P2 Concepts
Managing Risks
Unit Operations
Sustainability
Wild & Crazy
100

equipment or technology modifications

source reduction

100

determine risks (environmental) and manage those risk

risk management 

100

pH adjustment is often used to cause precipitation

treatment technology

100

critical evaluation of products, services and processes that move an organization towards procurement decisions that provide best value with lowest environmental and social impacts

sustainable purchasing 

100

BOD5

Biochemical Oxygen Demand (5 day)

200

better inventory control

administrative controls

200

wastewater discharge limits (NPDES permit), remediation limits, NAAQS

examples of risk management

200

(1) switch to low sulfur fuels or convert to synthetic fuels (processed), (2) absorption, (3) adsorption

SOx control technologies

200

social, economics, environment

sustainability

200

exploit, share, enhance

strategies for positive risk or opportunities 

300

the 1970's regulatory focus

end-of-pipe solutions

300

scientific factors, economic factors, laws and legal decisions, social factors, technological factors, political factors, public values

risk management factors (EPA)

300

a thermal oxidizer can control VOCs (i.e., True/False)

True

300

contractor safety requirements are not related to sustainability (True/False)

False

300

source reduction, recycling, treatment, disposal

P2 hierarchy 

400

"in the 1980's we became more aware of how persistent our waste problems can be because of"

analytical methods of detection

400

income level, ethnic background, community values, land use

social factors

400

CEMS

Continuous Emission Monitoring Systems

400

campus events which represent wise stewardship of resources, prudent financial planning and environmentally responsible operations

sustainable event (certification

400

modify product to avoid solvent use

source reduction

500

I can be a problem because of handling, energy use, reprocessing, supply and demand, and cost benefit

recycling

500

possibility of loss or injury

risk

500

nutrients, pathogens, oxygen-demanding substances

wastewater pollutants

500

disclosing information covering an organization's operations and risks in: environmental stewardship, social responsibility, and corporate governance

ESG reporting 

500

design, raw material acquisition, production, transportation/delivery, use, end-of-life treatment, disposal

life cycle perspective or product lifecycle