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Suzuka Factory
| Address |
1907 Hirata Cho, Suzuka City, Mie Prefecture |
| Established |
1960 |
| Major Products |
Civic, Fit, Airwave, etc. |
| Employment |
7,021 associates (as of March, 2007) |
| Water discharge point |
Suzuka River |
| ISO 14001 acquired |
February 1998 |
Water Quality
| Item |
Unit |
Regulations
(incl. agreed standards) |
Voluntary standards |
Measurement results |
| Maximum (minimum) |
Average |
| Hydrogen ion concentration |
pH |
5.8–8.6 |
5.8–8.6 |
7.6 (6.8) |
7.3 |
| Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) |
mg/L |
Max.65 Ave.50 |
Max.58 Ave.45 |
44 (3) |
15 |
| Chemical oxygen demand (COD) |
kg/day |
192.5 |
173.2 |
159 (111.4) |
130.6 |
| Suspended solids (SS) |
mg/L |
Max.90 Ave.70 |
Max.81 Ave.63 |
17 (4) |
10.8 |
| Oil content |
mg/L |
1 |
0.9 |
0.5 (< 0.5) |
< 0.5 |
| Phenols |
mg/L |
1 |
0.9 |
< 0.1 |
< 0.1 |
| Copper and its compounds |
mg/L |
1 |
0.9 |
0.02 (< 0.01) |
0.01 |
| Zinc and its compounds |
mg/L |
2 |
1 |
0.21 (0.09) |
0.14 |
| Soluble iron and its compounds |
mg/L |
10 |
5 |
0.71 (0.07) |
0.41 |
| Soluble manganese and its compounds |
mg/L |
10 |
5 |
0.46 (0.08) |
0.29 |
| Total chromium |
mg/L |
2 |
1 |
< 0.2 |
< 0.2 |
| Fluorine content |
mg/L |
8 |
4 |
2.80 (1.20) |
1.82 |
| Colon bacillus colony count |
Parts/cm3 |
3000 |
1500 |
160 (< 10) |
29.7 |
| Nitrogen |
kg/day |
214.7 |
193.2 |
15.0 (6.9) |
10.5 |
| Phosphorous |
kg/day |
21.2 |
19 |
7.3 (1.0) |
3.05 |
| Cadmium and its compounds |
mg/L |
0.1 |
0.05 |
< 0.01 |
< 0.01 |
| Cyanides |
mg/L |
1 |
0.5 |
0.06 (< 0.05) |
< 0.05 |
| Organic phosphorus compounds |
mg/L |
1 |
0.5 |
< 0.01 |
< 0.01 |
| Lead and its compounds |
mg/L |
0.1 |
0.05 |
< 0.01 |
< 0.01 |
| Hexavalent chromium compounds |
mg/L |
0.5 |
0.25 |
< 0.05 |
< 0.05 |
| Arsenic and its compounds |
mg/L |
0.1 |
0.05 |
< 0.01 |
< 0.01 |
| Mercury and its compounds |
mg/L |
0.005 |
0.0025 |
< 0.0005 |
< 0.0005 |
| Alkyl mercury compounds |
mg/L |
Figures not generated |
Figures not available |
Figures not available |
Figures not available |
| PCB |
mg/L |
0.003 |
0.0015 |
< 0.0005 |
< 0.0005 |
| Trichlorethylene |
mg/L |
0.3 |
0.15 |
< 0.001 |
< 0.001 |
| Tetrachloroethylene |
mg/L |
0.1 |
0.05 |
< 0.0005 |
< 0.0005 |
| Boron |
mg/L |
10 |
5 |
0.71 (0.11) |
0.31 |
| Ammonia and nitrous acid compounds |
mg/L |
380 |
190 |
7.90 (3.20) |
5.24 |
Air Quality
| Item |
Unit |
Regulations
(incl. agreed standards) |
Voluntary standards |
Measurement results |
| Maximum (minimum) |
Average |
| Particulates |
g/Nm3 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.0850 (0.0002) |
0.012 |
| Nitrogen oxides |
ppm |
70 |
35 |
20.5 (5.0) |
10.5 |
| 130 |
65 |
55.3 (1.0) |
20.9 |
| 150 |
75 |
44.5 (12.4) |
19.6 |
| 180 |
90 |
56.8 (0.9) |
23.1 |
| 200 |
100 |
34.0 (27.5) |
30.8 |
| 230 |
115 |
64.3 (1.0) |
23.4 |
| Sulphur oxides |
K value |
14.5 |
7.25 |
0.99 (0.0004) |
0.03 |
| Dioxins |
ng-TEQ/Nm3 |
5 |
2.5 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
(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 |
| Soluble zinc compounds |
28,995 |
0 |
115 |
0 |
5,829 |
0 |
0 |
23,051 |
| Bis phenol A epoxy resins |
51,849 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
