6The Environmental Impact of Pollution Prevention and Other Sustainable Development Strategies Implemented by the Automotive Manufacturing Industry
Sandra D. Gaona1, Cheryl Keenan2, Cyril Vallet3, Lawrence Reichle3, and Stephen C. DeVito1
1Toxics Release Inventory Program (mail code 7410M), United States Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, 20460, USA
2Eastern Research Group Inc., Lexington, MA, 02421, USA
3Abt Associates Inc., Cambridge, MA, 02138, USA
6.1 Introduction
This chapter characterizes chemical release and other waste management quantities as well as pollution prevention activities carried out by the US automotive manufacturing industry over the 2005–2015 time‐frame.1 Analysis of information available from federal databases such as the US Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) and industry reports reveals the corresponding environmental impacts, and identifies opportunities for continued progress. Throughout this chapter several terms are used that may not be familiar to the reader. These terms are defined below.
A ‘TRI chemical’ is a chemical that is included on the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) list of chemicals, as established under Section 313(d)(2) of the Emergency Planning and Community Right‐to‐Know ...
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