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Pollution prevention assessment for a manufacturer of combustion engine piston rings. Environmental research brief

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:166960

The WMAC team at the University of Tennessee performed an assessment at a plant that manufactures piston rings. Steel and iron rings are machined, chrome-plated or coated, machined again, cleaned, and shipped to customers. The assessment team`s report, detailing findings and recommendations, indicated that wastewater and wastewater treatment sludge are the waste streams generated in greatest quantity and that the greatest cost savings could be achieved by modifying the method of masking the rings prior to chrome plating.

Research Organization:
Tennessee Univ., Knoxville, TN (United States). Dept. of Engineering Science and Mechanics
OSTI ID:
166960
Report Number(s):
PB--96-117973/XAB; CNN: Grant EPA-R-819557
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English