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Hamamatsu Factory

Address
1-13-1 Aoi Higashi, Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture
Established
1954
Major Products
Motorcycles, automatic transmissions
for automobiles, etc.
Employment
4,107 associates (including those working at the Hosoe Plant, as of March 31, 2006)
Water discharge point
Sewage system (industrial and non-industrial wastewater) Isaji River, Danzu River (rainwater only)
ISO 14001 acquired
March 1998

Water Quality
Item Unit Regulation Standards (Incl. Agreed Standards) Voluntary Regulation Standards Measurement Results
Maximum (minimum) Average
Hydrogen ion concentration
pH 5.0–9.0 5.0–9.0 7.6 (7.2) 7.5
Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD)
mg/L 600 300 108 (44.8) 74.2
Suspended solids (SS)
mg/L 600 300 164 (66.2) 110
Oil content
mg/L 35 17.5 9.5 (Less than 2.5) 1.6
Phenols
mg/L 5 2.5 Less than 0.2 Less than 0.2
Copper and its compounds
mg/L 3 1.5 Less than 0.1 Less than 0.1
Zinc and its compounds
mg/L 5 2.5 0.89 (0.10) 0.38
Soluble iron and its compounds
mg/L 10 5 0.7 (0.3) 0.50
Soluble manganese and its compounds
mg/L 10 5 Less than 0.1 Less than 0.1
Total chromium
mg/L 2 1 Less than 0.05 Less than 0.05
Fluorine content
mg/L 8 4 0.8 (0.2) 0.5
Colon bacillus colony count
No./cm3 Excluded because of release to the sewage system
Nitrogen content
mg/L 240 120 18.8 (14.8) 16.8
Phosphorous content
mg/L 32 16 16.4 (3.89) 10.1
Cadmium and its compounds
mg/L 0.1 0.05 Less than 0.01 Less than 0.01
Cyanides
mg/L 1 0.5 Less than 0.01 Less than 0.01
Organic phosphorus compounds
mg/L 1 0.5 Less than 0.1 Less than 0.1
Lead and its compounds
mg/L 0.1 0.05 0.03 (Less than 0.01) 0.01
Chromium (VI) compounds
mg/L 0.5 0.25 Less than 0.05 Less than 0.05
Arsenic and its compounds
mg/L 0.1 0.05 Less than 0.005 Less than 0.005
Mercury and its compounds
mg/L 0.005 0.0025 Less than 0.0005 Less than 0.0005
Alkyl mercury and its compounds
mg/L Should not be detected Undetected Undetected Undetected
PCB
mg/L 0.003 0.0015 Less than 0.0005 Less than 0.0005
Trichloroethylene
mg/L 0.3 0.15 Less than 0.002 Less than 0.002
Tetrachloroethylene
mg/L 0.1 0.05 Less than 0.0005 Less than 0.0005
Dichloromethane
mg/L 0.2 0.1 Less than 0.02 Less than 0.02
Tetrachloride carbon
mg/L 0.02 0.01 Less than 0.002 Less than 0.002
1,2-dichloroethane
mg/L 0.04 0.02 Less than 0.004 Less than 0.004
1,1-dichloroethylene
mg/L 0.2 0.1 Less than 0.02 Less than 0.02
Cis-1,2-dichloroethylene
mg/L 0.4 0.2 Less than 0.04 Less than 0.04
1,1,1-trichloroethane
mg/L 3 1.5 Less than 0.0005 Less than 0.0005
1,1,2-trichloroethane
mg/L 0.06 0.03 Less than 0.006 Less than 0.006
1,3-dichloropropane
mg/L 0.02 0.01 Less than 0.002 Less than 0.002
Thiram
mg/L 0.06 0.03 Less than 0.006 Less than 0.006
Simazine
mg/L 0.03 0.015 Less than 0.003 Less than 0.003
Thiobencarb
mg/L 0.2 0.1 Less than 0.02 Less than 0.02
Benzene
mg/L 0.1 0.05 Less than 0.01 Less than 0.01
Selenium and its compounds
mg/L 0.1 0.05 Less than 0.01 Less than 0.01
Iodine consumption
mg/L 220 110 11.2 (9.6) 10.4
Iodine and its compounds
mg/L 10 5 1.1 (0.5) 0.8
Dioxins
pg-TEQ/L 10 5 1.9 1.9

Air Quality
Item Unit Regulation Standards (Incl. Agreed Standards) Voluntary Regulation Standards Measurement Results
Maximum (minimum) Average
Particulates
g/Nm3 0.1 0.05 Less than 0.02 Less than 0.02
0.2 0.1 Less than 0.02 Less than 0.02
0.3 0.15 Less than 0.02 Less than 0.02
Nitrogen oxides
ppm 150 75 65 (41) 50.6
180 90 52 ( 3) 24.0
250 125 100 (97) 98.5
Hydrogen chloride
mg/Nm3 700 350 120 (85) 103
80 40 3.7 (Less than 1.3) Less than 1.3
Sulphur oxides
Nm3/h 2.32 1.21 0.22 (0.15) 0.19
Dioxins
ng-TEQ/Nm3 5 2.5 1.4 1.4
10 5 0.13 (0.0045) 0.067

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
Ethyl benzene
41,946 3,277 0 0 1,271 196 0 37,202
Ethylene glycol
254,048 0 0 0 0 0 0 254,048
Xylene
230,769 36,771 0 0 14,669 982 0 178,347
1.3.5-Trimethyl benzene
2,420 1,721 0 0 699 0 0 0
Toluene
422,874 12,697 0 0 4,459 1,440 0 404,278
Nickel
4,815 0 0 0 0 0 0 4,815
Benzene
11,410 46 0 0 0 65 0 11,299
Total
968,282 54,512 0 0 21,098 2,683 0 889,989
Dioxins (Unit: mg-TEQ)
19.90 0 0.42 90.70 0 0 0

Noise
Time zone Unit Voluntary Regulation Standards Measurement Results
Afternoon
dB 70 67
Evening
dB 65 65
Night
dB 60 60

Vibration
Time zone Unit Voluntary Regulation Standards Measurement Results
Afternoon
dB 70 44
Night
dB 65 42

Odor
Item Unit Regulation Standards Voluntary Regulation Standards Measurement Results
(Maximum)
Main gate
Odor index 10 10 11
South gate
Odor index 10 10 13
North gate
Odor index 10 10 12
East gate
Odor index 10 10 14
Note: In January 2002, regulation standards were changed from material-based values according to a Shizuoka Prefecture ordinance to index values (sensory test) according to a Hamamatsu City ordinance.

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