Ontario toxics reduction program : toolkit for toxic substance accounting

2011·1.3 MB·English

by  Ontario Ministry of the Environment

Ontario Toxics Reduction Program
Toolkit for Toxic Substance
Accounting
outside front cover
© Queen’s Printer for Ontario, 2011
PIBS 8498e
Summary
TosupporttheOntariogovernment’s theStrategyisnottocompelfacilitiestoreduce
commitmenttoreducetoxicsubstances theirproductionofgoodsorforcethemoutof
inair,landandwaterwhilepromotingthe business.TheStrategydoesnotrestricttheuse,
greeneconomy,theOntarioMinistryofthe creation,orreleaseofprescribedtoxicsubstances
Environmenthasdevelopedacomprehensive nordoesitobligefacilitiestoimplement
ToxicsReductionStrategy. reductionstrategiesasimplementationoftoxic
substancereductionplansisvoluntary.
TheToxicsReductionStrategy(the“Strategy”)is
focusedon: The“ToolkitforToxicSubstanceAccounting”(the
“toolkit”)providesinformationoncomplyingwith
• Reducingtheuseandcreationofprescribed
thetoxicsubstanceaccountingrequirementsas
toxicsubstancestoimprovetheprotectionof
theenvironmentandhumanhealth; setoutintheToxicsReductionAct,2009(the
“Act”)andRegulation455/09(the“Regulation”).
• InformingOntariansaboutprescribedtoxic
Thetoolkitisintendedtoprovidehelpful
substancesintheircommunities;and
suggestionsforfacilitiesastheyimplementthe
• HelpingensurethatOntarioiswell-
requirementsoftheActandRegulation.
positionedtocompeteinanincreasingly
greenglobaleconomy. Thetrackingandquantificationofprescribed
toxicsubstances(i.e.toxicsubstanceaccounting)
TheStrategyaugmentsthetraditional“endof
isvaluableindetermining:
pipe”approachtomanagingreleasesbyfocusing
onreducingtheuseandcreationofthese • Theextenttowhichaprescribedtoxic
prescribedtoxicsubstancesatthefrontendof substanceisusedorcreatedatafacility
andwhathappenstoitasaresultofthe
themanufacturingprocess.
facility’sactivities;
TheToxicsReductionStrategypromotes
• Aspectsofthefacility’soperationswhichare
reductionsintheuseandcreationofprescribed
goodtargetsforreducingprescribedtoxic
toxicsubstancestopreventpollutionand
substances;and
toprotectthehealthofOntariansandthe
• Abaselinetotrackprogressinreducing
environment.TheStrategyrequiresfacilities
prescribedtoxicsubstances.
toensurethatproperconsiderationisgiven
Thelistofprescribedtoxicsubstancesincludes
toopportunitiesforreducingprescribedtoxic
allthesubstancesonthecurrentfederalNational
substanceswhilealsorecognizingthatthere
PollutantReleaseInventory(NPRI)Noticesaswell
maybeessentialandbeneficialusesforsome
asacetone.Ingeneral,ifafacilityundertakes
prescribedtoxicsubstances.Theintentionof
ToolkitforToxicSubstanceAccounting  | i
manufacturingactivitiesormineralprocessing activitiestohelpillustratehowafacilitymight
activitiesusingchemicalsandisrequiredto meettheregulatoryrequirements.
provideinformationunderthefederalNPRIand/
TheRegulationisflexibleintermsofhowtoxic
orreportunderOntarioRegulation127/01,itis
substanceaccountingmaybeundertaken.
alsosubjecttotherequirementsoftheToxics
Possibleapproachesareprovidedwithinthis
ReductionActandRegulation455/09.
documenttoassistfacilitiesinunderstanding
Toxicsubstanceaccountingformsthebasisfor theintentoftheActandRegulationandtohelp
identifyingtoxicsubstancereductionopportunities ensuretheyreceivethemostbenefitfromtoxic
andsupportsaninformedanalysisofidentified substanceaccounting–namely,tounderstand
reductionoptions.Therefore,thegreaterthe toxicsubstanceusageattheirfacilityandthe
qualityofthetoxicsubstanceaccounting extenttowhichtoxicreductionoptionsmaybe
information,themoreinformedthedecisions identifiedandimplemented.Thisincludes,butis
regardingtheviabilityofareductionoptionwill notlimitedtothefollowing:
be.Theownerandoperatormustthoroughly
• Howtodocumentstagesofafacility’s
understandwhere,when,whyandhowa
operationthatuseorcreateaprescribedtoxic
prescribedtoxicsubstanceisusedandcreated substanceandhowtoidentifyprocesses
atthefacility.Theymustalsounderstand,andbe withinthosestagesinordertomeetthe
abletoquantify:howmuchofthesubstanceis requirementsofsection9oftheAct;
containedinproduct;whetheritistransformed
• Howtodevelopprocessflowdiagrams;
intoadifferentsubstance;whetheritisdestroyed;
• Whatmethodsmightbeusedforcalculating
whatisreleasedviavariousoutputstreams;and
process-levelquantitiesofaprescribed
whatisdisposedofortransferredoff-site.In
toxicsubstancethatare;used,created,
additiontobeingacriticalcomponentofthe
transformed,destroyed,containedinproduct,
overalltoxicsubstancereductionplanningprocess, released,disposedofandtransferred;
toxicsubstanceaccountingisrequiredinorderto
• Howtochoosethebestavailablemethod
meettheannualJune1streportingrequirements.
