ational Priority
Chemicals
2004-2006
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FOREWORD
Why We Publish This Report
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Office of Solid Waste (OSW) annually produces this National Priority Chemicals
Trends Report to assist states and EPA's regional offices identify opportunities for reducing certain chemicals that we call Priority
Chemicals or PCs in wastes, as well as to inform the public about PCs. These 31 chemicals (28 organics and three metals/metal
compounds) are frequently released to the water, air, and land as industrial wastes, byproducts or impurities.
About This Report
In this Report, we analyze the trends for the quantities and management of PCs that industrial and federal government facilities
reported to the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)* for reporting years 2004 through 2006 and present data derived from the 2005
Hazardous Waste Biennial Report. We discuss our goal to reduce PCs in wastes, as well as present analyses for the 10 PCs and the
five North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes in which facilities reported the largest quantities of PCs for 2006.
An index and list of exhibits at the back of this Report provide useful references.
Immediately below, you will find a Customer Feedback Survey. We would be grateful for your comments so that we can continue to
improve the National Priority Chemicals Trends Report as a tool for environmental improvement through even greater reductions in
PCs.
Changes to This Year's Report
For the first time, we are able to present Hazardous Waste Biennial Report (BR) data applicable to PCs. BR data are reported for
waste streams containing hazardous constituents or chemicals in wastes. Often, multiple chemicals are contained in a waste stream.
We have developed a methodology by which to estimate the quantity of individual PCs contained in waste streams. This allows us to
supplement the TRI data and provide a more complete picture of the national quantity of PCs and to provide, for the first time, data for
the PCs that are not reported to TRI.
In addition, we focused this year's Report on the most recent three years (rather than five years) of data for the PCs and industries that
accounted for the majority of non-recycled PCs generated. While this "streamlined" approach omits some information, we believe
that it shows industries and waste streams that might offer the most promising waste minimization opportunities.
Your Comments Requested
Immediately below, you will find a Customer Feedback Survey. We would be grateful for your comments so that we can continue to
improve the National Priority Chemicals Trends Report as a resource for environmental improvement through continuing reductions
in PCs entering the environment.
* TRI is a publicly available EPA database that contains information on hazardous chemical releases and other waste management
activities reported annually by certain regulated industries and federal facilities. TRI was established under the Emergency Planning
and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 (EPCRA) and expanded by the Pollution Prevention Act of 1990.
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United States EPA530-R-08-011
Environmental Protection November 2008
Agency
National Priority Chemicals Trends Report (2004-2006)
List of Acronyms
Hazardous Waste Minimization and Management Division
Office of Solid Waste
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Contact Information:
Bill Kline, Senior Data Analyst
Analysis & Information Branch
(540)341-3631
kline.bill@epa.gov
Tammie Owen, Data Analyst
Analysis & Information Branch
(703) 308-4044
owen.tammie@epa.gov
Ben Lesser, Chief
Analysis & Information Branch
(703)308-0314
lesser.ben@epa.gov
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LIST OF ACRONYMS
BR Hazardous Waste Biennial Report
CAS Chemical Abstracts Service
DOD U.S. Department of Defense
DOE U.S. Department of Energy
DOJ U.S. Department of Justice
DOT U.S. Department of Transportation
EO Executive Order
EPA U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
GPRA Government Performance and Results Act
NAICS North American Industry Classification System
NPEP National Partnership for Environmental Priorities
OEI EPA's Office of Environmental Information
OSW EPA's Office of Solid Waste
PAC Polycyclic aromatic compound
PC Priority Chemical
PCB Polychlorinated biphenyls
RCC Resource Conservation Challenge
RCRA Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
SIC Standard Industrial Classification
TRI Toxics Release Inventory
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Progress Toward Our GPRA* Goal of Reducing 4 Million Pounds of Priority
Chemicals by 2011
Through Fiscal Year 2007 (ending September 30, 2007), NPEP partners reduced more than three million pounds of Priority Chemicals
(PCs). EPA continues its progress toward its goal: By 2011, reduce 4 million pounds of priority chemicals from waste streams as
measured by National Partnership for Environmental Priorities (NPEP) contributions, Supplemental Environmental Projects (SEPs),
and other tools used by EPA to achieve priority chemical reductions. Progress towards this goal is measured using current data for
voluntary reductions reported by the Agency's 140-plus partners in the National Partnership for Environmental Priorities (NPEP)
program.
In the past, we used TRI data to track progress toward the GPRA goals. We now rely on actual reduction achievements reported to us
by the NPEP partners to measure progress toward the goal, rather than TRI data. Chemical reductions achieved under the NPEP
program cannot be easily compared to the quantities reported to TRI. Therefore, we use TRI data in this Report only to show PC
trends that can help the Agency and its partners to better focus their waste minimization efforts.
