Module 14A Quiz
1. A good mnemonic for pollution prevention (P2) is:
Readily Reduce Refuse
Red Right Returning
React to Recycling Reticence
Reduce Reuse Recycle
2. Matching:
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Generic P2 category
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Method / Example
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| Purchasing and Inventory Controls | Pump hydrocarbon contents of oily water separators to boiler fuel supply lines rather than store for hazardous waste disposal. |
| Improved Housekeeping | Ask supplier to ship chemicals with non-toxic solvents. |
| Production/Process Modifications | Floor sweepings and trash from both hazardous and non-hazardous area are put in the same hazardous waste disposal container. |
| Product Substitution and Reformulation | Replace worn gaskets and tighten leaking valve stems. |
| Waste Segregation | Tag containers of chemicals that are least toxic, so workers can readily identify them. |
3. In Dow's La Porte plant, where did the waste methanol come from?
It was an oxidation product of MTBE
They made it from phosgene
It is naturally occurring in that part of Texas.
It was a stabilizer in the formaldehyde that was brought into the plant.
4. Dow's management rejected the recommended P2 changes because:
a. They would cost too much money
b. They were not required by the environmental agencies
c. They would make money, but not as much as other investment opportunities
d. Both b and c.
5. Had the recommendation been implemented, Dow could have shut down it La
Porte hazardous waste incinerator. T/F