Industry-Specific
Environmental & Safety Guidance

Back to the Table of Contents page for information on many other subjects!

horizontal rule

We're expanding the links below, so if you know of any good ones now, please contact them to us! 

bullet

Aerospace Industry (1998) (new)

bullet

Air Transportation Industry (1997)

bullet

Dry Cleaning Industry (1995)

bullet

Electronics and Computer Industry (1995) **

bullet

Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation Industry (1997)

bullet

Funeral Homes

bullet

Ground Transportation Industry (1997)

bullet

Inorganic Chemical Industry (1995) **

bullet

Iron and Steel Industry (1995)

bullet

Lumber and Wood Products Industry (1995)

bullet

Metal Casting Industry (1997)

bullet

Metal Fabrication Industry (1995) (html) **

bullet

Metal Mining Industry (1995)

bullet

Motor Vehicle Assembly Industry (1995)

bullet

Nonferrous Metals Industry (1995)

bullet

Non-Fuel, Non-Metal Mining Industry (1995)

bullet

Organic Chemical Industry (1995) **

bullet

Petroleum Refining Industry (1995)

bullet

Pharmaceutical Industry (1997)

bullet

Plastic Resins and Man-made Fibers Industry (1997)

bullet

Printing Industry (1995)

bullet

Pulp and Paper Industry (1995)

bullet

Rubber and Plastic Industry (1995)

bullet

Shipbuilding and Repair Industry (1997)

bullet

Stone, Clay, Glass and Concrete Industry (1995)

bullet

Textiles Industry (1997)

bullet

Transportation Equipment Cleaning Industry (1995)

bullet

Water Transportation Industry (1997)

bullet

Wood Furniture and Fixtures Industry (1995)

bullet

Small Businesses and Commercial Services, including

bullet

Dry Cleaning

bullet

Food Processing & Kindred

bullet

Prod. Printing

bullet

Real Est. & Lead-based

bullet

Paint Construction

bullet

Medical Sector

bullet

Photo Processing

bullet

Other Small Businesses

horizontal rule

Profile of the Electronics and Computer Industry

Keywords:Multimedia summary, industrial process, pollution outputs, TRI data, pollution prevention, federal regulations, compliance history, compliance assistance, voluntary programs, semiconductor, printed circuit board, printed wiring board, cathode ray tube (CRT), solder, electroplating, etching, computer, phototech, photoresist
SIC Code:36
Publication#:EPA/310-R-95-002
Contact:Steve Hoover, EPA (202) 564-7007
E-mail:
hoover.steven@epamail.epa.gov
File Formats: WordPerfect for DOS 5.1 (1.4Mb)
Word for Macintosh 5.1a (446Kb)
Spanish
WordPerfect for DOS 6.0 (996Kb)
Spanish PDF version (654Kb)

Entire Document: 151 pages, 577Kb PDF file

bullet First Section: 48 pages, 461Kb PDF file
bulletTable of Contents
bulletChapter I - Introduction to the Sector Notebook Project
bulletChapter II - Introduction to the Industry
bulletChapter III - Industrial Process Description
bullet Second Section: 62 pages, 305Kb PDF file
bulletChapter IV - Chemical Release and Transfer Profile
bulletChapter V - Pollution Prevention Opportunities
bulletChapter VI - Summary of Federal Statutes and Regulations
bullet Third Section: 34 pages, 162Kb PDF file
bulletChapter VII - Compliance and Enforcement History
bulletChapter VIII - Compliance Assurance Activities and Initiatives
bulletChapter IX - Bibliography/Other Materials Available

Find updated data on this industry in the Sector Notebook Data Refresh - 1997.

General comments or questions about the Notebook Series should be directed to Notebook Comments. Specific questions or comments about this particular Notebook should be directed to the individual contact listed above. Technical questions about downloading should be directed to the Feedback function at the very bottom of this page.

