National Center for Manufacturing Sciences

Environmental Roadmapping Initiative

To find out more about the ERI, contact Paul Chalmer at NCMS, (734) 995-4911 or paulc@ncms.org

Now available:

• Implementing Environmental Protection with a Sector Approach:  A Roadmap for State and Local Co-implementers  (Roadmap document for the local government sector)

• Impacts, Risks and Regulations:  analyses for specific sectors, available in draft form, for:
  • Automotive Services
  • Cement
  • Commodity Chemicals
  • Construction
  • Electric Utilities
  • Hospitals and Health Care
  • Iron and Steel
  • Mining
  • Oil and Gas Extraction
  • Paints and Coatings
  • Petroleum Refining
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Plastics
  • Printing
  • Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTWs)
  • Pulp and Paper
  • Secondary Nonferrous Smelters
  • Universities and Schools
  • Wood products
• Cross sector impact comparisons for several key indicators, including
  • Greenhouse Gas Emissions
  • Smog Forming Compound Emissions

• Meat Processing Sector 
  • Alternatives to Rendering (drafts)
    • Alternatives to Rendering for Meat Processors (introductory document)
    • Composting for meat processors
    • State by-state summary of composting rules. (in preparation)
    • Guides to composting rules for individual states:
      • Colorado (in preparation)
      • Iowa
      • Kansas  
      • Nebraska
  • Best Management Practices for Nitrogen and Phosphorus Control (drafts)
    • Slaughter plants
    • Further processing plants
    • Rendering plants

• Shipbuilding and Ship Repair
  • Baseline Environmental Performance Measures for the Shipbuilding Industry
  • State Regulatory Agency Contacts

• Comparison of Available EMS Resources for Selected Sectors