Volkswagen 2001 Passat, Manual

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11
Environmental Protection
The Emden plant
The Emden plant, where
the majority of Passat
models are built, was the
first automobile
manufacturing plant in
Europe to be certified (in
September 1995). The plant
was re-audited and re-
certified in September 1998.
West combined heat and power station
Procurement of drinking water
Filtration sta-
tions
to landfill
Cyclator
Chem. waste
water treatment
plant
Total
demineralisa-
tion
Canal water cycle
Sewage water
pumping station
Cooling circuits
production
Rainwater
Pretre
atmen
t plan
t
To ensure that we maintain
high standards in
environmental protection, our
plants are audited and
certified by an independent
expert. Our European plants
were certified according to the
EU eco audit regulations while
our non-European plants were
certified according to the
international
ISO 14001 standard.
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