Honda Environmental Annual Report 2007 Top

Honda Engineering Co., Ltd.

Address 6-1 Hagadai, Haga Machi, Haga Gun, Tochigi Prefecture
Established 1990
Major Responsibilities General machinery and equipment
(development, design and manufacture of machine tools, dies and functional parts)
Water discharge point Nomoto River via Haga Industrial Park Treatment Center
(domestic and industrial water)
ISO 14001 acquired July 1997

Water Quality

Item Unit Regulations
(incl. agreed standards)
Voluntary standards Measurement results
Maximum (minimum) Average
Hydrogen ion concentration pH 5.6–8.6 5.6–8.6 8.1 (7.1) 7.5
Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) mg/L 25 17.5 3.1 (< 0.5) 0.8
Chemical oxygen demand (COD) mg/L 25 17.5 5.2 (1.7) 2.9
Suspended solids (SS) mg/L 50 35 < 2.8 (< 1) 1.2
Oil content mg/L 5 3.5 < 1.0 < 1.0
Phenols mg/L 1 0.7 0.05 (< 0.05) 0.05
Copper and its compounds mg/L 3 2.1 < 0.05 < 0.05
Zinc and its compounds mg/L 2 1.4 < 0.05 < 0.05
Soluble iron and its compounds mg/L 3 2.1 < 0.05 < 0.05
Soluble manganese and its compounds mg/L 3 2.1 0.02 (0.01) 0.015
Total chromium mg/L 2 1.4 < 0.02 < 0.02
Fluorine content mg/L 8 5.6 0.3 (< 0.3) 0.3
Colon bacillus colony count Parts/cm3 3000 2100 0 0
Nitrogen mg/L 20 14 8.8 (2.2) 4.17
Phosphorous mg/L 2 1.4 0.95 (0.1) 0.43
Cadmium and its compounds mg/L Figures not generated Figures not available Figures not available Figures not available
Cyanides mg/L Figures not generated Figures not available Figures not available Figures not available
Organic phosphorus compounds mg/L Figures not generated Figures not available Figures not available Figures not available
Lead and its compounds mg/L Figures not generated Figures not available Figures not available Figures not available
Hexavalent chromium compounds mg/L Figures not generated Figures not available Figures not available Figures not available
Arsenic and its compounds mg/L Figures not generated Figures not available Figures not available Figures not available
Mercury and its compounds mg/L Figures not generated Figures not available Figures not available Figures not available
Alkyl mercury compounds mg/L Figures not generated Figures not available Figures not available Figures not available
PCB mg/L Figures not generated Figures not available Figures not available Figures not available
Trichlorethylene mg/L Figures not generated Figures not available Figures not available Figures not available
Tetrachloroethylene mg/L Figures not generated Figures not available Figures not available Figures not available
Dichloromethane mg/L 0.2 0.14 < 0.002 < 0.002
Carbon tetrachloride mg/L 0.02 0.014 < 0.001 < 0.001
1, 2 Dichloromethane mg/L 0.04 0.028 < 0.0011 < 0.0011
1, 1 Dichloromethane mg/L 0.2 0.14 < 0.002 < 0.002
cis-1,2 Dichloromethane mg/L 0.4 0.28 < 0.004 < 0.004
1,1,1 Trichloroethane mg/L 3 2.1 < 0.001 < 0.001
1,1,2 Trichloroethane mg/L 0.06 0.042 < 0.0006 < 0.0006
1, 3 Dichloropropene mg/L 0.02 0.014 < 0.0002 < 0.0002
Thiram mg/L 0.06 0.042 < 0.001 < 0.001
Simazine mg/L 0.03 0.021 < 0.001 < 0.001
Thiobencarb mg/L 0.2 0.14 < 0.002 < 0.002
Benzene mg/L 0.1 0.07 < 0.001 < 0.001
Selenium and its compounds mg/L 0.1 0.07 < 0.01 < 0.01
Boron mg/L 1 0.7 0.6 (0.4) 0.5
Ammonia and nitrous acid compounds mg/L 100 70 5.5 (2.8) 4.15

Air Quality

Item Unit Regulations
(incl. agreed standards)
Voluntary standards Measurement results
Maximum (minimum) Average
Particulates g/Nm3 0.2 0.1 < 0.005 < 0.005
Nitrogen oxides ppm 180 90 8.7 8.7
Hydrogen chloride mg/Nm3 40 20 < 2.8 < 2.8
Sulphur oxides Nm3/h 1.51 0.755 < 0.01 < 0.01

(Unit: kg)PRTR Listed Substances

Substance Volume handled Volume discharged Volume transferred Recycling Volume disposed Volume consumed (transferred to products)
Atmosphere Released into public water system Sewage Waste disposal sites outside company
Xylene 1,085 397 0 0 283 0 405 0
Nickel compounds 817 0 0 0 813 0 0 4
Total 1,902 397 0 0 1,096 0 405 4

Noise

Time Unit Voluntary standards Measurement results
Daytime dB 65 51
Early evening dB 60 52
Nighttime dB 50 48

Vibration

Time Unit Voluntary standards Measurement results
Daytime dB 65 43
Nighttime dB 55 < 30

Odor

Item Unit Voluntary standards Measurement results
Ammonia ppm 1 < 0.1
Methyl mercaptan ppm 0.002 < 0.001
Hydrogen sulfide ppm 0.02 < 0.002
Methyl sulfide ppm 0.01 < 0.001
Methyl disulfide ppm 0.009 < 0.001
Trimethylamine ppm 0.005 < 0.001
Acetaldehyde ppm 0.05 < 0.005
Propionaldehyde ppm 0.05 < 0.005
Styrene ppm 0.4 < 0.04
Propionic acid ppm 0.03 < 0.003
Normal butyrate ppm 0.001 < 0.001
Isovaleric acid ppm 0.001 < 0.001
Normal valerate ppm 0.0009 < 0.0009
Normal butylaldehyde ppm 0.009 < 0.003
Isobutyl aldehyde ppm 0.02 < 0.003
Normal valeraldehyde ppm 0.009 < 0.003
Isovaleraldehyde ppm 0.003 < 0.003
Isobutanol ppm 0.9 < 0.009
Ethyl acetate ppm 3 < 0.3
Methyl isobutyl ketone ppm 1 < 0.1
Toluene ppm 10 < 1
Xylene ppm 1 < 0.1

 

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