title: Pollution balance: a new methodology for minimizing waste production in manufacturing processes.
abstract: A new methodolgy based on a generic pollution balance equation, has been developed for minimizing waste production in manufacturing processes. A "pollution index," defined as the mass of waste produced per unit mass of a product, has been introduced to provide a quantitative measure of waste generation in a process. A waste reduction algorithm also has been developed from the pollution balance equation. This paper explains this methodology and demonstrates the applicability of the method by a case study.
authors.affiliation: Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Hilaly
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Sikdar
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D004787:Environmental Pollution / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005544:Forecasting; D008420:Manufactured Materials; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D012037:Refuse Disposal / Q000379:methods*