Return to top of document

horizontal rule

Profile of the Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation Industry

Keywords:Multimedia summary, industrial process, pollution outputs, TRI data, pollution prevention, federal regulations, compliance history, compliance assistance, voluntary programs, Fossil fuel, Electricity, Power generation, Utilities, Nonutilities, Coal, Petroleum, Gas, Energy, Cogeneration, Combined-cycle, Steam turbine, Gas turbine, Internal combustion, Compliance assistance, Multimedia, Fireside washes, Boiler chemical cleaning wastes, Bottom ash, Fly ash, Pollution prevention, Clean coal technology, Effluent guidelines, Hazardous air pollutants, HAPs, EPCRA 313, Compliance and enforcement
SIC Code:4911, 493
Publication#:EPA/310-R-97-007
Contact:Rafael Sanchez, EPA (202) 564-7028
E-mail:
sanchez.rafael@epamail.epa.gov
File Formats: WordPerfect for Windows 6.1 (5.5Mb)
WordPerfect Document in Zip file (2.14 Mb)
Entire Document: 164 pages, 669Kb PDF file
bullet First Section: 36 pages, 294Kb PDF file
bulletTable of Contents
bulletChapter I - Introduction to the Sector Notebook Project
bulletChapter II - Introduction to the Industry
bullet Second Section: 71 pages, 394Kb PDF file
bulletChapter III - Industrial Process Description
bulletChapter IV - Waste Release Profile
bulletChapter V - Pollution Prevention Opportunities
bullet Third Section: 56 pages, 202Kb PDF file
bulletChapter VI - Summary of Federal Statutes and Regulations
bulletChapter VII - Compliance and Enforcement History
bulletChapter VIII - Compliance Assurance Activities and Initiatives
bulletChapter IX - Contacts/Acknowledgments/Resource Materials

General comments or questions about the Notebook Series should be directed to Notebook Comments. Specific questions or comments about this particular Notebook should be directed to the individual contact listed above. Technical questions about downloading should be directed to the Feedback function at the very bottom of this page.

Return to top of document

horizontal rule

Profile of the Ground Transportation Industry - Railroad, Trucking, and Pipeline

Keywords:Multimedia summary, industrial process, pollution outputs, TRI data, pollution prevention, federal regulations, compliance history, compliance assistance, voluntary programs, rail car, locomotives, track, maintenance, refurbishing, trucks, motor carriers, tank truck, truck garage, pipeline, compressor station, volatile organic compound (VOC), oil filter replacement, used oil disposal, fueling
SIC Code:40,42,46 and 49
Publication#:EPA/310-R-97-002
Contact:Virginia A. Lathrop, EPA (202) 564-7057
E-mail:
lathrop.virginia@epamail.epa.gov
File Formats: WordPerfect for Windows 6.1 (1.7 Mb)
WordPerfect document in Zip file (646 Kb)

Entire Document: 134 pages, 775Kb PDF file

bullet First Section: 45 pages, 324Kb PDF file
bulletTable of Contents
bulletChapter I - Introduction to the Sector Notebook Project
bulletChapter II - Introduction to the Ground Transportation Industry
bulletChapter III - Rail Transportation
bulletChapter IV - Trucking Transportation
bullet Second Section: 54 pages, 245Kb PDF file
bulletChapter V - Pipelines
bulletChapter VI - Pollution Prevention/Waste Minimization
bulletChapter VII - Summary of Applicable Federal Statutes and Regulations
bullet Third Section: 35 pages, 161Kb PDF file
bulletChapter VIII - Compliance and Enforcement History
bulletChapter IX - Review of Major Legal Actions
bulletChapter X - Compliance Activities and Initiatives
bulletChapter XI - Resource Materials/Bibliography

General comments or questions about the Notebook Series should be directed to Notebook Comments. Specific questions or comments about this particular Notebook should be directed to the individual contact listed above. Technical questions about downloading should be directed to the Feedback function at the very bottom of this page.

