United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics
7408
EPA 745-K-94-016
May 1994
EPA's 33/50 Program
Company Profile
U.S. Steel Group
Printed on Recycled Paper
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THE 33(50 PROGRAM
This Company Profile is part of a series of reports being developed by EFA to highlight the accomplish-
ments of companies participating in the 33/50 Program. The 33/50 Program is an EPA voluntary pollution
reduction initiative that promotes reductions in direct environmental releases and offsite transfers of 17 high-
priority toxic chemicals. The program derives its name from its overall goals -an interim goal of a 33%
reduction by 1992 and an ultimate goal of a 50% reduction by 1995. The program uses 1988 Toxics Release
Inventory (TRI) reporting as a baseline. In February, 1991, EPA began contacting the parent companies of
TRI facilities that reported using 33/50 Program chemicals since 1988 to request their participation in the 33/50
Program. As of April, 1994, a total of 1,216
companies had elected to participate in the
Program, pledging to reduce emissions of the 17
target chemicals by more than 355 million
pounds by 1995. Companies are encouraged to
set their own reduction targets, which may vary
from the Program's national 33% and 50%
reduction goals. Company commitments and
reduction pledges continue to be received by
EPA on a daily basis.
17 PRIORITY CHEMICALS TARGETED
BY THE 33/50 PROGRAM
BENZENE
CADMIUM & COMPOUNDS
CARBON TETRACHLORIDE
CHLOROFORM
CHROMIUM & COMPOUNDS
CYANIDES
DICHLOROMETHANE*
LEAD & COMPOUNDS
MERCURY & COMPOUNDS
METHYL ETHYL KETONE
METHYL 1SOBUTYL KETONE
NICKEL & COMPOUNDS
TETRACHLOROETHYLENE
TOLUENE
1,1,1-TRICHLOROETHANE
TRICHLOROETHYLENE
XYLENES
Also referred to as methylene chloride
The 1992 TRI data revealed that releases
and transfers of 33/50 Program chemicals de-
clined by 40% between 1988 and 1992, surpass-
ing the Program's 1992 interim reduction goal
by more than 100 million pounds. This accom-
plishment, together with evidence from analysis
of facilities' projected releases and transfers of
the 17 priority chemicals, reported to TRI under
the Pollution Prevention Act, offers strong en-
couragement that the 33/50 Program's ultimate
goal of a 50% reduction by 1995 will be
achieved.
EPA is committed to recognizing compa-
nies for their participation in the 33/50 Program
and for the emissions reductions they achieve. The Program issues periodic Progress Reports, in which
participating companies are listed and highlighted. In addition, Company Profiles, such as this one, are being
prepared to provide more detailed information about companies that have written to EPA describing significant
emissions reduction initiatives. Information presented in these profiles is drawn primarily from the company's
written 33/50 Program communications and the annual TRI reports submitted by their facilities (including
Pollution Prevention Act data reported to TRI in Section 8 of Form R). All company communications to EPA
regarding the 33/50 Program are available to the public upon request.
EPA does not endorse the performance, worker safety, or environmental acceptability of any of the
technical options discussed in this Profile. Mention of any product or procedure in this document is for
informational purposes onty, and does not constitute a recommendation of any such product or procedure,
either express or implied, by EPA.
For information on the 33/50 Program, contact the TSCA Hotline at (202) 554-1404 or contact 33/50
Program staff directly by phone at (202) 260-6907 or by mail at Mail Code 7408, Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics, U.S. EPA, 401 M Street, SW< Washington, D.C. 20460.
33/50 Program Company Profile: U.S. Steel Group
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U.S. Steel Group
U.S. Steel Group reduced total releases and
transfers of 33/50 Program chemicals by approxi-
mately 6,495,951 pounds from 1988 to 1992. This
represents a reduction of 87%, significantly better-
ing its goal of a 30% reduction by 1992. U.S. Steel
is continuing its efforts toward achieving an inter-
nal corporate goal of a 90% reduction in all
environmental emissions, effluents, and wastes by
the year 2000.
I. CORPORATE BACKGROUND
The U.S. Steel Group is a large, integrated
steel manufacturer and also includes several small-
er diversified businesses. USX Corporation, U.S.
Steel's parent company, also is involved in the oil
and natural gas businesses through its Marathon
Oil Group and Delhi Group. U.S. Steel has its
headquarters in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, and
operates six wholly-owned plants that report
releases and transfers of 33/50 chemicals. In
addition, U.S. Steel is involved in several joint
ventures including USS/POSCO Industries and
USS/Kobe Steel. The joint venture facilities report
releases and transfers of 33/50 chemicals separate-
ly.
