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Pollution Prevention and Chemical Engineering

The following Educational Tools and Reference Materials are available to faculty who are incorporating pollution prevention concepts and tools into their courses. We have attempted to make this list as comprehensive as possible; please contact us if you can identify gaps and assist us in filling them with quality educational materials. This list includes resources available through the NPPC (); the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Pollution Prevention Information Clearinghouse, Washington, DC, 202-260-1023 or ppic@epamail.epa.gov ( small EPA logo); and the Center for Environmental Research Information, Cincinnati, Ohio, 513-569-7562 (±). An asterisk (*) indicates materials described in this compendium's annotated bibliography.

Educational Tools

Reference Materials

Additions


Educational Tools

Annotated Bibliography

Wright, Jason, and Gregory Keoleian, Annotated Bibliography of Chemical Engineering-Related Pollution Prevention Sources. NPPC, 1994. Annotates more than 100 sources that address pollution prevention from the chemical engineering perspective.


Case Studies

Naser, Samer, Gregory A. Keoleian, and Levi T. Thompson, Jr. Design of a CFC-Free, Energy- Efficient Refrigerator. NPPC, 1993. This case challenges students to use a non-ozone-depleting refrigerant and improve the energy efficiency of a household refrigerator.


Other Educational Tools

Grant, C.S., M.R. Overcash, and S.P.Beaudoin. "A Graduate Course on Pollution Prevention in Chemical Engineering." Chemical Engineering Education 30, no. 4 (1996): 246.

Hanlon, Deborah, and Julie Bartenstein. Teaching Those Humans to Learn: Creative Approaches to Pollution Prevention Training, Washington: U.S. EPA, August 1992.  small EPA logo

Massachusetts Toxics Use Reduction Program. Curriculum for Toxics Use Reduction Planners, Second Edition. Lowell, MA: The Toxics Use Reduction Institute, University of Massachusetts Lowell, 1991. $40. To order, call TURI at 508-934-3275. *


Problem Sets

Allen, David T., Nandkumar Bakshani, and Kirsten Sinclair Rosselot. Pollution Prevention: Homework and Design Problems for Engineering Curricula. New York: American Institute of Chemical Engineers, American Institute for Pollution Prevention, and Center for Waste Reduction Technologies, 1992. 155 pp. $35. To order, call AIChE Customer Service at 1-800-242-4363. *

Allen, David T., and Kirsten Sinclair Rosselot. Pollution Prevention for Chemical Processes. New York: John Wiley, 1997.

Becker, Monica, Ihab Farag, and Nancy Hayden, eds. Motivating Pollution Prevention Concepts: Homework Problems for Engineering Curricula. Lowell, MA: Pollution Prevention Consortium of New England Universities, August 1996. $42.10. To order, send a check (made out to "University of Massachusetts Lowell - TURI") to Diane Barrus, Massachusetts Toxics Use Reduction Institute, U-Mass Lowell, One University Ave., Lowell, MA 01854.

Welker, J. Reed, and Charles Springer. Safety, Health, and Loss Prevention in Chemical Processes: Problems for Undergraduate Curricula. American Institute of Chemical Engineers, 1990. 479 pp. To order, call AIChE Customer Service at 1-800-242-4363. *

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Syllabi and Curricula

Budd, William. ES/RP 490/499 & ES/RP 590/599: Introduction to Pollution Prevention. Washington State University, March 1993.

Counce, R. M. Ch E 581: Industrial Pollution Prevention. University of Tennessee. 1992. *

Denny, Dale. Chemical Engineering 598-O: Waste Reduction in Industry. North Carolina State University, March 1991. *

Design for Recycling Team. Teaching Environmentally Responsible Design, Shirley T. Fleischmann, ed., Grand Valley State University, 22 October 1992. *

Dorland, Diane. ChPE 5533: Hazardous Waste Processing Engineering III. University of Minnesota-Duluth, September 1988.

Erickson, Larry. ChE 650: Hazardous Waste Engineering Seminar. Kansas State University, 1992.

Fleischman, Marvin. ChE 694: Waste Reduction, Treatment, & Disposal. University of Louisville, Fall 1992. *

--------. ENVE 534: Industrial Waste Management. University of Louisville, March 1991 and 1992. *

--------. Pollution Prevention, Waste Treatment, and Disposal. University of Louisville, Spring 1994.

Hutzler, Neil J. Educating Engineers for the Environment. Michigan Technological University, 1992. *

--------. CE 490: Environmental Fundamentals for Engineers. June 1992.

Kidd, David. Industrial Waste Reduction: A Three-Credit University Curriculum for Environmental Engineering. Alaska Health Project, Anchorage, AK, October 1991.

Kummler, Ralph H., James McMinicking, and Robert W. Powitz. A Problem on Hazardous Waste Management. Wayne State University, Sept. 1989. *

Minet, Ronald G. ChE 486: Design of Environmentally Benign Chemical Process Plants. University of Southern California, Winter 1995.

Overcash, Michael, and Christine S, Grant. CHE 598 O: Advances in Pollution Prevention: Environmental Management for the Future. North Carolina State University, Spring 1993.

Pojasek, Robert B. CE-194J: Pollution Prevention. Tufts University, March 1993.

von Braun, Margrit. ES 404/504 & ENGR 599: Engineering Risk Assessment for Hazardous Waste Evaluations. University of Idaho, March 1992. *

--------. ES475/575 & Engr 607: Hazardous Waste Management. University of Idaho, October 1990.

Westermann-Clark, Gerald B. Incorporation of Pollution Prevention Content into Undergraduate Courses in Chemical Engineering. University of Florida, 1992. *

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Video

Amoco Corporation, Second Victory at Yorktown. Documents the cooperative project between Amoco and the EPA to explore pollution reduction at a petroleum refinery. The results of the project have important implications for both engineering and business. 1993. 30 minutes, $14.

