Environmental standards for lead battery plants

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Summary

Encourage lead battery manufacturing facilities in India to adopt voluntary environmental standards in order to address the environmental and occupational health impacts of these plants.

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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

Lead poisoning is epidemic throughout India and the developing world. Lead battery production, is now becoming the most significant source of lead exposures throughout the world. An estimated 120 million children and adults who are over exposed to lead will benefit from emission reductions. This project will pilot test an environmental audit program in India in order to certify companies operating within acceptable performance parameters.

Activities

An Advisory Board will approve the initial audit parameters and provide oversight. To gain recognition for the audit program and participating companies, we will publicize their efforts.

Funding Information

This project has been retired and is no longer accepting donations.

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).

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Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

We are pilot testing the audit protocol to finalize certification standards. Companies that meet these standards will be eligible to place a eco-label on their products.

Project Message

I dreamed of providing a solution for the lead poisoning problem and I am confident that through this project I will realize my dream of establishing systems for eliminating the problem.
- Dr. K. Vijaya Lakshimi, Ph.D, Manager, Environment Systems Branch

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Dr. K. Vijaya Lakshimi, Ph.D,
Manager, Environment Systems Branch
Development Alternatives
B-32 Qutab Institutional Area
Tara Crescent, New Delhi 110016
India
91 11 26967938
Email:

Project Sponsor

Occupational Knowledge International

Organization

Development Alternatives
Development Alternatives
B-32 Qutab Institutional Area
Tara Crescent, New Dehli 110016
India
91 11 26967938
http://www.devalt.org

Learn more about Development Alternatives and the project team.



Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in India and can also be found under Health.

For more information about India, read the Human Development Report on India or the Wikipedia entry for India.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on October 01, 2005.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on June 01, 2004.

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