Environmental Performance Data

Data for Japan(PRTR)

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Atmospheric emissions of PRTR substance

Decreasing Trends

Substances Controlled by PRTR (Pollution Release and Transfer Register) Regulations

Unit: tons

PRTR Law identifi-
cation num-
ber
Name of chemical substance Amount handled Releases A-
mounts used
(in
prod-
ucts)
Treated on-site (incine-
rated,
de-
com-
posed)
Amount
transferred externally
Re-
cycled
To air To water To soil *waste sew-
age
4 Ethyl acrylate 5.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 4.8 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0
12 Acetonitrile 182.3 7.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 18.7 156.1 0.0 0.0
15 Aniline 4.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.8 0.0 0.0
19 3-Amino-1,2,
4-triazole
1.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
25 Antimony
and its compounds
15.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 12.2 0.0 2.4 0.0 0.5
46 Ethylenediamine 2.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
63 Xylene 7.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.9 0.0 0.0
64 Silver compounds
(Ag equivalent)
588.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 577.9 0.0 6.8 0.0 3.7
83 1-Chloro-2,
4-dinitrobenzene
2.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
116 1,2-
Dichloroethane
5.2 1.6 0.0 0.0 3.5 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0
117 1,1-
Dichloroethylene
6.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0
139 o-
Dichlorobenzene
1.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.9 0.0 0.0
145 Dichloromethane 271.2 110.6 0.0 0.0 8.8 0.1 109.4 0.0 42.3
172 N,N-Dimethyl formamide
(DMF)
121.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.7 119.6 0.0 0.0
177 Styrene 2,432.5 4.9 0.0 0.0 2,414.7 0.0 12.9 0.0 0.0
212 2,4,6-
Trichloro-
1,3,5-
triazine
(also known as cyanuric chloride)
20.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
227 Toluene 195.4 9.1 0.0 0.0 0.4 2.7 183.2 0.0 0.0
230 Lead and its compounds
(amounts contained in solder, etc.)
2.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.9 0.0 1.1 0.0 0.0
241 Carbon disulfide 2.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
243 Barium and its water-
soluble compounds
(such as barium iodide)
33.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 11.2 18.7 3.8 0.0 0.0
253 Hydrazine 5.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.3 0.7 2.6 0.0 0.0
254 Hydroquinone 17.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 15.2 0.0 1.9 0.0 0.0
259 Pyridine 15.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.2 14.3 0.0 0.0
266 Phenol 1.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0
283 Hydrogen flouride and its water-
soluble salts
1.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.3 0.5 0.0 0.0
304 Boron and its compounds
(B equivalent)
30.3 0.0 0.2 0.0 23.0 0.1 7.0 0.0 0.0
313 Maleic anhydride 2.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.3 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0
314 Methacrylic acid 212.6 0.5 0.0 0.0 211.0 0.0 1.2 0.0 0.0
316 2,3-
Epoxypropyl methacrylate
20.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 19.9 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0
320 Methyl methacrylate 8.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.9 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0
*
In accordance with PRTR Law definitions, even if materials were recycled later, they were counted here as waste if they were not sold at a price.

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