Environmental Impact Assessment of the Launch of the Hot Rolling Production Line of the Pasargard Iron and Steel Plant Using the Rapid Assessment Matrix Method

Subject Areas : Natural resources and environmental hazards

mohammad hosseini ¹ , Mohammad Shabani ² , مهرداد کرمی ³

1 - Department of Civil Engineering, Fir. C., Islamic Azad University, Firoozabad, Iran.
2 - .Department of Water Engineering, Shi. C., Islamic Azad University, Shiraz, Iran
3 - استاد پاره وقت دانشگاه/کارمند اداره اقتصاد و دارایی شیراز

Received: 2025-01-09 Accepted : 2025-02-28 Published : 2025-03-20

Keywords: Steel industry, environmental impacts, rapid impact assessment matrix, construction and operation,

Abstract :

Introduction: The country's need for the steel and construction industry has led to the construction of iron and steel factories, despite the country's abundant mineral resources, in order to achieve self-sufficiency, create welfare, and employ young people. In order to carry out such activities in line with sustainable development, environmental impact assessments for large projects are on the agenda of organizations.

Materials and Methods: Environmental impact assessment was proposed in four environments: physical-chemical, biological-ecological, socio-cultural, and economic-technical. For this assessment, assistance was sought from experts, professionals, and those familiar with the environment through a questionnaire. The rapid impact assessment matrix method was used for analysis and scoring in the two construction and operation phases.

Results and Discussion: Environmental activities in the physical-chemical environment in the construction phase have the highest negative impact on air quality with a score of -48, and the least negative impact is related to soil compaction with a score of -3. In the biological-ecological environment, it shows that in the construction phase, the highest negative impact is related to changes in vegetation cover with a score of -28, and the least negative impact is related to the ecosystem of the region with a score of -10. In the exploitation phase, the least negative impact is related to changes in the increase in land prices in the region with a score of 36.

Conclusion: The results showed that the most effective factor among all activities in the construction sector is related to employment and entrepreneurship and the pattern of social communities with a combined score of 32 and the lowest is related to air quality with a score of -54. Of the total scores in all environments, the construction phase has a score of -107 with high negative impacts and changes on the project and the operation phase has a score of 13 with positive impacts and changes on the project. In terms of environment, factors that cause environmental degradation and also the irreversibility of the life cycle are not recommended for implementation of the project with the existing conditions of the region.

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