California Department of Toxic Substances Control. Waste Minimization: for Inspectors ($15, video #1500) and Why Waste? Waste Management for Today's Business ($15, video #1501); both include free supplementary materials. To order, call DTSC at 916-322-3670.

McDonald's-EDF Environmental Task Force. 1993. 16 minutes, $14.

3M Corporation. 3M and the Environment: An Individual Effort. Eight minutes. To borrow the video, call 3M at 612-778-4791.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Beyond Bussiness as Usual: Meeting the Challenge of Hazardous Waste. 28 minutes. To obtain a copy, call Mary Ann Welch, Region VIII Office of Environmental Education (303-294-1123) and arrange to send in a blank tape.

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Reference Materials

Books

- General Pollution Prevention -

Forester, William S., and John H. Skinner. Waste Minimization and Clean Technology: Waste Management Strategies for the Future. San Diego: Academic Press, 1992. *

Freeman, Harry M. Hazardous Waste Minimization. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1990. *

Hirschhorn, Joel S., and Kirsten U. Oldenburg. Prosperity Without Pollution: The Prevention Strategy for Industry and Consumers. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1991.

Martin, William F., John M. Lippitt, and Timothy G. Prothero. Hazardous Waste Handbook for Health and Safety. Boston: Butterworths Publishing, 1987.

Naar, Jon. Design for a Livable Planet. New York: Harper and Row, 1990.

Theodore, Louis, and Young C. McGuinn. Pollution Prevention. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1992. *

Washington State Department of Ecology, Waste Reduction, Recycling and Litter Control Program. Pollution Prevention Planning: Guidance Manual for Chapter 173-307 WAC. 1991.

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- Process Design -

Breen, Joseph J., and Michael J. Dellarco. Pollution Prevention in Industrial Processes: The Role of Process Analytical Chemistry. Washington: American Chemical Society, 1992. *

Conway, R. A., John H. Frick, David J. Warner, Calton C. Wiles, and E. Joseph Duckett. Waste Minimization Practices. Baltimore: ASTM, 1989.

Cralley, Lester V., and Lewis J. Cralley. In-Plant Practices for Job Related Health Hazards Control, Vol. I: Production Processes. New York: John Wiley, 1989. *

--------. In-Plant Practices for Job Related Health Hazards Control, Vol. II: Engineering Aspects. New York: John Wiley, 1989.*

Higgins, Thomas. Hazardous Waste Minimization Handbook. Chelsea, MI: Lewis Publishers, 1989. *

Overcash, Michael R. Techniques for Industrial Pollution Prevention: A Compendium for Hazardous and Non-Hazardous Waste Minimization. Chelsea, MI: Lewis Publishers, 1986. *

Sawyer, Donald T., and Arthur E. Martell. Industrial Environmental Chemistry: Waste Minimization in Industrial Processes and Remediation of Hazardous Waste. New York: Plenum Press, 1992. *

Tavlarides, Lawrence L. Process Modifications for Industrial Pollution Source Reduction. Chelsea, MI: Lewis Publishers, 1985. *

Teja, A. S. Chemical Engineering and the Environment. New York: Halsted Press, 1981.

U.S. EPA and ICF Consulting Associates Inc. Solvent Waste Reduction. Park Ridge, NJ: Noyes Data Corporation, 1990.

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- Managerial Strategies -

Conway, R. A., John H. Frick, David J. Warner, Calton C. Wiles, and E. Joseph Duckett. Waste Minimization Practices. Baltimore: ASTM, 1989.

Higgins, Thomas. Hazardous Waste Minimization Handbook. Chelsea, MI: Lewis Publishers, 1989.

Overcash, Michael R. Techniques for Industrial Pollution Prevention: A Compendium for Hazardous and Non-Hazardous Waste Minimization. Chelsea, MI: Lewis Publishers, 1986.

Pojasek, Robert B. "Pollution Prevention Progress." In Environmental Risk Management-A Desk Reference, 503-519. Eric B. Rothenberg and Dean Jeffrey Telego, eds. Alexandria, VA: RTM Communications, 1991.

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- Health and Safety -

Asfahl, C. Ray. Industrial Safety and Health Management. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1990. *

Colvin, Raymond J. The Guide to Successful Safety Programming. Chelsea, MI: Lewis Publishers, 1992. *

Crowl, Daniel A., and Joseph F. Louvar. Chemical Process Safety: Fundamentals with Applications. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1990.*

Lipton, Sydney, and Jeremiah Lynch. Health Hazard Control in the Chemical Process Industry. New York: John Wiley, 1987.

Kavianian, H. R., and C. A. Wentz, Jr. Occupational and Environmental Safety Engineering and Management. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1990. *

Mayo, Dana W., Ronald M. Pike, Samuel S. Butcher, and Peter K. Trumper. Microscale Techniques for the Organic Laboratory. New York: John Wiley, 1991. *

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- Ethics -

Gunn, Alistair S., and Aarne P. Vesilind. Environmental Ethics for Engineers. Chelsea, MI: Lewis Publishers, 1987. *


- Case Examples -

Breen, Joseph J., and Michael J. Dellarco. Pollution Prevention in Industrial Processes: The Role of Process Analytical Chemistry. Washington: American Chemical Society, 1992. *

Dorfman, Mark H., Warren R. Muir, and Catherine G. Miller. Environmental Dividends: Cutting More Chemical Wastes. New York: INFORM, 1992. Available for $75 (plus $3 S/H) from INFORM, Inc., 120 Wall Street, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10005 (phone: 212-361-2400) *

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Reports

- General Pollution Prevention -

Chemical Education for Public Understanding Program, 1989 Annual Report, September 1989.

