E NVIRONMENTAL AND C HEMICAL M ETROLOGY A REA COUNTRY REPORT
Training Course: Risk Assessment and Monitoring for Environmental
Chemicals Name of Participant: Esteban Alejandro Briones Sindermann
Slide 2 1 Brief Description of Chile Chile is a long country
stretched over a variety of landscapes. Population: 15,050,341
Area: 756,945 sq Km Country Report Slide 3 2 Landscape of Chile
Country Report Slide 4 3 National Flower and Flag Country Report
Slide 5 4 Chile Foundation is a non-for-profit privately owned
corporation created in 1976. The mission is to increase the
competitiveness of human resources and production and service
sectors by promoting and developing for the country high impact
innovations, technology transfer and management. Organization Chart
CHILE Foundation Slide 6 5 Technology Centers Agribusiness Marine
Resources Sustainable Forestry, Industry and Tourism Environment
and Chemical Metrology Human Resources Information Technology Tech.
Transfer Mechanisms Joint ventures to create new innovative
companies Sale and Licensing of technologies Dissemination of
Knowledge and Training Technological Services In searching for
market opportunities, Chile Foundation develops applied research
that leads to innovation in products and processes. Organization
Chart CHILE Foundation Slide 7 6 Contribute to the effective
incorporation of Chilean companies into the World Market. Provide
management solutions and alternative technologies for productive
sectors to reduce environmental impacts. The Environmental Center
at Chile Foundation has more than 20 years of experience working to
improve the environmental conditions of Chilean companies and the
country. Organization Chart T HE E NVIRONMENTAL Center General
Aspects Our Mission: Slide 8 7 ORGANIZATION CHART, ENVIRONMENTAL
CENTER Antonia Alvarado Geophysics and Mining Specialist Antonia
Alvarado Geophysics and Mining Specialist Esteban Briones Risk
Assessment and GIS Specialist Esteban Briones Risk Assessment and
GIS Specialist Roco Fonseca Bioengineering Specialist Roco Fonseca
Bioengineering Specialist Cecilia Vidal Advisor, Hydrocarbons
Remediation Technology Cecilia Vidal Advisor, Hydrocarbons
Remediation Technology Andreas Zimmermann Advisor Intl Senior
Geologist Andreas Zimmermann Advisor Intl Senior Geologist Juan
Carlos Lopez Expert in Soil Remediation Juan Carlos Lopez Expert in
Soil Remediation Environmental Area Marcela Angulo Manager
Environmental Area Marcela Angulo Manager Miguel Mardones Clean
Technologies, Valuation and Treatment Miguel Mardones Clean
Technologies, Valuation and Treatment Juan Ramn Candia Risk
Assessment and Environmental Remediation Juan Ramn Candia Risk
Assessment and Environmental Remediation Ana Mara Ruz Sustainable
Energy Ana Mara Ruz Sustainable Energy Organization Chart T HE E
NVIRONMENTAL Center General Aspects Slide 9 8 My position in Chile
Foundation is a Project Researcher. My aim is to improve and
innovate the technologies used in Chile. I am an engineer
specialized in risk assessment and GIS and my responsibility is to
put forward research projects which aim at detecting and evaluating
important problems in my country in the area of Risk Assesment and
Environmental Remediation. THE ENVIRONMENTAL AREA Position and
Function Slide 10 9 Develop and Propose a methodology for site
identification and risk evaluation Building up a National Registry
of POPs potentially contaminated sites Development sensitivity maps
(oil company) Risk Evaluation and Decontamination of a community
area contaminated with asbestos Sites preliminary inspections &
Feasibility studies for site remediation Training of environmental
a agencies and private companies Use of geophysics for detection of
underground contamination Identification and prioritization of PCS
in the Fifth Region Adaptation and Pilot application of remediation
technologies Identification, evaluation and proposing measures for
POPs contaminated sites, including a National Implementation Plan
THE ENVIRONMENTAL AREA THE REMEDIATION PROGRAME Examples of
Projects Slide 11 10 Chile has an environmental policy since 1994,
which is based on the Law of Bases of the Environmental Protection
(N 19.300). The Environmental Protection Agency of Chile is called
CONAMA. 1. Policy of Integral Management of Solid Waste: The
Concerning the chemical agents the Health Ministry has enforced
regulations such as D.S 148 which regulates the handling and
treatment of hazardous chemicals. Agricultural Service Center of
Chile (SAG) has enforced regulations to forbid the manufacture and
import of hazardous agrochemicals, such as POPs, Bromuro de Metilo
and Pentaclorophenol. 2. At present a policy of management of
contaminated sites is being developed. COUNTRY REPORT CURRENT
STATUS ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION POLICY Slide 12 11 Industrial