orcombinationofmethodstotrackand
quantifyaprescribedtoxicsubstance;and
Intendedasatooltoassisttheregulated
community,thisdocumentdetailsthetoxic • Understandingthepurposeofaninput-
substanceaccountingrequirementsandis outputanalysisandhowtouseittodetermine
ifafacilityshouldreviseorrevisitanyofthe
supplementedwithpossibleapproachesfrom
approachesinitsaccountingmethodology.
specificmanufacturingandmineralprocessing
ii |  ToolkitforToxicSubstanceAccounting
Thisdocumentincludesadescriptionofthe Thisdocumentprovidesinformationon
toxicsubstanceaccountingrequirementsand complyingwiththetoxicsubstanceaccounting
providesbothbasicandcomplexexamplesto requirements–aplanningandreportingtoolkit
helpillustratehowafacilitymaymeetthese iscurrentlyunderdevelopment.
requirements.Theexamplesareintendedto
Whileeveryefforthasbeenmadetoensurethe
illustrate“reallife”scenariosandshowpossible
accuracyoftheinformationcontainedinthis
approachesafacilitymayemploytomeetthe
toolkit,itshouldnotbeconstruedaslegaladvice.
toxicsubstanceaccountingrequirements.
Intheeventofaconflictbetweenthisdocument
Anumberofsuggestedapproachesareoutlined
andtherequirementsidentifiedintheActand
inthistoolkitandexampleshavebeenprovided
Regulation,theActandRegulationwillprevail.
tohelpidentifypossiblebestmethodsfor
characterizingsubstanceuse,creation,destruction, Foranyaddendaorrevisionstothisguideplease
transformation,andcontainedinproduct. visittheMOEwebsiteat:
http://www.ene.gov.on.ca/
Theexamplesusedthroughoutthisdocument
arepossibleapproachesafacilitymaychooseto orcontact:
considerinordertomeettherequirementsofthe
PublicInformationCentre(PIC)
ToxicsReductionActandRegulation455/09.
OntarioMinistryoftheEnvironment
AsofJanuary1,2010,therequirementsoftheAct ToxicReductionProject
andRegulationapplytothe47PhaseIpriority 135St.ClairAvenueWest,5thFloor
substancesandsubstancegroupings.Basedon Toronto,Ontario
theinformationcollectedfor2010,facilitiesare M4V1M2
requiredtoprovidetheirfirstannualreporttothe
Telephone:(416)325-4000or1-800-565-4923
ministryinJune2011.
TTYTollFree:800-515-2759
PhaseIIbeginsonJanuary1,2012,andthe Fax:(416)325-3195
requirementsoftheActandRegulationapply
Cette publication hautement spécialisée n’est
toallofthesubstanceslistedinthecurrentNPRI
disponible qu’en anglais en vertu du reglement
Noticesandacetone.Basedontheinformation
441/97, qui en exempte I’application de la Loi sur
collectedfor2012,facilitiesarerequiredto
les services en français. Pour obtenir de I’aide en
providetheirfirstannualreporttotheministryby
français, veuillez communiquer avec Ie ministere de
June1,2013.
