TY  - SER
AU  - De Mesa,Ramon Costales
AU  - Nguyen,Cong Thanh
AU  - Dhira Phantuvanit,
AU  - Fude,I.
ED  - US-ASEAN Cooperation Program,
TI  - Economic analysis of environmental protection measures : of selected electroplating plants in Metro Manila, Philippines
T2  - Thesis
PY  - 1983///
CY  - Bangkok
PB  - Asian Institute of Technology
KW  - Water quality management
KW  - Nepal
KW  - Phewa Lake
N1  - A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering; Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1983
N2  - The 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.
ER  -