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Sharp production site Mihara
Location : Mihara, Hiroshima
Site area : 89,422 m2
Employees : 573 (as of March 31, 2008)
Started operation : May 2002
ISO14001 acquired : November 2003
Main products : Laser diodes, LEDs, printed circuit boards, optical pickups

Environmental performance data (results in fiscal 2007)

INPUT

  Fiscal 2007 Fiscal 2006
Energy Purchase of electricity (MWh) 23,441 23,249
Amount of solar power generation (MWh) 24 2
City gas (1,000m3) 446 399
Water

Municipal water (km3)

52 46
Ground water (km3) 178 159
Total (km3) 230 206
Chemical substances (PRTR) Handled (t) 3.4 2.8

OUTPUT

  Fiscal 2007 Fiscal 2006
Greenhouse gases Amount of emissions
(t-CO2)

10,538

10,718
Water Drainage (km3) 213 188
Chemical substances (PRTR) Released (t) 0 0
Transferred (t) 0.3 0.4
Waste Amount of waste (t) 298 299
Landfill disposal rate (%) 0.09 0.16

Measurements for compliance requirements (results in fiscal 2007)

Air pollutant measurements

Emitting facility Substance Unit Maximum permissible quantity Measured value (max.)
Regulations (prefectural) Industrial standard Sharp standard
Boiler SOx ppb (ground concentration) 14 12 0.04 0.0052
NOx ppm 150 150 100 53
Soot and dust g/Nm3 0.1 0.1 0.005 Less than 0.003

Water pollutant measurements (Sewerage Law)

Parameter Unit Maximum permissible quantity Measured value (max.)
Regulations (prefectural) Industrial standard Sharp standard
pH pH 5.8-8.6 5.8-8.6 6.0-8.0 6.7-7.3
Fluorine compound mg/l 15 8 8 1.4
BOD mg/l max<160,ave<120 max<160,ave<120 120 72
Suspended solid (SS) mg/l max<200,ave<150 max<200,ave<150 100 17
Copper mg/l 3 3 3 2.3
Zinc mg/l 5 5 5 0.09
Dissolved iron mg/l 10 10 10 0.1
Total nitrogen mg/l max<120,ave<60 max<120,ave<60 60 24
Total phosphorus mg/l max<16,ave<8 max<16,ave<8 8 2.0

PRTR totalization

(Unit: kg)
PRTR No. Chemical Handling quantity Release Transfer Consumption Removal Recycle
To atmosphere To public water area To sewage Out of site
283 Hydrogen fluoride and its water-soluble salts 3,415 0 0 342 0 0 0 0

Noise/vibration measurements

(Unit: dB)
Classification Maximum permissible quantity Measured value (max.)
Regulations (municipal) Industrial standard Sharp standard
Noise Morning 70 60 60 44
Afternoon 70 60 60 49
Evening 70 60 60 47
Night 60 50 50 47
Vibration Day 65 65 65 43
Night 60 60 60 46

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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