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Hiroshima District

Hiroshima Plant

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Hiroshima Plant

Address: 3-1 Shinchi, Fuchu-cho, Aki-gun, Hiroshima, Japan
Operations started: March 1931
Major products: Passenger cars, trucks, engines, automobile manual transmissions
ISO14001 certification: June 2000
Site area (floorspace): 2,247,000 square meters (1,796,000 square meters)


Atmospheric pollutants Units Regulation Actual(max.)
NOx Boilers ppm 300 190
230 210
180 87
150 65
Drying ovens ppm 250 160
230 24
Melting furnaces ppm 180 86
Diesel engines ppm 950 620
Heating furnaces ppm 200 55
180 37
150 90
130 70
Roasting furnaces ppm 220 57
Ash Boilers g/m3N 0.30 0.019
0.25 0.1
0.20 0.0072
0.10 0.0015
Drying ovens g/m3N 0.4 0.0013
0.35 0.0015
0.2 0.0025
0.15 0.005
Melting furnaces g/m3N 0.4 0.066
0.20 0.13
0.10 0.024
Diesel engines g/m3N 0.10 0.018
Heating furnaces g/m3N 0.4 0.0051
0.25 0.05
0.20 0.1
Roasting furnaces g/m3N 0.10 0.0013
SOx K-value regulation - 7 1.64
VOC Painting facilities ppm 700 351
Washing facilities ppm 400 120

Wastewater drainage to Enko River and Kaita Bay

Water pollutants Units Regulation Actual
Max. Min. Avg.
pH (freshwater) - 5.8 - 8.6 7.5 6.8 7.2
pH (seawater) - 5.5 - 9.0 7.6 7.0 7.3
BOD mg/l 120 4.0 1.0 1.9
COD mg/l 15 13 1.4 4.7
SS mg/l 150 8.5 ND ‹ 2.7
Oil mg/l 5 1.1 ND ‹ 0.5
Copper mg/l 3 0.02 ND ‹ 0.01
Fluorine (freshwater) mg/l 8 0.3 ND ‹ 0.1
Fluorine (seawater) mg/l 15 4.8 0.2 2.0
Zinc mg/l 2 1.1 ND ‹ 0.22
Soluble iron mg/l 10 1.6 ND ‹ 0.2
Soluble manganese mg/l 10 3.9 ND ‹ 0.4
Total nitrogen mg/l 60 11 2.4 6.1
Total phosphorus mg/l 8 0.82 ND ‹ 0.14
Coliform groups colonies/cm3 3,000 450 ND ‹ 65
Chromium mg/l 2 0.08 ND ‹ 0.02
Boric acid (freshwater) mg/l 10 0.29 0.16 0.23
Boric acid (seawater) mg/l 230 1.8 0.14 0.96
Ammonia, ammonium, nitrous acid and nitrous acid compounds mg/l 100 4.1 0.8 2.4

The following substances were not detected: cadmium, cyanogen, organic phosphorus, lead, hexavalent chromium, arsenic, mercury, alkyl mercury, PCB, 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, and selenium.

(* indicates Class 1 Designated Chemical Substance of which 500 kg/year or more are handled)
(Other indications are of Class 1 Designated Chemical Substances of which 1000 kg/year or more are handled)


