ISBN: 3-540-65208-6
TITLE: Industrial Pollution Prevention
AUTHOR: Shen, Thomas T.
TOC:

1 Introduction 1
1.1 The environmental challenge 2
1.2 Source of pollution 4
1.3 Industrial pollution problems 5
1.4 Changing environmental management concept 15
1.5 Environmental management strategy 18
References 19
2 Industrial pollution prevention 21
2.1 What is pollution? 23
2.2 What is pollution prevention? 24
2.3 What is industrial pollution prevention? 27
2.4 Benefits of pollution prevention 27
2.5 Potential pollution prevention barriers 31
References 37
3 Toxic chemicals and processes wastes 39
3.1 Industrial processes 40
3.2 Industrial wastes 43
3.3 Toxic chemicals 46
3.4 Waste characterization 57
References 58
4 Pollution prevention technology 59
4.1 Major technology perspective 59
4.2 Applications in industrial processes 62
4.3 Energy technology 76
References 80
5 Total environmental quality management 81
5.1 Risk assessment and risk management 82
5.2 Environmental audit program 87
5.3 Design environmentally compatible products 101
5.4 Environmental labeling 120
References 137
6 Pollution prevention feasibility analyses 141
6.1 Technical feasibility analysis 141
6.2 Environmental feasibility analysis 143
6.3 Economic feasibility analysis 144
6.4 Institutional feasibility analysis 148
References 149
7 Industrial facility pollution prevention plan 151
7.1 Organizing a pollution prevention team 151
7.2 Establishing goals 152
7.3 Data collecting and analyzing 154
7.4 Identifying pollution prevention opportunities 158
7.5 Employee awareness and involvement 165
7.6 Education and training 165
7.7 Proposing a pollution prevention plan 166
References 167
8 Implementation of pollution prevention plan 169
8.1 Understanding processes and wastes 169
8.2 Selecting projects 175
8.3 Obtaining funding 178
8.4 Engineering implementation 180
8.5 Reviewing and revising projects 181
References 182
9 U.S. P2 laws, regulations, programs and strategies 183
9.1 The U.S. pollution prevention related laws and regulations 184
9.2 Executive orders promoting federal pollution prevention 193
9.3 EPA strategy and programs 195
9.4 EPA's Pollution Prevention Research Program 206
9.5 Pollution prevention education and training 208
9.6 Summary of Pollution Prevention Act of 1990 211
References 213
10 State, city and local pollution prevention programs 215
10.1 Overview of state and local P2 programs 216
10.2 NYS Multimedia Pollution Prevention (M2P2) Programs 217
10.3 City of Cincinnati programs 232
10.4 Local pollution prevention programs 233
References 234
11 Measuring pollution prevention progress 235
11.1 Purpose 236
11.2 Data acquisition 236
11.3 Data analysis 238
11.4 Methods of measuring pollution prevention progress 239
References 244
12 The role of corporate management 247
12.1 Environmental responsibility 249
12.2 Corporate environmental programs 252
12.3 Sustainable development 256
12.4 Plant design considerations 260
12.5 Partnership and international programs 262
12.6 Future outlook 266
References 268
13 The role of government 271
13.1 Policies and strategies 272
13.2 Rules and regulations 276
13.3 Institutional arrangements 278
13.4 Pollution prevention implementation 279
13.5 Community actions 281
References 283
14 Pollution prevention education and research 285
14.1 Public information and education 286
14.2 The role of high education 288
14.3 Researches at universities 291
14.4 Researches at other organizations 294
References 296
15 Pollution prevention in the U.S. Defense Department 297
15.1 Introduction 297
15.2 DoD pollution prevention mission and implementation policies 298
15.3 DoD's unique pollution prevention attributes and considerations 300
15.4 Installation/facility pollution prevention accomplishments 304
15.5 Weapon system programs pollution prevention accomplishments 312
15.6 Future DoD pollution prevention initiatives 315
References 316
16 Sources of Pollution Prevention Information 319
16.1 The Internet 320
16.2 The United Nations 320
16.3 U.S. federal agencies 322
16.4 State and regional governments 330
16.5 Non-government organizations 334
16.6 Business and industry 336
References 337
Appendix A: Pollution Prevention Assessment Worksheets 339
Appendix B: Industry-Specific Checklists 351
Appendix C: PollutionPrevention Program Checklist 361
Appendix D: U.S. EPA`s Current Voluntary P2 Programs 363
Appendix E: The USEPA`s Toxic Chemical Release Inventory Reporting Form R Part II. Chemical-Specific Information 371
Appendix F: The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and Energys Release and Pollution Prevention Report (DEQ-114) Section B 379
Appendix G: The United States University-Affiliated Pollution Prevention Research and Training Centers 383
Appendix H: Reading suggestions 411
Brief Biography 417
Subject Index 419
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