ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT
University of Petrosani
Faculty: Faculty of Mining
Program Level: Undergraduate
Specialization(s): Environmental engineering and protection in industry
Year of study: 4th
Semester: VIII
Number of ETCS credits awarded: 4
Class Objectives:
 Organization, coordination and implementation of the schemes and programs of
environmental audit in accordance with the requirements of legislation;
 Knowledge of the objectives and types of environmental audit;
 Knowledge of the content of an environmental audit and its stages;
 Phases of achievement and method of implementation;
 Development of EMS auditing and auditing of environmental impact assessment (EIA).
Lectures content:
Content
Audit concept. Terms and definitions. Auditing
principles. Types of Audit (by: goal, objective, scope,
planning and other types).
Environmental audit. Environmental audit objectives.
Types of environmental audits (internal, second party,
third party). The main groups of environmental
auditing. The content of an environmental audit. Steps
in environmental auditing.
Environmental audit process. Achieving environmental
audit. Phases of implementation. The concept of ecoaudit. Implementation of the environmental audit and
eco-audit in Romania.
Environmental management systems auditing. EMS
audit objectives and responsibilities. Achievement of
EMS audit.
Audit of environmental impact assessment.
Characteristics of EIA audit methods. Improving EIA
field sites for small projects
Number of lectures
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Practical class content:
Content
Audit of Pollution Prevention. The concept of
pollution prevention. Principles of Total Quality
Management Environment (TQMS). Emissions and
waste audit methodology.
Phase 1. Pre-assessment. Preparing evaluation. Review
of unit operations. Development of block diagrams.
Phase 2. Balance of materials (inputs and outputs of
the process). Identify inputs. Records of water
consumption.
Measuring the amount of raw material. Measuring the
amount of waste recycled or reused.
Number of classes
1
1
1
1
Quantification of process output. Balance of
wastewater. Balance of air emissions.
Balance on the industrial waste discharged. Ordering
information on inputs and outputs of unit processes.
Obtaining preliminary material balance for unit
operations.
Assessment of the material sheet. Perfection of
materials balance.
Step 3. Synthesis. Examination of obvious waste
reduction measures. Identification and characterization
of waste. Sorting waste.
Development of long-term alternative for waste
reduction. Assessment of options for reducing waste in
economic and environmental terms.
Development and implementation of an action plan
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1
1
Grading Policy:
The student passes the class if he obtains mark 5 (out of 10).
Final mark shares:
- lectures – 55%;
- practical class – 45%.
Minimum required knowledge for obtaining mark 5:
 understand the concept of environmental audit;
 knowledge and differentiation of types and groups of environmental audit;
 knowledge of content, stages and phases of implementation of environmental audit;
 understand the concept of eco-audit, audit of EMS and EIA.
Classroom Rules of Conduct:
 Turn off (or place on vibrate) cell phones and pagers during class;
 During exams, the use of cell phones, pagers, PDAs, or any other electronic devices is strictly
prohibited.
Professor: Maria LAZĂR
e-mail: maria.lamar@gmail.com