Greening the industrial facility:perspectives, approaches, and tools
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Published: |
Springer,
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Publisher Address: | New York |
Publication Dates: | c2005. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Online Access: |
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/b136781 |
Carrier Form: | xii, 617 p.: 185 ill. ; 24 cm. |
ISBN: |
9780387261133 (e-ISBN) 0387261133 (e-ISBN) |
Index Number: | X322 |
CLC: |
X322 TB47 |
Contents: |
Available to OhioLINK libraries. Includes bibliographical references and index. PART I: INTRODUCTION TO INDUSTRY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES: Technology and the environment -- Key topics and approaches in greening the industrial facility -- PART II: APPROACHES AND TOOLS FOR INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT: The starting point: compliance with regulations and agreements -- The next step: pollution prevention -- Facility assessment from the life-cycle perspective -- Sustainability-related performance -- Sustainability assessment -- PART III: INDUSTRIAL SECTOR ANALYSIS: Fossil fuel extraction and processing -- Power generation --Metal ore extraction and processing -- Inorganic minerals and chemicals -- Petrochemicals -- Agriculture -- Food processing -- Textiles and leathers -- Sand and glass -- Fabricated metal products -- Fabricated plastic products -- Electronics -- Synthetic organic chemicals -- Assembled products -- Forest products and printing -- Packaging and shipping -- Industrial, residential, and infrastructure construction -- The remanufacturing and recycling industry -- Advanced materials, processes, and products -- PART IV: THE FUTURE OF INDUSTRY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES: The industries of 2000 -- Advanced industrial change -- Appendixes -- Glossary. |