Chemical Manufacturers Association. Pollution Prevention Resource Manual. Washington: CMA, 1991. 250+ pp. $75 ($50 for CMA members). To order, call 202-887-1253. *

Bindbeutel, Mark A. "Chrysler Corporation: Perspectives on Pollution Prevention." Presented at Pollution Prevention: The Importance of Collaborative Efforts, Woods Hole, MA, 1 June 1992.

Tracking Toxic Substances at Industrial Facilities: Engineering Mass Balance Versus Materials Accounting. Washington: National Academy Press, July 1990.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances. 1993 Reference Guide to Pollution Prevention Resources. (EPA/742/B-93-001) Washington: U.S. EPA, February 1993.  small EPA logo

--------, Office of Research and Development. Guides to Pollution Prevention. Washington: U.S. EPA.

- The Printed Circuit Board Manufacturing Industry. (EPA/625/7-90/002) 1990. ±

- The Pesticide Formulating Industry. (EPA/625/7-90/004) 1990. ±

- The Paint Manufacturing Industry. (EPA/625/7-90/005) 1990. ±

- The Fabricated Metal Industry. (EPA/625/7-90/006) 1990. ±

- The Commercial Printing Industry. (EPA/625/7-90/008) 1990. ±

- Selected Hospital Waste Streams. (EPA/625/7-90/009) 1990. ±

- Research and Educational Institutions. (EPA/625/7-90/010) 1990. ±

- The Photoprocessing Industry. (EPA/625/7-91/012) 1991. ±

- The Auto Repair Industry. (EPA/625/7-91/013) 1991. ±

- Fiberglass Reinforced and Composite Plastics. (EPA/625/7-91/014) 1991. ±

- Marine Maintenance and Repair. (EPA/625/7-91/015) 1991. ±

- The Automotive Refinishing Industry. (EPA/625/7-91/016) 1991. ±

- The Pharmaceutical Industry. (EPA/625/7-91/017) 1991. ±

Waste Reduction: A Cooperative Search for Solutions, Volume I: Conference summary. The Center for Environmental Management, Tufts University, National Academy of Sciences Conference Center, Woods Hole, MA, 15 June 1988. Medford, MA: CEM, Tuft s University, 1988. *

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- Design (General) -

Design for Recycling Team. Teaching Environmen-tally Responsible Design. Shirley T. Fleishmann, ed., Grand Valley State University, 22 October 1992.

Garrett, Roger L. "Pollution Prevention in Chemical Synthetic Design." Reprints of Papers Presented at the 204th ACS National Meeting (23-28 August) 32, no. 2 (1992): 251-253.

Overby, C. "Design for the Entire Life Cycle: A New Paradigm?" 1990 ASEE Annual Conference, 552-563.

U.S. Congress, Office of Technology Assessment. Green Products by Design. (#052-003-01303-7) Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1992. Available for $6.50 from GPO: 202-512-1800 (fax: 202-512-2250) *

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development. Facility Pollution Prevention Guide. (EPA/600/R-92/088) Cincinnati: Center for Environmental Research Information, May 1992. ±

--------. Office of Research and Development. Stratospheric Ozone Protection: Complying With the Refrigerant Recycling Rule (EPA/430/F-93/010). Stratospheric Ozone Protection Division, U.S. EPA, Washington, D.C., June 1993. Available free o f charge from the Stratospheric Ozone Information Hotline, 800-296-1996.

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- Process Design -

Hersh, H. N. Energy and Materials Flows in the Production of Pulp and Paper. Chicago: Argonne National Lab.

Inland Technology Incorporated. Solvent Substitution Case Studies. Tacoma, WA: ITI, 1992.

Water-Based Alternatives to Solvent Cleaning, Participant's Manual. The Cleveland Advanced Manufacturing Program, 11 February 1993. *


- Life Cycle Analysis and Design -

Keoleian, Greg, and Dan Menerey. Life Cycle Design Guidance Manual: Environmental Requirements and the Product System. (EPA/600/R-92/226) Cincinnati: U.S. EPA, Office of Research and Development, Risk Reduction Engineering Laboratory, Janua ry 1993. * ±

Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC). A Technical Framework for Life Cycle Assessment. SETAC Workshop, Smugglers Notch, VT, 18 August 1990. Cost is $25 for non-members $15 for members. Write to SETAC, 1010 N. 12th Ave., Pensacola, FL 32501; call 904-469-1500; or fax 904-469-9778. *

--------. Guidelines for Life Cycle Assessment: A Code of Practice. SETAC Workshop, Sesimbra, Portugal, 3 March 1993. Cost is $25 for non- members and $15 for members. Write to SETAC, 1010 N. 12th Ave., Pensacola, FL 32501; call 904-469-1500; or fax 904-469-9778. *

Vigon, B. W., D. A. Tolle, B. W. Cornary, H. C. Latham, C. L. Harrison, T. L. Bouguski, R. G. Hunt, and J. D. Sellers. Life Cycle Assessment: Inventory Guidelines and Principles. (EPA 600/R-92/036) Cincinnati: EPA Risk Reduction Engineering Laboratory, 1992. *±

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- Managerial Strategies -

Dickstein-Baker, Rachel, John L. Dunford, and Richard W. Warren. Alternatives for Measuring Hazardous Waste Reduction. Champaign, IL: Hazardous Waste Research and Information Center, 1991. Available for $5 from HWRIC; call 217-333-8940.

Chemical Manufacturers Association. Pollution Prevention Resource Manual. Washington: CMA, 1991. 250+ pp. $75 ($50 for CMA members). 202-887-1100. (*-see General Pollution Prevention)

President's Commission on Environmental Quality, Quality Management Subcommittee. Total Quality Management: A Framework for Pollution Prevention. Washington: President's Commission on Environ-mental Quality, January 1993.

