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Hofu District

Nishinoura District

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 Unit Regulation Actual
NOx Boilers ppm 150 54
130 70
Drying ovens ppm 230 180
Ash Boilers g/m3N 0.10 0.004
Drying ovens g/m3N 0.35 0.007
0.30 0.01
0.20 0.006
SOx K-value regulation - 4.5 0.004
Total pollutant load control m3N/h 46.38 0.014
VOC Painting facilities ppm 700 370

Wastewater drainage destination: Oumi Bay

Water pollutants Unit Regulation Actual
Max. Min. Avg.
pH - 5.0-9.0 7.0 6.1 6.8
COD mg/L 40 12.9 3.9 8.4
SS mg/L 30 9.7 3.6 6.7
Oil mg/L 2 ND ND ND
Zinc mg/L 2 0.24 0.14 0.2
Total nitrogen mg/L 60 8.6 0.9 3.8
Total phosphorus mg/L 8 2.91 ND <0.87
Coliform groups Colonies/cm3 3000 23 5 14
Flourine mg/L 15 0.77 0.56 0.67
Ammonia, ammonium, nitrous acid, and nitrous acid compounds mg/L 100 4.2 3.6 3.9

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, boron, phenol, copper, soluble iron, soluble manganese, and chromium.

(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 17,737 0 279 0 279 15,546 0 1,912 0
30 Polymer of 4,4'-isopropylidenediphenol and 1-chloro-2,3-epoxypropane (in liquid state only) 6,943 0 0 0 0 6,943 0 0 0
40 Ethyl benzene 143,338 77,280 0 0 77,280 50,349 15,709 0 0
43 Ethylene glycol 1,758,644 11 0 0 11 1,758,633 0 0 0
63 Xylene 470,099 191,893 0 0 191,893 214,527 42,737 0 20,942
224 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene 75,293 35,476 0 0 35,476 15,395 6,195 0 18,227
227 Toluene 836,648 271,093 0 0 271,093 511,743 40,258 0 13,554
232* Nickel compounds 3,480 0 421 0 421 1,199 0 1,860 0
272 Bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 21,560 0 0 0 0 20,914 646 0 0
299* Benzene 20,328 25 0 0 25 20,061 242 0 0
311 Manganese and its compounds 5,550 0 261 0 261 3,646 0 1,485 158
Total 3,359,620 575,778 961 0 576,739 2,618,956 105,787 5,257 52,881

Nakanoseki District

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 Unit Regulation Actual
NOx Melting furnaces ppm 180 58
Ash Heating furnaces g/m3N 0.25 0.007
0.20 0.008
Melting furnaces g/m3N 0.20 0.004
SOx K-value regulation K-value 4.5 0.3
Total pollutant load control m3N/h 17.47 0.07

Wastewater drainage destination: Oumi Bay

Water pollutants Unit Regulation Actual
Max. Min. Avg.
pH - 5.0-9.0 7.9 7.3 7.6
COD mg/L 40 15 4.3 9.0
SS mg/L 30 12 ND <2.3
Oil mg/L 2 ND ND ND
Zinc mg/L 2 0.11 0.09 0.1
Total nitrogen mg/L 60 11 2.8 6.0
Total phosphorus mg/L 8 0.44 0.047 0.17
Coliform groups Colonies/cm3 3000 12 7 9.5
Boron mg/L 230 0.3 0.2 0.3
Ammonia, ammonium, nitrous acid, and nitrous acid compounds mg/L 100 4.9 4 4.5

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, fluorine, phenol, copper, soluble iron, soluble manganese, and chromium.

No reportable chemical substances (because amounts handled of substance groups specified in the PRTR law are below the thresholds requiring reporting).No reportable chemical substances (because amounts handled of substance groups specified in the PRTR law are below the thresholds requiring reporting).

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