214 |
0 |
0 |
51,635 |
| Ethyl benzene |
275,343 |
108,362 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
94,386 |
8,579 |
64,016 |
| Ethylene glycol |
1,595,260 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1,595,260 |
| Xylene |
926,624 |
223,459 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
350,859 |
20,933 |
331,373 |
| 1, 3, 5-trimethyl benzene |
63,755 |
30,116 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
28,978 |
4,661 |
0 |
| Toluene |
785,052 |
255,483 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
21,664 |
15,093 |
492,812 |
| Nickel compounds |
4,132 |
0 |
206 |
0 |
1,440 |
0 |
0 |
2,486 |
| Bis (2-ethylhexyl) phthalic acid |
9,653 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
97 |
0 |
0 |
9,556 |
| Hydrogen fluoride and its water-soluble salts |
1,974 |
34 |
274 |
0 |
1,666 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Benzene |
21,226 |
53 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
21,173 |
| Polyoxyethylene alkyl ether |
1,371 |
0 |
548 |
0 |
274 |
0 |
549 |
0 |
| Manganese and its compounds |
8,721 |
0 |
871 |
0 |
1,307 |
0 |
0 |
6,543 |
| Total |
3,773,955 |
617,507 |
2,014 |
0 |
10,827 |
495,887 |
49,815 |
2,597,905 |
| Dioxins (unit: mg-TEQ) |
— |
129 |
0 |
0 |
25 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Noise
| Time |
Unit |
Regulations |
Voluntary standards |
Measurement results (Maximum) |
| Morning |
dB |
65 |
65 |
58 |
| Morning (school side) |
dB |
60 |
60 |
55 |
| Daytime |
dB |
70 |
70 |
62 |
| Daytime (school side) |
dB |
65 |
65 |
57 |
| Early evening |
dB |
65 |
65 |
58 |
| Early evening (school side) |
dB |
60 |
60 |
55 |
| Nighttime |
dB |
60 |
60 |
58 |
| Nighttimes (school side) |
dB |
55 |
55 |
53 |
*Standards according to a Mie Prefecture ordinance
Vibration
| Time |
Unit |
Regulations (incl. agreed standards) |
Voluntary standards |
Measurement results (Maximum) |
| Daytime |
dB |
65 |
65 |
< 32 |
| Nighttime |
dB |
60 |
60 |
< 39 |
*Standards according to a Mie Prefecture ordinance
Odor
| Item |
Unit |
Regulations |
Voluntary standards |
Measurement results (Maximum) |
| Ammonia |
ppm |
1 |
1 |
< 0.1 |
| Methyl mercaptan |
ppm |
0.002 |
0.002 |
< 0.0002 |
| Hydrogen sulfide |
ppm |
0.02 |
0.02 |
< 0.002 |
| Methyl sulfide |
ppm |
0.01 |
0.01 |
< 0.001 |
| Methyl disulfide |
ppm |
0.009 |
0.009 |
< 0.0009 |
| Trimethylamine |
ppm |
0.005 |
0.005 |
< 0.0005 |
| Acetaldehyde |
ppm |
0.05 |
0.05 |
0.009 |
| Propionaldehyde |
ppm |
0.05 |
0.05 |
< 0.005 |
| Propionic acid |
ppm |
0.03 |
0.03 |
< 0.003 |
| Normal butylaldehyde |
ppm |
0.009 |
0.009 |
< 0.0009 |
| Isobutyl aldehyde |
ppm |
0.02 |
0.03 |
< 0.002 |
| Normal valeraldehyde |
ppm |
0.009 |
0.009 |
0.0017 |
| Isovaleraldehyde |
ppm |
0.003 |
0.003 |
< 0.0003 |
| Isobutanol |
ppm |
0.9 |
0.9 |
0.02 |
| Ethyl acetate |
ppm |
3 |
3 |
0.22 |
| Methyl isobutyl ketone |
ppm |
1 |
1 |
< 0.1 |
| Toluene |
ppm |
10 |
10 |
0.03 |
| Styrene |
ppm |
0.4 |
0.4 |
< 0.04 |
| Xylene |
ppm |
1 |
1 |
0.2 |
| Normal butyrate |
ppm |
0.001 |
0.001 |
< 0.0001 |
| Isovaleric acid |
ppm |
0.0009 |
0.0009 |
< 0.0001 |
| Normal valerate |
ppm |
0.001 |
0.001 |
< 0.0001 |
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