Global Competitiveness of U.S. Environmental Technology Industries: Municipal andIndustrial Water and Wastewater. (Investigation No. 332-347)

摘要

The Senate Committee on Finance requested that the U.S. International TradeCommission (USITC) collect and analyze information on the competitiveness of U.S. industries producing environmental goods and services, in part by comparing the export promotion/technical assistance policies of the United States in the environmental technology field with those of its principal competitors. In the study, the goods used for water and wastewater treatment have been grouped into four categories: (1) process equipment; (2) delivery equipment; (3) instruments; and (4) chemicals. All these categories include goods used for end-of-pipe treatment, as well as goods that can be used to change production processes in order to reduce the amount or concentration of the liquid wastes produced. The services used for water and wastewater treatment can be grouped broadly into two categories: (1) engineering and construction; and (2) environmental testing.