Steel production has a number of impacts on the environment, including air emissions (CO, SOx, NOx, PM2), wastewater contaminants, hazardous wastes, and solid wastes. The major environmental impacts from integrated steel mills are from coking and iron-making.
Compliance inspections are a way of systematically assessing the level of compliance with environmental regulations and related statutory conditions. They may vary in scope according to the particular needs and objectives. As a minimum, an inspection should:
check whether the premises are complying with environmental laws
check the environmental impact of activities on the site
recommend what the manager can do to improve the environmental performance of the premises.
More information about the Environmental Protectoin Agency (EPA) and the power they have can be found here