TRI Pollution Prevention Report for AIRCRAFT X-RAY LABORATORIES INC and Nitric acid

Facility ID: 90255RCRFT5216P

Facility Name and Address:
AIRCRAFT X-RAY LABORATORIES INC
5216 PACIFIC BLVD
HUNTINGTON PARK, CA 90255

Parent Company: NA

Industry: Electroplating, Plating, Polishing, Anodizing, and Coloring (332813)
Chemical: Nitric acid

Production Related Waste Management for Selected Chemical

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Waste Management Comparison - 2022

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: B7-Barriers to P2 B7 - No known substitutes or alternative technologies.	Barriers to P2: B7 - No known substitutes or alternative technologies. - Processes using nitric acid are governed by government and prime contractor specifications.
2017		Barriers: B7-Barriers to P2 B7 - No known substitutes or alternative technologies.	Barriers to P2: B7 - No known substitutes or alternative technologies. - Process tank solution makeup, change-outs, and additions are controlled by MIL specs and/or prime contractor specs.
2016		Barriers: B7-Barriers to P2 B7 - No known substitutes or alternative technologies.	Barriers to P2: B7 - No known substitutes or alternative technologies. - Process tank solution makeup, change-outs, and additions are controlled by MIL specs and prime contractor specs.
2010	Source Reduction:: W13: Improved maintenance scheduling, recordkeeping, or procedures Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other
2009	Source Reduction:: W13: Improved maintenance scheduling, recordkeeping, or procedures Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other
2008	Source Reduction:: W13: Improved maintenance scheduling, recordkeeping, or procedures Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other
2007	Source Reduction:: W13: Improved maintenance scheduling, recordkeeping, or procedures Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other
2006	Source Reduction:: W13: Improved maintenance scheduling, recordkeeping, or procedures Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other
2005	Source Reduction:: W13: Improved maintenance scheduling, recordkeeping, or procedures Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other
2004	Source Reduction:: W21: Instituted procedures to ensure that materials do not stay in inventory beyond Source Reduction:: W64: Improved draining procedures	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T07: State government technical assistance program Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T07: State government technical assistance program
2003	Source Reduction:: W21: Instituted procedures to ensure that materials do not stay in inventory beyond Source Reduction:: W64: Improved draining procedures	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T07: State government technical assistance program Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T07: State government technical assistance program
2002	Source Reduction:: W21: Instituted procedures to ensure that materials do not stay in inventory beyond Source Reduction:: W64: Improved draining procedures	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T07: State government technical assistance program Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T07: State government technical assistance program
2001	Source Reduction:: W39: Other spill or leak prevention	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T07: State government technical assistance program
2000	Source Reduction:: W39: Other spill or leak prevention	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T07: State government technical assistance program
1999	Source Reduction:: W39: Other spill or leak prevention	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T07: State government technical assistance program
1998	Source Reduction:: W39: Other spill or leak prevention	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T07: State government technical assistance program
1997	Source Reduction:: W39: Other spill or leak prevention	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T07: State government technical assistance program
1996	Source Reduction:: W39: Other spill or leak prevention	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T07: State government technical assistance program

*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.