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Site Production Sites  Sharp Manufacturing Systems Corporation
Location : Yao, Osaka
Site area : 8,758 m2
Employees : 330 (as of March 31, 2008)
Started operation : March 1970
ISO14001 acquired : February 1999

Environmental performance data (results in fiscal 2007)

INPUT

  Fiscal 2007 Fiscal 2006
Energy Electricity (MWh) 1,318 1,370
City gas (1,000m3) 17 21
Heavy oil, kerosene, gas oil, gasoline (KL) 88 101
Water Municipal water (km3) 4.6 5.2

OUTPUT

  Fiscal 2007 Fiscal 2006
Greenhouse gas Amount of emissions (t-CO2) 781 839
Water Drainage (km3) 4.4 4.9
Waste Amount of waste (t) 43.1 65.5
Landfill disposal (%) 0.00 0.09

Measurements for compliance requirements (results in fiscal 2007)

Air pollutant measurements

The company has no facilities specified under the Air Pollution Control Law.

Water pollutant measurements (Water Pollution Control Law)

The company takes measurements for the sake of voluntary management.

Substance affecting the community environment Unit Maximum permissible quantity Measured value (max.)
Regulations
(national)
Sharp standard
pH pH 5.7-8.7 6.0-8.5 8.4
BOD mg/l 300 250 2.3
Suspended solid (SS) mg/l 300 250 3.2
n-Hexane extractives (mineral oil) mg/l 5 3 less than 0.5
n-Hexane extractives (vegetable oil) mg/l 30 20 less than 0.5
Zinc mg/l 5 3 0.053
Dissolved manganese mg/l 10 6 less than 0.005
Total nitrogen mg/l 2 1.5 less than 0.005

PRTR totalization

No PRTR designated substances have 500 kg or more handling quantity.

Noise/vibration measurements

There was no new related equipment introduced. However, the company takes measurements for the sake of voluntary management.

(Unit: dB)
Classification Maximum permissible quantity Measured value (max.)
Regulations
(national, prefectural)
Sharp standard
Noise Day 65 63 60.9
Vibration Day 60 55 39.5

COD, nitrogen, phosphorus emission

No emission of COD, nitrogen or phosphorus to the lakes or seas for which emission standards are instituted.

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