Greening the industrial facility:perspectives, approaches, and tools

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Graedel T. E.
Published: Springer,
Publisher Address: New York
Publication Dates: c2005.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Subjects:
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.