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E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., Inc.
Year Submitted: 2003 |
Process: Wastewater Treatment |
Industry: Cement Manufacturing |
Wastes Reduced: Wastewater |
Substance: Herbicide |
Location: La Porte TX |
No. of employees: 1070 |
Contact: Angela T. Jenkins-Kirby |
Phone: (713) 470-3253 |
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Environmental Benefits:
This project has reduced one uracil herbicide in the waste stream by 8,900 lb/yr. It is expected to reduce the quantity of another uracil herbicide in the waste stream by 119,000 lb/yr. Total organic carbon (TOC) loadings to the site's wastewater treatment plant from uracil herbicide production will be reduced by 41% overall. Additionally, hydraulic loadings will be reduced 51%, and EPCRA emissions/wastes and uracil herbicides waste will also be reduced.
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Details of Reductions
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