In August 2004 the Commission submitted to the Minister for Environment and Planning its final report on the development of environmental emission limit guidelines for any new bleached eucalypt kraft pulp mill in Tasmania.
The report is presented in 2 volumes.
Volume 1 (PDF: 677kb/160pgs) describes how the review was conducted (see Chapter 1); provides an overview of accepted modern technologies (AMT) and best practice environmental management (BPEM) for new BEK pulp mills; describes the emerging technologies/future options (see Chapter 2). Under the terms of reference the Commission is also required to consider current international guidelines or standards applying to new bleached kraft pulp mills, with an emphasis on European and North American requirements. Existing supra-national, national and sub-national guidelines and standards are summarised in Chapter 2 of Volume 1. Chapter 3 of this report contains a table that lists the issues raised in submissions and the Commission’s response in tabular form. Changes to the Tasmanian Guidelines arising from the submissions are indicated in the table and are also listed in Chapter 4.
With the assistance of the Commission’s consultant, Beca AMEC, a recommended set of emission limit guidelines for any new BEK pulp mill in Tasmania has been prepared and is presented in Volume 2 (PDF: 239kb/53pgs) of this report. The Tasmanian Guidelines have been developed using the 1995 Commonwealth Guidelines as the core framework. Recommended changes to the 1995 Commonwealth Guidelines have been proposed to reflect current technology, guidelines and standards, and legislation.
On 26 October 2004 the Tasmanian Premier, the Hon. Paul Lennon, announced that the Tasmanian Government has approved the set of emission limit guidelines recommended by the Commission.
Beca AMEC Ltd, the Commission’s independent adviser, prepared a Study Report for the Commission. This report is available electronically in pdf format.
During the course of the review of the 1995 Commonwealth Guidelines and development of recommended new environmental emission limit guidelines for any new bleached eucalypt kraft pulp mill in Tasmania the issue of health impacts was drawn to the Commission’s attention. The Commission commissioned Dr Tim Driscoll to undertake a review of the literature of epidemiological studies on the health effects on workers in elemental chlorine free pulp mills and totally chlorine free pulp mills. Dr Driscoll’s report has been completed and is available to view or download.
Literature review of epidemiological studies on the health effects on workers in elemental chlorine free pulp mills and totally chlorine free pulp mills (PDF: 106KB, 26 pages)
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