Sarokin, David J., Warren R. Muir, Catherine G. Miller, and Sebastian R. Sperber. Cutting Chemical Wastes: What 29 Organic Chemical Plants Are Doing to Reduce Hazardous Wastes. New York: INFORM, Inc., 1985. Available for $47.50 (plus $3 S/H) from INFORM Inc., 120 Wall Street, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10005 (phone: 212-361-2400).

3M Environmental Engineering and Pollution Control Department. Ideas: A Compendium of 3P Success Stories. 1990. Available by calling 3M at 612-778-4971. *

U.S. Congress, Office of Technology Assessment. From Pollution to Prevention: A Progress Report on Waste Reduction. (#PB87208062). Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1987. $19.50. Available from National Technical Information Service, Springfield, VA. 703-487-4650.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics. Total Cost Assessment: Accelerating Industrial Pollution Prevention Through Innovative Project Financial Analysis - With Applications to the Pulp and Paper Industry. (EPA/741/R-92/002) Washington: U.S. EPA, 1992.  small EPA logo

--------. Office of Research and Development. Hazardous Waste Engineering Research Laboratory. Waste Minimization Opportunity Assessment Manual. (EPA/625/7-88/003) Cincinnati: U.S. EPA, 1988. $27. Available from National Technical Information Service, Springfield, VA. 703-487-4650.

The University of Tennessee Center for Industrial Services, Waste Reduction Assistance Program. Waste Reduction Assessment and Technology Transfer: Training Manual. Knoxville, TN: University of Tennessee, Center for Industrial Services, 1989. (next revision due Spring 1995) $25. 615-532-8657.

White, Allen L., and Monica Becker. Total Cost Assessment: Revisiting the Economics of Pollution Prevention Investment. Presented at the Conference on Pollution Prevention in the Chemical Process Industries, Washington, D.C., 6 April 1992.

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- Education -

Massachusetts Toxics Use Reduction Program. Curriculum for Toxics Use Reduction Planners, Second Edition. Lowell, MA: The Toxics Use Reduction Institute. University of Massachusetts Lowell, 1991. $40. 508-934-3275. *

Washington State University Social and Economic Sciences Research Center. Incorporating Pollution Prevention Concepts in Higher Education Curricula. Pullman, WA: Washington State University, March 1991. *


- Case Examples -

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, Risk Reduction Engineering Laboratory (Springer, Johnny, Jr.). Pollution Prevention Case Studies Compendium. (EPA/600/R-92/046). Cincinnati: U.S. EPA, 1992. ±

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Journal Articles

- General Pollution Prevention -

Amato, Ivan. "The Slow Birth of Green Chemistry." Science 259 (12 March 1993): 1538-1541. *

Atcheson, John, and David G. Stephan. "The EPA's Approach to Pollution Prevention." Chemical Engineering Progress 85 (June 1989): 53-58. *

Bakshani, Nandkumar, and David T. Allen. "In the States: Pollution Prevention Education at Universities in the United States." Pollution Prevention Review 3, no. 1 (December 1992): 97-105.

Cranford, Bruce. "Federally Sponsored Waste Minimization Research and Development for Hazardous and Non-Hazardous Wastes." JAPCA 39, no. 1 (January 1989): 34. *

Ember, Lois R. "Strategies for Reducing Pollution at Source Are Gaining Ground." Chemical and Engineering News 69, no. 27 (8 July 1991): 7-16. *

Freeman, Harry, Teresa Harten, Johnny Springer, Paul Randall, Mary Ann Curran, and Kenneth Stone. "Industrial Pollution Prevention: A Critical Review." Air and Waste Management Association 42, no. 5 (1992): 618-656. *

Friedlander, Sheldon K. "The Implications of Environmental Issues for Engineering, R&D, and Education." Chemical Engineering Progress 85 (November 1989): 22-28. *

"Hazardous Waste Minimization : A Strategy for Environmental Improvement." JAPCA 38, no. 1 (January 1988): 59. *

Kirchner, Elisabeth, and David Rotman. "Cleaning Up Processes: Taking the Next Step." Chemical Week 150, no. 23 (17 June 1992): 77.

Oldenburg, Kirsten U. and Joel S. Hirschhorn. "The Obstacles to Waste Reduction." Chemical Engineering Progress 85 (June 1989): 31-35.

McMurray, Scott. "Chemical Firms Find That It Pays to Reduce Pollution at Source." Wall Street Journal (11 June 1991): A1. *

Pojasek, Robert B. "For Pollution Prevention: Be Descriptive Not Prescriptive." Chemical Engineering 98 (September 1991): 136-139.

Powers, Mary Buckner, Michael Lawson, and Debra K. Rubin. "Industry, Environment Harmonize Through Pollution Prevention." ENR 224, no. 8 (12 July 1992): 28. *

Rittmeyer, Robert, and Paula Cornella. "Waste Minimization/Pollution Prevention." Pollution Engineering 22, no. 4 (April 1990): 71-74. *

Tayer, Ann M. "Pollution Reduction." Chemical & Engineering News 70, no. 46 (1992): 22-52. *

Thorpe, B. "Cutting Chemical Wastes." Process Engineering 70, no. 4a (March 1989): 10.

Tibbs, Hardin B. C. "Industrial Ecology: An Environmental Agenda for Industry." Whole Earth Review 77 (December 1992): 4-19.

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- Design (General) -

"EPA-Amoco Test Finds That Costly Rules Focus on Wrong Part of Plant." Wall Street Journal (29 March 1993).

