(Units: tons)
| Chemical substances |
PRTR category |
Handled |
Total amounts released and transferred |
Released |
Transferred*2 |
Removed*3 |
Recycled*4 |
Shipped as products*5 |
| Released into air |
Released into public waterways |
Released into soil |
Landfill |
| Carbon dioxide |
|
1,365 |
1,365 |
1,365 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Isopropyl alcohol;2 - propanol |
|
2,627 |
869 |
802 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
65 |
190 |
1,485 |
83 |
| Ethanol |
|
527 |
359 |
350 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
39 |
113 |
16 |
| Silica(All forms) |
|
3,915 |
231 |
6 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
215 |
24 |
786 |
2,873 |
| Toluene |
1 |
1,325 |
229 |
222 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
436 |
136 |
525 |
| Methanol |
|
6,557 |
213 |
208 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
4,926 |
645 |
773 |
| Manganese and its compounds |
1 |
33,216 |
208 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
206 |
1 |
273 |
32,735 |
| n-butane |
|
505 |
196 |
196 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
60 |
0 |
249 |
| Methyl ethyl ketone |
|
4,996 |
194 |
146 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
47 |
3,745 |
1,023 |
34 |
| Acetone |
|
1,299 |
185 |
181 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
759 |
347 |
8 |
| Xylene |
1 |
227 |
108 |
101 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
70 |
31 |
17 |
| n-hexane |
1 |
108 |
89 |
87 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
19 |
0 |
| n-butyl acetate |
|
416 |
87 |
70 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
17 |
198 |
117 |
15 |
| Propylene glycol monomethyl ether |
|
1,772 |
84 |
71 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
1,149 |
539 |
0 |
| Styrene |
1 |
5,527 |
81 |
74 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
111 |
345 |
4,990 |
| N,N-Dimethylformamide |
1 |
3,465 |
76 |
57 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
17 |
2,700 |
690 |
0 |
| Calcium hydrate |
|
5,280 |
71 |
0 |
67 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3,869 |
996 |
344 |
| Methyl isobutyl ketone |
|
90 |
65 |
65 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
12 |
11 |
| cyclopentane |
|
1,107 |
65 |
64 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1,042 |
| Water-soluble compounds of zinc |
1 |
5,716 |
53 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
53 |
0 |
13 |
5,650 |
| Other PRTR substances |
|
108,386 |
290 |
161 |
63 |
0 |
0 |
66 |
1,512 |
4,602 |
101,983 |
| Other substance groups |
|
157,522 |
986 |
481 |
58 |
0 |
0 |
446 |
28,663 |
26,248 |
101,624 |
| Total |
|
345,948 |
6,102 |
4,709 |
203 |
0 |
0 |
1,190 |
48,454 |
38,419 |
252,973 |
- *1 Based on the Panasonic Chemical Substances Management Rank Guidelines (Version 3.1).
- *2 The amount of substances converted into other substances through neutralization, decomposition, or other chemical treatment within the factory.
- *3 The amount of substances recycled with revenue, as well as those recycled free of charge or with any payment.
- *4 The amount of substances that have been changed to other substances as a result of chemical reactions, and/or those that are contained in or accompanied with products and shipped out of factories.
- *5 Includes substances transferred as waste, as well as those discharged into the sewage system. Recycled amount which is free of charge or accompanies treatment cost under the Waste Management Law is included in “Recycled.” (Different from the transferred amount reported under the PRTR Law.)
- Note: SANYO Electric and PLD not included in fiscal 2006 and 2008 through 2010.Only PLD included in fiscal 2011.