Trends for 2004-2006 For All Reported Priority Chemicals
Historical Progress: For 2006, industrial and federal facilities reported approximately 76 million pounds of PCs, representing a
decrease of approximately 6.8 million pounds, or 8.0 percent, compared to the approximately 82.6 million pounds generated** in
2005. This decreased quantity, based on reports submitted by facilities to the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI), follows an increase of
approximately 12.6 million pounds from 2004-2005. Our ability to determine the reasons for these year-to-year changes are limited,
but we know, for example, that changes in the economy affect production and thus, the quantity of PCs generated. Closing facilities
also affect the quantity of PCs generated. When they clean-out their tanks and pipes, they often produce large one-time waste
volumes. Likewise, facilities that periodically clean their product and waste storage facilities generate more than their normal
quantities of PCs. We have increasingly observed that facilities are installing more sensitive flow measuring equipment and/or using
improved laboratory analyses that more accurately detect and measure the concentration of chemicals in industrial streams. This
increased detection capability can significantly affect the quantities of PCs generated.
TRI Reporting Year 2004 2005 2006
Total Quantity of PCs (pounds) 69,964,280 82,591,864 75,957,896
Number of TRI Facilities Reporting PC Quantity 5,524 5,458 5,283
Analyses of Chemical Quantities
• Four PCs accounted for 86% of the total quantity of PCs generated in 2006:
Largest Quantity Lead and lead
PCs in 2006 compounds (Lead)
Pounds
Percentage of National Total PC Quantity
36,270,099
47.8%
.. ... . Polycyclic aromatic
Naphthalene compounds (PACs) 1
13,755,764
18.1%
7,968,088
10.5%
Hexachloro Total of these
l,3-butadiene Four PCs
7,081,116 65,075,066
9.3% 85.7%
Largest Increases in Quantities (2005-2006):
Anthracene Cadmium and Cadmium Compounds 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene Benzo(g,h,i)perylene
1.8 million pounds 342,000 pounds 101,000 pounds 96,000 pounds
*The Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 (GPRA) directs federal departments and agencies to create strategic plans and
goals. For more information see Section 2 in this Report, and see Goal 5 in the 2006-2011 EPA Strategic Plan at
http://www.epa.gov/ocfo/plan/plan.htm.
**In this Report, "generated" means that a facility, as a result of manufacturing, processing, or otherwise using a Priority Chemical,
produced a waste containing one or more Priority Chemicals, and managed that waste using disposal, energy recovery, or treatment
methods.
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Largest Decreases in Quantities (2005-2006):
Naphthalene
Hexachloroethane
Polycyclic aromatic
compounds (PACs)
Hexachlorobenzene
(3.5 million pounds)
(1.3 million pounds)
(1.1 million pounds)
(1.1 million pounds)
PC
• Total non-recycled PC quantity: approximately 76.0 million pounds
• Disposal: approximately 38.7 million pounds or 51% of total non-recycled quantity of PCs generated.
• Treatment: approximately 25.5 million pounds or 34% of total non-recycled quantity of PCs generated.
• Energy recovery: approximately 11.7 million pounds or 15% of total non-recycled quantity of PCs generated.
2006 PCs in
• Facilities in five states accounted for approximately 52% of the total quantity of PCs generated:
o Louisiana: 16.7%
o Texas: 13.7%
o Indiana: 8.6%
o Kentucky: 6.4%
o Alabama: 6.4%
PCs in
• Facilities in approximately 350 different North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes reported generating
PCs.
• Facilities in 24 NAICS codes accounted for approximately 90% of the total quantity of PCs generated; facilities in three
NAICS codes accounted for approximately 46% of the total quantity of PCs:
o NAICS code 325181 (Alkalies and Chlorine Manufacturing): 17.7%
o NAICS code331492 (Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum):
15.0%
o NAICS code 331111 (Ironand Steel Mills): 13.3%
PCs in
• 197 federal facilities reported approximately 5.2 million pounds of five PCs (lead/lead compounds, naphthalene,
mercury/mercury compounds, polychlorinated biphenyls, and polycyclic aromatic compounds). Eight federal facilities
accounted for 50 percent of the total quantity of PCs generated.
• Department of Defense (DOD) and Department of Energy (DOE) facilities accounted for the vast majority of PCs reported
by federal facilities, including approximately 96 percent in 2006; lead and lead compounds reported by these facilities
accounted for approximately 95 percent of the total quantity of all PCs reported by federal facilities.
the
• BR hazardous wastes contained approximately 450 million pounds of the 10 PCs highlighted in this Report (see Section 4).
Lead accounted for approximately 430 million pounds or 96 percent. Mercury and cadmium accounted for approximately 16
million pounds or 3.5 percent of this quantity.
• The five industries highlighted in this Report (see Section 6) accounted for approximately 104 million pounds of PCs
contained in reported BR hazardous wastes, Lead reported in wastes generated by iron and steel mills and secondary
smelting, refining, and alloying of nonferrous metals facilities accounted for approximately 95 percent of this quantity of
PCs.