Four of U.S. Steel's six facilities are in Penn-
sylvania: The Clairton Works (Clairton), and the
Edgar Thomson (Braddock), Irvin (West Miffin),
and Fairless (Forest Hills) plants of the Mon
Valley Works. The other plants are the Gary
(Indiana) Works and the Fairfield (Birmingham,
Alabama) Works. A seventh facility, South Works,
in Chicago, Illinois, reported use of 33/50 chemi-
cals until manufacturing operation ceased at the
facility in April 1992. The facility therefore no
longer reports to the TRI.
Although U.S. Steel set an initial goal
of reducing releases and transfers of
33/50 chemicals by only 30%, it was
successful in achieving a reduction of
more than 87% by 1992.
U.S. Steel's six facilities report releases and
transfers of eight 33/50 Program chemicals: ben-
zene, chromium compounds, cyanide compounds,
lead compounds, nickel compounds, toluene, 1,1,1-
trichloroethane, and xylene. The primary source of
Releases and Transfers of TRI
Chemicals Reported by U.S. Steel
(1000 Ibs)
1988 1992
33/50 Chemicals
Benzene 3,059 170
Chromium & compounds 2,299 457
Cyanide 253 53
Lead & compounds 741 214
Nickel & compounds 183 70
Toluene 740 27
1,1,1-Trichloroethane 32 NR
Xylene 197 16
33/50 Subtotal* 7,503 1,007
Other TRI Chemicals 20,149 7,509
Total* 27,652 8,517
* Columns do not sum to totals due to rounding.
NR = Not reported to TRI.
releases and transfers for each of these chemical
varies.
Benzene, cyanide, toluene, and xylene are
released during the production of coke. In this
process, coal is heated in the absence of oxygen in
a series of ovens to drive off the volatile constitu-
ents in the coal including benzene, cyanide, tolu-
ene, and xylene. The coke is then used as a reduc-
tant in blast furnaces.
In the electric furnace operations at the former
South Works, dusts containing compounds such as
chromium, lead, nickel, and zinc are produced in
the melting of scrap to produce carbon steels.
1,1,1-Trichloroethane was primarily used as a sol-
vent for cleaning equipment.
Table I, at the end of this profile, presents the
company's data on releases and transfers of TRI
chemicals for the company, while Table II provides
these data for selected facilities. U.S. Steel report-
ed a total of 7,503,172 pounds of releases and
transfers of 33/50 Program chemicals in 1988. Its
Clairton and Gary facilities were responsible for
97% of all releases and transfers in that year.
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II. CORPORATE ENVIRONMENTAL
STRATEGY
In 1991, U.S. Steel's corporate environmental
affairs unit set up two complementary programs to
engage all members of its workforce in identifying
pollution prevention opportunities.
The first of these, known as the Source Waste
Elimination Environmental Program (SWEEP),
focuses on identifying innovative process modifica-
tions to achieve source reductions. Each facility is
encouraged to develop its own program for source
reduction by setting up SWEEP committees with
broad representation, including both management
and workers. In 1991, the SWEEP program set a
goal of a 90% reduction in all environmental emis-
sions, effluents, and wastes regulated under the
Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act
(i.e., not just TRI chemicals) by the year 2000.
The company's second program focuses on
environmental training and is known as the Con-
tinuous Improvements to the Environment (CITE)
Program. The program, which consists of two
tiers, trains facility workers in environmental
management. The course content in tier one
focuses on environmental laws and regulations and
the impact of poor performance on the community,
the work place, and employees. In tier two, work-
ers and managers learn more detail about the
specific manufacturing process at their facility and
their relationship to specific job duties and envi-
ronmental practices. The CITE Program has
helped to encourage more preventive maintenance
at the facilities, resulting in reductions in emis-
sions. In 1991, U.S. Steel received the Optimus
Award from the Personnel Journal for its vision in
establishing the CITE employee training program.
III. 33/50 PROGRAM GOALS AND
POLLUTION REDUCTION ACTIVITIES
In 1991, U.S. Steel committed to reduce its
total releases and transfers of 33/50 Program
chemicals by 30% from 1988 to 1992. Although it
was working toward a 50% reduction by 1995, the
company was unable to commit to a specific
reduction goal because of unpredictability of
production levels.
U.S. Steel expected to achieve its reductions
through material reuse/recycling, process modifica-
tions, and product changes. - Based on its reported
1988 TRI data, the company's goal translates into
an overall reduction of 2,250,922 pounds in total
releases and transfers.
