Tool Characteristics

Name of the tool
Preliminary EIA Report

Data required to utilise tool
• National Statistical Institute - concerning demographic characteristics of the population, labour force, employment in Bulgaria and the target municipality;
• Samples for ambient air quality were carried out in compliance with Bulgarian State Standard (BSS) and Romanian standard norms. A Maximum Allowable Concentration (MAC) was set for every parameter.
The preliminary EIA was based on the information provided by two previous reports: (1) A Preliminary Environment Impact Study (EIS) was accomplished before the preliminary EIA. EIS was a part of an overall investigation program comprising economic, financial and social analysis, geological and hydrotechnical investigations; (2) Apart from the investigation programmes a report was elaborated named “Analysis of the impacts of Danube Bridge 2 on the management of municipal solid waste and construction waste”.

Form of output
Report: Preliminary Environmental Impact Study for the Danube Bridge Vidin, Bulgaria – Calafat, Romania

Type of data output
Both – qualitative (mitigations and recommendations for all the stage of development) and quantitative (calculated expected impacts in all the development stages)

What format is the tool available in?
The Tool Implementation Manual is paper-based and downloadable for free in Internet: http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/eia/eia-support.htm

What language/s is the tool available in?
English, Bulgarian

Characterisation of the tool
EIA procedure

Factors covered

Environment	Social	Economic	Governance
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Stage when tool is usually used

Inception of idea	Design	Design assessment	Construction	Operation	Demolition
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