Measuring pollution prevention progress

Book · Fri Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1995

OSTI ID:99354

Warren, J ^[1]; Craig, J ^[2]

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1. Research Triangle Inst., Research Triangle Park, NC (United States)
2. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC (United States)

Corporations and organizations of all types are increasingly concerned about their environmental performance. Corporate management is pressured to prove the success of their environmental programs. The federal government, under the Pollution Prevention Act of 1990, is required to establish standard methods for measuring source reduction. The public is demanding more information on what organizations are doing to reduce the quantities and toxicities of harmful releases in their communities, and environmental groups in particular have an interest in tracking environmental performance. This chapter discusses the importance of measuring pollution prevention and describes various measurement techniques available. The intent is not to identify the best or worst of available techniques, but to provide an overview which may serve to broaden and promote an improved understanding of ways to measure progress.

• OSTI ID: 99354
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
COMPLIANCE
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
INDUSTRIAL WASTES
MEASURING METHODS
POLLUTION ABATEMENT
POLLUTION LAWS
WASTE MANAGEMENT