U.S. Steel achieved significant reductions in
releases and transfers of 33/50 Program chemicals
through source reduction and recycling initiatives
at several of its facilities. Examples of specific
changes implemented by the company include: •
• Installation of inert gas blanketing
systems. These systems use nitrogen to con-
fine air emissions of volatile toxic chemicals
such as benzene, cyanide, toluene, and xylene.
By maintaining a layer of inert gas over an
open tank or container, toxic chemical vapors
are unable to escape from the tank. U.S. Steel
has installed blanketing systems on product
and by-product storage tanks and decanters at
both its Gary and Clairton plants.
U.S. Steel has initiated two complimen-
tary company-wide programs to engage
all members of its workforce in the
search for pollution prevention oppor-
tunities.
Implementation of dust pelletizing
process. In the steel-making operations,
pollution control dusts containing iron units
and various metallic compounds (e.g., chro-
mium and lead) are produced. Under normal
circumstances, these dusts are landfilled.
Because of the recoverable iron units in the
dusts, the Edgar Thomson plant, U.S. Steel
Mon Valley Works has implemented a pel-
letizing operation. The pellets are recycled
back into the steel making operations.
Modification of coke quenching pro-
cess. After the coke is removed from the
Coke Ovens, it must be cooled rapidly. Pre-
viously, the Clairton Works used contaminated
water to quench the coke. Use of contaminat-
ed water, however, resulted in releases of 33/50
Program chemicals such as benzene and tolu-
ene. The facility switched to clean quench
water 100% of the time, thus eliminating the
releases of benzene and toluene from the
quenching operations. The contaminated
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water is currently treated at the facility's waste
water treatment plant where contaminants are
removed to permitted levels.
IV. PROGRESS TOWARDS 33/50
REDUCTION GOALS
As a result of these and a variety of other
projects and initiatives, U.S. Steel has surpassed its
33/50 Program goal of a 30% reduction in releases
and transfers by 1992. The company successfully
reduced its overall releases and transfers of 33/50
Program chemicals by 6,495,951 pounds, amount-
ing to a reduction of 87% from 1988 levels. In
addition, although not an explicit part of U.S.
Steel's goals, the company reduced annual releases
and transfers of non-33/50 TRI chemicals by over
12.5 million pounds from 20,148,876 pounds for a
reduction of 63% since 1988.
Overall, U.S. Steel has reduced its annual
releases and transfers of all TRI chemicals by a
remarkable 19,135,349 pounds since 1988. This
represents a 69% reduction in all releases and
transfers.
Overall, U.S. Steel has reduced its re-
leases and transfers of 33/50 Program
chemicals by approximately 6,500,000
pounds since 1988, a reduction of 87%.
U.S. Steel projects additional reductions in
releases and transfers of 33/50 Program chemicals
by 1994 (see Table III). In addition, opportunities
identified through the company's SWEEP and
CITE programs are expected to continue to result
in further reductions of releases and transfers well
beyond 1994.
U.S. Steel's Progress Towards
Meeting 33/50 Goals
1988 1989 1990 1991
1992
33/60 Goal: 30% reduction In releases and
transfers of 33/60 chemicals by 1992
V. SUMMARY OF U.S. STEEL'S
EXPERIENCE
By actively challenging all of its plants to
identify opportunities to reduce emissions, wastes,
and effluents through company pollution preven-
tion programs, U.S. Steel has achieved significant
reductions in releases and transfers of 33/50 Pro-
gram chemicals at each of its plants. The
company's 87% reduction to date has far surpassed
its goal of a 30% reduction in 33/50 Program
chemicals by 1992.
