Tracking toxic substances at industrial facilities : engineering mass balance versus materials accounting / Committee to Evaluate Mass Balance Information for Facilities Handling Toxic Substances, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Commission on Geosciences, Environment, and Resources.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee to Evaluate Mass Balance Information for Facilities Handling Toxic Substances.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Factory and trade waste--Measurement.

Factory and trade waste.

Hazardous substances--Measurement.

Hazardous substances.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (198 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1990.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In response to a congressional mandate, this book examines whether knowing the amounts of toxic substances entering and leaving manufacturing facilities is useful in evaluating chemical releases to the environment, waste reduction progress, and chemical management practices. Tracking of these substances with rigorous engineering data is compared with a less resource-intensive alternative to determine the feasibility and potential usefulness to the public and the government.

Contents:

Tracking Toxic Substances at Industrial Facilities

Copyright

Preface

Contents

Executive Summary

GENERAL CONCLUSIONS

ASSESSING THE ACCURACY OF CHEMICAL RELEASE ESTIMATES

EVALUATING WASTE-REDUCTION EFFICIENCY

EVALUATING CHEMICAL MANAGEMENT PRACTICES

COLLECTING MASS BALANCE INFORMATION ON A NATIONAL SCALE

PILOT STUDY RECOMMENDATION

1 Introduction

SARA SECTION 313

PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY

ORGANIZATION OF THIS REPORT

2 Approaches to Obtaining Mass Balance Information

INTRODUCTION

ENGINEERING MASS BALANCE

Standard Theory and Practice of EMB

Measurement Error in EMB Applications

MATERIALS ACCOUNTING PRACTICES OF POTENTIAL UTILITY

SUMMARY

3 Uses Of Materials Accounting Data

NATIONAL GOVERNORS' ASSOCIATION MASS BALANCE SURVEY

USE OF MATERIALS ACCOUNTING IN NEW JERSEY AND MARYLAND

The New Jersey Industrial Survey Project

Validation of Information Reported

The Maryland Toxic Substances Registry System

4 Accuracy Of Toxic Chemical Release Estimates

MATERIALS ACCOUNTING

MA: Illustrative Applications

Interpreting Release Data

MA Characteristics

CONCLUSIONS

5 Assessing Waste-Reduction Efficiency

Waste Reduction

Waste-Reduction Efficiency

DATA FOR ASSESSING WASTE-REDUCTION EFFICIENCY

REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

NORMALIZATION OF WASTE-RELATED DATA

MA Data Selection for Normalization

Comparability of Normalized Data

AGGREGATION OF WASTE-REDUCTION-EFFICIENCY DATA

Waste-Reduction Efficiency-Weighting Statistics

Indexing

Evaluation of Waste-Reduction-Efficiency Data

Alternative MA Practice Systems

Throughput Systems

Toxicity-Based System

Successful Project Reporting

6 Evaluating Toxic Chemical Management Practices

INTRODUCTION.

CHEMICAL MANAGEMENT PRACTICES

Transportation

Storage and Handling of Chemicals

On-Site Treatment

7 Collection Of Mass Balance Information On A National Scale

BACKGROUND

USEFULNESS AND LIMITATIONS OF MASS BALANCE INFORMATION

Evaluating Chemical Release Estimates

Evaluating Waste-Reduction Progress

Chemical Management Practice

Application to Health Surveillance and Assessments

Regulatory Support and Development

Environmental Economic Models

NATIONAL ECONOMIC IMPACTS

CONFIDENTIALITY

NATIONAL MATERIALS ACCOUNTING DATA COLLECTION

Glossary

Appendix A TRI (Toxic Release Inventory) Chemicals Subject To the Reporting Requirements of SARA Section 313

APPENDIX A HOW TO DETERMINE LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE FROM TOPOGRAPHIC MAPS

Appendix B Standard Industrial Classification Codes Within the Manufacturing Division

STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION NUMERICAL LIST OF SHORT TITLES (PARTIAL LISTING)

Appendix C U.S. EPA Form R: Toxic Chemical Release Inventory Reporting Form

INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING SPECIFIC SECTIONS OF EPA FORM R