***For2006, approximately 532 million pounds of PCs were recycled, other than by burning for energy recovery. In this Report,
recycled quantities are shown distinct from non-recycled quantities and are not included in our management method totals or
percentages. We provide recycled PC quantities only to show the often impressive extent to which PCs are already managed in this
manner in lieu of land disposal, treatment, or energy recovery.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section 1 Overview of the National Priority Chemicals Trends Report (2004-2006) 1-1
Introduction 1-1
What's New in This Report? 1-1
What Are Priority Chemicals And Why Is EPA Concerned About Them? 1-2
Priority Chemicals in TRI 1-2
How Did EPA Derive the Priority Chemicals Quantities Used for Trends Analyses in This Report? 1-3
Comparing TRI versus BR Derived Priority Chemicals Quantities 1-5
What Does This Report Cover and How Is It Organized? 1-5
Section 2 Progress Toward OSW's Reduction Goal For Priority Chemicals 2-1
OSW's Goal to Reduce Priority Chemicals in Wastes 2-1
The OSW 2011 GPRA Goal: Priority Chemical Reduction Progress under NPEP 2-1
OSW's Activities to Reduce Mercury 2-3
Section 3 Summary Trends Analysis for Priority Chemicals (2004-2006) 3-1
Introduction 3-1
How Much Priority Chemicals Was Generated? 3-1
Where Were Priority Chemicals Generated? 3-6
Which Industries Generated the Greatest Quantities of Priority Chemicals? 3-11
How Were Priority Chemicals Managed? 3-17
How Much and Where Were Biennial Report Hazardous Wastes Containing Priority Chemicals Generated? 3-22
Section 4 Trends Analyses for Specific Priority Chemicals (2004-2006) 4-1
Introduction 4-1
1,2,4-TricMorobenzene (1,2,4-TCB) 4-2
Anthracene 4-6
Cadmium and Cadmium Compounds (Cadmium) 4-10
Dioxin and Dioxin-Like Compounds (Dioxin) 4-15
Hexachloro-l,3-butadiene (HCBD) 4-20
Hexachloroethane (HCE) 4-23
Lead and Lead Compounds (Lead) 4-26
Mercury and Mercury Compounds (Mercury) 4-37
Naphthalene 4-43
Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds (PACs) 4-49
Priority Chemicals Not Reportable to TRI 4-54
1,2,4,5-Tetrachlorobenzene 4-55
4-Bromophenyl Phenyl Ether 4-56
Acenaphthene 4-57
Acenaphthylene 4-59
Endosulfan, beta-/Endosulfan, alpha (Endo surf an) 4-60
Fluorene 4-61
Pyrene 4-62
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Section 5 Federal Facility Trends for the Priority Chemicals (2004-2006) 5-1
Introduction 5-1
How Does Executive Order 13423 Relate To Priority Chemicals? 5-1
How Much Priority Chemicals Was Generated By Federal Facilities? 5-1
Where Did Federal Facilities Generate Priority Chemicals? 5-4
How Did Federal Facilities Manage Their Priority Chemicals? 5-7
Section 6 Priority Chemical Analyses for Specific Industry Sectors 6-1
Introduction 6-1
Alkalies and Chlorine Manufacturing (NAICS Code 325181) 6-2
Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum) (NAICS Code 331492)... 6-6
Iron and Steel Mills (NAICS Code 331111) 6-10
Carbon and Graphite Product Manufacturing (NAICS Code 335991) 6-14
Primary Aluminum Production (NAICS Code 331312) 6-17
Appendix A List of States (Including Territories) Within Each EPA Region A-1
Appendix B Index B-1
Appendix C Contact Information C-1
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TABLE OF EXHIBITS
SECTION 1
Exhibit 1.1. List of the Priority Chemicals 1-2
Exhibit 1.2. Release and Management Quantities of Priority Chemicals Reported to TRI (2006) 1-3
Exhibit 1.3. Comparison of Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) and Hazardous Waste Biennial Report (BR)
Reporting 1-5
SECTION 2
Exhibit 2.1. NPEP Priority Chemical Reduction Achievements through FY 2007 2-2
Exhibit 2.2. NPEP Priority Chemical Reduction Commitments through FY 2011 2-2
SECTION 3
Exhibit 3.1. Total Quantity and Number of Facilities for the Priority Chemicals (2004-2006) 3-1
Exhibit 3.2. Total Quantity (pounds) and Number of Facilities Reporting Priority Chemicals (2004-2006) 3-2
Exhibit 3.3. Total Quantity by Priority Chemical (2004-2006) 3-3
Exhibit 3.4. Number of Facilities That Reported Each Priority Chemical by Quantity Range (2006) 3-4
Exhibit 3.5 Distribution of Priority Chemicals, by State (2006) 3-6
Exhibit 3.6. Priority Chemical Quantity, by State (2004-2006) 3-6
Exhibit 3.7. Priority Chemical Quantity, by County, for Facilities Reporting 80 Percent of the Total Quantity
(2006) 3-8
Exhibit 3.8. Counties in Which Facilities Reported the Majority of the Total Quantity of Individual Priority
Chemicals (2006) 3-10
Exhibit 3.9. Priority Chemical Quantity, By Industry (2006) 3-12
