AccScience Publishing / AJWEP / Volume 5 / Issue 1 / DOI: 10.3233/AJW-2008-5_1_12
RESEARCH ARTICLE

Environmental Problems Associated with the Paint Sector in Pakistan and their Assessment

Muhammad Abid1* J.A. Chattha1
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1 Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology Topi, NWFP, Pakistan
AJWEP 2008, 5(1), 75–80; https://doi.org/10.3233/AJW-2008-5_1_12
Submitted: 14 August 2006 | Accepted: 19 October 2007 | Published: 1 January 2008
© 2008 by the Author(s). This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution -Noncommercial 4.0 International License (CC-by the license) ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ )
Abstract

This paper addresses the environmental problems associated with the paint manufacturing sector in Pakistan, based on the findings of the environmental audits of paint industry. Factors effecting environment, health and quality of life such as air emissions, waste water, solid waste and high level of noise are highlighted. Possible solutions and estimated required investments are recommended to mitigate these problems in order to comply with the present and future environmental legislation in Pakistan.

Keywords
Varnish
pigments
paints
wastewater
Conflict of interest
The authors declare they have no competing interests.
References

Federal Bureau of Statistics (FBS) (1998a). 1997-1998. Federal Bureau of Statistics (FBS) (1998b). 1997-1998.

Report of Industrial Research Service (IRS) on Paint Industry in Pakistan-I (1998). IR – Report No. 774. October 20, 1998.

ETPI (2000a) Paint sector report by Environmental Technology Program for Industry. April 2000.

ETPI (2000b) Environmental Technology Program for Industry (ETPI) Survey, October 2000.

Civil Engineering Handbook under Sanitary Engineering Section for industrial category.

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