{"id":5347,"date":"2024-08-25T15:28:42","date_gmt":"2024-08-25T15:28:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stage.thedaylight.org\/wp68\/?p=5347"},"modified":"2024-08-27T19:40:13","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T19:40:13","slug":"audit-uncovers-pollution-spree-at-palm-oil-mill-exposing-gvls-lie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stage.thedaylight.org\/wp68\/2024\/08\/25\/audit-uncovers-pollution-spree-at-palm-oil-mill-exposing-gvls-lie\/","title":{"rendered":"Audit Uncovers Pollution Spree at Palm Oil Mill, Exposing GVL\u2019s Lie"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Top: An elevated view of a trio of mill effluent ponds an independent environmental audit found GVL does not take proper care of, sending foul odor across the landscape. The DayLight\/ Derick Snyder <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By<strong> Esau J. Farr<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Golden Veroleum Liberia (GVL) improperly manages its wastes, causing water pollution, according to a recent environmental audit of its palm oil mill<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Water contains an illegal level of phosphate, a chemical whose high concentration can lead to kidney diseases<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>The odor from palm waste and dust from speedy trucks pollute communities &nbsp;<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Poor working environment puts workers at risk, including inadequate safety gear, expired fire extinguishers, and poor storage of chemical &nbsp;<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MONROVIA \u2013 A palm oil mill operated by Golden Veroleum Liberia (GVL) in Sinoe County led to a pattern of pollution, violating the company\u2019s environmental permit, an independent audit report found. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The periodic audit by the Monrovia-based auditor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenconsliberia.com\/About_Us.html\">Green Consultancy Inc.<\/a> revealed mill wastes were improperly managed, the facility pollutes water sources, and it causes air pollution for adjacent communities. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cGVL is not in full compliance with some of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) permit conditions and specifications,\u201d the report said. These include not submitting quarterly and biannual environmental monitoring reports since the issuance of the Permit.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The findings mean GVL has violated the terms of its permit, a possible cause for revocation of the document, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/faolex.fao.org\/docs\/pdf\/lbr53038.pdf\">Environmental Protection and Management Law<\/a>, a ground for punishment. The DayLight has reached out to the EPA concerning enforcement of the polluter-pays principle of the law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The report is another chapter in GVL\u2019s notoriety after it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalwitness.org\/en\/press-releases\/palm-oil-giant-golden-veroleum-liberia\/\">desecrated a sacred hill<\/a> to construct the mill and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forestpeoples.org\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/CP%27s%20Decision_GVL_13Feb2018.pdf\">encroached on local communities\u2019 land<\/a> to develop its plantation in 2013. GVL had signed a US$1.6 billion <a href=\"https:\/\/goldenveroleumliberia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/2014-09-30.2_GVL_Concession_Agreement-rev1.pdf\">concession agreement<\/a> with the Liberian government in 2010 for 65 years \u2013 covering 220,000 hectares in Sinoe, Maryland, Grand Kru, River Cess and River Gee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">GVL did not immediately respond to queries for comments on the report. However, the water quality test contradicts a recent GVL <a href=\"https:\/\/frontpageafricaonline.com\/news\/gvl-clarifies-media-reports-by-the-daylight-and-other-sources\/\">press release<\/a> that the audit \u201cdid not identify any issues.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:20px\"><strong>\u2018Improper\u2019 waste management<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">GVL performed poorest in managing chemicals and wastes from the mill, which produces 40 metric tons of crude palm oil per hour. The company abused wetlands and piled palm husks in open fields, risking a chemical-laced runoff into nearby watercourses, the report said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/stage.thedaylight.org\/wp68\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P1010480-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stage.thedaylight.org\/wp68\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P1010480-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stage.thedaylight.org\/wp68\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P1010480-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stage.thedaylight.org\/wp68\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P1010480-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stage.thedaylight.org\/wp68\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P1010480-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/stage.thedaylight.org\/wp68\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P1010480-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/stage.thedaylight.org\/wp68\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P1010480-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/stage.thedaylight.org\/wp68\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P1010480-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/stage.thedaylight.org\/wp68\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P1010480-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/stage.thedaylight.org\/wp68\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P1010480-1920x1080.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/stage.thedaylight.org\/wp68\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P1010480-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A pile of empty palm husks at the back of Golden Veroleum Liberia\u2019s palm oil mill in Tarjuwon, Sinoe County. The audit found watercourses were vulnerable to runoffs from the husks. The DayLight\/James Harding Giahyue<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Citing results of water quality tests from the University of Liberia Civil Engineering Laboratory, uncovered an illegal phosphate level. The chemical, found in palm husks, causes kidney disease in people and kills aquatic species, scientists say. Waterways around the mill were unclear, contained many undissolved particles, and had other issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:20px\"><strong>\u2018Unbearable\u2019 odor<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">GVL uses effluent from the palm oil milling process as fertilizer. The wastewater is treated with chemicals, stored in three large ponds and applied to the land as fertilizer. Palm husks serve the same purpose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This technology is commonplace worldwide across the oil palm industry as an alternative to chemical fertilizers. However, among other noncompliance, GVL did not even barricade the ponds with caution tape to prevent trespassers. The ability of the wastewater to decompose substances was above the approved level due to irregular testing before application.