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 | Units | Regulation | Actual (max.) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOx | Boilers | ppm | 250 | 33 |
| 150 | 55 | |||
| 130 | 86 | |||
| Drying ovens | ppm | 230 | 120 | |
| Ash | Boilers | g/m3N | 0.20 | 0.017 |
| 0.10 | 0.002 | |||
| Drying ovens | g/m3N | 0.35 | 0.015 | |
| 0.30 | 0.038 | |||
| 0.20 | 0.006 | |||
| SOx | K-value regulation | - | 4.5 | 1.35 |
| Total Pollutant Load Control | m3N/h | 46.38 | 8.58 | |
| VOC | Painting facilities | ppm | 700 | 390 |
- Water pollutants
Wastewater drainage to Oumi Bay
| Water pollutants | Units | Regulation | Actual | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max. | Min. | Avg. | |||
| pH | - | 5.0 - 9.0 | 7.1 | 7 | 7.1 |
| COD | mg/l | 40 | 13.1 | 0.3 | 6.8 |
| SS | mg/l | 30 | 2.3 | ND | ‹ 1.2 |
| Oil | mg/l | 2 | ND | ND | ND |
| Zinc | mg/l | 2 | 0.36 | 0.19 | 0.3 |
| Total nitrogen | mg/l | 60 | 7.6 | 1.1 | 4.1 |
| Total phosphorus | mg/l | 8 | 3.94 | 0.1 | 1.14 |
| Coliform groups | colonies/cm3 | 3,000 | 98 | 93 | 96 |
| Fluorin | mg/l | 15 | 0.74 | 0.44 | 0.59 |
| Ammonia, ammonium, nitrous acid and nitrous acid compounds | mg/l | 100 | 6 | 3.9 | 5 |
The following substances were not detected: cadmium, cyanogen, organic phosphorus, 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, boric acid, phenol, copper, soluble iron, soluble manganese and chromium.
- PRTR (Pollution Release and Transfer Register)
(* 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 |
17,993 | 0 | 283 | 0 | 283 | 15,770 | 0 | 1,940 | 0 |
| 30 | Polymer of 4,4'- isopropylidenediphenol and 1-chloro-2,3- epoxypropane (in liquid state only) |
3,994 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,994 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Ethyl benzene | 154,023 | 79,780 | 0 | 0 | 79,780 | 59,694 | 14,549 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Ethylene glycol | 1,980,201 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1,980,189 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | Xylene | 589,252 | 235,955 | 0 | 0 | 235,955 | 274,170 | 50,120 | 0 | 29,007 |
| 224 | 1,3,5- trimethylbenzene |
69,597 | 21,992 | 0 | 0 | 21,992 | 18,887 | 4,626 | 0 | 24,092 |
| 227 | Toluene | 1,065,754 | 290,952 | 0 | 0 | 290,952 | 655,417 | 50,643 | 0 | 68,742 |
| 232* | Nickel compounds |
3,530 | 0 | 427 | 0 | 427 | 1,216 | 0 | 1,887 | 0 |
| 272 | Bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate |
19,979 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19,380 | 599 | 0 | 0 |
| 299* | Benzene | 25,283 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 25,115 | 137 | 0 | 0 |
| 311 | Manganese and its compounds |
5,784 | 0 | 265 | 0 | 265 | 3,828 | 0 | 1,506 | 185 |
| Total | 3,935,390 | 628,722 | 975 | 0 | 629,697 | 3,057,660 | 120,674 | 5,333 | 122,026 | |
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 | Units | Regulation | Actual (max.) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOx | Melting furnaces | ppm | 180 | 62 |
| Ash | Heating furnaces | g/m3N | 0.25 | 0.01 |
| 0.20 | 0.011 | |||
| Melting furnaces | g/m3N | 0.20 | 0.016 | |
| SOx | K-value regulation | K-value | 4.5 | 0.23 |
| Total Pollutant Load Control | m3N/h | 17.47 | 0.054 | |
- Water pollutants
Wastewater drainage to Oumi Bay
| Water pollutants | Units | Regulation | Actual | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max. | Min. | Avg. | |||
| pH | - | 5.0 - 9.0 | 7.9 | 6.8 | 7.5 |
| COD | mg/l | 40 | 15 | 3.6 | 8.1 |
| SS | mg/l | 30 | 5.6 | ND | ‹ 1.7 |
| Oil | mg/l | 2 | 0.5 | ND | ‹ 0.5 |
| Zinc | mg/l | 2 | 0.09 | 0.06 | 0.08 |
| Total nitrogen | mg/l | 60 | 10 | 2.1 | 5.6 |
| Total phosphorus | mg/l | 8 | 0.3 | 0.23 | 0.27 |
| Coliform groups | colonies/cm3 | 3,000 | 340 | 150 | 245 |
| Boric acid | mg/l | 230 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| Fluorin | mg/l | 15 | 0.19 | ND | ‹ 0.19 |
| Ammonia, ammonium, nitrous acid and nitrous acid compounds | mg/l | 100 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 4.9 |
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, soluble manganese, chromium.
- PRTR (Pollution Release and Transfer Register)
(* 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 |
||||||
| 311 | Manganese and its compounds | 1,005 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 56 | 628 | 0 | 316 | 5 |
| Total | 1,005 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 56 | 628 | 0 | 316 | 5 | |


