Industry-Specific
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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 Water Transportation Industry (Shipping and Barging)

Keywords:Multimedia summary, industrial process, pollution outputs, TRI data, pollution prevention, federal regulations, compliance history, compliance assistance, voluntary programs, barging, shipping, stevedoring, intermodal cargo, cargo handling, solvent wastes, used oil, environmental law, compliance, enforcement, emergency response, contingency plans, storm water, pretreatment
SIC Code:44
Publication#:EPA/310-R-97-003
Contact:Virginia A. Lathrop, EPA (202) 564-7057
E-mail:
lathrop.virginia@epamail.epa.gov
File Formats: WordPerfect for Windows 6.1 (602 Kb)
WordPerfect document in Zip file (146 Kb)

Entire Document: 95 pages, 579Kb PDF file

bullet First Section: 31 pages, 731Kb PDF file
bulletTable of Contents
bulletChapter I - Introduction to the Sector Notebook Project
bulletChapter II - Introduction to the Industry
bulletChapter III - Water Transportation Operations and Maintenance
bullet Second Section: 43 pages, 680Kb PDF file
bulletChapter IV - Pollution Prevention Opportunities
bulletChapter V - Summary of Applicable Federal Statutes and Regulations
bulletChapter VI - Compliance and Enforcement History
bullet Third Section: 18 pages, 455Kb PDF file
bulletChapter VII - Review of Major Legal Actions
bulletChapter VIII - Compliance Assurance Activities and Initiatives
bulletChapter IX - Contacts/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.

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Profile of the Wood Furniture and Fixtures Industry

Keywords:Multimedia summary, industrial process, pollution outputs, TRI data, pollution prevention, federal regulations, compliance history, compliance assistance, voluntary programs, surface coating, consumer durables, household furniture, office products
SIC Codes:2511, 2512, 2517, 2519, 2521, 2531, 2541
Publication#:EPA/310-R-95-003
Contact:Bob Marshall, EPA (202) 564-7021
File Formats: WordPerfect for DOS 5.1 (1.0 Mb)
Microsoft Word document in Zip format (140 Kb)
Word for Macintosh 5.1a (356 Kb)

Entire Document: 124 pages, 467Kb PDF file

bullet First Section: 44 pages, 172Kb 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, 234Kb 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: 24 pages, 125Kb PDF file
bulletChapter VII - Compliance and Enforcement History
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 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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Sector Notebook Refresh-1997

Profile:This ancillary document revises the pollutant output, compliance and enforcement data presented in the previously published Sector Notebooks.
Keywords:Toxic Release Inventory (TRI), pollution outputs, TRI data, compliance with regulations, compliance data, inspections, noncompliance, State enforcement, enforcement action, facilities, inspected, compliance history, RCRA, CAA, CWA, FIFRA, TSCA, pulp and paper, printing, inorganic chemicals, organic chemicals, petroleum refining, iron and steel, dry cleaning, metal mining, non-metallic mineral mining, lumber and wood, furniture, rubber and plastic, stone clay glass and concrete, fabricated metal, electronics, automobiles, pharmaceuticals, plastic resins and man-made fibers, textiles, metal casting, shipbuilding and repair
SIC Code:
Publication#:EPA/310-R-97-0010
Contact:Seth Heminway, EPA (202) 564-7017
E-mail:
heminway.seth@epamail.epa.gov
File Formats: Entire Document in WordPerfect (203 pages, 4.2Mb)

Entire Document in Adobe PDF (203 pages, 987Kb)

Section I: Introduction and References (30 pages, 132Kb PDF file)
bulletIntroduction to the Sector Notebook Project
bulletCross Sector Comparisons
bulletToxics Release Inventory (TRI)
bulletAerometric Information Retrieval System (AIRS)
bulletIntegrated Data for Enforcement Analysis (IDEA) System
Section II: Industry Specific Data (6 pages, 23Kb PDF file)

These sector specific files should be downloaded in conjunction with Section I and Section II.

Air Transportation Industry (2 pages, 8Kb PDF file)
Dry Cleaning Industry (2 pages, 8Kb PDF file)
Electronics and Computer Industry (6 pages, 32Kb PDF file)
Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation Industry (2 pages, 8Kb PDF file)
Ground Transportation Industry (2 pages, 8Kb PDF file)
Inorganic Chemical Industry (8 pages, 47Kb PDF file)
Iron and Steel Industry (8 pages, 40Kb PDF file)
Lumber and Wood Products Industry (6 pages, 31Kb PDF file)
Metal Casting Industry (9 pages, 54Kb PDF file)
Metal Fabrication Industry (8 pages, 45Kb PDF file)
Metal Mining Industry (2 pages, 8Kb PDF file)
Motor Vehicle Assembly Industry (8 pages, 43Kb PDF file)
Nonferrous Metals Industry (8 pages, 41Kb PDF file)
Non-Fuel, Non-Metal Mining Industry (2 pages, 8Kb PDF file)
Organic Chemical Industry (12 pages, 75Kb PDF file)
Petroleum Refining Industry (8 pages, 47Kb PDF file)
Pharmaceutical Industry (8 pages, 47Kb PDF file)
Plastic Resins and Man-made Fibers Industry (9 pages, 56Kb PDF file)
Printing Industry (6 pages, 31Kb PDF file)
Pulp and Paper Industry (8 pages, 38Kb PDF file)
Rubber and Plastic Industry (10 pages, 57Kb PDF file)
Shipbuilding and Repair Industry (6 pages, 30Kb PDF file)
Stone, Clay, Glass and Concrete Industry (10 pages, 52Kb PDF file)
Textiles Industry (8 pages, 39Kb PDF file)
Transportation Equipment Cleaning Industry **
Water Transportation Industry (2 pages, 8Kb PDF file)
Wood Furniture and Fixtures Industry (6 pages, 28Kb PDF file)

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This page was updated on 23-Mar-2009