Atmosphere/Wastewater Quality/PRTR-designated Pollutants Data (Results from FY2024) | 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 52
Boiler
(Other)
ppm 120 40
Drying furnace
(for coating)
ppm 120 45
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 0.0
Formaldehyde Drying furnace mg/m³ 30 13

Mizushima Plant

Atmospheric
pollutants
Equipment Unit Regulation Actual
(maximum)
NOx Boiler (Heating) ppm 180 81
(Small-type) ppm 150 41
(Absorption Heating and Cooling System) ppm 180 -
(Booth fan heating facility) ppm 100 <15
Drying furnace ppm 230 42
Melting furnace ppm 180 <27
Metal heating furnace ppm 180 27
Total amount Nm³/h 12.749 4.868
Soot dust Boiler g/Nm³ 0.1 0.007
(Booth fan heating facility only) g/Nm³ 0.08 <0.0005
Drying furnace g/Nm³ 0.1 0.045
Melting furnace g/Nm³ 0.1 <0.001
Metal heating furnace g/Nm³ 0.1 <0.01
SOx (sulfur in fuel regulations) wt% 0.19 0.020

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 0.7
Cyan and its compounds ppm 10 -
Carbon disulfide ppm 40 -
Phenol ppm 10 0.1
Styrene ppm 200 <0.1
Benzene ppm 50 <0.1
Phosgene ppm 0.1 -
Vinyl chloride ppm 500 -
  • ”ー”:
    Not included in the composition of materials used in production.

Kyoto Plant – Kyoto

Atmospheric
pollutants
Equipment Unit Regulation Actual
(maximum)
NOx Boiler ppm - 66
Drying furnace ppm 230 ≦16
Melting furnace ppm 200 ≦77
Metal heating furnace ppm 180 ≦86
Soot dust Boiler ppm - ≦0.0046
Drying furnace ppm 0.2 0.0044
Melting furnace ppm 0.2 0.033
Metal heating furnace ppm 0.2 0.024
SOx(sulfur in fuel regulations) wt% 0.5 0
Dioxin Drying furnace ng-TEQ/Nm³ 5 0.0086
Melting furnace ng-TEQ/Nm³ 5 0.046

Kyoto Plant - Shiga

Atmospheric
pollutants
Equipment Unit Regulation Actual
(maximum)
NOx Boiler ppm 150 46
Soot dust Boiler g/Nm³ 0.1 ≦0.0039

Water pollutants

Okazaki Plant

Water
pollutants
Unit Regulation Actual
Daily average shown in parenthese Maximum Minimum Average
pH - 5.8~8.6 7.3 6.5 6.9
BOD mg/L 25 (20) 5.6 0.8 2.1
COD mg/L 25 (20) 6.5 0.8 4.0
SS mg/L 30 (20) 4.0 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 0.1 0.00 0.00
Soluble iron mg/L 3 <0.1 <0.1 <0.1
Soluble manganese mg/L 3 0.4 0.1 0.2
Chromium mg/L 0.1 <0.02 <0.02 <0.02
E-coli Unit/cm³ 300 30 30 30
Total nitrogen mg/L 15 9.40 3.60 7.00
Total phosphorus mg/L 2 1.20 0.04 0.20
Fluorine mg/L 1.0 → 4.0 1.00 0.30 0.60
COD total amount kg/day 61.6 32.1 1.2 17.2
Total amount of total nitrogen kg/day 71.5 36.8 0.9 19.0
Total amount of total phosphorus kg/day 8.6 3.3 0.02 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 7.4 6.9 7.1
Seas - 6~8 7.7 7.0 7.4
BOD Rivers mg/L 30 (20) <1.0 <1.0 <1.0
COD Rivers mg/L 30 (20) 12.0 2.1 4.8
Seas mg/L 20 (15) 5.8 1.7 3.8
SS Rivers mg/L 40 (20) <1.0 <1.0 <1.0
Seas mg/L 40 (20) 1.0 <1.0 <1.0
Oil Rivers mg/L 2 (1) 1.2 <0.5 <0.5
Seas mg/L 2 (1) 0.6 <0.5 <0.5
Zinc Rivers mg/L 2 0.14 0.14 0.14
Seas mg/L 2 0.11 0.11 0.11
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 0.42 0.42 0.42
Seas mg/L 10 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01
E-coli Rivers Unit/cm³ 3,000 1 1 1
Seas Unit/cm³ 3,000 1 1 1
Total nitrogen Rivers mg/L 120 (60) 9.9 4.1 6.8
Seas mg/L 120 (60) 4.5 0.8 2.1
Total phosphorus Rivers mg/L 16 (8) 7.00 1.10 2.90
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 1.3 0.9 1.1
Seas mg/L 15 <0.2 <0.2 <0.2
Ammonia, ammonium compounds, nitrites, and nitric compounds Rivers mg/L 100 4.6 4.4 4.5
Seas mg/L 100 1.9 <0.1 1.0
COD total amount kg/day 272 43.4 15.6 23.1
Total nitrogen Total amount kg/day 123 30.5 11.7 23.1
Total phosphorus Total amount kg/day 35.5 14.4 3.5 10.1
  • Other than the above, the following were all below lower limits (not detected): Copper, lead, hexavalent chromium, organic phosphorus, arsenic, phenol, and benzene.