Berglund, R. L., and C. T. Lawson. "Preventing Pollution in the CPI." Chemical Engineering Progress 98 (September 1991): 120-127. *

Berglund, R. L., and G. L. Snyder. "Minimize Waste During Design." Hydrocarbon Processing 69 (April 1990): 39-42. *

Hileman, Bette. "UN Environment Program Pushes for Cleaner Production." Chemical and Engineering News 70, no. 48 (30 November 1992): 17-21. *

Overcash, Michael R. "Hazardous Waste Reduction-Measurement of Progress." Hazardous Waste & Hazardous Materials 5, no. 3 (1988): 251-266.

Pojasek, Robert B., and Lawrence J. Cali. "Measuring Pollution Prevention Progress." Pollution Prevention Review, Spring (1991): 119-130.

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- Process Design -

Aelion, Vital, and Gary J. Powers. "Risk Reduction of Operating Procedures and Process Flowsheets." Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research 32, no. 1 (January 1993): 82-90. *

Benforado, D. M., G. Ridle Hoover, and M. D. Gores. "Pollution Prevention: One Firm's Experience." Chemical Engineering 98 (September 1991): 130-133. (* - see Managerial Strategies)

Capaccio, Robert S., and Lisa F. Wilk. "Application of Ion Exchange Technology in Pollution Prevention." Metal Finishing 90, no. 11 (November 1992): 25-28. *

Chadha, Nick, and Charles S. Parmele. "Minimize Emissions of Air Toxics via Process Changes." Chemical Engineering Progress 89 (January 1993): 37-42. *

Chi, C. T., and J. C. Morgan. "Minimize Waste With Carbon Balance." Chemical Engineering Progress 86 (November 1990): 77-79. *

Froecke, T. L. "Hazardous Waste Minimization: Part II, Waste Minimization in the Electronic Products Industry." JAPCA 38, no. 3 (March 1988): 283-291. *

Gibson, David. "Waste Minimization: Going to the Source." Chemical Marketing Reporter (10 December 1990): 10-11. *

Hauserman, W. B. "Thermodynamics of Resource Recycling." Journal of Chemical Education 65 (1988): 1045-1047. *

Hollod, G. J., and R. F. McCartney. "Hazardous Waste Minimization: Part I Waste Reduction in the Chemical Industry-DuPont's Approach." JAPCA 38, no. 2 (February 1988): 174-179. *

Hunt, G. E. "Hazardous Waste Minimization: Part IV, Waste Reduction in the Metal Finishing Industry." JAPCA 38, no. 5 (May 1988): 672-680. *

Hunter, G. L., and E. A. Kobylinski. "Waste Water." Chemical Engineering 99, no. 6 (June 1992): 86-88.

Hunter, John S., and David M. Benforado. "Life Cycle Approach to Effective Waste Minimization." Hazardous Waste Minimization 37, no. 10 (1987): 1206-1210. *

Jacobs, Richard A. "Design Your Process for Waste Minimization." Chemical Engineering Progress 86 (June 1991): 55-59. *

Kaminski, J. A. "Hazardous Waste Minimization: Part VII, Hazardous Waste Minimization Within the Department of Defense." JAPCA 38, no. 8 (August 1988): 1042-1050. *

--------. "Hazardous Waste Minimization: Part VIIb, Hazardous Waste Minimization Within the Department of Defense." JAPCA 38, no. 9 (September 1988): 1174-1185. *

Katin, Robert A. "Minimize Waste at Operating Plants." Chemical Engineering Progress 86 (July 1991): 39-41. *

Kirchner, Elizabeth and David Rotman. "Cleaning Up Processes: Taking the Next Step." Chemical Week 150, no. 23 (17 June 1992): 77. *

Krulik, G. A., and N. V. Mandich. "Substitutions of Non-Hazardous for Hazardous Process Chemicals in the Printed Circuit Industry." Metal Finishing 90, no. 11 (November 1992). *

Labar, Gregg. "DuPont: Watching Its Waste." Occupational Hazards (July 1990). *

Leeman, J. E. "Hazardous Waste Minimization: Part V Waste Minimization in the Petroleum Industry." JAPCA 38, no. 6 (June 1988): 814-822. *

Lewis, D. A. "Hazardous Waste Minimization: Part VIII, Waste Minimization in the Pesticide Industry." JAPCA 38, no. 10 (October 1988): 1293-1296. *

Lorton, Gregory A. "Hazardous Waste Minimization: Part III, Waste Minimization in the Paint and Allied Products Industry." JAPCA 38, no. 4 (April 1988): 422-427. *

Nelson, Kenneth E. "Reduce Waste, Increase Profits." Chemtech 20, no. 9 (August 1990): 476. *

--------. "Use These Ideas to Cut Waste." Hydrocarbon Processing 69 (March 1990): 93-98. *

Oman, D. E. "Hazardous Waste Minimization: Part VI, Waste Minimization in the Foundry Industry." JAPCA 38, no. 7 (July 1988): 932-40. *

Petersen, H. J. Styhr, and Frode Sorensen. "A Process-Based Method for Substitution of Hazardous Chemicals and its Application to Metal Degreasing." Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Materials 8, no. 1 (1991): 69-83. *

Rich, Gerald. "Air Toxics: Prevention and Mitigation." Pollution Engineering 21, no. 6 (June 1989): 66-89. *

Rossiter, Alan P., H. Dennis Spriggs, and Howard J. Klee. "Apply Process Integration to Waste Minimization." Chemical Engineering Progress 89 (January 1993): 30-36. *

Smith, Robin, and Eric Petula. "Waste Minimization in the Process Industries, Part I: The Problem." Chemical Engineer 506 (31 October 1991): 24-25. *

--------. "Waste Minimization in the Process Industries, Part II: Reactors." Chemical Engineer 509/510 (12 December 1991): 17-23. *

---. "Waste Minimization in the Process Industries, Part III: Separation and Recycle Systems." Chemical Engineer 513 (13 February 1992): 24-28. *

--------. "Waste Minimization in the Process Industries, Part IV: Process Operations." Chemical Engineer 517 (9 April 1992): 21-23. *

--------. "Waste Minimization in the Process Industries, Part V: Utility Waste." Chemical Engineer 523 (16 July 1992): 32-35. *

3M. "Think Prevention for Economic and Ecological Benefits." Chemical Marketing Reporter (10 December 1990): 13.

