TRI Pollution Prevention Report for ADVANCED MEASUREMENT TECHNOLOGY and Lead compounds

Facility ID: 37830GGRTC100MI

Facility Name and Address:
ADVANCED MEASUREMENT TECHNOLOGY
801 S ILLINOIS AVE
OAK RIDGE, TN 37830

Parent Company: AMETEK INC

Industry: Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing (334519)
Chemical: Lead compounds

Production Related Waste Management for Selected Chemical


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    Waste Management Comparison - 2021



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*
2019 Barriers: B3-Barriers to P2 B3 - Concern that product quality may decline as a result of source reduction.

Barriers to P2: B3 - Concern that product quality may decline as a result of source reduction. - The PCBA's being manufactured in-house require some % of lead solder in order to prevent whiskers in vacuum applications.

2016 Barriers: B3-Barriers to P2 B3 - Concern that product quality may decline as a result of source reduction.

Barriers to P2: B3 - Concern that product quality may decline as a result of source reduction. - The PCBA's manufactured in-house required solder in order to prevent whiskers in the vacuum applications they are being exposed to by our customers.

2014 Barriers: B3-Barriers to P2 B3 - Concern that product quality may decline as a result of source reduction.

Barriers to P2: B3 - Concern that product quality may decline as a result of source reduction. - The PCBA's manufactured in-house required solder in order to prevent whiskers in the vacuum applications they are being exposed to by our customers.

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