Pollution prevention audit

Prevention versus Control Principles of pollution prevention How pollution prevention works Pollution prevention auditing Comparing P2 to control options... 

The following references will help you develop techniques for applying pollution prevention audits. Use the examples in Chapter 2 as a basis to tailor audit questions and to focus on areas of opportunities. Finally, Chapter 8 will help you in developing the tools needed to assess the financial attractiveness of the pollution prevention opportunities you identify. 

Process flow reduction should be targeted and must be in such a way that it will not impact upon the operation of the process or plant. The normal first response by a plant engineer is that air flow reduction cannot be done. However, subsequent investigation has resulted in that most of the time flow reduction can be done. This should be a significant area to focus on when conducting a pollution prevention audit. 

In reading over this chapter, glance back at Chapter 6. Many of the principles covered here complement the pollution prevention audit, and will assist you in developing approaches to assessing prevention versus control options. 

A pollution prevention audit was carried out to reduce environmental pollution, improve working conditions, and improve efficiency. One of the results was that low concentration plating and... 

What are some pollution prevention opportunities you could focus on in an indoor air quality audit. 

All pollution prevention programs start the same - with an audit. The objective of an audit is to gather information aimed at developing a baseline description of the operations. Once we understand how much the costs of compliance to air and other pollution media are, then we can apply engineering tools and management practices to reduce these costs. 

A recent study of programs for existing facilities of several companies reveals that a pollution-prevention initiative will tend to progress in stages.9 After a training period and an audit of the wastes in the process, the first reduction efforts emphasize the simple, obvious, and most cost-effective alternatives and are generally directed at extrinsic wastes. 

Emerson Electric, a manufacturer of power tools, implemented a Waste and Energy Management Program to identify opportunities for pollution prevention. An audit resulted in the following actions5 ... 

An energy efficiency audit and a general pollution prevention assessment of the operations for a building industry, to determine if waste reduction and cost reduction are possible. Operations conducted at this facility include form fabrication, concrete mixing and pouring, and sand blasting and acid washing to impart the finish. These concrete slabs are formulated with a variety of sands and stone specific to the needs of the customer. 

Waste audits examine macroscale pollution prevention from this perspective. 

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