Part I. Facility Identification Information

1.1 Are You Claiming the Chemical Identity on Page 3 Trade Secret?

1.2 If "Yes" in 1.1. is This Copy Sanitized or Unsanitized?

1.3 Reporting Year

2. Certification

3. Facility Identification

3.1 Facility Name and Location

3.2 Full or Partial Facility Indication

3.3 Technical Contact

3.4 Public Contact

3.5 Standard Industrial Classification (Sic) Code

3.6 Latitude and Longitude

3.7 Facility Dun And Bradstreet Number

3.8 EPA Identification Number

3.9 NPDES Permit Number

3.10 Receiving Streams or Water Bodies

3.11 Underground Injection Well Code (UIC) Identification Number

4. Parent Company Information.

4.1 Name of Parent Company

4.2 Parent Company's Dun &amp

Bradstreet Number

Part II. Off-Site Locations to Which Toxic Chemicals Are Transferred In Wastes

1. Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTWs)

2. Other Off-Site Locations

Part III. Chemical-Specific Information

1.1 [Reserved]

1.2 CAS Number

1.3 Chemical or Chemical Category Name

1.4 Generic Chemical Name

2. Mixture Component Identity

3. Activities and Uses of the Chemical at the Facility

3.1 Manufacture the Chemical

3.2 Process The Chemical (incorporative-type activities)

3.3 Otherwise Use the Chemical (non-incorporative-type Activities)

4. Maximum Amount of the Chemical On-Site at Any Time During the Calendar Year

5. Releases of The Chemical to the Environment On-Site

5.1 Fugitive or Non-Point Air Emissions

5.2 Stack or Point Air Emissions

5.3 Discharges to Receiving Streams or Water Bodies

5.4 Underground Injection

5.5 Releases to Land

A. Total Release

6. Transfers of The Chemical in Waste to Off-Site Locations

A. Total Transfers

B. Basis of Estimate

C. Type of Treatment/Disposal

7. Waste Treatment Methods and Efficiency

A. General Waste Stream

B. Treatment Method

C. Range of Influent Concentration

D. Sequential Treatment?

E. Treatment Efficiency Estimate

F. Based on Operating Data?

8. Optional Information on Waste Minimization

A. Type of Modification

B. Quantity of the Chemical in The Wastestream Prior to Treatment/Disposal

C. Index

D. Reason For Action

Appendix D Charge to the National Academy of Sciences in Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA) Section…

MASS BALANCE STUDY SARA SECTION 313(1)

U.S. CONGRESS, 1986. SARA CONFERENCE REPORT ON SECTION 313

Appendix E Mass Balance Workshop Participants and Presentation Titles.

WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS OUTSIDE OF COMMITTEE

WORKSHOP PRESENTATIONS

Appendix F National Governors' Association Mass Balance Survey of State Governments

STATUS OF MASS BALANCE ACTIVITIES

STATE ASSESSMENTS OF MASS BALANCE DATA

Value of Mass Balance Data

Funding

SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE NATIONAL GOVERNORS' ASSOCIATION "MASS BALANCE" SURVEY OF STATE GOVERNMENTS

NATIONAL GOVERNORS' ASSOCIATION "MASS BALANCE" SURVEY OF STATE GOVERNMENTS

RESPONDENTS

Appendix G New Jersey Industrial Survey

INDUSTRIAL SURVEY PROJECT INSTRUCTIONS

I. General Information

II. Confidential Business Information

III. Instructions For Completing The Selected Substance Report

General Instructions

Specific Instructions

Appendix H Maryland State Toxic Registry System Chemical Inventory

SCIENCE AND HEALTH ADVISORY GROUP INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING CHEMICAL INVENTORY REPORT

EXEMPT QUANTTIES

Appendix I Defining Waste And Waste Reduction

DEFINING WASTE

DEFINING WASTE MINIMIZATION AND REDUCTION

Appendix J Uniform Waste Reduction Standard

Appendix K Commission On Physical Sciences, Mathematics, And Resources

COMMISSION ON PHYSICAL SCIENCES, MATHEMATICS, AND RESOURCES

References.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-188).

ISBN:

9786610214242

9781280214240

1280214244

9780309555524

0309555523

9780585155623

0585155623

OCLC:

44958684