TY - BOOK
T1 - Water Use Reduction at an Auto Assembly Plant
AU - Lindsey, Tim
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Misunderstanding the true cost of utilizing raw materials such as water can frequently result in poor management choices regarding how the raw materials are used. Metal finishing operations are notorious for using large quantities of water in their processes. The common perception is that "water is cheap" so, it can be used liberally to ensure that work-pieces are adequately cleaned, rinsed, and coated. While it may be true that the actual purchase of the water itself is relatively inexpensive, the cost to using the water within the processes may be considerably more expensive.
AB - Misunderstanding the true cost of utilizing raw materials such as water can frequently result in poor management choices regarding how the raw materials are used. Metal finishing operations are notorious for using large quantities of water in their processes. The common perception is that "water is cheap" so, it can be used liberally to ensure that work-pieces are adequately cleaned, rinsed, and coated. While it may be true that the actual purchase of the water itself is relatively inexpensive, the cost to using the water within the processes may be considerably more expensive.
KW - Water consumption -- Automobile industry and trade -- Illinois -- Case studies
KW - Water use -- Automobile industry and trade -- Illinois -- Case studies
KW - Pollution prevention -- Automobile industry and trade -- Illinois -- Case studies
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/2142/2013
M3 - Technical report
T3 - TN Series (Illinois Sustainable Technology Center)
BT - Water Use Reduction at an Auto Assembly Plant
PB - Illinois Sustainable Technology Center (formerly Illinois Waste Management and Research Center)
ER -