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Table I
U.S. Steel Group
Releases and Transfers of TRI Chemicals, 1988-1992
Chemical
Benzene
Chromium compounds
Cyanide compounds
Lead compounds
Nickel compounds
Toluene
1,1,1 -Trichloroethane
Xylene (mixed isomers)
Year
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1988
1989
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
Surface
Total Air Water
Emissions Discharges
(pounds) (pounds)
3,058,770
2,207,000
2,298,000
820,000
168,000
10,568
2,454
4,293
2,930
5,830
214,000
181,001
211,001
91,000
25,880
4,767
28,460
23,110
7
208
4,301
6,893
7,493
3,604
2,540
739,640
388,000
414,000
142,800
27,400
32,000
51,000
196,553
126,200
122,200
60,490
' 16,199
59
2,699
8
6
: 7
10,324
12,400
1 1 ,248
8,200
4,862
38,210
34,570
10,500
30,805
26,902
10,300
1,940
383
420
1,700
2,900
1,000
0
46
0
170
300
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Transfers Percent
Off-site Change
Releases for Treatment/ Total Releases 1988-1992
to Land Disposal/Other and Transfers (1) Total Releases
(pounds) (pounds) (pounds) and Transfers
0
0
0
0
0
2,201,600
2,856
591,200
549,000
309,661
0
0
34
0
0
690,000
7.400
0
0
0
110,010
67
31,000
38,000
34,000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
220
95
11,930
2,420
77,000
28,606
230,541
221,979
136,158
300
1,700
1,220
402
325
35,900
260,051
373,381
112,010 (2)
211,712
65,800
32,912
113,253
96,401
33,411
0
37
16
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3,058,829
2,209,919
2,298,103
831,936
'• 170,427
2,299,492
46,316
837,282
782,109
456,511
252,510
217,271
222,755
122,207
53,107
740,967
297,870
396,874
112,437
213,620
183,011
40,872
151,746
138,051
69,951
739,810
388,337
414,016
142,800
27,400
32,000
51,000
196,553
126,200
122,200
60,490
16,199
-94%
-80%
-79%
-71%
-62%
-96%
-100%
-92%
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Table I
U.S. Steel Group
Releases and Transfers of TRI Chemicals, 1988-1992
Chemical
33/50 Procram Chemicals
Non 33/50 Program Chemicals
All TRI Chemicals
Percent Change, 1988-1992
33/50 Program Chemicals
Non 33/50 Program Chemicals
All TRI Chemicals
Year
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
Total Air
Emissions
(pounds)
4,260,599
2,991,008
3,080,097
1,120,831
246,057
5,689,178
2,847,658
3,087,902
1,800,166
1,416,628
9,949,777
5,838,666
6,167,999
2,920,997
1 ,662,685
-94%
-75%
-83%
Surface
Water
Discharges
(pounds)
61,963
52,909
22,139
39,477
33,471
1,244,188
971,563
437,038
56,532
40,626
1,306,151
1 ,024,472
459,177
96,009
74,097
46%
-97%
-94%
Transfers Percent
Off-site Change
Releases for Treatment/ Total Releases 1988-1992
to Land Disposal/Other and Transfers (1) Total Releases
(pounds) (pounds) (pounds) and Transfers
3,001,610
10,323
622,234
587,000
343,661
11,981,010
10,193,323
8,319,034
1,914,000
1,138,626
14,982,620
10,203,646
8,941,268
2,501,000
1,482,287
-89%
-90%
-90%
179,000
323,526
718,506
442,722
384,026
1,234,500
2,495,886
1,842,260
150,836
4,913,604
1,413,500
2,819,412
2,560,766
593,558
5,297,630
115%
298%
275%
7,503,172
3,377,766
4,442,976
2,190,030
1,007,215 -87%
20,148,876
16,508,430
13,686,234
3,921,534
7,509,484 -63%
27,652,048
19,886,196
18,129,210
6,111,564
8,516,699 -69%
-87%
-63%
-69%
Notes: (1) Total Releases and Transfers for 1991 and 1992 do not include on- or off-site recycling or energy recovery.
(2) Data provided by company to correct TRI.
