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Sharp production site Yao
Location : Yao, Osaka
Site area : 132,430 m2
Employees : 1,270 (as of April 2008)
Started operation : July 1959
ISO14001 acquired : March 1996
Main products : Refrigerators, air conditioners, air purifiers, microwave ovens, superheated steam ovens, dish washers, washing machines, vacuum cleaners

Environmental performance data (results in fiscal 2007)

INPUT

  Fiscal 2007 Fiscal 2006
Energy Purchase of electricity (MWh) 21,632 25,656
City gas (1,000 m3) 554 677
Water

Municipal water (km3)

26 32
Industrial water (km3) 88 60
Total (km3) 114 93

OUTPUT

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

9,965

11,927
Water Drainage (km3) 84 62
Waste Amount of waste (t)

1,062

1,156
Landfill disposal rate (%) 0.20 0.19

Measurements for compliance requirements (results in fiscal 2007)

Air pollutant measurements

Emitting facility Substance Unit Maximum permissible quantity Measured value
(max.)
Regulations
(prefectural)
Sharp
standard
Boiler NOx ppm 150 60 35
Soot and dust g/Nm3 0.05 0.015 0.001

Water pollutant measurements (Sewerage Law)

Because of discharge into sewerage systems, there are no emissions of COD, nitrogen, or phosphorous to the lakes or seas for which emission standards are instituted.

Substance affecting the community environment Unit Maximum permissible quantity Measured value
(max.)
Regulations
(prefectural)
Sharp
standard
pH pH 5.7-8.7 6.1-7.9 6.6-7.8
BOD mg/l 300 200 10.6
Suspended solid (SS) mg/l 300 150 8.0
n-Hexane extractives (mineral oil) mg/l 5 3 0.3
n-Hexane extractives (vegetable and animal oil) mg/l 30 13 1.2
Zinc mg/l 5 2.5 0.3
Dissolved manganese mg/l 10 1 0.1

PRTR totalization

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

Noise/vibration measurements

(Unit: dB)
Classification Maximum permissible quantity Measured value
(max.)
Regulations
(municipal)
Sharp
standard
Noise Morning 65 62 59.5
Afternoon 70 67 61.2
Evening 65 62 59.3
Night 60 57 52.8
Vibration Day 70 60 46.7
Night 65 55 44.7

Malodorant substance measurements

The Yao site does not handle any of the restricted substances.

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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