Toy, W. M. "Hazardous Waste Minimization: Part IX Waste Minimization in the Automotive Repair Industry." JAPCA 38, no. 11 (November 1988): 1422-1428. *

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- Life Cycle Analysis and Design -

Cohan, David, Kenneth R. Wapman, and Mary McLearn. "Beyond Waste Minimization: Life-Cycle Cost Management for Chemicals and Materials." Pollution Prevention Review 2 (June 1992): 259-275.

Curran, Mary Ann. "Broad-Based Environmental Life Cycle Assessment." Environmental Science and Technology 27, no. 3 (1993): 430-436. *

Hocking, Martin B. "Paper Versus Polystyrene: A Complex Choice." Science 251 (1991): 504-505.

Hunter, John S., and David M. Benforado. "Life Cycle Approach to Effective Waste Minimization." Hazardous Waste Minimization 37, no. 10 (1987): 1206-1210.

Keoleian, Gregory A. "The Application of Life Cycle Assessment to Design." Journal of Environmental Cleaner Production 1 on. 3-4 (1994): 143-149. *

Keoleian, Gregory A., and Dan Menerey. "Disposable vs Reusable Systems - Two Source Reduction Case Studies." Journal of Environmental Systems 20 (1991): 343-357.

--------. "Sustainable Development by Design: Review of Life Cycle Design and Related Approaches." Air & Waste 44 (May 1994): 645-668.

Lund, Robert T. "Life-Cycle Costing: A Business and Societal Instrument." Management Review 67, no. 4 (1978): 17-23.

Stiff, David. "Life Cycle Analysis Measures Greenness, But Results May Not Be Black and White." Wall Street Journal (28 February 1991): B1, B5.

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- Managerial Strategies -

Benforado, D. M., G. Ridle Hoover, and M. D. Gores. "Pollution Prevention: One Firm's Experience." Chemical Engineering 98 (Sept. 1991): 130-133. *

Craig, Jim, and Ed Weiler. "TRI Encourages Pollution Prevention." Pollution Engineering , no. 9 (1991): 11-14.

Doerr, William W. "Plan For the Future With Pollution Prevention." Chemical Engineering Progress 89 (January 1993): 24-29. *

Drabkin, M. "The Waste Minimization Assessment: A Useful Tool for the Reduction of Industrial Hazardous Wastes." JAPCA 38, no. 12 (Dec. 1988): 1530-1541. *

Drabkin, Marvin, Carl Fromm, and Harry M. Freeman. "Development of Options for Minimizing Hazardous Waste Generation." Environmental Progress 7, no. 3 (August 1988): 167-174. *

Goldner, Howard J. "Waste Minimization Starts at the Top." Research & Development (September 1991): 48-52. *

Hanson, David J. "Pollution Prevention Becoming Watchword for Government, Industry." Chemical and Engineering News 70, no. 1 (6 Jan. 1992): 21. *

Hollod, G. J., and R. F. McCartney. "Hazardous Waste Minimization: Part I, Waste Reduction in the Chemical Industry-DuPont's Approach." JAPCA 38, no. 2 (February 1988): 174-179.

Labar, Gregg. "DuPont: Watching Its Waste." Occupational Hazards (July 1990). *

Newton, Jim. "Setting Up a Waste Minimization Program." Pollution Engineering 22, no. 4 (April 1990): 75-80. *

Redman, John. "Pollution is Waste." The Chemical Engineer, no. 461 (June 1989): 16.

Rice, Steven C. "Reducing Wastes From R&D Facilities." Chemical Engineering 95 (October 1988): 85-88. *

Rittmeyer, Robert W. "Prepare an Effective Pollution Prevention Program." Chemical Engineering Progress 86 (May 1991): 56-62. *

White, Allen L., and Monica Becker. "Total Cost Assessment: Catalyzing Corporate Self-Interest in Pollution Prevention." New Solutions, Winter (1992): 34-39.

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- Education -

Bakshani, Nandkumar, and David T. Allen. "In the States: Pollution Prevention Education at Universities in the United States." Pollution Prevention Review 3, no. 1 (December 1992): 97-105.

Corporate Conservation Council, National Wildlife Federation. Gaining Ground: Environmental Education in Business Schools. Final Report of the Curriculum Development Project, National Wildlife Federation, Washington, D.C., June 1992. Availa ble free by calling 202-797-6878.

Friedlander, Sheldon K. "The Implications of Environmental Issues for Engineering, R&D, and Education." Chemical Engineering Progress 85 (November 1989): 22-28. (* - see General Pollution Prevention)

Washington State Department of Ecology, Social and Economic Sciences Research Center, Washington State University, and the Waste Reduction Institute for Training and Applications Research. Incorporating Pollution Prevention Concepts in Higher Educat ion Curricula. 1991. Available for $30 from WRITAR, 1313 Fifth Street SE, Suite 327, Minneapolis, MN 55414-4502 (phone: 612/379-5995).

