Atmosphere/Wastewater Quality/PRTR-designated Pollutants Data (Results from FY2022) | Sustainability | MITSUBISHI MOTORS

Explanation of values

The regulation values indicate the strictest values in the text of laws, regulations and pollution prevention agreements. For atmospheric emissions, the maximum values are indicated.
Regarding PRTR, Class I Designated Chemical Substances that are handled at a volume of a 1 t/year or more are listed.

Technical words in the charts

NOx: Nitrogen oxide
BOD: Biochemical oxygen demand
SS: Concentration of suspended solids in water
SOx: Sulfur oxide
COD: Chemical oxygen demand

Atmospheric pollutants

Okazaki Plant

Atmospheric
pollutants
Equipment Unit Regulation Actual
(maximum)
NOx Boiler
(Large-type, NO2)
ppm 120 73
(Other) ppm 120 64
Drying furnace
(for coating)
ppm 120 51
Soot dust Boiler g/Nm³ 0.1 0.002
Drying furnace
(for coating)
g/Nm³ 0.1 0.002
SOx (sulfur in fuel regulations) wt% 0.5 0
Formaldehyde Drying furnace mg/m³ 30 6.6

Mizushima Plant

Atmospheric
pollutants
Equipment Unit Regulation Actual
(maximum)
NOx Boiler (Steam) ppm 150 80
(Small-type) ppm 150 41
(Absorption-type air conditioner) ppm 180 57
(Booth fan heating facility) ppm 100 <15
Drying furnace ppm 230 41
Melting furnace ppm 200 <27
Metal heating furnace ppm 180 38
Total amount Nm³/h 12.749 5.699
Soot dust Boiler g/Nm³ 0.1 0.006
(Booth fan heating facility only) g/Nm³ 0.03 <0.0005
Drying furnace g/Nm³ 0.1 0.044
Melting furnace g/Nm³ 0.1 <0.001
Metal heating furnace g/Nm³ 0.1 <0.01
SOx (sulfur in fuel regulations) wt% 0.80 0.41

Mizushima Plant (Harmful gases (Okayama Prefecture regulations))

Atmospheric
pollutants
Unit Regulation Actual
(maximum)
Acrylonitrile ppm 40 <0.1
Acetonitrile ppm 80 <0.1
Formaldehyde ppm 10 0.5
Cyan and its compounds ppm 10 -
Carbon disulfide ppm 40 -
Phenol ppm 10 <0.1
Styrene ppm 200 <0.1
Benzene ppm 50 1.2
Phosgene ppm 0.1 -
Vinyl chloride ppm 500 -

Kyoto Plant – Kyoto

Atmospheric
pollutants
Equipment Unit Regulation Actual
(maximum)
NOx Boiler ppm 150 120
Drying furnace ppm 230 ≦34
Melting furnace ppm 200 ≦76
Metal heating furnace ppm 180 100
Soot dust Boiler ppm 0.1 ≦0.0051
Drying furnace ppm 0.2 0.0026
Melting furnace ppm 0.2 0.24
Metal heating furnace ppm 0.2 0.026
SOx(sulfur in fuel regulations) wt% 0.5 0
Dioxin Drying furnace ng-TEQ/Nm³ 5 0.000030
Melting furnace ng-TEQ/Nm³ 5 1.0

Kyoto Plant - Shiga

Atmospheric
pollutants
Equipment Unit Regulation Actual
(maximum)
NOx Boiler ppm 150 51
Soot dust Boiler g/Nm³ 0.1 ≦0.0037

