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Hofu District

Nishinoura District

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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 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

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.

(* 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

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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 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

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.

(* 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

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