Mumbai university > Civil > SEM 8 > Industrial Waste Treatment

Marks: 10M

Year: May 2015,

The various acts pertaining to industrial wastes are as follows:

• Water pollution related:

  • The water (Prevention and control of pollution) Act 1974 as amended upto 1988

  • The water (Prevention and control of pollution) Rules 1975

  • The water (Prevention and control of pollution) ( Procedure for transaction of business) Rules 1975

  • Cess Act 1977 as amended by Amendment Act 1991

  • Cess Rules 1978

• Air pollution related:

  • The Air (Prevention and control of pollution) Act 19814 as amended by Amendment Act 1987

  • Air rules 1983

  • Air (Union territories) Rules 1986

• Forest conservation related:

  • Environment protection act 1986

  • Environment protection rules 1986

  • Environment protection third amendment rules 2002

• Hazardous substance management related:

  • MSW ( Management and handling) Rules 2000

  • Biomedical waste (Management and handling) Rules 1998

• Noise pollution related:

  • Noise pollution (Regulation and control) amendment rules 2002