Kummler, Ralph H., James H. McMicking, and Robert W. Powitz. "A Program on Hazardous Waste Management." Chemical Engineering Education (September 1989): 222-26. *

Waste Reduction Institute for Training and Applications Research, and Minnesota Office of Waste Management. Pollution Prevention and Higher Education Curricula: A Seminar for Post-Secondary Educators of All Disciplines. University of Minnesota, St. Paul, 9 December 1991. Available for $30 from WRITAR, 1313 Fifth Street SE, Suite 327, Minneapolis, MN 55414-4502 (phone: 612/379-5995).

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- Ethics -

Watters, James C., and Dominic A. Zoeller. "Developing a Course in Chemical Engineering Ethics: One Class' Experiences." Chemical Engineering Education (March 1991): 68-72.


- Case Examples -

Drabkin, M. "The Waste Minimization Assessment: A Useful Tool for the Reduction of Industrial Hazardous Wastes." JAPCA 38, no. 12 (December 1988): 1530-1541.

Ember, Lois R. "Pollution Prevention at Chemical Plants Benefits Environment at Low Cost." Chemical and Engineering News 70, no. 25 (22 June 1992): 18. *

Redman, John. "Pollution is Waste." The Chemical Engineer, no. 461 (June 1989): 16. *

3M Corporation. "Think Prevention for Economic and Ecological Benefits." Chemical Marketing Reporter (10 December 1990): 13.

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Case Studies

Arthur D. Little. Disposable Versus Reusable Diapers: Health, Environmental and Economic Comparisons. Cambridge, MA: A.D. Little, 1990.

The Dow Chemical Company Environmental Quality Department. Waste Reduction Always Pays: Case Study Summaries. Midland, MI: The Dow Chemical Company, 1989.

Franklin Associates. Characterization of Municipal Solid Waste in the United States, 1960 to 2000 (Update 1988). Final report. Prairie Village, KS: Franklin, 1988. Available for $25 from Franklin Associates at 913-649-2225.

-------. Resource and Environmental Profile Analysis of Foam Polystyrene and Bleached Paperboard Containers. Final report. Prairie Village, KS: Franklin, 1990. Available by calling the American Plastics Council Hotline at 800-243-5790.

-------. Resource and Environmental Profile Analysis of Polyethylene and Unbleached Paper Grocery Sacks. Prairie Village, KS: Franklin, 1990. Available by calling the American Plastics Council Hotline at 800-243-5790.

---. Resource and Environmental Profile Analysis of High-Density Polyethylene and Bleached Paperboard Gable Milk Containers. Prairie Village, KS: Franklin, 1991. Available by calling the American Plastics Council Hotline at 800-243-5790.

van Eijk, J., J. W. Nieuwenhuis, C. W. Post, and J. H. de Zeeuw. Reusable Versus Disposable: A Comparison of the Environmental Impact of Polystyrene, Paper/Cardboard and Porcelain Crockery. House of Ministry, Physical Planning and Environment , Zoetermeer, The Netherlands, 1992.

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Networking/Informational Sources

- Other Resources -

Illinois Department of Energy and Natural Resources
Hazardous Waste Research and Information Center
One East Hazelwood Drive
Champaign, IL 61802
217/333-8940

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Pollution Prevention Information Clearinghouse
Reference and Referral
401 M Street, SW (3404)
Washington, DC 20460
202/260-1023

Pollution Prevention Research Branch
Risk Reduction Engineering Laboratory
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
26 West Martin Luther King Drive
Cincinnati, OH 45268
513/569-7215

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- Organizations -

American Institute for Pollution Prevention
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH 45221-0071
513/556-3693
Contact: Thomas Hauser, Exec. Director

Center for Waste Reduction Technologies
American Institute of Chemical Engineers
345 East 47th St.
New York, NY 10017
212/705-7407

Chemical Manufacturers Association
2501 M Street, NW
Washington, DC 20037
202/887-1100

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- Contributors to Education
in Chemical Engineering
and Pollution Prevention -

David T. Allen
University of Texas at Austin
Department of Chemical Engineering
Campus Mail Code: C0400
Austin, TX 78712-1062
512/475-7842 or allen@che.utexas.edu

Stanley Barnett
University of Rhode Island
Chemical Engineering
205 Cawford Hall
Kingston, RI 02881
401/792-2443

James T. Cobb
Director, Energy Resource Program
Chemical & Petroleum Engineering Program
University of Pittsburgh
1249 Benedum Hall
Pittsburgh, PA 15261
412/624-9641

Yoram Cohen
Department of Chemical Engineering
University of California at Los Angeles
5531 Boelter Hall
405 Hilgard Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90024
213/825-8766
E-mail: yoram@seas.ucla.edu

Robert M. Counce
Department of Chemical Engineering
University of Tennessee
419 Dougherty Building
Knoxville, TN 37996-2200
615/974-5318
E-mail: counce@utkux.utcc.utk.edu

Dale Denny
North Carolina State University
8840 Wildwood Links
Raleigh, NC 27613-5412
919/782-8390

Diane Dorland
Department of Chemical Engineering
University of Minnesota
231 Engineering Building
10 University Dr.
Duluth, MN 55812
218/726-7126
E-mail: ddorland@ua.d.umn.edu

Robert M. Enick Chemical & Petroleum Engineering Program
University of Pittsburgh
1249 Benedum Hall
Pittsburgh, PA 15261
412/624-9649

Larry Erikson
Director, Hazardous Substance Research Center
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS 66506-2501
913/532-5584

L. T. Fan
Head, Department of Chemical Engineering
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS 66506-2501
913/532-5584

Cheng-Shen Fang
Department of Chemical Engineering
University of Southwestern Louisiana
Box 42251
Lafayette, LA 70504
318/231-5350

Marvin Fleischman
Waste Minimization Assessment Center
University of Louisville
Ernst Hall 106
Louisville, KY 40292
502/852-6357
E-mail: mØfleiØ1@ulkyvm.louisville.edu

