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Environmental research brief [electronic resource] : Pollution prevention assessment for a manufacturer of locking devices

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Washington, D.C. : United States. Environmental Protection Agency, 1995.
Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy.
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6 pages : digital, PDF file
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United States. Environmental Protection Agency and United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information
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Summary
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has funded a pilot project to assist small and medium-size manufacturers who want to minimize their generation of waste but who lack the expertise to do so. In an effort to assist these manufacturers Waste Minimization Assessment Centers (WMACs) were established at selected universities and procedures were adapted from the EPA Waste Minimization Opportunity Assessment Manual (EPA/625/7-88/003, July 1988). That document has been superseded by the Facility Pollution Prevention Guide (EPA/600/R-92/088). The WMAC team at the University of Tennessee performed an assessment at a plant that fabricates and finishes metal components that are assembled into several types of locking devices. Raw materials are machined and then shipped offsite for heat-treating, stored until needed, or buffed and cleaned. Then, all parts other than those made of stainless steel are electroplated, electrostatically powder coated, or lacquer coated. The various component parts are then assembled into the locking devices. The assessment team`s report, detailing findings and recommendations, indicated that the vapor degreasers generate a significant amount of waste and that vapor degreasing could be replaced with an aqueous cleaning system for intermediate cleaning. This Research Brief was developed by the principal investigators and EPA`s National Risk Management Research Laboratory, Cincinnati, OH, to announce key findings of an ongoing research project that is fully documented in a separate report of the same title available from University City Science Center.
Report Numbers
E 1.99:epa--600/s-95/013
epa--600/s-95/013
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Published through SciTech Connect.
08/01/1995.
"epa--600/s-95/013"
"DE96001533"
Hurst, B.T.; Jendrucko, R.J.; Looby, G.P.
National Risk Management Research Lab., Cincinnati, OH (United States)
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