Estate Service Asset - PDO
Estate Service Asset - PDO
Estate Service Asset - PDO
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Petroleum Development Oman<br />
<strong>Estate</strong> <strong>Service</strong>s <strong>Asset</strong><br />
Environmental Assessment<br />
2002 Review and Update<br />
• Marine Disposal:<br />
Any effluent discharged into the marine environment shall meet the specifications<br />
given below in Table 2.9, which are same as or more stringent than the discharge<br />
limits into the marine environment as per MD 7/84.<br />
Table 2.9: Standards for Treated Wastewater Discharged into Marine Environment<br />
Parameter<br />
Arsenic<br />
Cadmium<br />
Chromium<br />
Copper<br />
Cyanide<br />
Iron<br />
Lead<br />
Mercury<br />
Nickel<br />
Selenium<br />
Silver<br />
Zinc<br />
Chlorine (salt)<br />
Hydrogen ions<br />
Sulfide salts<br />
Sticking solid particles<br />
Sludge<br />
BOD<br />
Oil & grease<br />
Carbolic acids (phenols)<br />
Ammonium nitrates<br />
Phosphates<br />
Faecal coliforms<br />
Faecal streptococci<br />
Salmonella<br />
Discharge limit<br />
0.05 mg/L<br />
0.05 mg/L<br />
0.50mg/L<br />
0.50 mg/L<br />
0.10 mg/L<br />
2.00 mg/L<br />
0.10 mg/L<br />
0.001 mg/L<br />
0.10 mg/L<br />
0.02 mg/L<br />
0.005 mg/L<br />
0.10 mg/L<br />
2.50 mg/L (minimum)<br />
6-9 units<br />
0.10 mg/L<br />
30.0 mg/L<br />
75.0 Jackson sight unit<br />
30.0 mg/L<br />
5.0 mg/L<br />
0.10 mg/L<br />
40.0 mg/L<br />
0.10 mg/L<br />
100 MPN/100 mL (80% samples)<br />
100 MPN/100 mL<br />
Zero MPN/L<br />
2.4.4 Accidental Releases to Land and Water<br />
<strong>PDO</strong> specification SP-1007 on accidental releases to land and water focuses on<br />
minimising the effect on groundwater, and soil. The requirements are outlined below:<br />
- Equipment, processes, pipelines etc. containing material harmful to the<br />
environment shall be designed, maintained, operated and abandoned to prevent<br />
accidental releases to the environment<br />
- In case of a loss of containment to the environment, the contamination shall be<br />
assessed and the soil and groundwater shall be cleaned to a level compatible with<br />
the environmental quality standard of the receiving environment (available EP 95-<br />
0385)<br />
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