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Welcome to the WVU Pollution Prevention Program
We all rely on this planet for our survival and to provide us with the necessities of life. It is crucial that we ensure that our planet can continue to provide us with those resources. Pollution Prevention (P2), one of the key approaches toward this endeavor, is any practice that eliminates, reduces, or otherwise prevents pollution at the source - before it is created - removing any concern about safe disposal methods or harmful effects on the environment.
The primary objective of our Pollution Prevention program is to provide technical assistance to Small and Medium Enterprises in key industries by assisting with identification, development, and implementation of P2 methods. The recommendations provided to the industries are designed to help the business lower operational costs by reducing expenditures, water and energy usage, waste, and disposal costs, while at the same time maintaining - and often improving - productivity.
- Food and Beverage Manufacturing and Processing
- Chemical Manufacturing, Processing and Formulation
- Automotive Manufacturing and Maintenance
- Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing and Maintenance
- Metal Manufacturing and Fabrication
The Industrial and Management Systems Engineering program at West Virginia University is offering technical assistance via on-site P2 assessments. The project team will make a planned visit to your facility to assess and gather data on energy, water, material, and personnel use. Assessment data along with input from the facility managers will be used to develop P2 recommendations. A detailed report based on the findings will be submitted to the facility shortly after the on-site assessment.
Various synergistic activities such as training workshops, conference with themed roundtables and off-site technical assistance on P2 Best Practices are being organized to train businesses/facilities about the source reduction techniques to help them adopt and implement P2 approaches, and to increase the development, adoption and market penetration of greener products and sustainable manufacturing practices.
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July 25, 2025 - The WVU P2 Team, comprised of Dr. Moore and Professor Dr. Ashish Nimbarte, visited Collins Aerospace in Union, WV, to provide an energy assessment.
June 30, 2025 - The WVU P2 Team, comprised of Dr. Moore and graduate students Sterly Pauliscat, Astik Sharma, and Sagar Timilsina, visited Tecnocap in Glen Dale, WV, to provide an energy assessment.
June 26, 2025 - The WVU P2 Team, comprised of Dr. Moore and graduate students Sterly Pauliscat, Shihab Ullah Shibli, Akshay Patel, and Ummul Farah, visited Custom Holdings LLC in Clarksburg, WV to provide an energy assessment.
June 24, 2025 - The WVU P2 Team, comprised of Dr. Moore and graduate students Juan J. Marino, Aman Dhakal, and Sagar Panthi, visited East Coast Metal Systems in Triadelphia, WV to provide an energy assessment.
May 19, 2025 - The WVU P2 Team, comprised of Dr. Moore and the WVU Pollution Prevention Team: Akshay Patel, Astik Sharma, Sagar Sharma Timilsina, Aman Dhakal, Ummul Farah, Shihab Ullah Shibli, Juan J. Marino, Sagar Panthi, Tilak Bhusal, and Sterly Pauliscat, visited Bidell Gas Compression in Weirton, WV to provide an energy assessment.
August 13, 2024 - The WVU P2 Team, comprised of Dr. Moore, Farzana Islam, and students Shoyeb Raihan and Sagar Timilsina, visited Service Pump & Supply in Huntington, WV to provide an energy assessment.
August 8, 2024 - The WVU P2 Team, comprised of Dr. Moore, Farzana Islam, and a student, Sagar Timilsina, visited Cash Saver in Spencer, WV to provide an energy assessment.
August 1, 2024 - The WVU P2 Team, comprised of Dr. Moore, Farzana Islam, and students Akshay Patel and Juan Marino, visited Greenberry Farm in Flemington, WV to provide an energy assessment.
July 16, 2024 - The WVU P2 Team, comprised of Dr. Moore, Farzana Islam, and students Juan Marino and Akshay Patel, visited R.H.& M. Machine Co, also known as "Go For Digger", in Morgantown, WV to provide an energy assessment.
June 26, 2024 - We would like to welcome Farzana Islam to her new, full-time Research Engineer position on the team!
June 13, 2024 - The WVU P2 Team, comprised of Dr. Moore and students Sagar Timilsina and Tilak Bhusal, visited Channel Creasing Matrix, Inc. in Huntington, WV to provide an energy assessment.
May 23, 2024 - Dr. Moore visited Wooten Machine Company in Huntington, WV to provide an energy assessment.
May 15, 2024 - The WVU P2 Team, comprised of Dr. Moore and students Akshay Patel and Juan Marino, visited Sprouse Building Products in New Martinsville, WV to provide an energy assessment.