Nishinoura District

Nishinoura District
Address: 888-1 Nishinoura, Hofu-shi, Yamaguchi, Japan
Operations started: September 1982
Major products: Passenger cars
ISO14001 certification: September 1998
Site area (floorspace): 792,000 square meters (297,000 square meters)
- Atmospheric pollutants
| Atmospheric pollutants | Unit | Regulation | Actual(max.) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOx | Boilers | ppm | 150 | 80 |
| 130 | 89 | |||
| Drying ovens | ppm | 230 | 140 | |
| Ash | Boilers | g/m³N | 0.10 | 0.002 |
| Drying ovens | g/m³N | 0.35 | 0.07 | |
| 0.30 | 0.015 | |||
| 0.20 | 0.01 | |||
| SOx | K-value regulation | - | 4.5 | 0.001 |
| Total pollutant load control | m³N/h | 46.38 | 0.014 | |
| VOC | Painting facilities | ppm | 700 | 330 |
- Water pollutants (Wastewater Drainage Destination: Oumi Bay)
| Water pollutants | Unit | Regulation | Actual | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max. | Min. | Avg. | |||
| pH | - | 5.0-9.0 | 7 | 5.9 | 6.8 |
| COD | mg/L | 40 | 10.3 | 3.4 | 7.1 |
| SS | mg/L | 30 | ND | ND | ND |
| Oil | mg/L | 2 | ND | ND | ND |
| Zinc | mg/L | 2 | 0.29 | 0.08 | 0.2 |
| Total nitrogen | mg/L | 60 | 7.7 | 1.1 | 4.4 |
| Total phosphorus | mg/L | 8 | 3 | 0.01 | 1 |
| Coliform groups | Colonies/cm³ | 3,000 | 42 | 0 | 21 |
| Boron | mg/L | 230 | ND | ND | ND |
| Fluorine | mg/L | 15 | 1.3 | 0.27 | 0.79 |
| Ammonia, ammonium, nitrous acid, and nitrous acid compounds | mg/L | 100 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 2.8 |
The following substances were not detected: cadmium, cyanogen, organic phosphorus, lead, hexavalent chromium, arsenic, mercury, alkyl mercury, PCBs, trichloroethylene, tetrachloroethylene, dichloromethane, carbon tetrachloride, 1.2-dichloroethane, 1.1-dichloroethylene, cis 1.2-dichloroethylene, 1.1.1-trichloroethane, 1.1.2-trichloroethane, 1.3-dichloropropene, thiuram, simazine, thiobencarb, benzene, selenium, phenol, copper, soluble iron, soluble manganese, and chromium.
- Volume of PRTR-designated Pollutants Emitted and Transferred in FY2010
(Items marked with an asterisk (*) are class 1 designated chemical substances of which 500 kg/year or more are handled.)
(Other items are class 1 designated chemical substances of which 1,000 kg/year or more are handled.)
| Substance No | Substance group | Amount handled | Volume emitted | Amount consumed | Amount disposed | Amount transferred | Amount recycled | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air | Water | Soil | Waste products | |||||||
| 1 | Water-soluble zinc compounds |
17,290 | 0 | 272 | 0 | 272 | 15,151 | 0 | 1,867 | 0 |
| 53 | Ethyl benzene | 101,960 | 50,275 | 0 | 0 | 50,275 | 41,501 | 10,184 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | Xylene | 381,052 | 144,530 | 0 | 0 | 144,530 | 174,293 | 37,414 | 0 | 24,815 |
| 296 | 1,2,4-trimethylbenzene | 145,811 | 11,247 | 0 | 0 | 11,247 | 111,099 | 5,462 | 0 | 18,003 |
| 297 | 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene | 35,996 | 12,786 | 0 | 0 | 12,786 | 10,981 | 3,202 | 0 | 9,027 |
| 300 | Toluene | 688,356 | 196,576 | 0 | 0 | 196,576 | 448,757 | 28,684 | 0 | 14,339 |
| 309* | Nickel compounds | 3,392 | 0 | 410 | 0 | 410 | 1,169 | 0 | 1,813 | 0 |
| 355 | Bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate |
14,897 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14,450 | 447 | 0 | 0 |
| 392 | n-Hexane | 95,069 | 238 | 0 | 0 | 238 | 92,476 | 2,355 | 0 | 0 |
| 400* | Benzene | 19,969 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 19,523 | 421 | 0 | 0 |
| 411* | Formaldehyde | 3,954 | 1,343 | 0 | 0 | 1,343 | 0 | 2,611 | 0 | 0 |
| 412 | Manganese and its compounds | 4,528 | 0 | 254 | 0 | 254 | 2,818 | 0 | 1,447 | 9 |
| Total | 1,512,274 | 417,020 | 936 | 0 | 417,956 | 932,218 | 90,780 | 5,127 | 66,193 | |
Nakanoseki District

Nakanoseki District
Address: 415-8 Hamakata, Hofu-shi, Yamaguchi, Japan
Operations started: December 1981
Major products: Transmissions
ISO14001 certification: September 1999
Site area (floorspace): 537,000 square meters (100,000 square meters)
- Atmospheric pollutants
| Atmospheric pollutants | Unit | Regulation | Actual(max.) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOx | Melting furnaces | ppm | 180 | 39 |
| Ash | Heating furnaces | g/m³N | 0.25 | 0.006 |
| 0.20 | < 0.002 | |||
| Melting furnaces | g/m³N | 0.20 | 0.008 | |
| SOx | K-value regulation | - | 4.5 | 0.03 |
| Total pollutant load control | g/m³N | 17.47 | 0.78 | |
- Water pollutants (Wastewater Drainage Destination: Oumi Bay)
| Water pollutants | Unit | Regulation | Actual | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max. | Min. | Avg. | |||
| pH | - | 5.0-9.0 | 7.8 | 6.3 | 7.5 |
| COD | mg/L | 40 | 11.2 | 4.6 | 6.9 |
| SS | mg/L | 30 | 13 | ND | < 5.3 |
| Oil | mg/L | 2 | ND | ND | ND |
| Zinc | mg/L | 2 | 0.1 | 0.06 | 0.08 |
| Soluble manganese | mg/L | 3 | 0.2 | ND | < 0.1 |
| Total nitrogen | mg/L | 60 | 14.2 | 1 | 6.1 |
| Total phosphorus | mg/L | 8 | 0.58 | 0.02 | 0.12 |
| Coliform groups | Colonies/cm³ | 3,000 | 180 | 0 | < 90 |
| Boron | mg/L | 230 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Fluorine | mg/L | 15 | 0.11 | 0.1 | 0.11 |
| Ammonia, ammonium, nitrous acid, and nitrous acid compounds |
mg/L | 100 | 8.5 | 2.9 | 5.7 |
The following substances were not detected: cadmium, cyanogen, lead, hexavalent chromium, arsenic, mercury, alkyl mercury, trichloroethylene, tetrachloroethylene, dichloromethane, carbon tetrachloride, 1.2-dichloroethane, 1.1-dichloroethylene, cis 1.2-dichloroethylene, 1.1.1-trichloroethane, 1.1.2-trichloroethane, 1.3-dichloropropene, thiuram, simazine, thiobencarb, benzene, selenium, phenol, copper, soluble iron, and chromium.
- Volume of PRTR-designated Pollutants Emitted and Transferred in FY2010
No reportable chemical substances (because amounts handled of substance groups specified in the PRTR law are below the thresholds requiring reporting).



