Environmental Assessment
Volume C-5.4
Slurry Pipeline
Human and Ecological Health
Ambatovy Project
196
January 2006
5.4.4.7 Monitoring
Construction monitoring to direct activities to follow appropriate practices
needed for environmental protection (See Water and Air Quality sections, this
volume) should be implemented during the construction phase and during
decommissioning at closure. Periodic monitoring of the pipeline integrity, as one
component of the overall project environmental management plan would assist in
identifying potential risks of pipeline failure that might lead to upset conditions.
5.4.5
Conclusions
The human and ecological health assessment evaluated the potential for adverse
effects to health associated with chemical emissions from the slurry pipeline
corridor in combination with baseline conditions. The incremental health risks of
human exposure to drinking water, fish ingestion as well as air inhalation during
process pipeline construction, installation, operation and decommissioning were
considered negligible. Potential impacts on aquatic life and livestock resources
were also considered negligible.
