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Responsible Care : a New Strategy for Pollution Prevention and Waste Reduction Through Environment Management.
Environmental regulations provide protection to the public, workers and the environment. To protect themselvesfrom long-term liabilities, however, companies have to do more than just comply with the basic responsibilities. This handbook is designed to introduce terminology, methodology, tools, proce...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Burlington :
Elsevier Science,
2008.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover image; Title page; Table of Contents; Copyright; About the Authors; Preface; Chapter 1: A Primer on Responsible Environmental Management; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Environmental Aspects; 1.3 Aspects and Indicators; 1.4 Identifying Environmental Aspects; 1.5 Assigning Priorities to Environmental Aspects; 1.6 Responsible Care; 1.7 The Necessity of Investing in an Environmental Management System; Chapter 2: Worker Safety and P2; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Exposure Standards Tables; Chapter 3: The Chemical Process Industries; 3.1 Definitions and Terminology; 3.2 Polymers Industry.
- 3.3 Rubber Products Manufacturing Industry3.4 Sulfuric Acid Manufacturing; 3.5 Phosphoric Acid Manufacturing; 3.6 Insecticide Manufacturing; 3.7 Case Study of Fluorine Emission, Recovery, and Utilization of By-Product H2SiF6 for AlF3 Production; 3.8 Miscellaneous P2 Practices and Best Management Practices; 3.9 Case Study of a Low-Cost P2 Opportunity at a PVC Plant; 3.10 Case Study of P2 in Ammonium Nitrate Production; Chapter 4: Refineries; 4.1 General Discussion; 4.2 Pressure Relieving Systems; 4.3 Inhalation Hazards from Tanker Operations; 4.4 Oil-Water Effluent Systems.
- 4.5 Air Emissions from Valves4.6 Cooling Tower Operations; 4.7 Miscellaneous Air Emissions; 4.8 Case Study of a Crude Oil Unloading Station; 4.9 IER Roadmap and Pollution Inventory; Chapter 5: The Wood Preserving Industry; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Historical Perspectives; 5.3 Industry Overview; 5.4 Chemicals Used by the Industry; 5.5 Technology Overview; 5.6 Sources of Pollution; 5.7 Emission Factors; 5.8 Case Studies; 5.9 TRI Reporting; 5.10 Waste Incineration Practices; 5.11 Lessons Learned from the Case Studies; 5.12 Source Controls and Best Management Practices.
- 5.13 Using P2 and EMS to Turn ProfitsChapter 6: The Food and Dairy Industry; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Industry Practices and Environmental Aspects; 6.3 Converting Waste to Energy; 6.4 Economies of Scale; 6.5 Meat Processing and Rendering; 6.6 Fruit and Vegetable Processing; 6.7 Vegetable Oil Processing; 6.8 Sugar Manufacturing; 6.9 Brewing; Glossary of Useful Terms; Chapter 7: P2 and Best Management Practices in Different Industries; 7.1 Iron and Steel Manufacturing; 7.2 Lead and Zinc Smelting; 7.3 Nickel Ore Processing and Refining; 7.4 Aluminum Manufacturing; 7.5 Copper Smelting.
- 7.6 Pulp and Paper Industry7.7 Cement Manufacturing; 7.8 Metals Finishing and Fabrication; Chapter 8: Environmental Economics; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Environmental Economics within the Context of Responsible Care; 8.3 Financial Planning Tools; 8.4 Summary of Tools; Chapter 9: Adopting an EMS; 9.1 Introduction; 9.2 Commitment and Environmental Policy; 9.3 Initial Environmental Review; 9.4 Planning the Environmental Policy; 9.5 Implementing the Environmental Policy; 9.6 Measurement and Evaluation; 9.7 Developing an Environmental Effects Register; 9.8 Monitoring and Measuring Hardware.