Activities Mining Activities Toxic Chemicals Oil Companies COUNTRY
REPORT MAJOR PROBLEMS ON ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINANTS Slide 13 12
Some of the most important regulations of environmental and
industrial Chemicals are: 1.Drinking Water Regulation NCh 409
(1984) 2.Law of Bases of the Environmental Protection N 19.300
(1994) 3.Environmental Impact System Evaluation D.S N 30 (1997)
4.Hazardous Chemicals: general classification NCh 382 (1998)
5.Regulations of contamination release of Liquid Industrial wastes
D.S N 90 (2000) 6.Regulations of release of Liquid Industrial
wastes to the ground water D.S N 46 (2002) 7.Handling and treatment
of hazardous waste D.S N 148 (2004) COUNTRY REPORT REGULATION OF
ENVIRONMENTAL AND INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS Although the Chilean
environmental regulation has been considerably improved, there are
many aspects that have not been regulated yet. The environmental
regulation on chemicals is insufficient. There are also laws that
prohibit the use of several chemicals, but there is still a lot to
do. Slide 14 13 Considering industrial chemicals, the Environmental
Protection Agency (CONAMA in Chile) is at present working on a
system to identify chemical substances and waste that are produced
by industry or the productive sector. CONAMA has also developed a
data base of industrial solid waste and an Inventory of
Contaminated Sites in Chile to monitoring the risk for human health
and ecosystems. COUNTRY REPORT MONITORING SYSTEMS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL
AND INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS Slide 15 14 The major technology for
monitoring is associated with the Plan of Atmospheric Prevention
and Decontamination for the Metropolitan Region. The aim of this
plan is to evaluate the pollutants (i.e. Particulate Matter, CO,
SOx, NOx, NH 3 ) and to take action to reduce them in a planned
order and terms. COUNTRY REPORT MAJOR TECHNOLOGY FOR MONITORING In
order for samples analysis we have analytical technology for
monitoring heavy metals, oils, pesticides and others chemicals.
Slide 16 15 Slide 17 16 My experience for over three years working
at Chile Foundation has been mainly in making surveys of risk
assessment of potentially polluted sites in order to determine if
the existing risk levels involve a threat to human health or
ecosystems. My experience in areas associated with risk assessment
is as follows: 1. Risk assessment in connection with polluted sites
(health and ecological aspects) 2. Environmental Characterization
of polluted sites. 3. Producing risk, danger and vulnerability maps
making use of GIS. 4. Producing lists of contaminated sites and
design a methodology to identify them. 5. Research, assessment,
development and application of remediation technologies. 6.
Consultant for companies in the decision taking process concerning
contaminated sites. 7. Training in risk assessment, identification
of contaminated sites and remedial technologies. 8. Collaboration
with national authorities involved in establishing the regulations.
COUNTRY REPORT OUTLINE OF YOUR EXPERIENCE Slide 18 17 COUNTRY
REPORT OUTLINE OF YOUR EXPERIENCE Slide 19 18 I am highly motivated
to learn about methods, methodologies and technology concerning
risk assessment and supervision of chemicals in the environment. I
expect to contribute with greater knowledge and know-how to the
design of research projects and surveys about economic activities
which are sustainable in their relation with the environment and
peoples health. Furthermore, I would like to evaluate the
possibility of introducing innovation in our technology thus
improving the assessment procedures. This would lead to diminishing
and preventing risk for the health of the people and ecosystems in
many sites of my country. COUNTRY REPORT YOUR PURPOSE TO ATTEND IN
THIS TRAINING COURSE Slide 20 19 RISK ASSESSMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL
REMEDIATION TEAM Domo arigato gozaimashita Juan Ramon Candia, MSc.
Director Antonia Alvarado, MSc, Geofsica Esteban Briones, Ing. en
RRNN Roco Fonseca, Ing. Biotecnologa Juan Carlos Lpez, MSc, Ing.
Qumico Andreas Zimmermann, Gelogo Carolina Daz, Ing. Biotecnologa
Luciano Gonzlez, Ing. Ambiental Cecilia Herrera, PhD. Geologa
Juanita Galaz, Ing. En Minas, asesora Slide 21 20 COUNTRY REPORT
MAJOR PROBLEMS ON ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINANTS Slide 22 21 COUNTRY
REPORT MAJOR PROBLEMS ON ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINANTS Slide 23 22 GIS
Software COUNTRY REPORT OUTLINE OF YOUR EXPERIENCE Toolkit for
Remote Sensing Risk Asessment & Environmental Monitorig of
Mining Activities Slide 24 23 NATIONAL SPORT IN CHILE Slide 25 24
NATIONAL DANCE IN CHILE