Exhibit 3.10. Key Industries Reporting Priority Chemicals (2006) 3-12
Exhibit 3.11. Quantity of Priority Chemicals Reported by Key Industries (2006) 3-14
Exhibit 3.12. Trends in Management Methods for Priority Chemicals (2004-2006) 3-18
Exhibit 3.13. Management Methods for Priority Chemicals (2006) 3-18
Exhibit 3.14. Management Methods for Priority Chemicals, by NAICS Code, for Facilities Reporting 90 Percent
of the Total PC Quantity (2006) 3-21
Exhibit 3.15. Quantities of Priority Chemicals Contained in Hazardous Wastes (2005) 3-22
Exhibit 3.16. Distribution of PC Quantities Contained in Hazardous Wastes (2005) 3-23
SECTION 4
Exhibit 4.1. National Generation of 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene (2004-2006) 4-2
Exhibit 4.2. Quantity of 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene, by County (2006) 4-3
Exhibit 4.3. Industry Sectors Quantities of 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene (2004-2006) 4-3
Exhibit 4.4. Management Methods for 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene in Industry Sectors (2006) 4-4
Exhibit 4.5. Estimated Quantity of 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene in Primary Generation Hazardous Waste, by NAICS
Code (2005) 4-5
Exhibit 4.6. National Generation of Anthracene (2004-2006) 4-6
Exhibit 4.7. Quantity of Anthracene, for Facilities Reporting 99.9 Percent of Total Quantity, by County (2006) 4-7
Exhibit 4.8. Industry Sectors Quantities of Anthracene (2004-2006) 4-7
Exhibit 4.9. Management Methods for Anthracene in Industry Sectors (2006) 4-8
Exhibit 4.10. Facilities That Only Recycled Anthracene in 2006 4-9
Exhibit 4.11. Estimated Quantity of Anthracene in Primary Generation Hazardous Waste for Facilities Reporting
99 Percent of the Total Priority Chemical Quantity, by NAICS Code (2005) 4-9
Exhibit 4.12. National Generation of Cadmium (2004-2006) 4-10
Exhibit 4.13. Quantity of Cadmium, for Facilities Reporting 95 Percent of Total Quantity, by County (2006) 4-11
Exhibit 4.14. Industry Sectors Quantities of Cadmium, for Facilities Reporting 95 Percent of Total Quantity
(2006) 4-11
Exhibit 4.15. Management Methods for Cadmium in Industry Sectors (2006) 4-12
Exhibit 4.16. Industries in Which Facilities Only Recycled Cadmium, Reporting 95 Percent of the Cadmium
Managed Only By Recycling (2006) 4-13
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Exhibit 4.17. Facilities That Only Recycled Cadmium, Reporting 95 Percent of the Cadmium Managed Only By
Recycling (2006) 4-13
Exhibit 4.18. Estimated Quantity of Cadmium in Primary Generation Hazardous Waste for Facilities Reporting
90 Percent of the Total Priority Chemical Quantity, by NAICS Code (2005) 4-14
Exhibit 4.19. National Generation of Dioxins (2004-2006) 4-16
Exhibit 4.20. Location of Facilities that Generated Dioxins (2006) 4-17
Exhibit 4.21. Quantity of Dioxins, for Facilities Reporting 98 Percent of Total Quantity, by County (2006) 4-17
Exhibit 4.22. Industry Sectors Quantities of Dioxins, for Facilities Reporting 99 Percent of Total Quantity (2006)...4-18
Exhibit 4.23. Management Methods for Dioxins in Industry Sectors (2006) 4-19
Exhibit 4.24. Estimated Quantity of Dioxins in Primary Generation Hazardous Waste for Facilities Reporting
97 Percent of the Total Priority Chemical Quantity, by NAICS Code (2005) 4-19
Exhibit 4.25. National Generation of Hexachloro-1,3-butadiene (2004-2006) 4-20
Exhibit 4.26. Quantity of Hexachloro-l,3-butadiene, for Facilities Reporting 99.9 Percent of Total Quantity,
by County (2006) 4-20
Exhibit 4.27. Industry Sectors Quantities of Hexachloro-l,3-butadiene (2004-2006) 4-21
Exhibit 4.28. Management Methods for Hexachloro-1,3-butadiene in Industry Sectors (2006) 4-21
Exhibit 4.29. Estimated Quantity of Hexachloro-l,3-butadiene in Primary Generation Hazardous Waste, by
NAICS Code (2005) 4-22
Exhibit 4.30. National Generation of Hexachloroethane (2004-2006) 4-23
Exhibit 4.31. Quantity of Hexachloroethane, for Facilities Reporting 99.9 Percent of Total Quantity, by
County (2006) 4-24
Exhibit 4.32. Industry Sectors Quantities of Hexachloroethane (2004-2006) 4-24
Exhibit 4.33. Management Methods for Hexachloroethane in Industry Sectors (2006) 4-25
Exhibit 4.34. Estimated Quantity of Hexachloroethane in Primary Generation Hazardous Waste for Facilities
Reporting 99.9 Percent of the Total Priority Chemical Quantity, by NAICS Code (2005) 4-25
Exhibit 4.35. National Generation of Lead (2004-2006) 4-26
Exhibit 4.36. Location of Facilities that Generated Lead (2006) 4-27
