Location
SPREP LIBRARY
Publisher
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
Publication Year:
2014
Publication Place
Apia, Samoa
Physical Description:
17 p.
Call Number
[EL]
Relevant Countries
Cook Islands
Material Type
Language
English
Record ID:
41770
Legacy PEIN ID:
81867
General Notes
Available online
Available online
Subject Heading(s)
Waste management - Used oils - Cook Islands
Waste oils - Recovery - Cook islands
Usage - Waste oils - Cook islands
Abstract
The Secretariat of the Pacific Enironment Programme (SPREP) retained Golder Associates New Caledonia Sarl (Golder) to perform contemporay used oil audits in Cook Islands, Kiribati, Nauru, Solomon Islands, Tonga and Tuvalu to establish volumes of lubricating, hydraulic and transmissions oils imported into each country and the volume of used oil produced, and stored or otherwise disposed of. The main sources of used oil are power generation and moto vehicles. Used oil contains high levels of heavy metals and some amounts of more toxic chemicals.
Location
SPREP LIBRARY
Publisher
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
Publication Year:
2014
Publication Place
Apia, Samoa
Physical Description:
17 p.
Call Number
[EL]
Relevant Countries
Cook Islands
Material Type
Language
English
Record ID:
41770
Legacy PEIN ID:
81867
General Notes
Available online
Record Created: 08-Sep-2018
Record Modified: 18-Jul-2022