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Professional Expertise: Solid Liquid and Hazardous Waste Management Back
Solid Waste Management:
  • 2002: Developed landfill monitoring plans for landfills constructed in the OECS countries under the OECS Solid and Ship-Generated Project

  • 1997: Conducted a course on " The Management of Sanitary Landfills" in Trinidad. Approximately thirty-four persons were trained.

  • 1996: Provided technical advice in the design of sanitary landfill in St. Kitts.

  • 1996: Conducted a preliminary site evaluation of proposed sites for a new sanitary landfill for Antigua.

  • 1995: Evaluated Garbage Disposal Operations in the Turks and Caicos Islands.

Liquid Waste Management:
  • 2001: Conducted a training course on "Operations and maintenance of Sewage treatment facilities" for representatives from across the region.

  • 2001: Conducted a study on the waste products discharged from coconut oil production in St. Lucia, examining recycling and reuse options for the waste material

  • 2001: Designed wastewater treatment facilities for the abattoir in St. Lucia.

  • 2000: Trained representatives from Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados Guyana and St. Kitts/Nevis in Advance Anaerobic Wastewater Treatment.

Hazardous waste management:
  • 2002: Conducted a training workshop on "Biomedical waste management in the Caribbean"

  • 2001: Prepared the BASEL inventory of Hazardous Wastes focusing on Discarded and Outdated Chemicals in the Caribbean for the BASEL Convention Secretariat.

  • Ongoing: pesticide and heavy metal laboratory analyses and relevant laboratory training

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