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Table II
U.S. Steel Group
Releases and Transfers of TRI Chemicals, 1988-1992
Facility/Chemical Year
USS Clairton Works. Clairton. PA
Benzene 1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
Cyanide compounds 1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
Toluene 1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
Xylene (mixed isomers) 1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
33/50 Program Chemicals 1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
Non 33/50 Program Chemicals 1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
All TRI Chemicals 1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
Transfers
Surface Off-site
Total Air Water Releases for Treatment/ Total Releases
Emissions Discharges to Land Disposal/Other and Transfers ( 1 )
(pounds) (pounds) (pounds) (pounds) (pounds)
1,400,770
1,220,000
916,000
471,000
53,000
190,000
155,000
137,000
49,000
14,900
420,240
198,000
161,000
84,200
9,000
120,053
75,500
57,600
29,990
3,130
2,131,063
1,648,500
1,271,600
634,190
80,030
3,185,488
1 ,280,490
1,293,810
417,579
77,782
5,316,551
2,928,990
2,565,410
1,051,769
157,812
59
99
8
6
7
31,000
23,000 (2)
3.100
27,000
25,000
170
300
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
31,229
23,399
3,108
27,006
25,007
1 1 ,308
17,613
978
142
1,212
42,537
41,012
4,086
27,148
26,219
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
220
95
11,340
2,220
0
1,410
790
2
5
0
37
16
0
0
0
0
Q:
0
0
0
1,667
901
11,342
2,225
26,000
3,029
2,615
423
46
26,000
4,696
3,516
11,765
2,271
1 ,400,829
1,220,319
916,103
482,346
55,227
221,000
179,410
140,890
76,002
39,905
420,410
198,337
161,016
84,200
9,000
120,053
75,500
- 57,600
29,990
3,130
2,162,292
1,673,566
1,275,609
672,538
107,262
3,222,796
1,301,132
1,297,403
418,144
79,040
5,385,088
2,974,698
2,573,012
1,090,682
186,302
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Table II
U.S. Steel Group
Releases and Transfers of TRI Chemicals, 1988-1992
Facility/Chemical Year
USS Gary Works, Gary, IN
Benzene 1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
Cyanide compounds 1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
Toluene 1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
Xylene (mixed isomers) 1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
Other 33/50 Program Chemicals 1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
33/50 Program Chemicals 1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
Non 33/50 Program Chemicals 1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
Surface
Total Air Water
Emissions Discharges
(pounds) (pounds)
1,658,000
987,000
1,382,000
349,000
115,000
24,000
26,000
74,000
42,000
10,980
319,400
190,000
253,000
58,600
18,400
69,400
40,700
55,300
21,500
6,100
11,415
3,210
5,490
4,830
7,980
2,082,215
1,246,910
1,769,790
475,930
158,460
1,322,434
1,214,761
1,499,750
1,187,850
1,129,222
0
2,600
0
0
0
4,000
7,500
7,400
3,800
1,900
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4,900
5,600
3,400
2,900
4,000
15,000
13,000
7,200
4,800
832,000
690,100
403,400
31,100
11,000
Transfers
Off-site
Releases for Treatment/ Total Releases
to Land Disposal/Other and Transfers (1)
(pounds) (pounds) (pounds)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
34
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3,000,000
8,429
621,000
578,000
334,000
3,000,000
8,429
621,034
578,000
334,000
2,924,000
10,309
167,034
991,000
748,000
0
0
0
590
200
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
7,601
0
0
0
592
7,801
0
0
0
0
0
1,658,000
989,600
1,382,000
349,590
115,200
28,000
33,500
81,434
45,800
12,880
319,400
190,000
253,000
58,600
18,400
69,400
40,700
55,300
21,500
6,100
3,011,415
16,539
632,090
586,232
352,481
5,086,215
1,270,339
2,403,824
1,061,722
505,061
5,078,434
1,915,170
2,070,184
2,209,950
1,888,222
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Table II
U.S. Steel Group
Releases and Transfers of TRI Chemicals, 1988-1992
Facility /Chemical Year
All TRI Chemicals 1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
USS Edgar Thompson Plant. Braddock, PA
Chromium compounds 1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
Cyanide compounds 1 988
1989
1990
1991
1992
Nickel compounds 1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
33/50 Program Chemicals 1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
Non 33/50 Program Chemicals 1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
All TRI Chemicals 1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
Total Air
Emissions
(pounds)
3,404,649
2,461,671
3,269,540
1,663,780
1,287,682
9
40
38
10
30
0
0
1
0
0
5
20
21
5
9
14
60
60
15
39
25,997
57,806
61,275
40,161
48,845
26,01 1
57,866
61,335
40,176
48,884
Surface
Water
Discharges
(pounds)
836,000
705,100
416,400
38,300
15,800
270
0
0
0
0
3,100
3,400
0
5
2
0
1,000
0
0
0
3,370
4,400
0
5
2
201,420
191,540
4,100
4,700
2,490
204,790
195,940
4,100
4,705
2,492
Transfers
Off-site
Releases for Treatment/ Total Releases
to Land Disposal/Other and Transfers (1)
(pounds) (pounds) (pounds)
5,924,000
18,738
788,068
1,569,000
1,082,000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
592
7,801
17,000
21,006
44,006
42,000
37,064
300
290
430
400
320
9,500
10,012
5,700
5,300
4,648
26,800
31,308
50,136
47,700
42,032
25,000
29,017
44,018
41,800
3,526,170
51,800
60,325
94,154
89,500
3,568,202
10,164,649
3,185,509
4,474,008
3,271,672
2,393,283
17,279
21,046 ..
