International
Environmental Quality Limited Ghana, is an Environmental Management, Consulting
and a Full Scale Analytical/ Environmental Laboratory and Field Sampling
(of over $500,000.00US Dollars worth of "State-of-the-Art" set
of equipment) establishment that provides a broad range of high quality
environment oriented services, training and environmental technologies
products to private and public sector clients. It is incorporated in Ghana
and the Global Headquarters offices and Laboratory are located in Accra,
off Liberia - 28 February road intersection, behind the Cocoa Services
Division Head Office.
The incentives provided by the Investment Act (478) 1994 is steadily
attracting investors into various sectors of the Ghanaian economy which
in turn increases the universe of hazardous waste generators. This emerging
economic growth is also being experienced in other African countries
for which IEQLG operates.
Following the Act (490) 1994 and subsequent subsidiary legislation
by parliament, all new undertakings in Ghana are expected to submit
Environmental Assessment of their proposals. Existing industries are
also required to submit Environmental Management Plans over a period
of three years as well as Annual Environmental Reports. In addition,
environmental sampling investigation and remediation are required which
call for a full scale field sampling investigation and laboratory analysis.
IEQLG was established to provide
the optimal and comprehensive environmental service within the growing
economies of Sub-Saharan Africa with its diverse principals, all of
whom are highly qualified, trained experts in one or more areas of environmental
management. These experts are trained in African and in the Western
World. The principals are nationally and internationally known experts
in various fields of environmental management.
IEQLG Ghana, brings together professional
environmental engineers, scientists, economists, strategic planners,
educators, and health professionals to provide solutions to the environmental
issues that confront the continent of Africa. IEQLG specializes in environmental impact assessment, risk assessment,
environmental remedial design and action, hazardous waste and solid
waste management, industrial and commercial permit application design
and consultancy for issues that concern urban/rural planning, waste-to-energy
and pollution prevention, waste minimization in private and public sector,
environmental capacity building and regulatory assistance. IEQLG assists companies and governmental agencies and
communities in addressing issues concerning human health and environmental
protection; water and air quality improvement; land degradation prevention;
waste disposal; and pollution prevention in Africa.
The unique combination of expertise based in the United States and
in-country provides a holistic approach to project implementation. IEQLG
has expertise and resources to undertake
major environmental task in sub-sectors such as Energy, Power Plant,
Water Supply and treatment, Coastal and Biodiversity/Forestry. IEQLG
capabilities aside from Research
and Development and Community Education includes a wide variety of environmental
activities such as sampling, analyses and interpretation of soil, sediment,
water, and biota test data; design of pollution prevention strategies;
conventional and hazardous waste management, and risk assessment. IEQLG
represents highly qualified individuals
who have international expertise and experience in solution of environmental
problems. Therefore, IEQLG also
specializes in promoting Sustainable Development, and presents a well-rounded
and unique capacity to carry out a wide variety of environmental tasks.
The areas of expertise include environmental geosciences, toxicology,
environmental engineering, hydrogeology, environmental chemistry, environmental
sociology, environmental economics, environmental psychology, risk communication,
risk assessment, social development, business development, agricultural
productivity, socio-economic and human health and environmental education.