Front Cover -- Responsible Care: A New Strategy for Pollution Prevention and Waste Reduction through Environmental Management -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- About the Authors -- Preface -- Chapter 1. A Primer on Responsible Environmental Management -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Environmental Aspects -- 1.3 Aspects and Indicators -- 1.4 Identifying Environmental Aspects -- 1.5 Assigning Priorities to Environmental Aspects -- 1.6 Responsible Care -- 1.7 The Necessity of Investing in an Environmental Management System -- References -- Chapter 2. Worker Safety and P2 -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Exposure Standards Tables -- Chapter 3. The Chemical Process Industries -- 3.1 Definitions and Terminology -- 3.2 Polymers Industry -- 3.3 Rubber Products Manufacturing Industry -- 3.4 Sulfuric Acid Manufacturing -- 3.5 Phosphoric Acid Manufacturing -- 3.6 Insecticide Manufacturing -- 3.7 Case Study of Fluorine Emission, Recovery, and Utilization of By-Product H2SiF6 for AlF3 Production -- 3.8 Miscellaneous P2 Practices and Best Management Practices -- 3.9 Case Study of a Low-Cost P2 Opportunity at a PVC Plant -- 3.10 Case Study of P2 in Ammonium Nitrate Production -- References -- Chapter 4. Refineries -- 4.1 General Discussion -- 4.2 Pressure Relieving Systems -- 4.3 Inhalation Hazards from Tanker Operations -- 4.4 Oil-Water Effluent Systems -- 4.5 Air Emissions from Valves -- 4.6 Cooling Tower Operations -- 4.7 Miscellaneous Air Emissions -- 4.8 Case Study of a Crude Oil Unloading Station -- 4.9 IER Roadmap and Pollution Inventory -- References -- Chapter 5. The Wood Preserving Industry -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Historical Perspectives -- 5.3 Industry Overview -- 5.4 Chemicals Used by the Industry -- 5.5 Technology Overview -- 5.6 Sources of Pollution -- 5.7 Emission Factors -- 5.8 Case Studies -- 5.9 TRI Reporting.

5.10 Waste Incineration Practices -- 5.11 Lessons Learned from the Case Studies -- 5.12 Source Controls and Best Management Practices -- 5.13 Using P2 and EMS to Turn Profits -- References -- Chapter 6. The Food and Dairy Industry -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Industry Practices and Environmental Aspects -- 6.3 Converting Waste to Energy -- 6.4 Economies of Scale -- 6.5 Meat Processing and Rendering -- 6.6 Fruit and Vegetable Processing -- 6.7 Vegetable Oil Processing -- 6.8 Sugar Manufacturing -- 6.9 Brewing -- Glossary of Useful Terms -- References -- Chapter 7. P2 and Best Management Practices in Different Industries -- 7.1 Iron and Steel Manufacturing -- 7.2 Lead and Zinc Smelting -- 7.3 Nickel Ore Processing and Refining -- 7.4 Aluminum Manufacturing -- 7.5 Copper Smelting -- 7.6 Pulp and Paper Industry -- 7.7 Cement Manufacturing -- 7.8 Metals Finishing and Fabrication -- Chapter 8. Environmental Economics -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Environmental Economics within the Context of Responsible Care -- 8.3 Financial Planning Tools -- 8.4 Summary of Tools -- References -- Chapter 9. Adopting an EMS -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Commitment and Environmental Policy -- 9.3 Initial Environmental Review -- 9.4 Planning the Environmental Policy -- 9.5 Implementing the Environmental Policy -- 9.6 Measurement and Evaluation -- 9.7 Developing an Environmental Effects Register -- 9.8 Monitoring and Measuring Hardware -- 9.9 Compliance Status -- References -- Index.