Compliance management

UniCem’s commitment to the environment extends to the compliance with the strictest environmental standards as laid down by the following institutions:

  • Nigerian Federal Ministry of Environment (FMENV)
  • Cross River State Ministry of Environment
  • International Finance Corporation Guidelines (IFC)

The standards to which Unicem is committed to comply are as follows:

Parameter Limit Unit Institution
Air quality
NOx 5.0 X 10-1 ppm IFC
SOx 5.0 X 10-1 ppm IFC
TSP 10 mg/m3 IFC
Noise Level
Noise level 70 dBA IFC
Water Quality
pH 6 - 9   IFC
TDS 2000 mg/L FMENV
TSS 30 mg/L FMENV
BOD 50 mg/L FMENV
Oil and Grease 10 mg/L FMENV
Sulphate 500 mg/L FMENV
Phosphate 5 mg/L FMENV
Nitrate 20 mg/L FMENV
Lead 0.5 mg/L IFC
Copper <1 mg/L FMENV
Total Chromium <1 mg/L FMENV
Zinc <1 mg/L FMENV
Total Iron 20 mg/L FMENV
Barium 5 mg/L FMENV
Mercury 0.05 mg/L FMENV
Cadmium 0.2 mg/L IFC
Arsenic 0.1 mg/L FMENV
Total Coliform 400 MPN/100mL FMENV

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