The technologies of pollution prevention/waste treatment for small industrial operations

Conference · Sat Dec 31 04:00:00 EST 1994

OSTI ID:78066

Huang, C S ^[1]

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1. Dept. of Energy, Washington, DC (United States)

This paper presents some waste treatment/pollution prevention technologies which can be adopted by small industrial operations. The technologies or systems include selected biological and physicochemical water pollution control processes, sludge dewatering/treatment technologies, and air pollution control systems. More specific applications, such as pollution prevention technologies/devices used for metal finishing industries, solvent degreasing, and dry cleaning, are discussed. Some medical waste treatment alternatives are also presented. During the selection of a system for pollution control application, several factors shall be considered: (1) legal limitations or effluent criteria imposed for the protection of public health and welfare; (2) social limitations imposed by the community in which the pollution source is or will be located; and (3) economic limitations imposed by funding constraints. The second and the third factors are especially critical for small businesses or industries because they are usually located in or close to metropolitan areas and funding resources are often limited. Pollution prevention is one of the few areas where environmental goals and industry`s economic interests clearly coincide.

• OSTI ID: 78066
• Report Number(s): CONF-9404125--
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
ECONOMICS
INDUSTRIAL WASTES
LEGAL ASPECTS
POLLUTION ABATEMENT
POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT
SMALL BUSINESSES
SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
WASTE PROCESSING