Pollution Prevention: Bridging Troubled Water: Alternative Pulp and Paper Bleaching Technology
Facing a lawsuit charging it with discharging toxic effluent in the water off the coast of northern California, Louisiana Pacific knew it needed to change the way its pulp mills operated. Even though it successfully met the mandates of the lawsuit ...
Pollution Prevention: Bridging Troubled Water: Pulp and Paper Industry Regulations
The transformation of wood or other raw materials into pulp through chemical or mechanical processes is a water intensive process that creates large residues of waste materials. However, prior to the 1970's, the pulp and paper industry was largely u...
Introduction to Waste Stream Management: Liquid Waste
In the past, some of the major sources of water pollution have been landfills, underground storage tanks, and untreated effluent. Under the Clean Water Act, the EPA sets industry-specific discharge limitations for water pollutants. Treatment metho...