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Graham Magnetics, Inc.
Year Submitted: 2003 |
Process: Solvent Distillation |
Industry: Electronics Manufacturing |
Wastes Reduced: Solvent |
Substance: MIBK |
Equipment: Distillation |
Location: Graham TX |
No. of employees: 420 |
Contact: Alan Johnson |
Phone: (817) 549-4500 |
Description:
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Environmental Benefits:
This project has eliminated several hundred drums of hazardous liquid waste from the process of transportation and incineration, reduced human exposure to a hazardous solution, and reduced the need for production of MIBK and THF to replace solvent which had been disposed of. It is also an ongoing production process, which will allow these environmental benefits throughout the lifetime of this project.
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Details of Reductions
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Additional Information :
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