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Jendrucko, R., T. Coleman, AND G. Looby. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH BRIEF: WASTE MINIMIZATION FOR A MANUFACTURER OF PAINTS AND LACQUERS. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/600/S-94/007 (NTIS PB95137634), 1994.

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has funded a pilot project to assist small and medium-size manufacturers who want to minimize their generation of waste but who lack the expertise to do so. n an effort to assist these manufacturers Waste Minimization Assessment Centers (WMACs) were established at selected universities and procedures were adapted from the EPA Waste Minimization Opportunity Assessment Manual (EPA/625/7-88/003, July 1988). hat document has been superseded by the Facility Pollution Prevention Guide (EPA/600/R-92/088, May 1992). he WMAC team at the University of Tennessee performed an assessment at a plant that manufactures lacquers and paints. aw materials, including additives and solvent or water, are blended at mixing stations. he resulting mixture may be ground in a sand-mill or a pebble-mill. ext, the mixture is pumped to the let-down tanks where additives, tints, resins, and solvent o( water are added. fter testing and any required adjustments, the product is packaged. he team's report, detailing findings and recommendations, indicated that waste solvent is the waste stream generated in the greatest quantity and that significant cost savings could be achieved by implementing a computer-based system for batch scheduling, inventory, and waste documentation. his Research Brief was developed by the principal investigators and EPA's Risk Reduction Engineering Laboratory, Cincinnati, OH, to announce key findings of an ongoing research project that is fully documented in a separate report of the same title available from University City Science Center.

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