Exhibit 4.37. Quantity of Lead, for Facilities Reporting 80 Percent of Total Quantity, by County (2006) 4-27
Exhibit 4.38. Industry Sectors Quantities of Lead, for Facilities Reporting 90 Percent of Total Quantity (2006) 4-29
Exhibit 4.39. Management Methods for Lead, by Industry (NAICS Code) in 2006 4-32
Exhibit 4.40. Industries in Which Facilities Only Recycled Lead, Reporting 95 Percent of the Lead Managed
Only By Recycling (2006) 4-33
Exhibit 4.41. Facilities That Only Recycled Lead, Reporting 95 Percent of the Lead Managed Only By
Recycling (2006) 4-33
Exhibit 4.42. Estimated Quantity of Lead in Primary Generation Hazardous Waste for Facilities Reporting
95 Percent of the Total Priority Chemical Quantity, by NAICS Code (2005) 4-35
Exhibit 4.43. National Generation of Mercury (2004-2006) 4-37
Exhibit 4.44. Location of Facilities that Generated Mercury (2006) 4-38
Exhibit 4.45. Quantity of Mercury, for Facilities Reporting 80 Percent of Total Quantity, by County (2006) 4-39
Exhibit 4.46. Industry Sectors Quantities of Mercury, for Facilities Reporting 90 Percent of Total Quantity (2006). .4-39
Exhibit 4.47. Management Methods for Mercury, by Industry (NAICS Code) in 2006 4-40
Exhibit 4.48. Industries in Which Facilities Only Recycled Mercury, Reporting 95 Percent of the Mercury
Managed Only By Recycling (2006) 4-41
Exhibit 4.49. Facilities That Only Recycled Mercury, Reporting 95 Percent of the Mercury Managed Only By
Recycling (2006) 4-41
Exhibit 4.50. Estimated Quantity of Mercury in Primary Generation Hazardous Waste for Facilities Reporting
90 Percent of the Total Priority Chemical Quantity, by NAICS Code (2005) 4-42
Exhibit 4.51. National Generation of Naphthalene (2004-2006) 4-43
Exhibit 4.52. Quantity of Naphthalene, for Facilities Reporting 80 Percent of Total Quantity, by County (2006) 4-44
Exhibit 4.53. Industry Sectors Quantities of Naphthalene, for Facilities Reporting 90 Percent of Total Quantity
(2006) 4-45
Exhibit 4.54. Management Methods for Naphthalene, by Industry (NAICS Code) in 2006 4-46
Exhibit 4.55. Industries in Which Facilities Only Recycled Naphthalene Reporting 99.9 Percent of the
Naphthalene Managed Only By Recycling (2006) 4-47
Exhibit 4.56. Facilities That Only Recycled Naphthalene, Reporting 99.7 Percent of the Naphthalene Managed
Only By Recycling (2006) 4-47
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Exhibit 4.57. Estimated Quantity of Naphthalene in Primary Generation Hazardous Waste for Facilities
Reporting 98 Percent of the Total Priority Chemical Quantity, by NAICS Code (2005) 4-48
Exhibit 4.58. National Generation of Polycyclic aromatic compounds (2004-2006) 4-49
Exhibit 4.59. Quantity of Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds, for Facilities Reporting 90 Percent of Total
Quantity, by County (2006) 4-50
Exhibit 4.60. Industry Sectors Quantities of Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds, for Facilities Reporting 95 Percent
of Total Quantity (2006) 4-51
Exhibit 4.61. Management Methods for Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds, by Industry (NAICS Code) in 2006 4-52
Exhibit 4.62. Industries in Which Facilities Only Recycled Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds, Reporting 99
Percent of the Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds Managed Only By Recycling (2006) 4-52
Exhibit 4.63. Facilities That Only Recycled Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds, Reporting 96 Percent of the
Polycyclic aromatic compounds Managed Only By Recycling (2006) 4-52
Exhibit 4.64. Estimated Quantity of Polycyclic aromatic compounds in Primary Generation Hazardous Waste
for Facilities Reporting 99.9 Percent of the Total Priority Chemical Quantity, by NAICS Code
(2005) 4-53
Exhibit 4.65. Estimated Quantity of 1,2,4,5-tetrachlorobenzene in Hazardous Waste Streams Generated in 2005,
by NAICS Code 4-55
Exhibit 4.66. Estimated Quantity of Acenaphthene in Hazardous Waste Streams Generated in 2005, by NAICS
Code 4-57
Exhibit 4.67. Estimated Quantity of Acenaphylene in Hazardous Waste Streams Generated in 2005, by NAICS
Code 4-59
Exhibit 4.68. Estimated Quantity of Endosulfan in Hazardous Waste Streams Generated in 2005, by NAICS Code .4-60
Exhibit 4.69. Estimated Quantity of Fluorene in Hazardous Waste Streams Generated in 2005, by NAICS Code 4-61
Exhibit 4.70. Estimated Quantity of Pyrene in Hazardous Waste Streams Generated in 2005, by NAICS Code 4-62
SECTION 5
Exhibit 5.1. Federal Facilities Reporting Priority Chemicals (2004-2006) 5-2
