Profile of the Nonferrous Metals Industry

• First Section: 38 pages (PDF, 95Kb)
  • Table of Contents
  • Chapter I - Introduction to the Sector Notebook Project
  • Chapter II - Introduction to the Industry
  • Chapter III - Primary and Secondary Aluminum Processing Industry

• Second Section: 55 pages (PDF, 270Kb)

  • Chapter IV - Primary and Secondary Copper Processing Industry
  • Chapter V - Primary and Secondary Lead Processing Industry
  • Chapter VI - Primary and Secondary Zinc Processing
  • Chapter VII - Management of Chemicals in Wastestream
  • Chapter VIII - Chemical Release and Transfer Profile
• Third Section: 53 pages (PDF, 227Kb)
  • Chapter IX - Pollution Prevention Opportunities
  • Chapter X - Summary of Federal Statutes and Regulations
  • Chapter XI - Enforcement Profile
  • Chapter XII - Compliance Activities and Initiatives

Find updated data on this industry in the Sector Notebooks Data Refresh, which allows users to select an industry sector in order to obtain the most current emissions data from the Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) and compliance and enforcement data. This data supplements the background information in the Notebook and provides the latest facility data.

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