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Main Title Waste minimization assessment for a manufacturer producing treated wood products
Author Kirsch, F. William. ; Maginn, J. C.
Other Authors
Author Title of a Work
Maginn, J. Clifford.
George, Emma Lou.
CORP Author University City Science Center, Philadelphia, PA.;Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, OH. Risk Reduction Engineering Lab.
Publisher U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, Risk Reduction Engineering Laboratory,
Year Published 1992
Report Number EPA/600/S-92/022; EPA-R-814903
Stock Number PB92-196401
OCLC Number 45896375
Subjects Waste minimization--Research--Colorado ; Steel, Galvanized--Research--Colorado
Additional Subjects Hazardous wastes ; Waste minimization ; Manufacturers ; Pollution prevention ; Wood products ; Wood preservatives ; Poles(Supports) ; Lumber ; Creosote ; Industrial plants ; Copper organic compounds ; Ozone ; Phenols ; Bark ; Wood wastes ; Removal ; Cost analysis ; Assessments
Internet Access
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https://nepis.epa.gov/Exe/ZyPDF.cgi?Dockey=30003V5O.PDF
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EMBD  EPA/600/S-92/022 NRMRL/GWERD Library/Ada,OK 12/28/2001
NTIS  PB92-196401 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
Collation 5 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Abstract
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 hazardous waste but who lack the expertise to do so. 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). The WMAC team at Colorado State University performed an assessment at a plant producing treated wood products--approximately 1,700,000 cu.ft./yr. Railroad crossties and poles are treated with creosote in pressure cylinders to increase their serviceability under conditions that promote decay, weathering, insect destruction, or exposure to fire. Lumber is treated by Wolmanizing, a closed loop process in which a 2% chromated copper arsenate solution is used for treatment in a pressure cylinder. The team's report, detailing findings and recommendations, indicated that most waste was generated in the creosote treatment process, and also that cost savings could be obtained by arranging an exchange of accumulated bark and wood chips with others who use wood scrap as a raw material.
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"Emma Lou George, project officer." Microfiche.