Unit VI MEE-6201 (Scholarly Activity) Pollution Prevention

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UNIT VI SCHOLARLY ACTIVITY 1 Unit VI Essay: Best Available Technology Aura M. Williams MEE 6201: Advancement Pollution Prevention Columbia Southern University

UNIT VI SCHLOARLY ACTIVITY 2 Introduction The federal environmental law and regulations have increased at a rate three times that of the U.S population since the 60’s. Before 1960 there were only 3 federal environmental laws, not the U.S has more than 30. It wasn’t until late 80’s that industries started to turn to pollution prevention as a way to avoid the installation of expensive end of the pipe treatment systems. With time industries and business started to implement pollution prevention solutions, and found that in reality they were able to reduce waste generation, and also save money. This essay will pulping and paper industry pollution, and discuss best available technologies for this industry as well. Pulping and Paper Pulp and paper industry is one of the most environmentally regulated division in the U.S. Both sections pollute both air and water. Paper and pulp production creates an enormous amount of energy. Fossil energy is the main source of energy has an impact on the environment. Pulp and paper process begins with pulping and bleaching. Pulping is the primary source of pollutants in this industry. The last step in the paper process is bleaching, which is for whiten and brighten the pulp. This entire process uses a lot of energy and water intensively. The waste water that is generated from the pulp paper industry is high concentration of chemicals like sodium hydroxide, sodium carbonate, sodium sulfide, bisulfites, elemental chorine or chlorine dioxide, calcium oxide, and hydrochloric. The waste water generation is not the only concern when it comes to pollution in the pulp and paper industry. Other pollution concerns include air emission, disposal, and wastewater treatment. The solid waste generate from the mill causes environmental issues due to the high organic content, partitioned of chlorinated organics,

UNIT VI SCHLOARLY ACTIVITY 3 pathogens, ash and trace amount of heavy metal content. The air emission concern from the mill is due to the sulfite that the mill produces from the Kraft operations. Best Available Technologies Best Available Technologies (BAT) scan also be referred to as “best practices”. BAT mean using the very best controls and treatment measures that have been created or is capable of being developed, and are economically achievable with the industrial category.

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