44,044'J
42,010
37,094
3,400
3,690
431
405
322
9,505
11,032
5,721
5,305
4,657
30,184
35,768
50,196
47,720
-42,073
252,417
278,363
109,393
86,661
3,577,505
282,601
314,131
159,589
134,381
3,619,578
Notes: (1) Total Releases and Transfers for 1991 and 1992 do not include on- or off-site recycling and energy recovery.
(2) Date provided by company to correct TRI.
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III
US Steel Corporation
Pollution Prevention Act Reporting (1)
Chemical
Benzene
Chromium compounds
Cyanide compounds
Lead compounds
Nickel compounds
Toluene
Year
1991
1992
1993
1994
1991
1992
1993
1994
1991
1992
1993
1994
1991
1992
1993
1994
1991
1992
1993
1994
1991
1992
1993
1994
Recycled
On-Site
(pounds)
11,700
9,650
10,620
11,900
0
0
0
0
32,000
1 10,000
120,000
140,000
24,000
12,000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Energy
Recycled Recovery
Off-Site On-Site
(pounds) (pounds)
0
11
0
0
13,240
1,700
1,700
1,700
0
0
0
0
0 (2)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5,800
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Treated Treated
On-Site Off-Site
(pounds) (pounds)
600
740
830
870
0
0
0
0
2,700,000
2,700,000
3,000,000
3,200,000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
200
250
280
300
340
120
130
140
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Percent
Percent Total Change
Change Production 1991-1994
Quantity 1991-1994 Related Production
Released Quantity Wastes Related
(pounds) Released (pounds) Wastes
820,000
168,000
122,000
115,000
666,280
411,740
412,000
412,000
122,410
53,320
56,360
58,360
312,400 (2)
147,000
144,000
144,000
138,738
68,641
72,145
72,145
143,000
27,000
20,000
19,700
838,440
178,521
133,580
-86% 127,910
679,520
413,440
413,700
-38% 413,700
2,854,410
2,863,320
3,176,360
-52% 3,398,360
336,400
159,000
144,000
-54% 144,000
138,738
68,641
72,145
-48% 72,145
143,200
27,250
20,280
-86% 20,000
-85%
-39%
19%
-57%
^8%
-86%
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Table III
US Steel Corporation
Pollution Prevention Act Reporting (1)
Chemical
Xylene (mixed isomers)
33/50 Program Chemicals
Non 33/50 Program Chemicals
All TRI Chemicals
Percent Chances, 1991-1994
33/50 Program Chemicals
Non 33/50 Program Chemicals
.411 TRI Chemicals
Year
1991
1992
1993
1994
1991
1992
1993
1994
1991
1992
1993
1994
1991
1992
1993
1994
Recycled
On-Site
(pounds)
0
0
0
0
67,700
131,650
130,620
151,900
842,054
399,060
247,068
257,074
909,754
530,710
377,688
408,974
124%
-69%
-55%
Recycled
Off-Site
(pounds)
0
0
0
0
13,240
1,711
1,700
1,700
7,216,260
19,648,450
21,407,000
21,407,000
7,229,500
19,650,161
21,408,700
21,408,700
-87%
197%
196%
Energy
Recovery
On-Site
(pounds)
0
0
0
0
5,800
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5,800
0
0
0
-100%
--
-100%
Treated Treated
On-Site Off-Site
(pounds) (pounds)
100
130
150
150
2,700,900
2,701,120
3,001,260
3,201,320
2,190,900
10,643,120
11,872,730
12,513,140
4,891,800
13,344,240
14,873,990
15,714,460
19%
471%
221%
0
0
0
0
340
120
130
140
0
0
0
340
120
130
140
-59%
-
-59%
Percent
Percent Total Change
Change Production 1991-1994
Quantity 1991-1994 Related Production
Released Quantity Wastes Related
(pounds) Released (pounds) Wastes
61,000
16,169
14,800
14,800
2,263,828
891,870
841,305
836,005
6,257,811
6,474,579
6,572,476
6,549,916
8,521,639
7,366,449
7,413,781
7,385,921
-63%
5%
-13% I
61,100
16,299
14,950
-76% 14,950
5,051,808
3,726,471
3,975,015
-63% 4,191,065
16,507,025
37,165,209
40,099,274
5% 40,727,130
21,558,833
40,89 i, 680
44,074,289
-13% 44,918,195
-17%
147%
108%
-76%
-17%
147%
108%
Notes: (1) Actual data for 1991 and 1992, projection for 1993 and 1994.
(2) Includes data provided by company to correct TRI.
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