Responsible Care

by Cheremisinoff, Nicholas P.; Rosenfeld, Paul; Davletshin, Anton

• ISBN13: 9781933762166
• ISBN10: 1933762160
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-07-01
• Publisher: Gulf Pub Co

Summary

To protect themselves from long term liabilities companies have to do more than just comply with the basic responsibilities. This book is designed to introduce terminology, methodology, tools, procedures and practical guidance for incorporating efficient pollution prevention strategies into the overall business plan. It is a company's responsibility toprotect and control its management of waste and pollution. A compnay that fails will ultimately inflict a negative impact on its bottom line, especially in financial performance. The book delivers critical guidelines and rules of thumb required for industrial managers to improve profitability through waste reduction and sound management practices.

Author Biography

Nicholas Cheremisinoff is a consultant to industry, international lending institutions and donor agencies on responsible environmental care practices Paul Rosenfeld is an environmental chemist at SWAPE, as well as a lecturer at UCLA's School of Public Health

Table of Contents

About the Authors	p. ix
Preface	p. xi
A Primer on Responsible Environmental Management	p. 1
Introduction	p. 1
Environmental Aspects	p. 1
Aspects and Indicators	p. 4
Identifying Environmental Aspects	p. 5
Assigning Priorities to Environmental Aspects	p. 12
Responsible Care	p. 17
The Necessity of Investing in an Environmental Management System	p. 35
References	p. 37
Worker Safety and P2	p. 40
Introduction	p. 40
Exposure Standards Tables	p. 41
The Chemical Process Industries	p. 143
Definitions and Terminology	p. 143
Polymers Industry	p. 164
Rubber Products Manufacturing Industry	p. 171
Sulfuric Acid Manufacturing	p. 176
Phosphoric Acid Manufacturing	p. 181
Insecticide Manufacturing	p. 186
Case Study of Fluorine Emission, Recovery, and Utilization of By-Product H[subscript 2]SiF[subscript 6] for AlF[subscript 3] Production	p. 192
Miscellaneous P2 Practices and Best Management Practices	p. 203
Case Study of a Low-Cost P2 Opportunity at a PVC Plant	p. 230
Case Study of P2 in Ammonium Nitrate Production	p. 231
References	p. 234
Refineries	p. 236
General Discussion	p. 236
Pressure Relieving Systems	p. 253
Inhalation Hazards from Tanker Operations	p. 261
Oil-Water Effluent Systems	p. 264
Air Emissions from Valves	p. 267
Cooling Tower Operations	p. 269
Miscellaneous Air Emissions	p. 271
Case Study of a Crude Oil Unloading Station	p. 272
IER Roadmap and Pollution Inventory	p. 287
References	p. 316
The Wood Preserving Industry	p. 317
Introduction	p. 317
Historical Perspectives	p. 318
Industry Overview	p. 320
Chemicals Used by the Industry	p. 322
Technology Overview	p. 336
Sources of Pollution	p. 340
Emission Factors	p. 344
Case Studies	p. 346
TRI Reporting	p. 356
Waste Incineration Practices	p. 359
Lessons Learned from the Case Studies	p. 362
Source Controls and Best Management Practices	p. 368
Using P2 and EMS to Turn Profits	p. 375
References	p. 380
The Food and Dairy Industry	p. 383
Introduction	p. 383
Industry Practices and Environmental Aspects	p. 384
Converting Waste to Energy	p. 390
Economies of Scale	p. 416
Meat Processing and Rendering	p. 422
Fruit and Vegetable Processing	p. 424
Vegetable Oil Processing	p. 425
Sugar Manufacturing	p. 427
Brewing	p. 429
Glossary of Useful Terms	p. 431
References	p. 433
P2 and Best Management Practices in Different Industries	p. 435
Iron and Steel Manufacturing	p. 435
Lead and Zinc Smelting	p. 451
Nickel Ore Processing and Refining	p. 455
Aluminum Manufacturing	p. 457
Copper Smelting	p. 462
Pulp and Paper Industry	p. 465
Cement Manufacturing	p. 469
Metals Finishing and Fabrication	p. 471
Environmental Economics	p. 477
Introduction	p. 477
Environmental Economics within the Context of Responsible Care	p. 479
Financial Planning Tools	p. 482
Summary of Tools	p. 506
References	p. 513
Adopting an EMS	p. 514
Introduction	p. 514
Commitment and Environmental Policy	p. 514
Initial Environmental Review	p. 517
Planning the Environmental Policy	p. 518
Implementing the Environmental Policy	p. 521
Measurement and Evaluation	p. 528
Developing an Environmental Effects Register	p. 529
Monitoring and Measuring Hardware	p. 530
Compliance Status	p. 530
References	p. 533
Index	p. 535
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