Exhibit 5.2. Priority Chemicals Reported by Federal Facilities Nationwide (2004 -2006) 5-2
Exhibit 5.3. Number of Federal Facilities Reporting Each Priority Chemical by Quantity Range (2006) 5-3
Exhibit 5.4. Location of Federal Facilities that Generated Priority Chemicals (2006) 5-4
Exhibit 5.5. Priority Chemical Quantity for Counties with Federal Facilities Reporting 90 Percent of the Total
Quantity (2006) 5-4
Exhibit 5.6. Total Quantity of Priority Chemicals Reported by Federal Department or Agency (2004-2006) 5-5
Exhibit 5.7. Quantity of Individual Priority Chemicals Reported by Federal Department or Agency (2004-2006) ....5-6
Exhibit 5.8. National Trends for How Federal Facilities Managed Priority Chemicals (2004-2006) 5-7
Exhibit 5.9. Management of Individual Priority Chemicals by Federal Facilities (2006) 5-8
Exhibit 5.10. Management of Priority Chemicals by Federal Department or Agency (2006) 5-8
Exhibit 5.11. Management Methods Used by Federal Departments and Agencies, by Priority Chemical (2006) 5-9
SECTION 6
Exhibit 6.1. Industries with Largest Quantity of Priority Chemicals (2006) 6-1
Exhibit 6.2. National Generation of Priority Chemicals by Facilities in NAICS 325181 (2004-2006) 6-2
Exhibit 6.3. Trend for Quantities of Individual Priority Chemicals Reported by NAICS 325181 Facilities
(2004-2006) and Comparison to National Quantities (2006) 6-3
Exhibit 6.4. Quantity of Priority Chemicals, by County, State, EPA Region (2004-2006) 6-3
Exhibit 6.5. Management of Priority Chemicals by NAICS 325181 Facilities (2006) 6-4
Exhibit 6.6. Estimated Quantity of Priority Chemicals Contained in Primary Generation Hazardous Waste
Reported by Facilities in NAICS 325181 (2005) 6-5
Exhibit 6.7. National Generation of Priority Chemicals by Facilities in NAICS 331492 (2004-2006) 6-6
Exhibit 6.8. Trend for Quantities of Individual Priority Chemicals Reported by NAICS 331492 Facilities
(2004-2006) and Comparison to National Quantities (2006) 6-6
Exhibit 6.9. Quantity of Priority Chemicals, by County, State, EPA Region (2004-2006) 6-7
Exhibit 6.10. Management of Priority Chemicals by NAICS 331492 Facilities (2006) 6-8
Exhibit 6.11. Estimated Quantity of Priority Chemicals Contained in Primary Generation Hazardous Waste
Reported by Facilities in NAICS 331492 (2005) 6-9
Exhibit 6.12. National Generation of Priority Chemicals by Facilities in NAICS 331111 (2004-2006) 6-10
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Exhibit 6.13. Trend for Quantities of Individual Priority Chemicals Reported by NAICS 331111 Facilities
(2004-2006) and Comparison to National Quantities (2006) 6-10
Exhibit 6.14. Quantity (90 Percent of Total) of Priority Chemicals, by County, State, EPA Region (2004-2006) 6-11
Exhibit 6.15. Management of Priority Chemicals by NAICS 331111 Facilities (2006) 6-12
Exhibit 6.16. Estimated Quantity of Priority Chemicals Contained in Primary Generation Hazardous Waste
Reported by Facilities in NAICS 331111 (2005) 6-13
Exhibit 6.17. National Generation of Priority Chemicals by Facilities in NAICS 335991 (2004-2006) 6-14
Exhibit 6.18. Trend for Quantities of Individual Priority Chemicals Reported by NAICS 335991 Facilities
(2004-2006) and Comparison to National Quantities (2006) 6-14
Exhibit 6.19. Quantity of Priority Chemicals, by County, State, EPA Region (2004-2006) 6-15
Exhibit 6.20. Management of Priority Chemicals by NAICS 335991 Facilities (2006) 6-15
Exhibit 6.21. Estimated Quantity of Priority Chemicals Contained in Primary Generation Hazardous Waste Reported
by Facilities in NAICS 335991(2005) 6-16
Exhibit 6.22. National Generation of Priority Chemicals by Facilities in NAICS 331312 (2004-2006) 6-17
Exhibit 6.23. Trend for Quantities of Individual Priority Chemicals Reported by NAICS 331312 Facilities
(2004-2006) and Comparison to National Quantities (2006) 6-17
Exhibit 6.24. Quantity of Priority Chemicals, by County, State, EPA Region (2004-2006) 6-18
Exhibit 6.25. Management of Priority Chemicals by NAICS 331312 Facilities (2006) 6-19
Exhibit 6.26. Estimated Quantity of Priority Chemicals Contained in Primary Generation Hazardous Waste
Reported by Facilities in NAICS 331312 (2005) 6-20
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SECTION 1
OVERVIEW OF THE NATIONAL PRIORITY
CHEMICALS TRENDS REPORT (2004-2006)
Introduction
EPA's Office of Solid Waste (OSW) annually produces this National Priority Chemicals Trends Report to assist states and EPA's
regional offices identify opportunities for reducing wastes containing one or more of the 31 Priority Chemicals (PCs) (see Exhibit
1.1).
