Examines whether knowing the amounts of toxic substances entering and leaving manufacturing facilities is useful in evaluating chemical releases to the environment, waste reduction progress, and chemical management practices. In this book, tracking of these substances with engineering data is compared with a less resource-intensive alternative.
Author(s): coll.
Publisher: National Academy Press
Year: 1990
Language: English
Pages: 188
City: Washington, D.C.
1 Front Matter
2 Executive Summary
3 1. Introduction
4 2. Approaches to Obtaining Mass Balance Information
5 3. Uses of Materials Accounting Data
6 4. Accuracy of Toxic Chemical Release Estimates
7 5. Assessing Waste-Reduction Efficiency
8 6. Evaluating Toxic Chemical Management Practices
9 7. Collection of Mass Balance Information on a National Scale
10 Glossary
11 Appendix A: TRI (Toxic Release Inventory) Chemicals Subject to the Reporting Requirements of SARA Section 313
12 Appendix B: Standard Industrial Classification Codes Within the Manufacturing Division
13 Appendix C: U.S. EPA Form R: Toxic Chemical Release Inventory Reporting Form
14 Appendix D: Charge to the National Academy of Sciences in Superfund Amendments Reauthorization Act (SARA) Section 313(I) and U.S. Congress, 1986. SARA Conference Report on Mass Balance Study
15 Appendix E: Mass Balance Workshop Participants and Presentation Titles
16 Appendix F: National Governors' Association Mass Balance Survey of State Governments
17 Appendix G: New Jersey Industrial Survey
18 Appendix H: Maryland State Toxic Registry System Chemical Inventory
19 Appendix I: Defining Waste and Waste Reduction
20 Appendix J: Uniform Waste Reduction Standard
21 Appendix K: Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Resources
22 References
