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GUIDES TO POLLUTION PREVENTION: THE PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY
Citation:
GUIDES TO POLLUTION PREVENTION: THE PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/625/7-91/017 (NTIS PB92100080), 1991.
Description:
Pharmaceutical manufacturers generate a variety of wastes during manufacturing, maintenance, and housekeeping operations which can be reduced or minimized through source reductIon and recycling. he typical waste streams are spent fermentation broths, process liquors, solvents, equipment wash water, spilled materials, off-spec products, and used processing aids. uggestions include improvements to operational practices, solvent recycling and implementing good materials management and housekeeping practices. o help companies in the industry identify opportunities for waste reduction at their own facilities, the guide includes a set of worksheets which take the user step-by-step through an analysis of the on-site waste generating operations and the possibilities for minimizing each waste. he guide and its worksheets would also be instructive to consultants serving the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry and government agencies who regulate waste streams generated from these firms.
