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Main Title Waste reduction activities and options for a manufacturer of wire stock used for production of metal items /
Author Ulbrecht, Alan. ; Watts, D. J.
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Author Title of a Work
Watts, Daniel J.
CORP Author New Jersey Inst. of Tech., Newark.;Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, OH. Risk Reduction Engineering Lab.
Publisher U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Risk Reduction Engineering Laboratory,
Year Published 1992
Report Number EPA/600-S-92-046; EPA-R-815165; PB93123180
Stock Number PB93-123180
OCLC Number 27129237
Subjects Wire products--Waste disposal--Research--New Jersey
Additional Subjects Waste management ; Pollution abatement ; Hazardous materials ; Wire products ; New Jersey ; Manufacturing ; Metal products ; Rinsing ; Waste water ; Water pollution control ; Cold drawing ; Waste minimization ; Source reduction
Internet Access
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https://nepis.epa.gov/Exe/ZyPDF.cgi?Dockey=30003V8K.PDF
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EJBD  EPA 600-S-92-046 c.1-2 Headquarters Library/Washington,DC 02/26/2013
ELBD ARCHIVE EPA 600-S-92-046 In Binder Received from HQ AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH 10/04/2023
ELBD RPS EPA 600-S-92-046 repository copy AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH 10/17/2014
EMBD  EPA/600/S-92/046 NRMRL/GWERD Library/Ada,OK 12/28/2001
NTIS  PB93-123180 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
Collation 4 pages ; 28 cm.
Abstract
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) funded a project with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and Energy (NJDEPE) to assist in conducting waste minimization assessments at thirty small- to medium-sized businesses in the state of New Jersey. One of the sites selected was a facility that manufactures wire stock used for production of metal items. The facility processes carbon steel and stainless steel coiled rods by cold drawing them into smaller diameter wire which is sold as stock for production of metal items such as ball bearings and springs. The process involves several surface cleaning and preparation steps in addition to simple cold drawing. A site visit was made in 1990 during which several opportunities for waste minimization were identified. Options identified included improvement of quality of acid wastes leading to beneficial secondary use, and modification of rinsing procedures to reduce flow of waste water. Implementation of the identified waste minimization opportunities was not part of the program. Percent waste reduction, net annual savings, implementation costs and payback periods were estimated.
Notes
"EPA/600-S-92-046." "October 1992." Shipping list no.: 92-0655-P.