02277nas a2200229   450000500170000000800410001703500150005810000280007324501240010126000520022530000220027749000260029950001060032550200580043152012790048965000480176870000370181670000460185370000370189971000530193681000580198920260818094510.0301098s1983    th      r     000| 0eng d  a.b102203181 aDe Mesa, Ramon Costales10aEconomic analysis of environmental protection measures bof selected electroplating plants in Metro Manila, Philippines  aBangkok :bAsian Institute of Technology,c1983  a68 leaves :bill.1 aThesis ;vno. EV-83-7  aA thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering  aThesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1983  aThe current environmental legislation as promulgated by the National  Pollution Control Commission requires all industrial sources of pollution  in Metro Manila to install, operate and maintain adequate anti-pollution  facilities in their respective premises.  Since the standard effluent limitation guidelines came out in 1978,  compliance with the above requirements from small electroplating plants  has been very negligible. An analysis of the plants' economic 'conditions  has, therefore, been carried out to determine the real impact C?f wastewater  treatment costs on the profitability of ten selected plants in 'Metro Manila.  To determine the economic well-being of the plants, their internal  rates of return were determined with and without pollution control measures.  A computer program was developed and utilized in comparing the IRRs under  assumed high and low market estimates and subsequently in the sensitivity  analyses to show the necessary price increases as a consequence of the added  costs. The study revealed that even with the least treatment cost available,  it is economically infeasible for small electroplating plants to invest in  pollution control. This confirms the difficulty facing these plants in com-  plying with the NPCC regulations. 10aWater quality managementxNepalxPhewa Lake1 aNguyen, Cong Thanh,eChairperson0 aDhira Phantuvanit,eExamination Committee1 aFude, I.,eExamination Committee2 aUS-ASEAN Cooperation Program,eScholarship Donor2 aAsian Institute of Technology.tThesis ;vno. EV-83-7