Trucking Industry Bibliography

1991

Environmental Research Brief: Waste Minimization Assessment for a Bumper Refinishing Plant. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development. July 1991. EPA/600/M-91/020.*

Environmental Research Brief: Waste Minimization Assessment for a Manufacturer of Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning Equipment. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development. July 1991. EPA/600/M-91/019.*

Guides to Pollution Prevention: The Automotive Refinishing Industry. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development. October 1991. EPA/625/7-91/016.

1992

Environmental Research Brief: Waste Minimization Assessment for a Manufacturer of Automotive Air Conditioning Condensers and Evaporators. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development. April 1992. EPA/600/S-92/007.*

The U.S. EPA funded a pilot project to assist small-and medium-size manufacturers who want to minimize their generation of waste but who lack the expertise to do so. Waste Minimization Assessment Centers (WMACs) were established at selected universities. The WMAC team at the University of Tennessee performed an assessment at a plant manufacturing automotive air conditioning condensers and evaporators. The team’s report details their findings and recommendations.

Environmental Research Brief: Waste Minimization Assessment for a Manufacturer of Components for Automobile Air Conditioners. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development. June 1992. EPA/600/S-92/009.*

The U.S. EPA funded a pilot project to assist small-and medium-size manufacturers who want to minimize their generation of waste but who lack the expertise to do so. Waste Minimization Assessment Centers (WMACs) were established at selected universities. The WMAC team at the University of Tennessee performed an assessment at a plant manufacturing charged air coolers, round tube plate fin (RTPF) condensers, and air conditioner tubes for automotive air condition systems. The team’s report details their findings and recommendations.

Environmental Research Brief: Waste Reduction Activities and Options for an Autobody Repair Facility. Office of Research and Development. October 1992. EPA/600/S-92/043.*

Environmental Research Brief: Waste Reduction Activities and Options for a Manufacturer of Commercial Refrigeration Units. Office of Research and Development. EPA/600/S-92/047. October 1992.*

Environmental Research Brief: Waste Reduction Activities and Options for a Remanufacturer of Automobile Radiators. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development. October 1992. EPA/600/S-92/051.*

Environmental Research Brief: Waste Reduction Activities and Options for a Transporter of Bulk Plastic Pellets. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development. October 1992. EPA/600/S-92/048.*

Guides to Pollution Prevention - The Mechanical Equipment Repair Industry. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development. EPA/625/R-92/008. September 1992.*

This guide is designed to provide the mechanical equipment repair industry with waste minimization options. It also provides worksheets for carrying out waste minimization assessments for mechanical equipment repair shops. Contained in this document are the following: a profile of the mechanical equipment repair industry and the processes used in it, waste minimization options for the industry, waste minimization assessment guidelines and worksheets, and useful appendices which contain case studies and information contacts.

1994

Environmental Research Brief: Waste Minimization Assessment for a Manufacturer of Parts for Truck Engines. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development. September 1994. EPA/600/S-94/019.*

Federal Facility Pollution Prevention: Tools for Compliance. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development. September 1994. EPA/600/R-94/154.*

This document presents pollution prevention tools and provides a step-by-step approach to develop a pollution prevention program plan for federal facilities. The guide includes valuable information pertaining to pollution prevention opportunity assessments, training and outreach, energy conservation and efficiency, cost/benefit analysis, life-cycle costing, total cost assessment, life-cycle analysis, and pollution prevention program planning. Included are contacts in the appendices.

Guide To Cleaner Technologies: Alternatives to Chlorinated Solvents for Cleaning and Degreasing. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development. February 1994. EPA/625/R-93/016.*

The guide provides information on alternatives to chlorinated cleaning solvents and degreasing collected from U.S. EPA programs, peer-reviewed journals, industry reports, vendor data, and other sources. The cleaner technologies are categorized as commercially available or emerging and thus applied to pollution prevention techniques. Their applicability is assessed and technical, economic, and regulatory factors are discussed in the capacity to achieve increased environmental rationability.

Guide to Cleaner Technologies: Cleaning and Degreasing Process Changes. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development. February 1994. EPA/625/R-93/017.*

This document, like the previous deals with new technologies that have developed or are developing for cleaning and degreasing processes. It uses similar evaluations but includes key changes and updates not included in the previous issue of the document.

Project Summary - Onsite Solvent Recovery. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development. March 1994. EPA/600/SR-94/026.*

This document evaluates the product quality, waste reduction/pollution prevention, and economic aspects of three technologies for onsite solvent recovery: atmospheric batch distillation, vacuum heat-pump distillation, and low-emission vapor degreasing. The chemicals underwent physical and chemical tests to see if the quality of the solvent was acceptable for use in specific applications. The document is a summary of this research project and it results.

1995

Demonstration of Alternative Cleaning Systems. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development. August 1995. EPA/600/R-95/120.*

This document focuses on analysis of substitutes for solvent degreasing processes that eliminate the use of chlorinated organic chemicals in the automotive parts industry. The document discusses the following substitute technologies: 1) aqueous wash system, 2) a no-clean technology, and 3) a hot water wash system. Technical, environmental, and economic evaluations were performed and each method was evaluated thoroughly for its environmental impact. Appendices include key contact information as well as useful information resources.

Project Summary - Pollution Prevention Opportunity Assessment (PPOA): General Mail and Vehicle Maintenance Facility, United States Postal Service, Buffalo, NY. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development. March 1995. EPA/600/S-95/001.*

This PPOA documented and quantified waste generation at the General Mail Facility (GMF) where mail is processed, and at the Vehicle Maintenance Facility (VMF), where 1,200 postal vehicles are serviced and refinished. The report identified potential source reduction and recycling initiatives, as well as areas where further research is needed. The economic and technical feasibility of selected opportunities and techniques to eliminate, reduce, or recycle wastes were investigated. This document is a summary of this research project and its results.

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