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Aerospace Industry (1998) (new)

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Air Transportation Industry (1997)

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Dry Cleaning Industry (1995)

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Electronics and Computer Industry (1995) **

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Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation Industry (1997)

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Funeral Homes

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Ground Transportation Industry (1997)

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Inorganic Chemical Industry (1995) **

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Iron and Steel Industry (1995)

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Lumber and Wood Products Industry (1995)

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Metal Casting Industry (1997)

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Metal Fabrication Industry (1995) (html) **

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Metal Mining Industry (1995)

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Motor Vehicle Assembly Industry (1995)

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Nonferrous Metals Industry (1995)

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

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Organic Chemical Industry (1995) **

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Petroleum Refining Industry (1995)

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Pharmaceutical Industry (1997)

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Plastic Resins and Man-made Fibers Industry (1997)

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Printing Industry (1995)

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Pulp and Paper Industry (1995)

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Rubber and Plastic Industry (1995)

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Shipbuilding and Repair Industry (1997)

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Stone, Clay, Glass and Concrete Industry (1995)

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Textiles Industry (1997)

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Transportation Equipment Cleaning Industry (1995)

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Water Transportation Industry (1997)

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Wood Furniture and Fixtures Industry (1995)

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Small Businesses and Commercial Services, including

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Dry Cleaning

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Food Processing & Kindred

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Prod. Printing

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Real Est. & Lead-based

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Paint Construction

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Medical Sector

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Photo Processing

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Other Small Businesses

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Profile of the Organic Chemical Industry

Keywords:Multimedia summary, industrial process, pollution outputs, TRI data, pollution prevention, federal regulations, compliance history, compliance assistance, voluntary programs, ethylene, propylene, benzene, vinyl chloride, xylene, toluene, butadiene, methane, butylene, flow diagrams, building blocks
SIC Code:286
Publication#:EPA/310-R-95-012
Contact:Walter DeRieux, EPA (202) 564-7067
E-mail:
derieux.walter@epamail.epa.gov
File Formats: WordPerfect for Windows 6.1 (1.7 Mb)
WordPerfect document in Zip file (411 Kb)
WordPerfect for DOS 5.1 (754 Kb)
WordPerfect for Macintosh 3.0 (577 Kb)
Spanish Wordperfect for DOS 6.0 (1.9 Mb)
Spanish PDF version (785 Kb)

Entire Document: 133 pages, 566Kb PDF file

bullet First Section: 38 pages, 204Kb 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: 45 pages, 204Kb PDF file
bulletChapter IV - Chemical Release and Transfer Profile
bulletChapter V - Pollution Prevention Opportunities
bullet Third Section: 62 pages, 236Kb PDF file
bulletChapter VI - Summary of Applicable Federal Statutes and Regulations
bulletChapter VII - Compliance and Enforcement Profile
bulletChapter VIII - Compliance 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@epamail.epa.gov">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.

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Profile of the Petroleum Refining Industry

Keywords:Multimedia summary, industrial process, pollution outputs, TRI data, pollution prevention, federal regulations, compliance history, compliance assistance, voluntary programs, refinery, oil, crude, distillation
SIC Code:2911
Publication#:EPA/310-R-95-013
Contact:Tom Ripp, EPA (202) 564-7003
E-mail:
ripp.tom@epamail.epa.gov
File Formats: WordPerfect for Windows 6.1 (3.5 Mb)
WordPerfect document in Zip File (981 Kb)
Adobe Acrobat (448 Kb)
WordPerfect for DOS 5.1 (400 Kb)
WordPerfect for Macintosh 3.0 (374 Kb)

Entire Document: 147 pages, 940Kb PDF file

bullet First Section: 48 pages, 166Kb 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: 57 pages, 197Kb 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: 37 pages, 110Kb PDF file
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.

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Profile of the Pharmaceutical Industry

Keywords:Multimedia summary, industrial process, pollution outputs, TRI data, pollution prevention, federal regulations, compliance history, compliance assistance, Sector Notebook, Notebook/s, SIC 2833. SIC 2834, Medicinal/s, Medicinals and botanicals, Botanical/s, Pharmaceutical, preparations, FDA, In Vivo, In Vitro, Biological/s, Drugs, Medicine, Pharma MACT, Chemical Synthesis, Purification, Natural and biological product extraction, Fermentation, Tablet/s, Capsule/s, Ointment/s, Liquid dosage, Batch process, Bulk manufacturing, formulation, Diagnostic
SIC Code:2833,2834
Publication#:EPA/310-R-97-005
Contact:Emily Chow, EPA (202) 564-7071
E-mail:
chow.emily@epamail.epa.gov
File Formats: WordPerfect for Windows 6.1 (1.8 MB)
WordPerfect document in Zip file (445 Kb)

Entire Document: 157 pages, 668Kb PDF file

bullet First Section: 64 pages, 379Kb 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: 42 pages, 156Kb PDF file
bulletChapter IV - Chemical Release and Transfer Profile
bulletChapter V - Pollution Prevention Opportunities
bullet Third Section: 53 pages, 215Kb PDF file
bulletChapter VI - Summary of Applicable Federal Statutes and Regulations
bulletChapter VII - Compliance and Enforcement History
bulletChapter VIII - Compliance Activities and Initiatives
bulletChapter IX - Contacts/Acknowledgments/References

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.

