ABSTRACT
One of the key elements of the assessment phase of a pollution prevention program involves mass balance equations. As described in the previous chapter, a pollution prevention assessment is a systematic, planned procedure with the objective of identifying methods to reduce or eliminate waste. The success of a pollution prevention program can therefore be measured by using this information on baseline generation rates. Since the benefits of pollution prevention undoubtedly surpass prevention barriers, a baker's dozen incentives are presented below: The development of new markets by means of regulatory and economic incentives will further assist the effective implementation of waste reduction. Various combinations of the pollution prevention barriers provided earlier have appeared on numerous occasions in the literature and in many different forms. The intent is not to present a detailed discussion of economic analysis but to help identify the more important elements that must be considered to properly quantify pollution prevention options.
