# Presentation: 050215

## The Institute of Environmental Engineering Kaunas University of Technology

## The Institute of Environmental Engineering (APINI) was established in 1991 as an independent interdisciplinary research institute affiliated with Kaunas University of Technology, the largest school of higher education in engineering in Lithuania.

- APINI staff :
-  - is taking part in educational program at the MSc or PhD level;
-  - actively takes part in international and national conferences;
-  -  has published more than 140 publications, including 5 monographs and scientific reports and 4 Ph.D. Thesis were defended during the period 1992-2001.
- Also APINI is coordinator of BALTEC  “MSc programme in Environmental Management and Cleaner Production” for Baltic Countries.
- In 1995 APINI initiated and, together with Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuanian Agricultural University, Klaipeda University, Vilnius University, the Lithuanian Energy Institute and Engineering Ecology Association, started to publish a **scientific quarterly journal “Environmental Research, Engineering and Management”** in Lithuanian and English languages.

## The APINI has 20 employees and its activities fall into the following main research and service areas:

- ¢  ***Water quality modelling and management in various hierarchical levels of the river basin***
- -   Watershed management: development of river basin management scenarios, action plans, and TMDLs; assessment of current water quality conditions, analysis of monitoring system in all hierarchical levels; river water quality (WQ) modelling: QUAL2EU, WASP, MIKE 11, STREAMPLAN, DUFLOW; Development of recommendations for monitoring system improvement and system of standards and regulations in Lithuania.
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***Current Projects: ****EU Phare Multi country pilot project on protection and management of transboundary river basin the Baltic region (Venta and Lielupe); Great Lakes – Baltic Sea Partnership Program on demonstration projects for Sesupe and Lielupe river basins management (US EPA Reg. No.5 project); Development of trilateral cooperation on the watershed at River Nemunas (Swedish EPA).*
***    ****Chemical’s control***
*-  *Methodology for classifications, labelling and packaging of dangerous chemicals; EU and National legal basis concerning chemicals control.
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***Current Projects: ****Baltic States training program on Classification, Labelling and Packaging of Chemicals  (BACCON 2.2); Data collection strategies on chemicals’ use in the Baltic States (BACCON 2.3); Integrated Chemicals Risk management (BACCON 2.4).*

## Main Research and Service Areas:

- ¢ ***Environmental impact assessment (EIA), Eco-design, Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)***
- -  Raising a general awareness of the importance of considering environmental problems on different scales, and providing methods for assessing the environmental impacts of different local activities, as well as different plans and programs;
- -  Classification of environmental impacts, preparation of screening and scooping procedures, EIA methods, preparation of EIS, evaluation of EIA; Strategic Environmental Assessment for sustainable development.
- Development of methodology for environmental product assessment and implementation of eco-design in industrial enterprises;
***Environmental laboratory (established at APINI in 1998) which is equipped with ******:***
-    - open channels flow meter system with automatic water sampler ;
-    - flow meter system for closed pipes. This system is used for making mass balances and the identification of energy
-      losses in heating - cooling systems ;
-    - ultrasonic equipment for leak detection in steam, compressed air, and other industrial systems.
**Also there is capability to perform following measurements: **
-    - chemical component analysis in natural surface, waste and process waters
-      (TotN, TotP, sulphides, fluorides)
-    - NO2, NO3, NH4, PO4, DO, pH, COD, BOD7, turbidity, redox potential, conductivity, alkalinity;
-       metals in waste water: Fe, Cu, Zn, Cr, Ni;
-    - air velocity, temperature, relative humidity determination, surface temperature measurements, and
-      estimation of energy losses in ventilation and air conditioning systems

## Pollution Prevention Centre was founded at APINI in April 1994 (8 employees). Main activity areas:

Cleaner Production / Pollution Prevention / Waste Minimisation concepts and techniques, their development and implementation in Lithuania and other CEE and developing countries. 
-  Trainings for companies, representatives of governmental and financial institutions; CP assessment in the company and CP projects development, including preparation of CP investment project (preparation of a loan application on behalf of the applicant, including assistance in calculation of costs savings and environmental benefits; assistance for bank in communication with the applicant and preparation of loan documentation, project description and reporting requirements; preparation of project progress and completion reports to be presented as a part of borrower’s disbursement request; assistance in project monitoring and supervision including supervision of procurement and project implementation progress as compare to budgets and implementation plan as well as project objectives.).

Current Projects: Financing of Cleaner Production projects in the Baltic States and western Russia; Danish Governmental program on Implementation of cleaner technology in Lithuanian slaughterhouses; UNEP program on The Implementation of cleaner production financial mechanisms and strategies in the development countries”. APINI performs projects in Zimbabwe, Tanzania (Africa) , Nicaragua, Guatemala (Latin America) and Vietnam (Asia).

***Cleaner Production / Pollution Prevention / Waste Minimisation concepts and techniques, their development and implementation in Lithuania and other CEE and developing countries. ***
*-  *Trainings for companies, representatives of governmental and financial institutions; CP assessment in the company and CP projects development, including preparation of CP investment project (preparation of a loan application on behalf of the applicant, including assistance in calculation of costs savings and environmental benefits; assistance for bank in communication with the applicant and preparation of loan documentation, project description and reporting requirements; preparation of project progress and completion reports to be presented as a part of borrower’s disbursement request; assistance in project monitoring and supervision including supervision of procurement and project implementation progress as compare to budgets and implementation plan as well as project objectives.).
***Current Projects: ****Financing of Cleaner Production projects in the Baltic States and western Russia; Danish Governmental program on Implementation of cleaner technology in Lithuanian slaughterhouses; UNEP program on The Implementation of cleaner production financial mechanisms and strategies in the development countries”. APINI performs projects in Zimbabwe**, Tanzania** (Africa) **, Nicaragua, Guatemala (Latin America) **and Vietnam (Asia).*

- Main Research and Service Areas:

## Environmental Management Systems and Standards;

-  Theoretical and practical EMS implementation in various organisations including requirements of  ISO 14001 standard and preventative strategy; 
-   Methodology of preventative EMS implementation that enables to achieve most efficient layout of EMS and provides increasing environmental performance and effective cost savings. 

Current Projects: Danish Governmental research program “Environmental Managemnt system in Eastern Europe”. APINI performs three projects of this program: “EMS in metal coating industries”, “EMS in electro-mechanical industries”, “EMS in agro-industries”; Chemical industries and the environment: Finnish- Lithuanian partnership program on EMS implementation in Lithuanian company “Dirbtinis pluostas”.

***-  ***Theoretical and practical EMS implementation in various organisations including requirements of  ISO 14001 standard and preventative strategy;
- -   Methodology of preventative EMS implementation that enables to achieve most efficient layout of EMS and provides increasing environmental performance and effective cost savings.
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***Current Projects:**** **Danish Governmental research program “Environmental Managemnt system in Eastern Europe”. APINI performs three projects of this program: “EMS in metal coating industries”, “EMS in electro-mechanical industries”, “EMS in agro-industries”; Chemical industries and the environment: Finnish- Lithuanian partnership program on EMS implementation in Lithuanian company **“**Dirbtinis pluostas”.*
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- Main Research and Service Areas: