A Pollution Prevention/waste Reduction Compendium
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چکیده
End-of-pipe pollution controls are being replaced by pollution prevention and source reduction approaches in an increasing number of industries in many SIC'S in the U.S. and around the world. But the dissemination of information to industrial leaders and governmental regulators about the economic and environmental and human health benefits to be derived from industrial utilization of pollution prevention approaches has been slow. We are developing a compendium of industrial case studies in order to speed up the flow of information about pollution prevention and source reduction among all affected and interested personnel. With the title, Proven Profit from Pollution Prevention, the compendium is scheduled for publication in early 1985. In this paper, we describe the rationale for preparing the compendium, the methods used in collecting the information, and a few examples of data we have received this far.
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