Production Related Waste Management for Selected Chemical
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Waste Management Comparison - 2019
Pollution Prevention Activities for Selected Chemical
| Reporting Year | Section 8.10: Newly Implemented Source Reduction Activity | Section 8.10: Methods to Identify Activity | Section 8.11: Optional Pollution Prevention Information* |
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| 2022 |
Barriers: B8-Barriers to P2 B8 - A reduction does not appear to be technically feasible
Barriers: B7-Barriers to P2 B7 - No known substitutes or alternative technologies. |
Barriers to P2: B7 - No known substitutes or alternative technologies. - Our processes are dictated by government/military/customer specifications. The amount of Nitric Acid used is determined by industry standards that must be maintained in order to meet the quality standards that must be adhered to. Barriers to P2: B8 - A reduction does not appear to be technically feasible - Our processes are dictated by government/military/customer specifications. The amount of Nitric Acid used is determined by industry standards that must be maintained in order to meet the quality standards that must be adhered to. |
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| 2021 |
Barriers: B7-Barriers to P2 B7 - No known substitutes or alternative technologies.
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Barriers to P2: B7 - No known substitutes or alternative technologies. - Our processes are dictated by government/military specifications. The amount of Nitric Acid used is determined by industry standards that must be maintained in order to meet the quality standards that must be adhered to. |
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| 2020 |
Barriers: B7-Barriers to P2 B7 - No known substitutes or alternative technologies.
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Barriers to P2: B7 - No known substitutes or alternative technologies. - Due to DOD specification requirements, no alternative may be used. |
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| 2019 |
Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices[-5-14%]
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T01: Internal pollution prevention opportunity audit(s)
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program) |
W19: Have installed a closed loop system on some of our processes. This should reduce water usage and subsequent Nitric acid usage Source Reduction - Installed closed loop system on some processes Other Environmental Practices: Recycling - Installed closed loop system on some processes |
| 2018 |
Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices[-15-24%]
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T01: Internal pollution prevention opportunity audit(s) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program) Barriers: B5-No Information B5 - Specific regulatory/permit burdens. |
W19: Changes in waste treatment procedures and replacement of pumping systems in waste pretreatment system |
| 2002 |
Source Reduction:: W36: Implemented inspection or monitoring program of potential spill or leak sources
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
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| 2001 |
Source Reduction:: W36: Implemented inspection or monitoring program of potential spill or leak sources
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
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TRI Pollution Prevention Glossary
The Waste Management Hierarchy |
The waste management hierarchy established by the Pollution Prevention Act (PPA) guides waste generators toward the best options for managing wastes.
The preferred option is to prevent pollution at its source, but for waste that is generated, the preferred management methods are recycling, followed
by burning for energy recovery, treatment and, as a last resort, disposing of the waste.
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- A breakdown of production-related waste managed. This includes all amounts of the chemical released directly to the environment or otherwise managed as waste, other than waste generated by one-time events not associated with normal production processes (e.g., fires or remedial actions).
- A production ratio or activity index to provide context for reported toxic chemical quantities. For example, if a chemical is used in the manufacture of refrigerators, the production index would track the number of refrigerators produced and could be used to help gauge how much of the chemical is being released per unit of production.
- Any newly implemented source reduction activities, reported using "W-codes" (e.g., "W41: Increased purity of raw materials")