Honda Environmental Annual Report 2005 Top

Automobile New Model Center

Address
2900 Kamitakanezawa Ohaza, Takanezawa Machi, Shioya Gun, Tochigi Prefecture
Established
1995
Main products
Manufacturing of fuel cell vehicles and technical support of automobile manufacturing
Number of employees
481 (as of March 31, 2005)
Water discharge point
Nomoto River via Haga Industrial
Park Treatment Center
Water Quality
Item Unit Regulation Standards (Incl. Agreed Standards) Voluntary Regulation Standards Measurement Results
Maximum (minimum) Average
Hydrogen ion concentration
pH 5.8–8.6 5.8–8.6 7.8 (6.9) 7.3
Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD)
mg/L 25 12.5 3.9 (Less than 0.1) 1.2
Chemical oxygen demand (COD)
mg/L 25 12.5 9.3 (1.8) 4.7
Suspended solids (SS)
mg/L 50 25 5.2 (Less than 1.0) 1.2
Oil content
mg/L 5 2.5 0.5 (Less than 0.5) Less than 0.5
Phenols
mg/L 1 0.5 Less than 0.1 Less than 0.1
Copper and its compounds
mg/L 3 Below detection limit Less than 0.1 Less than 0.1
Zinc and its compounds
mg/L 5 2.5 Less than 0.1 Less than 0.1
Soluble iron and its compounds
mg/L 3 1.5 0.2 (Less than 0.1) 0.15
Soluble manganese and its compounds
mg/L 3 1.5 Less than 0.1 0.1
Total chromium
mg/L 2 1 Less than 0.1 Less than 0.1
Fluorine content
mg/L 8 4 3 (2.4) 2.7
Colon bacillus colony count
No./cm3 3,000 Less than 1,500 70 (0) 3.2
Nitrogen content
mg/L Less than 20 Less than 14 11.3 (8.1) 10
Phosphorous content
mg/L Less than 2 Less than 1 0.2 (Less than 0.1) 0.2
Cadmium and its compounds
mg/L Undetected Undetected Less than 0.005 Less than 0.005
Cyanides
mg/L Undetected Undetected Less than 0.005 Less than 0.005
Lead and its compounds
mg/L Undetected Undetected Less than 0.01 Less than 0.01
Chromium (VI) compounds
mg/L Undetected Undetected Less than 0.002 Less than 0.002
Air Quality
Item Unit Regulation Standards (Incl. Agreed Standards) Voluntary Regulation Standards Measurement Results
Maximum
(minimum)
Average
Particulates
g/Nm3 0.2 0.16 0.002 or less 0.002 or less
0.3 0.24 0.002 0.002
Nitrogen oxides
ppm 180 126 110 100.0
230 115 Less than 75 42.0
Sulphur oxides
K value 7 5.6 0.0 0.0
7 5.6 Less than 0.02 Less than 0.02
PRTR Listed Substances
(Unit: kg)
Substance Volume Handled Volume Discharged Volume Transferred Recycling Volume 100 Disposed Volume Consumed (Transferred to Products)
Atmosphere Public Waters Sewage Waste Disposal Sites Outside Company
Ethylene glycol
4,475 0 0 0 0 0 0 4,475
Xylene
8,165 323 0 0 55 0 84 7,703
Toluene
11,155 1,082 0 0 123 787 193 8,970
Total
23,795 1,405 0 0 178 787 277 21,148

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