Return to top of document

horizontal rule

Profile of the Inorganic Chemical Industry

Keywords:Multimedia summary, industrial process, pollution outputs, TRI data, pollution prevention, federal regulations, compliance history, compliance assistance, voluntary programs, mercury cell, diaphragm cell, chlorine electrolysis, salt, caustic soda, brine, hydrogen gas
SIC Code:281
Publication#:EPA/310-R-95-004
Contact:Walter DeRieux, EPA (202) 564-7067
E-mail:
derieux.walter@epamail.epa.gov
File Formats: WordPerfect for Windows 6.1 (2.6 Mb)
WordPerfect in Zip file(709 Kb)
WordPerfect for DOS 5.1 (383 Kb)
WordPerfect for Macintosh 3.0 (354 Kb)
Spanish Wordperfect for DOS 6.0 (2.3 Mb)
Spanish PDF version (594 Kb)

Entire Document: 131 pages, 589Kb PDF file

bullet First Section: 48 pages, 146Kb PDF file
bulletTable of Contents
bulletChapter I - Introduction to the Sector Notebook Project
bulletChapter II - Introduction to the Industry
bulletChapter III - Industrial Process Description
bullet Second Section: 44 pages, 148Kb PDF file
bulletChapter IV - Chemical Release and Transfer Profile
bulletChapter V - Pollution Prevention Opportunities
bullet Third Section: 43 pages, 164Kb PDF file
bulletChapter VI - Summary of Applicable Federal Statutes and Regulations
bulletChapter VII - Compliance and Enforcement History
bulletChapter VIII - Compliance Assurance Activities and Initiatives
bulletChapter IX - Contacts/Acknowledgments/Resource Materials/Bibliography

Find updated data on this industry in the Sector Notebook Data Refresh - 1997.

General comments or questions about the Notebook Series should be directed to Notebook Comments. Specific questions or comments about this particular Notebook should be directed to the individual contact listed above. Technical questions about downloading should be directed to the Feedback function at the very bottom of this page.

Return to top of document

horizontal rule

Profile of the Iron and Steel Industry

Keywords:Multimedia summary, industrial process, pollution outputs, TRI data, pollution prevention, federal regulations, compliance history, compliance assistance, voluntary programs, steelmaking, minimills, integrated mills, cokemaking, ironmaking, particulate matter emissions, common sense initiative
SIC Code:331
Publication#:EPA/310-R-95-005
Contact:Maria Malave, EPA (202) 564-7027
E-mail:
malave.maria@epamail.epa.gov
File Formats: WordPerfect for Windows 6.1 (1.6 Mb)
WordPerfect document in Zip file (412 Kb)
WordPerfect for DOS 5.1 (334 Kb)
WordPerfect for Macintosh 3.0 (329 Kb)

Entire Document: 115 pages, 672Kb PDF file

bullet First Section: 38 pages, 202Kb PDF file
bulletTable of Contents
bulletChapter I - Introduction to the Sector Notebook Project
bulletChapter II - Introduction to the Industry
bulletChapter III - Industrial Process Description
bullet Second Section: 52 pages, 208Kb PDF file
bulletChapter IV - Chemical Release and Transfer Profile
bulletChapter V - Pollution Prevention Opportunities
bulletChapter VI - Summary of Applicable Federal Statutes and Regulations
bullet Third Section: pages, 136Kb PDF file
bulletChapter VII - Compliance and Enforcement History
bulletChapter VIII - Compliance Activities and Initiatives
bulletChapter IX - Contacts/Acknowledgments/Resource Materials

Find updated data on this industry in the Sector Notebook Data Refresh - 1997.

General comments or questions about the Notebook Series should be directed to Notebook Comments. Specific questions or comments about this particular Notebook should be directed to the individual contact listed above. Technical questions about downloading should be directed to the Feedback function at the very bottom of this page.

Return to top of document

horizontal rule

This page was updated on 23-Mar-2009