Environmental review strategy for RD activities

摘要

AbstractAn organized environmental review strategy can assist an RD facility or organization in ensuring that their activities not only comply with applicable site and operational requirements, but also address and resolve environmental issues and costs during the process development phase of their work. It is at this stage of RD where efforts toward minimizing generation of hazardous waste and reducing “end‐of‐the‐pipe” control in potential commercial applications can be most effective. This article presents and describes five basic concepts which, when combined, can create a strong, purposeful environmental review program. Exxon Research and Engineering Company's review process is described as a specifi