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This, the audit revealed, can lead to the release of harmful gas, which oozes an \u201cunbearable\u201d odor. \u201cThe current level of [palm oil mill effluent] reported is likely to generate large quantities of methane gas that has ozone-depleting potential and is associated with health consequences,\u201d the report said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It added that GVL had not improved on that aspect of its operation since the last audit in 2019. (Depletion of the ozone layer, which protects the earth from the invisible sun-ray, causes global warming and then climate change.) &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Auditors heard complaints of speedy and uncovered GVL trucks carrying palm nuts and husks spreading dust and an \u201cundesirable\u201d odor in local communities. The report documented that GVL had retrogressed in handling such complaints. This finding further contradicts GVL&#8217;s claim in the press release to guarantee the investigation and address all communities\u2019 grievances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/stage.thedaylight.org\/wp68\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P1010434-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stage.thedaylight.org\/wp68\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P1010434-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stage.thedaylight.org\/wp68\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P1010434-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stage.thedaylight.org\/wp68\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P1010434-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stage.thedaylight.org\/wp68\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P1010434-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/stage.thedaylight.org\/wp68\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P1010434-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/stage.thedaylight.org\/wp68\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P1010434-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/stage.thedaylight.org\/wp68\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P1010434-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/stage.thedaylight.org\/wp68\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P1010434-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/stage.thedaylight.org\/wp68\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P1010434-1920x1080.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/stage.thedaylight.org\/wp68\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P1010434-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A polluted roadside pond in Tarjuwon District, Sinoe County. The DayLight\/James Harding Giahyue<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe quarterly and biannual monitoring of the air quality to ensure acceptable standards as required by the Environmental Protection Agency are not being met,\u201d the report said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:20px\"><strong>Substandard Safety Gear<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">GVL\u2019s workplace was unsafe, according to the report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Workers did not wear proper safety gear or personal protective equipment (PPE) in line with EPA standards. &nbsp;In fact, GVL did not employ health and safety staff at the mill, and there was no training for staff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most of the fire extinguishers at the mill had expired, with noise above the approved level, wastewater spillage and clogged drainage at the facility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEnsure that workers are trained in environmental responsibility as well as operating and maintenance procedures of the mill, spill response, managing drains, etc.,\u201d the report urged GVL. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCertificates should be issued to trainees after the process.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Auditors observed barrels of hydrochloric acid\u2014used to dissolve wastes from the mill but dangerous to humans\u2014were exposed to workers at a treatment plant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNo caution [tips] alerting movement of workers on floor tiles, improper maintenance (untidiness) of the facility, and caution signs not properly defined,\u201d the report said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/stage.thedaylight.org\/wp68\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-08-25-at-09.56.09-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stage.thedaylight.org\/wp68\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-08-25-at-09.56.09-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/stage.thedaylight.org\/wp68\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-08-25-at-09.56.09-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/stage.thedaylight.org\/wp68\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-08-25-at-09.56.09-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/stage.thedaylight.org\/wp68\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-08-25-at-09.56.09-150x113.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/stage.thedaylight.org\/wp68\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-08-25-at-09.56.09-696x522.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/stage.thedaylight.org\/wp68\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-08-25-at-09.56.09-1068x801.jpeg 1068w, https:\/\/stage.thedaylight.org\/wp68\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-08-25-at-09.56.09-265x198.jpeg 265w, https:\/\/stage.thedaylight.org\/wp68\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-08-25-at-09.56.09-600x450.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/stage.thedaylight.org\/wp68\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-08-25-at-09.56.09.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A view of GVL\u2019s palm oil mill in Tarjuwon, Sinoe County, showing an untidy facility with bush and spillage. The DayLight\/Esau J. Farr, Sr.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>CORRECTION: This version of the story corrects the production rate of the mill from 40 metric tons of crude palm oil to 40 metric tons of fresh fruit bunches. Also, the noise at the mill was not above the approved level as initially reported. The noise was &#8220;generally within WHO permissible limits,&#8221; according to the report. <\/em><\/strong><br><br><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/greenlivelihoodsalliance.org\/\" title=\"\">Green Livelihoods Alliance<\/a> (GLA) provided funding for this story. 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