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Maintenance operations and pollution prevention

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OSTI ID:99370
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  1. M.W. Kellogg Co., Houston, TX (United States)
This chapter focuses on pollution prevention in industrial plant maintenance; continuing publicity surrounding environmental concerns suggests that the problems resulting from the generation of waste are approaching crisis proportions with the general public and have reached the highest levels of government. The initial reaction to these concerns has been the development of pollution prevention programs within most manufacturing plants. The long-term response must ben an emphasis on pollution prevention in all activities associated with manufacturing--from design and engineering through construction and operation. One area in which a pollution prevention orientation is crucial in maintenance, the vital link assuring that operation of the unit is able to achieve a performance level consistent with design and engineering. Many activities associated with maintenance, such as good housekeeping, tank cleaning, inventory control, and waste segregation, are among the first areas addressed in a pollution prevention program.
OSTI ID:
99370
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English