Water pollutants

Okazaki Plant

Water
pollutants
Unit Regulation Actual
Daily average shown in parenthese Maximum Minimum Average
pH - 5.8~8.6 7.3 6.4 6.9
BOD mg/L 25 (20) 5.3 0.9 2.4
COD mg/L 25 (20) 7.6 1.0 0.9
SS mg/L 30 (20) 3.0 1.0 1.1
Oil mg/L 2 <0.5 <0.5 <0.5
Copper mg/L 0.5 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01
Zinc mg/L 1 0.52 0.02 0.09
Soluble iron mg/L 3 <0.1 <0.1 <0.1
Soluble manganese mg/L 3 0.5 0.1 0.1
Chromium mg/L 0.1 <0.02 <0.02 <0.02
E-coli Unit/cm³ 300 42 <30 30
Total nitrogen mg/L 15 12.00 0.30 6.66
Total phosphorus mg/L 2 0.42 0.03 0.13
Fluorine mg/L 4.0 1.30 0.10 0.53
COD total amount kg/day 61.6 23.8 0.7 9.9
Total amount of total nitrogen kg/day 71.5 33.6 0.7 16.0
Total amount of total phosphorus kg/day 8.6 4.1 0.0 0.5
  • Other than the above, the following were all below lower limits (not detected): Cyan, hexavalent chromium, cadmium, organic phosphorus, lead, phenol, trichloroethylene, 1,1,1-trichloroethane, alkyl mercury, PCB, selenium, carbon tetrachloride, 1,2-dichloroethane, 1,1-dichloroethylene, dichloromethane, cis-1,2-dichloroethylene, tetrachloroethylene, 1,1,2-trichloroethane, benzene, 1,3-dichloropropene, simazine, and thiuram, thiobencarb.

Mizushima Plant

Water
pollutants
Unit Regulation Actual
Daily average shown in parenthese Maximum Minimum Average
pH Rivers - 6~8 7.8 7.1 7.4
Seas - 6~8 7.7 7.1 7.3
BOD Rivers mg/L 30 (20) 1.7 <1.0 <1.0
COD Rivers mg/L 30 (20) 12.0 4.6 6.8
Seas mg/L 20 (15) 6.2 2.4 3.6
SS Rivers mg/L 40 (20) 2.0 <1.0 <1.0
Seas mg/L 40 (20) 1.0 <1.0 <1.0
Oil Rivers mg/L 2 (1) 0.8 <0.5 <0.5
Seas mg/L 2 (1) <0.5 <0.5 <0.5
Zinc Rivers mg/L 2 0.03 0.03 0.03
Seas mg/L 2 0.06 0.06 0.06
Soluble iron Rivers mg/L 10 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01
Seas mg/L 10 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01
Soluble manganese Rivers mg/L 10 0.04 0.04 0.04
Seas mg/L 10 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01
E-coli Rivers Unit/cm³ 3,000 8 2 5
Seas Unit/cm³ 3,000 11 1 6
Total nitrogen Rivers mg/L 120 (60) 11.0 3.9 7.6
Seas mg/L 120 (60) 4.0 0.9 2.5
Total phosphorus Rivers mg/L 16 (8) 5.10 0.70 3.00
Seas mg/L 16 (8) 0.10 <0.01 <0.01
Boron Rivers mg/L 10 <0.1 <0.1 <0.1
Seas mg/L 230 <0.1 <0.1 <0.1
Fluorine Rivers mg/L 8 1.8 1.2 1.5
Seas mg/L 15 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01
Ammonia, ammonium compounds, nitrites, and nitric compounds Rivers mg/L 100 9.0 4.2 6.6
Seas mg/L 100 2.2 1.2 1.8
COD total amount kg/day 272 44.5 25.2 36.9
Total nitrogen Total amount kg/day 123 53.1 22.8 36.2
Total phosphorus Total amount kg/day 35.5 17.1 7.6 13.0
  • Other than the above, the following were all below lower limits (not detected): Copper, lead, cyan, total chromium, hexavalent chromium, cadmium, organic phosphorus, total mercury, arsenic, phenol, trichloroethylene, trichloroethane, alkyl mercury, PCB, selenium, carbon tetrachloride, 1,2-dichloroethane, 1,1-dichloroethylene, dichloromethane, cis-1,2-dichloroethylene, tetrachloroethylene, 1,1,2-trichloroethane, benzene, 1,3-dichloropropene, simazine, thiuram, and thiobencarb.