I’Environnement au 416-314-7938 (Fax: [phone])
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Table Of Contents
1.0 Introduction 1
1.1 Background 2
1.2 ScopeofToolkit 2
1.3 ToxicSubstanceAccountingRequirementsintheActandRegulation 3
1.4 LinkagestoNPRIandOntarioRegulation127/01–AirborneContaminantDischarge
 MonitoringandReporting 6
1.5 LinkagestoPlanningandReporting 8
2.0 Toxic Substances 9
3.0 Overall Approach 11
3.1 PreliminaryDataGathering 13
3.2 DataSources 14
3.2.1 MSDSsforRawMaterials 14
3.2.2 PurchasingRecordsandProductionNumbers 14
3.2.3 MSDSforManufacturedProducts 16
3.2.4 ManufacturedProductInformation 16
3.2.5 HazardousWasteGeneratorRegistrationReport 16
3.2.6 WasteManifestsandCostofWasteDisposal 16
3.2.7 Off-SiteTransferofRecyclableMaterialsandCost 17
3.2.8 AnalyticalResultsofEffluentWaterQuality 17
3.2.9 ResultsofIndoor,AmbientandStackAirTesting 18
3.2.10 CertificateofApproval(Air)andApplicationDocuments 18
3.2.11 NPRIreport 18
3.2.12 O.Reg127/01reportandassociatedcalculations 19
3.2.13 Spillreports 19
3.2.14 Treatment/AbatementEquipmentSpecifications 19
3.2.15 OtherDocuments/InformationSourcesonPhysicalandChemicalPropertiesofToxic
 Substances 19
3.2.16 Documents/InformationSourcesonTypicalProcessesandFateofToxicSubstances 20
3.2.17 ProcessEquipmentSpecificationsandOperatingManuals 20
4.0 Stages and Processes 21
4.1 IdentifyingandDescribingStagesandProcesses 22
4.2 IdentifyingandDescribingStagesoftheOperation 22
4.3 IdentifyingandDescribingProcessesoftheOperation 26
4.3.1 HowaSubstanceEnterstheProcess 32
4.3.2 CreationofToxicSubstance(s) 32
4.3.3 TransformationofToxicSubstances 33
4.3.4 DestructionofToxicSubstances 33
4.3.5 ToxicSubstance(s)ContainedinProduct 33
4.3.6 Intermediate 34
5.0 Choosing Methods for Tracking and Quantification 35
5.1 DeterminingBestAvailableMethods 36
5.1.1 IndustryStandards 38
5.1.2 ContinuousMonitoringMethod 39
5.1.3 PredictiveMonitoringMethod 39
5.1.4 SourceTestingorSamplingMethod 39
5.1.5 PublishedEmissionFactorsMethod 41
5.1.6 Site-specificEmissionFactorsMethod 42
5.1.7 EngineeringEstimatesMethod 42
5.1.8 MassBalanceMethod 43
5.2 Feedstock 44
5.3 AssigningaQualityLeveltoDataQuantificationMethods 45
5.4 DescribingMethods 46
5.5 MaintainingConsistencyinTrackingandQuantificationMethods 46
6.0 Tracking and Quantification 49
6.1 Analysis–Input/OutputBalances 53
7.0 Examples of Toxic Substance Accounting Requirements for Various
Manufacturing Industries 55
7.1 Example1:PlasticExtrusionOperation 55
7.2 Example2:GoldOreProcessingOperation 60
7.3 Example3:AdhesiveManufacturingOperation 66
7.4 Example4:WoodFurnitureManufacturingOperation 71
7.5 Example5:BrickManufacturing 77
8.0 Records Keeping and Forms 81
9.0 Other Requirements 83
9.1 RequirementsWhenaFacilityNoLongerHastoUndertakeToxicSubstanceAccounting 84
9.2 RequirementsWhenaFacilityisExemptedfromUndertakingToxicSubstanceAccounting
 ofDioxins,FuransandHexachlorobenzene 84
10.0 Glossary and Definitions 87
11.0 References 91
12.0 Toxic Substance Accounting ReSOURCES 95
Appendix A Listof47PrioritySubstances 99
Appendix B UsingaTeamApproach 105
  EstablishingaCross-functionalTeam 105
Appendix C MasterDocumentsandmeetingtherequirementsforStageandProcessRecords 111
List of Figures
Figure 1:SuggestedApproachforToxicSubstanceAccounting 12
Figure 2:Illustratingthedifferencesbetweenstagesandprocesses 23
Figure 3:Illustrationfor“ExampleStagesofFacility’sMainProductionOperations” 24
Figure 4:ExampleIllustrationShowingUniqueStagesforProductionLines 24
Figure 5:IdentificationofStagesthatUseorCreateAToxicSubstance 24
Figure 6:IllustrationShowingStagesandProcessesforFictionalBrickManufacturingFacilityfor
HydrogenFluoride 27
Figure 7:ProcessFlowDiagramforBlackDyeProcessInvolvingChromium 29
Figure 8:GoldExtractionProcessFlowDiagraminvolvingIonicCyanide,includingCreation,
TransformationandDestruction 31
Figure 9:PossibleDecisionMakingProcesstohelpDetermineBestAvailableMethod 37
Figure 10:Example–ConsiderationsinDeterminingtheBestAvailableMethodorCombination
ofMethods 47
Figure 11:CyanidesinOreExtractionProcessFlow 51
1.0 Introduction
1.1  Background  2
1.2  Scope of Toolkit  2
1.3  Toxic Substance Accounting Requirements in the Act and Regulation  3
1.4   Linkages to NPRI and Ontario Regulation 127/01 – Airborne Contaminant Discharge 
Monitoring and Reporting  6
1.5   Linkages to Planning and Reporting  8