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• Aerospace Industry (1998)

• Air Transportation Industry (1997)

• Dry Cleaning Industry (1995)

• Electronics and Computer Industry (1995) **

• Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation Industry (1997)

• Funeral Homes

• Ground Transportation Industry (1997)

• Inorganic Chemical Industry (1995) **

• Iron and Steel Industry (1995)

• Lumber and Wood Products Industry (1995)

• Metal Casting Industry (1997)

• Metal Fabrication Industry (1995) (html) **

• Metal Mining Industry (1995)

• Motor Vehicle Assembly Industry (1995)

• Nonferrous Metals Industry (1995)

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

• Organic Chemical Industry (1995) **

• Petroleum Refining Industry (1995)

• Pharmaceutical Industry (1997)

• Plastic Resins and Man-made Fibers Industry (1997)

• Printing Industry (1995)

• Pulp and Paper Industry (1995)

• Rubber and Plastic Industry (1995)

• Shipbuilding and Repair Industry (1997)

• Stone, Clay, Glass and Concrete Industry (1995)

• Textiles Industry (1997)

• Transportation Equipment Cleaning Industry (1995)

• Water Transportation Industry (1997)

• Wood Furniture and Fixtures Industry (1995)

• Small Businesses and Commercial Services, including

  • Dry Cleaning

  • Food Processing & Kindred

  • Prod. Printing

  • Real Est. & Lead-based

  • Paint Construction

  • Medical Sector

  • Photo Processing

  • 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

• First Section: 38 pages, 204Kb PDF
  • Table of Contents
  • Chapter I - Introduction to the Sector Notebook Project
  • Chapter II - Introduction to the Industry
  • Chapter III - Industrial Process Description
• Second Section: 45 pages, 204Kb PDF
  • Chapter IV - Chemical Release and Transfer Profile
  • Chapter V - Pollution Prevention Opportunities
• Third Section: 62 pages, 236Kb PDF
  • Chapter VI - Summary of Applicable Federal Statutes and Regulations
  • Chapter VII - Compliance and Enforcement Profile
  • Chapter VIII - Compliance Activities and Initiatives
  • Chapter IX - Contacts/Acknowledgments/Resource Materials/Bibliography

Find updated data on this industry in the

Sector Notebook Data Refresh - 1997.

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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

• First Section: 48 pages, 166Kb PDF
  • Table of Contents
  • Chapter I - Introduction to the Sector Notebook Project
  • Chapter II - Introduction to the Industry
  • Chapter III - Industrial Process Description
• Second Section: 57 pages, 197Kb PDF
  • Chapter IV - Chemical Release and Transfer Profile
  • Chapter V - Pollution Prevention Opportunities
  • Chapter VI - Summary of Applicable Federal Statutes and Regulations
• Third Section: 37 pages, 110Kb PDF
  • Chapter VII - Compliance and Enforcement History
  • Chapter VIII - Compliance Assurance Activities and Initiatives
  • Chapter IX - Contacts/Acknowledgments/Resource Materials/Bibliography

Find updated data on this industry in the

Sector Notebook Data Refresh - 1997.

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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

• First Section: 64 pages, 379Kb PDF
  • Table of Contents
  • Chapter I - Introduction to the Sector Notebook Project
  • Chapter II - Introduction to the Industry
  • Chapter III - Industrial Process Description
• Second Section: 42 pages, 156Kb PDF
  • Chapter IV - Chemical Release and Transfer Profile
  • Chapter V - Pollution Prevention Opportunities
• Third Section: 53 pages, 215Kb PDF
  • Chapter VI - Summary of Applicable Federal Statutes and Regulations
  • Chapter VII - Compliance and Enforcement History
  • Chapter VIII - Compliance Activities and Initiatives
  • Chapter IX - Contacts/Acknowledgments/References

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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

• First Section: 72 pages, 477Kb PDF
  • Table of Contents
  • Chapter I - Introduction to the Sector Notebook Project
  • Chapter II - Introduction to the Industry
  • Chapter III - Industrial Process Description
• Second Section: 66 pages, 292Kb PDF
  • Chapter IV - Chemical Release and Transfer Profile
  • Chapter V - Pollution Prevention Opportunities
• Third Section: 54 pages, 239Kb PDF
  • Chapter VI - Summary of Applicable Federal Statutes and Regulations
  • Chapter VII - Compliance and Enforcement Profile
  • Chapter VIII - Compliance Activities and Initiatives
  • Chapter IX - Contacts/Acknowledgments/References

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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

• First Section: 39 pages, 245Kb PDF
  • Table of Contents
  • Chapter I - Introduction to the Sector Notebook Project
  • Chapter II - Introduction to the Industry
  • Chapter III - Industrial Process Description
• Second Section: 38 pages, 163Kb PDF
  • Chapter IV - Chemical Release and Transfer Profile
  • Chapter V - Pollution Prevention Opportunities
  • Chapter VI - Summary of Applicable Federal Statutes and Regulations
• Third Section: 38 pages, 125Kb PDF
  • Chapter VII - Compliance and Enforcement History
  • Chapter VIII - Compliance Assurance Activities and Initiatives
  • Chapter IX - Contacts/Acknowledgments/Resource Materials/Bibliography

Find updated data on this industry in the

Sector Notebook Data Refresh - 1997.

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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

• First Section: 65 pages, 322Kb PDF
  • Table of Contents
  • Chapter I - Introduction to the Sector Notebook Project
  • Chapter II - Introduction to the Industry
  • Chapter III - Industrial Process Description
• Second Section: 50 pages, 195Kb PDF
  • Chapter IV - Chemical Release and Transfer Profile
  • Chapter V - Pollution Prevention Opportunities
  • Chapter VI - Summary of Applicable Federal Statutes and Regulations
• Third Section: 39 pages, 144Kb PDF
  • Chapter VII - Compliance and Enforcement History
  • Chapter VIII - Compliance Assurance Activities and Initiatives
  • Chapter IX - Contacts/Acknowledgments/Resource Materials/Bibliography

Find updated data on this industry in the

Sector Notebook Data Refresh - 1997.

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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

• First Section: 50 pages, 164Kb PDF
  • Table of Contents
  • Chapter I - Introduction to the Sector Notebook Project
  • Chapter II - Introduction to the Industry
  • Chapter III - Industrial Process Description
• Second Section: 50 pages, 231Kb PDF
  • Chapter IV - Chemical Release and Transfer Profile
  • Chapter V - Pollution Prevention Opportunities
  • Chapter VI - Summary of Applicable Federal Statutes and Regulations
• Third Section: 34 pages, 162Kb PDF
  • Chapter VII - Compliance and Enforcement Profile
  • Chapter VIII - Compliance Assurance Activities and Initiatives
  • Chapter IX - Contacts/Acknowledgments/Resource Materials/Bibliography

Find updated data on this industry in the

Sector Notebook Data Refresh - 1997.

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