Kyoto Plant – Kyoto

Water
pollutants
Unit Regulation Actual
Maximum Minimum Average
pH - 5~9 6.9 6.4 6.7
BOD mg/L 600 90.0 7.5 32.9
SS mg/L 600 66.0 5.0 16.2
Oil Mineral oil mg/L 5 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0
Oil Animal and vegetable oils mg/L 30 5.4 <1.0 2.0
Soluble iron mg/L 10 1.20 <0.05 0.49
Soluble manganese mg/L 10 0.50 0.20 0.30
Total nitrogen mg/L 240 49.1 9.5 23.3
Total phosphorus mg/L 32 0.51 <0.10 0.17
Fluorine mg/L 8 1.0 0.5 0.8
Arsenic mg/L 0.1 0.11 0.05 0.06
Dioxins pg-TEQ/L 10 0.18 0.18 0.18
  • All drainage from processes is discharged to sewers, and the items for analysis have been determined in an agreement with the government of Kyoto City.

Kyoto Plant - Shiga

Water
pollutants
Unit Regulation Actual
Maximum Minimum Average
pH - 5~9 8.4 6.4 7.6
BOD mg/L 600 13.0 <1.0 3.4
SS mg/L 600 5.0 <5.0 5.0
Oil mg/L 5 2.0 <1.0 1.1
Total nitrogen mg/L 60 7.65 1.21 4.15
Total phosphorus mg/L 10 0.70 <0.10 0.33
  • All drainage from processes is discharged to sewers, and the items for analysis have been determined in an agreement with the government of Konan City.

PRTR-designated pollutants

Okazaki Plant

No. Substance name Unit Amount handled Emissions volume Removal volume Recycled volume Consumed volume Removal treatment volume
Atmosphere Public waters Sewage line Waste
1 Water-soluble zinc compounds kg/
year
19,096 0 45 0 4,774 0 14,277 0
53 Ethyl benzene kg/
year
72,209 47,608 0 0 1,274 7,160 10,242 5,925
80 Xylene kg/
year
102,388 6,703 0 0 2,798 4,774 43,330 79,664
104 Chlorodifluoromethane kg/
year
1,005 1,005 0 0 0 0 0 0
239 Organic tin compounds (Dibutyltin oxide) kg/
year
4,811 0 0 0 722 0 4,089 0
296 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene kg/
year
61,401 11,171 0 0 1,209 0 23,033 25,988
297 1,3,5-Trimethylbenzene kg/
year
9,900 4,228 0 0 363 0 26 5,283
300 Toluene kg/
year
318,439 74,400 0 0 2,763 93,483 73,550 74,243
309 Nickel compounds kg/
year
1,874 0 149 0 1,070 0 654 0
374 Hydrogen fluoride and its water-soluble salts kg/
year
3,707 0 327 0 0 0 0 3,376
392 n-Hexane kg/
year
17,532 67 0 0 5 0 7,914 9,546
400 Benzene kg/
year
7,070 24 0 0 0 0 4,905 2,140
412 Manganese and its compounds kg/
year
5,467 0 324 0 1,852 0 3,291 0
Total   kg/
year
624,899 145,206 845 0 16,830 105,417 185,311 206,165
  • Amount handled=Emission+transport volume+recycled volume+consumed volume+removal processed volume
  • Consumed volume: Volume transformed to other substances by means of a reaction or contained within a product
  • Removal treatment volume: Volume transformed to other substances by means of incineration, decomposition or reaction

