Pollution Management
Reducing environmental impact through proactive pollution management.
We take pollution management seriously. Our businesses manage air, water, soil and noise pollution – and their associated risks – through local regulatory compliance, measurement, monitoring and preventative actions.
Responsible water pollution management
Our motorways occupy large areas, and their surfaces are impermeable, preventing water from naturally running into the ground. It is important that polluted stormwater runoff, which can harm the natural environment, is safely captured and diverted through infiltration basins for treatment or capture, and treated before it is allowed to directly enter into a water course. Our businesses manage this process in various ways, depending on the location and topography of the roadway.
Treatment basins managing stormwater naturally and sustainably
More than 2,000 water treatment basins at APRR are effectively managing stormwater runoff, while protecting and benefitting local ecosystems. During rainy periods, water runs onto roadways and the rainwater collection systems channel it to the dedicated treatment basins. The basins serve two purposes: they prevent uncontrolled discharge; and they decontaminate the water from roads by separating hydrocarbons, brake particles, oils and even heavy metals from the water through settlement processes. These polluting elements stay trapped inside the basin so they cannot enter natural waterways.