Kyoto Plant – Kyoto

Water
pollutants
Unit Regulation Actual
Maximum Minimum Average
pH - 5~9 6.7 6.4 6.6
BOD mg/L 600 140.0 3.0 53.1
SS mg/L 600 54.0 5.0 15.4
Oil Mineral oil mg/L 5 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0
Oil Animal and vegetable oils mg/L 30 3.7 1.0 1.6
Soluble iron mg/L 10 0.22 0.05 0.12
Soluble manganese mg/L 10 0.41 0.13 0.29
Total nitrogen mg/L 240 32.5 1.1 16.8
Total phosphorus mg/L 32 0.20 0.10 0.13
Fluorine mg/L 8 0.9 0.5 0.7
Arsenic mg/L 0.1 <0.05 <0.05 <0.05
Dioxins pg-TEQ/L 10 0.00043 0.00043 0.00043
  • 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 8.1 6.2 7.3
BOD mg/L 600 26.0 <1.0 5.4
SS mg/L 600 18.4 <5.0 6.1
Oil mg/L 5 1.8 <1.0 1.1
Total nitrogen mg/L 60 5.0 0.62 2.6
Total phosphorus mg/L 10 0.4 <0.1 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 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
17,613 0 35 0 4,399 0 13,161 18
53 Ethyl benzene kg/
year
65,003 47,428 0 0 948 7,656 8,971 0
80 Xylene kg/
year
98,419 20,750 0 0 2,233 5,114 36,886 33,436
83 Cumene kg/
year
1,273 4 0 0 0 0 0 1,268
300 Toluene kg/
year
304,222 189,243 0 0 3,830 0 77,077 34,073
302 Naphthalene kg/
year
1,415 5 0 0 1,410 0 0 0
309 Nickel compounds kg/
year
3,761 0 301 0 2,144 0 1,316 0
374 Hydrogen fluoride and its water-soluble salts kg/
year
4,064 0 358 0 0 0 0 3,707
392 n-Hexane kg/
year
37,816 129 0 0 12 0 29,944 7,730
400 Benzene kg/
year
6,992 25 0 0 1 0 6,968 0
412 Manganese and its compounds kg/
year
8,099 0 474 0 2,696 0 4,929 0
576 Alkane-1-amine(※1), (Z)-octadec-9-en-1-amine, and (9Z,12Z)-octadeca-9,12-dien-1-amine, as well as mixtures thereof kg/
year
2,455 2,455 0 0 0 0 0 0
594 Ethylene Glycol Monobutyl Ether kg/
year
53,282 53,277 0 0 0 5 0 0
627 Diethylene Glycol Monobutyl Ether kg/
year
4,957 4,957 0 0 0 0 0 0
629 Cyclohexane kg/
year
7,960 4,193 0 0 0 646 0 3,121
664 Organic tin compounds(※2) kg/
year
3,400 0 0 0 510 0 2,840 0
691 Trimethyl benzene kg/
year
82,131 44,384 0 0 0 2,228 23,977 11,541
731 Heptane kg/
year
2,834 1,361 0 0 9 0 0 1,464
737 Methyl isobutyl ketone kg/
year
37,901 18,760 0 0 0 19,140 0 0
Total kg/
year
743,597 386,971 1,168 0 18,192 34,789 206,069 96,358
  1. Limited to those in which the alkane structure is linear and the number of carbon atoms in the alkane is 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, or 18, including mixtures thereof.
  2. Excluding bis(tributyltin) oxide.
  • 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
18,051 0 681 0 5,455 0 11,915 0
7 n-Butyl Acrylate kg/
year
2,346 2,064 0 0 164 0 0 117
53 Ethyl benzene kg/
year
18,845 4,254 0 0 336 6,727 7,288 240
80 Xylene kg/
year
46,182 5,540 0 0 432 6,382 33,519 309
83 Cumene kg/
year
1,126 991 0 0 79 0 0 56
87 Chromium and trivalent chromium compounds kg/
year
6,048 0 0 0 48 0 6,000 0
188 N, N- Dicyclohexylamine kg/
year
1,047 0 0 0 640 0 407 0
300 Toluene kg/
year
102,159 2,372 0 0 171 26,167 73,327 122
302 Naphthalene kg/
year
1,155 1,018 0 0 80 0 0 57
309 Nickel compounds kg/
year
33,731 0 4,358 0 19,186 0 10,188 0
374 Hydrogen fluoride and its water-soluble salts kg/
year
6,192 0 248 0 1,610 0 4,334 0
392 n-Hexane kg/
year
28,348 109 0 0 0 0 28,239 0
400 Benzene kg/
year
5,032 15 0 0 0 0 5,017 0
405 Boron compounds kg/
year
32,617 0 0 0 0 0 32,617 0
407 Polyoxyethylene alkyl ether(※3) kg/
year
6,259 0 63 0 6,196 0 0 0
411 Formaldehyde kg/
year
739 650 0 0 52 0 0 37
412 Manganese and its compounds kg/
year
120,767 0 4,443 0 28,912 0 87,342 70
594 Ethylene Glycol Monobutyl Ether kg/
year
105,341 92,700 0 0 7,374 0 0 5,267
626 Diethanolamine kg/
year
1,760 0 0 0 1,760 0 0 0
627 Diethylene Glycol Monobutyl Ether kg/
year
18,834 16,570 0 0 1,322 0 0 942
665 Cerium and its compounds kg/
year
2,495 0 0 0 0 0 2,495 0
667 Silicon Carbide kg/
year
69,524 0 0 0 0 0 69,524 0
691 Trimethyl benzene kg/
year
37,160 5,211 0 0 407 0 31,252 290
720 2-tert-Butoxyethanol kg/
year
7,926 8 0 0 0 7,918 0 0
731 Heptane kg/
year
13,438 2,183 0 0 164 0 10,974 117
737 Methyl isobutyl ketone kg/
year
18,896 13,298 0 0 1,058 3,784 0 756
Total kg/
year
706,015 146,982 9,792 0 75,447 50,978 414,436 8,381