Mizushima Plant

No. Substance name Unit Amount handled Emissions volume Removal volume Recycled volume Consumed volume Removal treatment volume
Atmosphere Public waters Sewage line Waste
1 Water-soluble zinc compounds kg/
year
12,942 0 503 0 3,646 0 8,794 0
53 Ethyl benzene kg/
year
6,426 2,279 0 0 178 3,811 32 127
80 Xylene kg/
year
33,797 2,717 0 0 202 4,129 26,604 144
188 N, N- Dicyclohexylamine kg/
year
1,412 0 0 0 1,412 0 0 0
239 Organic tin compounds (Dibutyltin oxide) kg/
year
3,895 0 0 0 195 0 3,700 0
296 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene kg/
year
34,335 14,064 0 0 863 0 17,516 1,892
297 1,3,5-Trimethylbenzene kg/
year
4,909 4,060 0 0 251 0 47 552
300 Toluene kg/
year
68,016 220 0 0 0 9,210 58,586 0
309 Nickel compounds kg/
year
2,886 0 323 0 1,522 0 1,041 0
392 n-Hexane kg/
year
25,113 279 0 0 0 0 24,834 0
400 Benzene kg/
year
4,289 13 0 0 0 0 4,277 0
407 Polyoxyethylene alkyl ether kg/
year
10,078 0 101 0 9,977 0 0 0
411 Formaldehyde kg/
year
1,137 596 0 0 0 0 0 540
412 Manganese and its compounds kg/
year
4,752 0 256 0 1,780 0 2,700 16
438 Methylnaphthalene kg/
year
4,141 237 0 0 0 0 3,903 0
  Total kg/
year
218,127 24,465 1,182 0 20,025 17,150 152,032 3,272
  • Amount handled=Emission+transport volume+recycled volume+consumed volume+removal processed volu
  • Consumed volume: Volume transformed to other substances by means of a reaction or contained within a product
  • Removal treatment volume: Volume transformed to other substances by means of incineration, decomposition or reaction

Kyoto Plant

No. Substance name Unit Amount handled Emissions volume Removal volume Recycled volume Consumed volume Removal treatment volume
Atmosphere Public waters Sewage line Waste
37 Bisphenol A kg/
year
7,042 0 0 0 0 0 7,027 15
53 Ethyl benzene kg/
year
4,240 1 0 0 0 0 4,238 0
80 Xylene kg/
year
24,529 7 0 0 0 0 24,522 0
258 Hexamethylenetetramine kg/
year
32,692 0 0 0 0 0 22,836 9,856
296 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene kg/
year
16,645 5 0 0 0 0 16,640 0
297 1,3,5-Trimethylbenzene kg/
year
2,155 1 0 0 0 0 2,154 0
300 Toluene kg/
year
74,833 22 0 0 0 0 74,810 0
349 Phenol kg/
year
4,704 0 0 0 0 0 3,829 874
392 n-Hexane kg/
year
8,579 3 0 0 0 0 8,576 0
400 Benzene kg/
year
2,291 1 0 0 0 0 2,291 0
411 Formaldehyde kg/
year
1,069 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,069
  Total kg/
year
178,778 40 0 0 0 0 166,923 11,815
243 Dioxins mg-TEQ/year 24

Plant Information

Okazaki Plant Mizushima Plant Kyoto Plant
Kyoto Shiga
Location 1, Aza-Nakashinkiri, Hashime-cho, Okazaki, Aichi-pref. 1, Kaigan-dori 1-chome, Mizushima, Kurashiki, Okayama-pref. 1, Uzumasatatsumi-cho, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto-pref. 2-1, Kosuna-cho, Konan, Shiga-pref.
Established 1977 1943 1944 1979
Main production items Passenger car Passenger car, Kei-car, automotive engines and transmissions Automotive engines and transmissions Automotive engines
Production process Pressing, welding assembly, painting, assembly, plastic molding Casting, forging, machining, pressing, welding assembly, painting, assembly Casting, machining, assembly Machining, assembly
Date of acquisition of ISO14001 November 1998 December 1998 November 1998 November 1998