which the PAA could improve their environmental management to reduce risks associated with pollutants.
  • Assess the credibility of primary data collected; compare data collected relating to the pollutant with relevant standards or protocols.