※3 Limited to alkyl groups with carbon numbers ranging from 12 to 15 and their mixtures.

  • 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

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
5,806 0 0 0 0 0 5,793 12
53 Ethyl benzene kg/
year
6,390 2 0 0 0 0 6,388 0
80 Xylene kg/
year
27,506 10 0 0 0 0 27,496 0
258 Hexamethylenetetramine kg/
year 
27,370 0 0 0 0 0 19,119 8,252
300 Toluene kg/
year
105,101 34 0 0 0 0 105,067 0
349 Phenol kg/
year
3,953 0 0 0 0 0 3,161 792
392 n-Hexane kg/
year
10,737 3 0 0 0 0 10,733 0
400 Benzene kg/
year
3,278 1 0 0 0 0 3,277 0
411 Formaldehyde kg/
year
970 0 0 0 0 0 0 970
580 Alpha-Alkyl-omega-hydroxypoly(oxyethylene)(※4) kg/
year
2,076 0 0 0 2,076 0 0 0
626 Diethanolamine kg/
year
10,795 0 0 0 10,795 0 0 0
683 Triisopropanolamine kg/
year
5,533 0 0 0 5,533 0 0 0
691 Trimethyl benzene kg/
year
27,949 10 0 0 0 0 27,939 0
Total kg/
year
237,463 59 0 0 18,404 0 208,973 10,026
243 Dioxins mg-TEQ/year 4

※4 Alkyl groups with carbon numbers ranging from 9 to 11 and their mixtures. Limited to those with a number average molecular weight of less than 1,000.

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