Substance
No.
Substance group Amount
handled
Volume emitted Amount
consumed
Amount
disposed
Amount
transferred
Recycled
Air Water Soil Total Waste
product
1 Water-soluble
zinc compounds
20,094 0 317 0 317 16,149 0 3,628 0
29 4,4'-
isopropylidenediphenol
3,759 0 0 0 0 0 3,759 0 0
30 Polymer of 4,4'-
isopropylidenediphenol
and 1-chloro-2,3-
epoxypropane
(in liquid state only)
3,725 0 0 0 0 3,725 0 0 0
40 Ethyl benzene 227,091 124,760 0 0 124,760 53,521 46,749 0 2,061
43 Ethylene glycol 1,971,726 12 0 0 12 1,971,714 0 0 0
63 Xylene 935,964 360,092 0 0 360,092 257,107 186,901 0 131,864
68 Chromium and
trivalent chromium
compounds
100,349 0 0 0 0 98,440 0 1,904 5
69* Hexavalent
chromium
compounds
4,653 0 0 0 0 2,749 1,904 0 0
198 1,3,5,7-
tetraazetoricyclo
[3.3.1.13.7]
decane
137,308 0 0 0 0 0 137,308 0 0
224 1,3,5-
trimethylbenzene
67,444 24,184 0 0 24,184 11,407 18,194 0 13,659
227 Toluene 1,385,043 420,084 0 0 420,084 523,899 423,646 0 17,414
231 Nickel 4,218 0 0 0 0 4,216 0 0 2
232* Nickel
compounds
3,532 0 427 0 427 1,214 0 1,891 0
253 Hydrazine 1,076 0 0 0 0 0 1,076 0 0
266 Phenol 787,155 19 23 0 42 0 787,113 0 0
272 Bis (2-ethylhexyl)
phthalate
9,417 0 0 0 0 9,134 283 0 0
283 Hydrogen fluoride
and its water-
soluble salts
4,726 0 756 0 756 0 0 3,970 0
299* Benzene 36,351 44 0 0 44 24,620 11,687 0 0
310 Formaldehyde 294,939 2,764 0 0 2,764 0 292,175 0 0
311 Manganese and
its compounds
377,227 0 318 0 318 375,153 0 1,744 12
346 Molybdenum and
its compounds
5,250 0 0 0 0 2,893 0 26 2,331
Total 6,381,047 931,959 1,841 0 933,800 3,355,941 1,910,795 13,163 167,348

Miyoshi Office (including plant)

image: Miyoshi Office

Miyoshi Office

Address: 551-1 Higashi-sakaya-cho, Miyoshi-shi, Hiroshima, Japan
Operations started: May, 1974
Major products: Engines
ISO14001 certification: ISO14001 certification: June 2000
Site area (floorspace): 1,667,000 square meters (64,000 square meters)


Atmospheric pollutants Units Regulation Actual (max.)
NOx Boilers ppm 250 160
Diesel engines ppm 950 760
Ash Boilers g/m3N 0.30 0.097
Diesel engines g/m3N 0.10 0.091
SOx K-value regulation - 17.5 0.66

Wastewater drainage to Basen River

Water pollutants Units Regulation Actual
Max. Min. Avg.
pH - 5.8 - 8.6 7.6 6.9 7.4
BOD mg/l 70 3.7 0.6 2.3
SS mg/l 70 2.5 ND ‹ 1.4
Oil mg/l 5 ND ND ND
Fluorin mg/l 2 0.03 0.03 0.03
Soluble manganese mg/l 10 2 ND ‹ 0.3
Total nitrogen mg/l 60 0.6 0.6 0.6
Total phosphorus mg/l 8 0.02 0.02 0.02
Coliform groups colonies/cm3 3,000 28 ND ‹ 12
Boric acid mg/l 10 0.02 0.02 0.02
Ammonia, ammonium, nitrous acid and nitrous acid compounds mg/l 100 0.4 0.4 0.4

The following substances were not detected: cadmium, cyanogen, organic phosphorus, lead, hexavalent chromium, arsenic, mercury, alkyl mercury, PCB, 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, fluorin, phenol, copper, soluble iron and chromium.

(* indicates Class 1 Designated Chemical Substance of which 500 kg/year or more are handled)
(Other indications are of Class 1 Designated Chemical Substances of which 1000 kg/year or more are handled)

Substance
No.
Substance group Amount
handled
Volume emitted Amount
consumed
Amount
disposed
Amount
transferred
Recycled
Air Water Soil Total Waste
product
40 Ethyl benzene 8,013 0.94 0 0 0.94 0 8,012 0 0
63 Xylene 36,783 3.6 0 0 3.6 0 36,779 0 0
224 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene 2,788 0.10 0 0 0.10 0 2,788 0 0
227 Toluene 90,913 33 0 0 33 0 90,880 0 0
299* Benzene 3,279 4.0 0 0 4.0 0 3,275 0 0
Total 141,776 42 0 0 42 0 141,734 0 0

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