Shirley T. Fleischmann
Grand Valley State University
School of Engineering
301 West Fulton, Suite 618
Grand Rapids, MI 49504
616/771-6762

Sheldon K. Friedlander
Department of Chemical Engineering
University of California at Los Angeles
5531 Boelter Hall
405 Hilgard Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90024

Rakesh Govind
Department of Chemical Engineering
University of Cincinnati
697 Rhodes Hall (ML 171)
Cincinnati, OH 45221
513/556-2761

Christine S. Grant
Chemical Engineering
North Carolina State University
Box 7905
Raleigh, NC 27695-7905
919/515-2317

Robert Griffin
Environmental Institute for Waste Mgmt. Studies
Chemical Engineering Department
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0203
205/348-8401

William Hecker
Department of Chemical Engineering
Brigham Young University (350 CB)
Provo, UT 84602
801/378-6235

Marquita Hill
Chemicals in the Environment Research Center
University of Maine
117 Jenness Hall
Orono, ME 04469
207/581-2277

Gregory A. Keoleian
Manager, National Pollution Prevention Center
University of Michigan
Dana Bldg., 430 E. University
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1115
734/764-3194
gregak@umich.edu

Ralph Kummler
Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering
Wayne State University
Detroit, MI 48202
313/577-3800

Carl Lawton
Deptartment of Chemical/Nuclear Engineering
University of Massachusetts Lowell
One University Ave.
Lowell, MA 01854
508/934-3171

Gordon A. Lewandowski
Chair, Department of Chemical Engineering,
Chemistry, & Environmental Science
N.J. Institute of Technology
3223 King Blvd.
Newark, NJ 07102
201/596-3573

Gennaro J. Maffia
Department of Chemical Engineering
Widener University
One University Place
Chester, PA 19013-5792
215/499-4089
E-mail: pfgjmaffia@cyber.widener.edu

Vasilios Manousiouthakis
Department of Chemical Engineering
University of California at Los Angeles
5531 Boelter Hall
405 Hilgard Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90024

James McMicking
Wayne State University
Department of Chemical Engineering
Detroit, MI 48202
313/577-3800

James G. Meenahan
Wayne State University
Department of Chemical Engineering
8483 Golflane Dr.
Commerce Township, MI 48382
810/352-9080

Anil Menawat
Tulane University
Department of Chemical Engineering
New Orleans, LA 70118
504/865-5772

Susan M. Montgomery
College of Engineering
3030 Dow Connector
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2136
734/936-1890
e-mail: smontgom@umich.edu

James Noble
Department of Chemical Engineering
Tufts University
4 Colby St.
Medford, MA 02155
617/628-5000 x2089

Michael Overcash
Pollution Prevention Research Center
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC 27695-7905
919/515-2325

John W. Pados
Professor, Chemical Engineering
University of Tennessee
419 Dougherty Engineering Building
Knoxville, TN 37996-2200
615/974-6053

Robert B. Pojasek
Tufts University
c/o GEI Consultants
1021 Main Street
Winchester, MA 01890
617/721-4097

Vito Punzi
Department of Chemical Engineering
Villanova University
800 Lancaster Ave.
Villanova, PA 19085
610/519-4946

Joseph Reynolds
Department of Chemical Engineering
Manhattan College
Bronx, NY 10471
718/920-0187

Ronald W. Rousseau
Director, Designing Tomorrow Today
Georgia Institute of Technology
School of Chemical Engineering
Atlanta, GA 30332-0100
404/894-2867

Christian Roy
Department of Chemical Engineering
Universitˇ Laval
Ste-Foy, P. Quˇbec, CANADA G1K 7P4
418/656-7406
E-mail: croy@gch.ulaval.ca

Dale F. Rudd
Department of Chemical Engineering
University of Wisconsin
Engineering Hall #3006
1415 Johnson Drive
Madison, WI 53706
608/262-1520

Henry Shaw
Department of Chemical Engineering
New Jersey Institute of Technology
University Heights
138 Warren Street
Newark, NJ 07102
201/596-2938
E-mail: shaw@admin.njit.edu

David Shonnard
Department of Chemical Engineering
Michigan Technological University
Houghton, MI 49931
906/487-3468, Fax 906/487-3213
E-mail: drshonna@mtu.edu

Barry Shorthouse
Chemical Engineering Dept. (Rm. 1129)
Wayne State University
5050 Anthony Wayne Drive
Detroit, MI 48202
313/577-3771

Dilip Singh
Department of Chemical Engineering
Youngstown State University
Youngstown, OH 44555
216/742-1737

Louis Theodore
Department of Chemical Engineering
Manhattan College
Bronx, NY 10471
718/920-0185

Levi T. Thompson Jr.
Chemical Engineering Department
University of Michigan
3026 H. H. Dow Bldg.
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1115
734/936-2015

Dean Ulrichson
Department of Chemical Engineering
Iowa State University
Sweeney Hall
Ames, IA 50011
515/294-6944
E-mail: dlulrich@iastate.edu

Margrit von Braun
Department of Chemical Engineering/
Environmental Science Program
University of Idaho
Buchanan Enginnering Lab 315
Moscow, ID 83844-1025
208/885-6113
E-mail: cdixon@uidaho.edu

John W. Walkinshaw
Dept. of Chemical/Nuclear Engineering
University of Massachusetts Lowell
One University Ave.
Lowell, MA 01854
508/934-3171

James C. Watters
Department of Chemical Engineering
University of Louisville
Louisville, KY 40292

Bob Weber
Department of Chemical Engineering
Yale University
New Haven, CT 60520
203/432-4376

Gregory Yawson
Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering
Wayne State University
Detroit, MI 48202
313/577-3848

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