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Profile of the Plastic Resins and Man-made Fibers Industry

Keywords:Multimedia summary, industrial process, pollution outputs, TRI data, pollution prevention, federal regulations, compliance history, compliance assistance, voluntary programs, thermoplastic resins, polyethylene, polypropylene, polystyrene, polyvinyl chloride, noncellulosic fibers, cellulosic fibers
SIC Code:2821, 2823, 2824
Publication#:EPA/310-R-97-006
Contact:Sally Sasnett, EPA (202) 564-7074
E-mail:
sasnett.sally@epamail.epa.gov
File Formats: WordPerfect for Windows 6.1 (2.9 Mb)
WordPerfect document in Zip file (1.9 Mb)

Entire Document: 190 pages, 922Kb PDF file

bullet First Section: 72 pages, 477Kb 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: 66 pages, 292Kb PDF file
bulletChapter IV - Chemical Release and Transfer Profile
bulletChapter V - Pollution Prevention Opportunities
bullet Third Section: 54 pages, 239Kb PDF file
bulletChapter VI - Summary of Applicable Federal Statutes and Regulations
bulletChapter VII - Compliance and Enforcement Profile
bulletChapter VIII - Compliance Activities and Initiatives
bulletChapter IX - Contacts/Acknowledgments/References

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.

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Profile of the Printing Industry

Keywords:Multimedia summary, industrial process, pollution outputs, TRI data, pollution prevention, federal regulations, compliance history, compliance assistance, voluntary programs. Flexography, lithography, screen printing, gravure, graphic arts, rotogravure, letterpress, imaging, platemaking, post-press, substrate, ink, photograph, pre-press, press, finishing, VOC
SIC Code:27
Publication#:EPA/310-R-95-014
Contact:Ginger Gotliffe, EPA (202) 564-7072
E-mail:
gotliffe.ginger@epamail.epa.gov
File Formats: WordPerfect for Windows 6.1 (1.9 Mb)
WordPerfect document in Zip format (526 Kb)
WordPerfect for DOS 5.1 (349 Kb)
WordPerfect for Macintosh 3.0 (281 Kb)

Entire Document: 112 pages, 641Kb PDF file

bullet First Section: 39 pages, 245Kb 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: 38 pages, 163Kb 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: 38 pages, 125Kb PDF file
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.

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Profile of the Pulp and Paper Industry

Keywords:Multimedia summary, industrial process, pollution outputs, TRI data, pollution prevention, federal regulations, compliance history, compliance assistance, voluntary programs, kraft, sulfite, secondary fiber, chlorine, BOD, TSS, VOC, particulate matter, dioxin, delignification, effluent, MACT
SIC Code:26
Publication#:EPA/310-R-95-015
Contact:Seth Heminway, EPA (202) 564-7017, Fax: (202) 564-0050
E-mail:
heminway.seth@epamail.epa.gov
File Formats: WordPerfect for Windows 6.1 (2.4 Mb)
WordPerfect document in Zip file (624 Kb)
WordPerfect for DOS 5.1 (423 Kb)
WordPerfect for Macintosh 3.0 (711 Kb)

Entire Document: 139 pages, 793Kb PDF file

bullet First Section: 65 pages, 322Kb 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: 50 pages, 195Kb 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: 39 pages, 144Kb PDF file
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.

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Profile of the Rubber and Plastic Industry

Keywords:Multimedia summary, industrial process, pollution outputs, TRI data, pollution prevention, federal regulations, compliance history, compliance assistance, voluntary programs, rubber products, tire manufacturing, plastics products, VOC, styrene, scrap tires, 33/50 program
SIC Code:30
Publication#:EPA/310-R-95-016
Contact:Maria Malave, EPA (202) 564-7027
E-mail:
malave.maria@epamail.epa.gov
File Formats: Word for Macintosh 5.1a (788 Kb)
Microsoft Word document in Zip format (458 Kb)
WordPerfect for DOS 5.1 (1.3 Mb)

Entire Document: 147 pages, 621Kb PDF file

bullet First Section: 50 pages, 164Kb 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: 50 pages, 231Kb 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: 34 pages, 162Kb PDF file
bulletChapter VII - Compliance and Enforcement Profile
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.

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This page was updated on 23-Mar-2009