This year's Report shows that continued progress is being made toward achieving EPA's GPRA goal: By 2011, reduce 4 million
pounds of priority chemicals from waste streams as measured by National Partnership for Environmental Priorities (NPEP)
contributions, Supplemental Environmental Projects (SEPs), and other tools used by EPA to achieve priority chemical reductions,
(see Section 2). EPA recruits partners who voluntarily pledge to reduce PCs through source reduction and/or increased recycling, and
who set target dates to achieve those reductions. NPEP members serve as the foundation upon which EPA has built its chemicals
reduction and management plan1.
In this report, we also provide information and trends regarding the generation and management of PCs in wastes for the nation, EPA
regions, states, counties, industry sectors, and federal facilities. We primarily rely on Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) data for this
information but also, for the first time, include data about PCs derived from 2005 Hazardous Waste Biennial Report (BR) data, the
most recent available at the time this Report was published.
What's New in This Report?
We made several improvements to this Report, including:
• Presenting, for the first time, data derived from a methodology to extract BR data applicable to PCs. We present these data,
where available, by individual PC or by industry (NAICS code), to supplement the TRI data and provide a better picture of
which industries and waste streams might offer the most promising waste minimization opportunities.
• Using North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes rather than the Standard Industrial Codes (SIC).
Facilities began reporting NAICS codes to TRI for the 2006 reporting year. Because NAICS codes are based on a
production-oriented approach to categorize establishments, facilities with similar production processes are classified in the
same industry. The use of NAICS codes should enhance our ability to link PCs to similar production processes and also
compare facilities within a given industry.
• Streamlining of the Report to only focus on the most recent three years (rather than the five years presented in previous
versions of this Report) of PC data and the PCs and industries that account for the majority of non-recycled PC quantities.
• Formatting changes to provide a more reader-friendly and succinct document.
This Report is an evolving document and we continue to look for ways to better present the data. We hope to incorporate more maps
in the next update of this Report. If you have any comments concerning this Report, please contact us. One way to do so is to use the
Customer Feedback Survey at the beginning of this Report.
1 NPEP is part of OSW's Resource Conservation Challenge (RCC). See http://epa.gov/rcc. For more information about the NPEP program see
http://www.epa.gov/npep.
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What Are Priority Chemicals And Why Is EPA Concerned About Them?
Exhibit 1.1. List of the Priority Chemicals*
PCs Reported to TRI**
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene Lindane
2,4,5 - Trichlorophenol Mercury and mercury compounds
Anthracene Methoxychlor
Benzo(g,h,i)perylene Naphthalene
Cadmium and cadmium compounds Pendimethalin
Dibenzofuran Pentachlorobenzene
Dioxins and dioxin-like compounds Pentachlorophenol
Heptachlor Phenanthrene
Hexachloro-1, 3-butadiene Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)
Hexachlorobenzene Polycyclic aromatic compounds (PACs)
Hexachloroethane Quintozene
Lead and lead compounds Trifluralin
PCs Not Reported to TRI***
1,2,4,5 - Tetrachlorobenzene Endosulfan, alpha, beta-
4-Bromophenyl phenyl ether Fluorene
Acenaphthene Pyrene
Acenaphthylene
* For the purposes of developing this list of 31 chemicals, endosulfan alpha and endosulfan beta were counted together as were heptachlor and
heptachlor epoxide. Also, each of the three metals (lead, cadmium, and mercury) is combined with its associated compounds and addressed as a
single PC in this Report (the metals and metal compounds are reported separately to TRI). Only the weight of the metal portion of metal compounds
is reported to TRI.
** Twelve of the PCs are classified by the TRI program as persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic (PBT) chemicals and, therefore , have lower
reporting thresholds than non-PBT chemicals: benzo(g,h,i)perylene (10 pounds), dioxins and dioxin-like compounds (0.1 grams), heptachlor (10
pounds), hexachlorobenzene (10 pounds), lead and lead compounds (100 pounds), mercury and mercury compounds (10 pounds), methoxychlor
(100 pounds), pendimethalin (100 pounds), pentachlorobenzene (10 pounds), polychlorinated biphenyls (10 pounds), polycyclic aromatic compounds
(100 pounds), trifluralin (100 pounds).
'"Although we do not have TRI data for these seven PCs, we have developed a methodology by which to estimate the quantities of these PCs in
hazardous waste reported for the Hazardous Waste Biennial Report. These quantities are presented in Section 4 of this Report.
The PC list is composed of 28 organic chemicals and three metals/metal compounds that are frequently found in releases to water, air,
and land. They are present in soil, sediment, ground water, surface water, air, and/or biota, with several serving as the basis for
classifying a waste as hazardous under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). Most of the PCs are generated as
products or ingredients in products, byproducts from the production process, or impurities, and continue to be released to the
environment. Once there, many of these PCs also pose remediation difficulties, resulting in costly cleanups. We selected the three
metals/metal compounds because they occur frequently in U.S. industrial waste streams and have also been recognized as international
concerns.
Priority Chemicals in TRI
The Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) is a database that contains information about the release and management of 581 individually
listed chemicals and 30 chemical categories reported by industrial and federal facilities whose primary business activity is on the
Section 313 list of North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes. For 2006, 22,880 facilities reported to TRI.
