Environmental Load Mass Balance

(2)

The FY 2005 BOD figure has increased from FY 2004.
The BOD figure for the Atsugi Site alone falls within regulations.

Electricity:

Electric power purchased from power companies for use at manufacturing sites and offices

Gas:

City gas used as energy

Fuels:

Heavy oil and light oil used as energy

Water:

Tap water and ground water (excluding recycled water)

Chemical
substances:

Chemical substances that are regulated by laws in Japan

Paper:

Copy paper and EDP paper used at factories and offices

Packaging
material:

Wrapping, packing and packaging material for products and packaging material for transportation

CO₂:

Carbon dioxide generated as a result of using electricity, gas and fuels [CO₂ emission volume was calculated using the conversion factor defined in the Law for Promotion of Global Warming Protection Measures (Revised Dec. 26, 2002)]

NOx:

Nitrogen oxides generated as a result of using gas and fuels

SOx:

Sulfuric oxides generated as a result of using gas and fuels

Wastewater:

Wastewater discharged from production systems and offices

BOD:

Biochemical oxygen demand

Municipal
waste:

Waste other than industrial waste that is generated as a result of business activities (such as kitchen waste, waste paper and waste wood)

Industrial
waste:

Of wastes generated as a result of business activities, those regulated by the "Waste Disposal and Public Cleaning Law" such as sludge, waste plastics, waste acid and waste alkali

Recycling:

Thermal recycling and material recycling of waste for use as material, raw material or resources