TRI Pollution Prevention Report for AMPHENOL APC INC and Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)

Facility ID: 03062TRDYN4PITT

Facility Name and Address:
AMPHENOL APC INC
91 NORTHEASTERN BLVD
NASHUA, NH 03062

Parent Company: AMPHENOL CORP

Industry: Bare Printed Circuit Board Manufacturing (334412)
Chemical: Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)

Production Related Waste Management for Selected Chemical

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Waste Management Comparison - 2020

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*
2022	Source Reduction:: S21: Optimized process conditions to increase efficiency[-0-4%]	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program) Barriers: B3-Barriers to P2 B3 - Concern that product quality may decline as a result of source reduction.	S21: Increase layer square inches per panel (increase product per panel). Chemical dosing per panel regardless of panel size. Source Reduction - Product engineers work to maximze product count per panel. Reduced panel count reduces chemical feed. Source Reduction - Process engineers work to accurately dose chemical into the process. Barriers to P2: B3 - Concern that product quality may decline as a result of source reduction. - Chemical balance is needed to ensure process runs efficiently.
2021	Source Reduction:: S41: Improved scheduling, record keeping, or procedures for operations, cleaning, and maintenance	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program) Barriers: B8-Barriers to P2 B8 - A reduction does not appear to be technically feasible	S41: Bath make-up and pm is based on contaminate levels. Action is not conducted as a convenience of unscheduled downtime. Source Reduction - Process engineer developed PM schedule and dump/remake criteria. Barriers to P2: B8 - A reduction does not appear to be technically feasible - In line equipment must spray the chemical onto the product to achieve desired effect and ensure quality of product
2020	Source Reduction:: W13: Improved maintenance scheduling, recordkeeping, or procedures[-0-4%]	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other Barriers: B7-Barriers to P2 B7 - No known substitutes or alternative technologies.	Source Reduction - Working to improve process control Barriers to P2: B7 - No known substitutes or alternative technologies. - Certain chemistries that contain Sulfuric acid are required to produce the proper surface quality needed. Changing process chemistries that directly effect product is a long process requiring testing and ultimately approval of customers.
2019	Source Reduction:: W58: Other process modifications	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other	W58: Removed a production line resulting in a large decrease in acid aerosol Source Reduction - Removed an older process line once the new line was fully proved out.
2018	Source Reduction:: W13: Improved maintenance scheduling, recordkeeping, or procedures Source Reduction:: W21: Instituted procedures to ensure that materials do not stay in inventory beyond Source Reduction:: W72: Modified spray systems or equipment	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T06: Employee recommendation (under a formal company program) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T06: Employee recommendation (under a formal company program) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management	W13: Working with Process engineers to extend chemistry life, had been using time based schedule. Have moved to contaminant level scheduling and tightening up process control limits. W21: Reduced "in stock" on hand chemistry to ensure inventory will not expire prior to use. Source Reduction - Process engineers have been directed to maximize chemical usage life. This is being carried out incrementally. Source Reduction - Process engineer working on process controls. Source Reduction - Working with vendors to ensure availavility of material when ordered.
2017		Barriers: B6-Barriers to P2 B6 - Pollution prevention previously implemented - additional reduction does not appear technically or economically feas	Barriers to P2: B6 - Pollution prevention previously implemented - additional reduction does not appear technically or economically feas - Removal efficiency for aerosol is 99.99%
2016	Source Reduction:: W58: Other process modifications[-0-4%]	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T01: Internal pollution prevention opportunity audit(s)	W58: Working with process engineers to extend useful bath life. Source Reduction - Processes work on feed and bleed system, working with engineers to fine tune requirements to minimize excessive use.
2015	Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices Source Reduction:: W43: Substituted a feedstock or reagent chemical with a different chemical	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program)	W19: Due to production levels some process tanks were shutdown for long periods of time resulting in reduction of chemical use. This is not a true reduction as it relies on production demand. But it is stated here to demonstrate the reduction . W43: Replaced a sulfuric based microetch with a non-sulfuric based microetch
2014			Other Barriers to Source Reduction - Aerosols are produced in our inline spray processes. Aerosol is very amenable to treatment.
2013	Source Reduction:: W13: Improved maintenance scheduling, recordkeeping, or procedures Source Reduction:: W43: Substituted a feedstock or reagent chemical with a different chemical	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) 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)
2012	Source Reduction:: W13: Improved maintenance scheduling, recordkeeping, or procedures Source Reduction:: W43: Substituted a feedstock or reagent chemical with a different chemical	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) 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)	W43: One spray application reduce Sulfuric acid used in process.
2008			Source Reduction - UTILIZED A MORE CONCENTRATED BATH CHEMISTRY WHICH REQUIRES LESS MAINTENANCE AND REDUCES SULFURIC CONSUMPTION. Facility consolidation brought in additional processes for 2008. Need to reevaluate based on RY2009 data
2007	Source Reduction:: W49: Other raw material modifications	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance	Source Reduction - Utilized a more concentrated bath chemistry which requires less maintenance and reduces sulfuric consumption.
1999	Source Reduction:: W42: Substituted raw materials	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management

*Classifications of Optional Pollution Prevention Information shown in brackets are provided by EPA.

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.

Source Reduction includes activities that eliminate or reduce the generation of chemical waste.
Recycling includes the recovery of a toxic chemical in waste for reuse.
Energy Recovery includes the combustion of toxic chemicals in waste to generate heat or electricity.
Treatment includes the destruction of a toxic chemical in waste.
Disposal or Other Releases includes toxic chemical quantities entering the environment.

The PPA requires facilities to provide the following details about each chemical they report to TRI:

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")

Facilities may also provide optional Pollution Prevention Information describing their source reduction, recycling, or pollution control activities.