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Emissions of VOCs were measured from point and fugitive sources
at GSK manufacturing operations and R&D facilities. VOCs
are organic compounds, generally solvents, that are used in
large quantities in GSK primary manufacturing operations and
in lesser quantities in secondary manufacturing and R&D
facilities.
The 2001 baseline for VOC was reported as 6.6 million kilograms
in 2002. A focused review of VOC reporting for 2002 by ERM
revealed some inconsistencies in reporting. The values reported
for 2001 were reviewed and adjusted where appropriate. The
new 2001 baseline for VOC is 6.83 million kilograms. In 2002,
6.57 million kilograms was released to air, representing a
4% decrease in total VOCs released to atmosphere. The decrease
is due in part to closure of one manufacturing site.
GSK set a target to decrease total VOC emissions to air by
30% by 2005 on a per unit sales basis.
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