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Environment Environmental Inspection Data

Sakai Plant

Sakai Plant: Fiscal 2008

Kanaoka Factory Outline

Main products Air conditioning and refrigeration equipment
Number of employees 1,602 persons
Site area Approx 117,000m2

Rinkai Factory Outline

Main products Compressor, Air conditioning and refrigeration equipment
Number of employees 334 persons
Site area Approx 90,500m2
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INPUT/OUTPUT

Input items

Energy
Electricity 39,755MWh
Gas 1,970km3
Oil 25kl
Steam 0GJ
Water 230km3

Output items (emission/recovery/recycling)

Air Emissions
CO2 associated with the use of energy 19,258t-CO2
Other greenhouse gas emissions 6,612t-CO2
NOx 2.03t
SOx 0.00t
VOC 3.86t
PRTR Law Substances 10.59t
Discharged into water and soil
Effluent water 150km3
PRTR Law Substances 0.00t
COD 0.41t
Waste
PRTR Law Substances 41.11t
Waste generated 3,869t
 
Amounts of wastes disposed by landfill and incineration 12.7t
Amounts of resources recycling 3,856t

* PRTR Law Substances processed at each factory amounting to 1 ton or more per year.

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Environmental Inspection Data

Kanaoka Factory

Amount of PRTR Law Substances

(tons/year)
Substance Emission volume Transfer volume Removal volume
Atmosphere Public water Sewage Waste
Ethylene glycol 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.20 1.20
Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22) 6.00 0.00 0.00 6.10 0.00
Toluene 2.33 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Xylene 0.50 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.36
Ethyl benzene 0.29 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.80
Water-soluble zinc compound 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.93 0.00
Bisphenol A-type liquid epoxy resin 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.13 0.00
Total 9.12 0.00 0.00 10.36 6.36

Atomospheric pollution measurement

(NOx:ppm Particulate:g/m3N)
Measurement material Facility Government or municipal standard Measurement (largest value)
NOx Boiler1 150 39
Boiler2 150 36
Boiler3 150 36
Boiler4 150 32
Boiler5 150 37
Boiler6 150 22
Boiler7 150 29
Boiler8 150 39
Particulate Firing drying oven 0.1 0.003

Water pollution measurement

(mg/l)
Measurement material Government standard Measurement (largest value)
Living environment items Ammonia, ammonium compounds, nitrites and nitric compound 380 6
Hydrogen ion concentration index (pH) 5.0 - 9.0 7.8
Biochemical oxygen demand [BOD] 300 1.9
Chemical oxygen demand [COD] - 3.5
Suspended solids 300 1.4
Normal hexane extracts (mineral oil) 5 0.5
Copper - 0.14
Zinc - 0.2
Soluble iron - 0.12
Soluble manganese - 0.017
Total phosphorus 32 0.24
Total nitrogen 60 6.9

The following materials were below the detectable limit;
hexavalent chromium, Boron and its compound, Phenolic acid, Chrome

Noise generated

(dB)
  Government or municipal standard Measurement
(largest value)
Daytime 65 54
Morning and night 60 49
Nighttime 55 44

Vibrations generated

(dB)
  Government or
municipal standard
Measurement
(largest value)
Daytime 65 50
Nighttime 60 35
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Environmental Inspection Data

Rinkai Factory

Amount of PRTR Law Substances

(tons/year)
Substance Emission volume Transfer volume Removal volume
Atmosphere Public water Sewage Waste
Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22) 0.73 0.00 0.00 2.23 0.00
Toluene 0.37 0.00 0.00 0.00 5.27
Xylene 0.22 0.00 0.00 0.00 4.04
Ethyl benzene 0.15 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.64
Total 1.47 0.00 0.00 2.23 12.95

Atomospheric pollution measurement

(NOx:ppm)
Measurement material Facility Government or municipal standard Measurement (largest value)
NOx Boiler1 150 29
Boiler2 150 34
Boiler3 150 33
Drying oven1 230 38

Water pollution measurement

(mg/l)
Measurement material Government standard Measurement (largest value)
Living environment items Ammonia, ammonium compounds, nitrite nitrogen and nitric compound 380.00 -
Hydrogen ion concentration index (pH) 5.0 - 9.0 7.50
Biochemical oxygen demand [BOD] 300.00 10.00
Chemical oxygen demand [COD] - 7.40
Suspended solids 300.00 10.00
Normal hexane extracts (mineral oil) 5.00 -
Copper - 0.023
Zinc - 0.063
Soluble iron - 0.20
Soluble manganese - 0.30
Coliform group concentration(unit/cm3) - 7.90
Total phosphorus 32.00 1.70
Total nitrogen 60.00 18.00

The following materials were below the detectable limit;
Chrome, Phenolic acid

Noise generated

Located in industrial areas, not subject to noise ordinances.

Vibrations generated

Located in industrial areas, not subject to vibrations ordinances.
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