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H-R Industries
Year Submitted: 2003 |
Process: Circuit Board Soldering |
Industry: Electronics Manufacturing |
Wastes Reduced: Wastewater |
Substance: Tin/Lead |
Equipment: Etch Resist |
Location: Richardson TX |
No. of employees: 100 |
Contact: Gary C. Roper |
Phone: (214) 301-6600 |
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Environmental Benefits:
The process change reduced the amount of lead in the waste water treatment sludge by 5,000 pounds per year just from rinse water. This reduced sludge generation by 52 drums per year. The 3,300 gallons of stripping solution which averaged over 10 g/l was condensed and disposed of off-site. Now that the stripping solution no longer contains lead it is treated in house with other corrosive solutions, reducing the lead waste by 275 pounds per year and reducing liability
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Details of Reductions
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