Enfoque a procesos y estrategias de Producción Más Limpia para reducir la contaminación por residuales oleosos.

Pollution is one of the main environmental problems in Cuba. Untreated or undertreated oily waste discharges have been caused negative environmental impacts. The objective was to contribute, with a process approach and Cleaner Production strategies, to reduce pollution from oily wastesfrom a fuel marketing enterprise.A procedure based in process approach integrated with the eight steps for problem solving, together with other specific methodologies and tools for technical studies, were implemented. A characterization of the wastewater disposed, and the environmental quality of the receiving bodies (surface water, groundwater and soil) was carried out. The operations and management of oily waste were identified as potentially impacting environmental aspects on the environmental contamination of the receiving bodies. In the processes Fuel Reception, Storage and Supply; Maintenance; Transport; as well as Measurement, Analysis and Improvement were identified the opportunities to minimize a pollution at source, and to reduce the consumption of inputs and raw materials. Likewise, improvements in the engineering design and/or construction of treatment systems, organs, interconnections, and networks; as well as improvements in operation and maintenance practices were identified. A corrective measures plan has been implemented, with technical-organisational and engineering solutions, taking into account Cleaner Production options, to minimize the generation of pollution at source. The research has been contributed to improving the environmental performance of the organization. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]