The TRI contains annual reports from certain facilities on 24 of the 31 PCs listed in Exhibit 1-1. For most chemicals in TRI, facilities
with more than 10 full-time employees in most industrial sectors must submit detailed reports if they manufacture or process 25,000
pounds—or otherwise use 10,000 pounds—of the chemical during the reporting year. However, for chemicals designated as
persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic (PBT), the threshold for reporting is either 10 or 100 pounds during the same period (for dioxins
the threshold is 0.1 grams). Twelve of the 24 PCs are PBTs in TRI; routine reporting thresholds apply to the remainder of the TRI-
reported PCs.
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Nationwide, for 2006, approximately 9,900 industrial and federal facilities reported approximately 1.2 billion pounds of PCs in
wastes, of which 1.1 billion pounds were lead and lead compounds. Mining and primary/secondary smelting facilities reported
approximately 48 percent of the total quantity of PCs generated2, while hazardous waste treatment and disposal facilities reported
approximately 7 percent of the PCs generated. In general, the large quantities of lead and lead compounds reported in TRI (often
more than an order of magnitude larger than the nearest quantity) tend to distort the summaries and statistics for PCs. Thus, excluding
lead and lead compounds from the totals, facilities managed approximately 115 million pounds of PCs. However, as noted below,
only a subset of the total quantity of PCs reported to TRI is used for this Report.
In general, TRI includes chemical quantities that are released, recycled, treated, or sent to energy recovery. Under TRI, releases
include chemical quantities in air emissions, surface water discharges, underground injection wells, and various releases to land,
including RCRA hazardous waste landfills and other landfills. TRI also counts transfers to publicly owned treatment works and to
off-site facilities. Exhibit 1.2 shows the quantities of PCs and management methods reported by TRI facilities for 2006.
Exhibit 1.2. Release and Management Quantities of Priority Chemicals Reported to TRI (2006)
Release or Management Method
Recycled
Land Disposal (landfills, surface impoundments, underground injection)
Treatment (including transfers to POTWs)
Energy Recovery
Air Emissions
Surface Water Discharges
Total
Lead and Lead
Compounds
(pounds)
669,700,744
453,010,171
1,283
0
1 ,025,065
127,851
1,123,865,114
Other Priority
Chemicals
(pounds)
29,728,043
13,748,926
50,033,290
18,526,786
2,872,835
54,765
114,964,645
Total
(pounds)
699,428,787
466,759,097
50,034,573
18,526,786
3,897,900
182,616
1,238,829,759
However, it is important to note that the PC quantities reported to TRI do not represent the full universe of PCs in wastes. For
example, neither small businesses (with less than 10 full-time employees) nor certain non-industrial sectors are required to report to
TRI.
Our primary focus in this Report are the quantities of PCs amenable to waste minimization. Thus, this Report focuses on the subset of
the PC quantities reported to TRI as land disposal, treatment, and energy recovery, including the approximately 76 million pounds of
PC quantities reported for 2006. We exclude quantities of PCs that are subject to the Bevill Amendment3. To avoid double-counting,
PC quantities transferred by the generating facility to offsite management facilities (e.g., hazardous waste treatment and disposal
facilities) also were excluded. For a more detailed discussion of the PC quantities considered in this Report, please see the following
discussions of the methodologies we used.
How Did EPA Derive the Priority Chemicals Quantities Used for Trends
Analyses in This Report?
Of the 31 PCs, 24 are reported to the TRI4. We use the TRI database as the primary source of information to analyze and identify
where each of these PCs is generated, the industry sectors that generate them, the methods used by facilities to manage them, and the
extent to which the quantities of PCs in wastes have increased or decreased over time. For the first time in this Report, we also
provide information derived from BR waste streams for PCs reported to TRI and for six of the seven PCs not reported to TRI—for
which up to now we have not had any data regarding generation and management.
2 In this Report, "generated" means that a facility , as a result of manufacturing, processing, or otherwise using a Priority Chemical, produced a waste containing one or
more Priority Chemicals , and managed that waste using disposal, energy recovery, or treatment methods.
3 In October, 1980, RCRA was amended by adding section 3001(b)(3)(A)(ii), known as the Bevill exclusion, to exclude "solid waste from the extraction, beneficiation,
and processing of ores and minerals" from regulation as hazardous waste under Subtitle C of RCRA. For additional information concerning the Bevill Exclusion, please
see http://www.epa.gov/compliance/assistance/sectors/minerals/processing/bevilltraining.htmltfbevillexclusion.
4 Facilities are required to annually report to TRI under the Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act (EPCRA § 313). The TRI is a publicly available
EPA database that contains information about a list of 581 individually listed chemicals and 30 chemical categories that are being used, manufactured, treated,
transported, released into the environment, or recycled. This information must be reported to TRI by July 1 of the year following the year for which the information is
being reported. For example, chemicals subject to reporting requirements for the 2006 TRI reporting year must have been reported by July 1, 2007.
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to Toxics
We have developed a measurement methodology5 (referred to as the PC-TRI methodology) to extract the applicable data from the TRI
database that encompass these PC quantities and focus on those quantities reported by the primary generation facilities, and excluding
those with negligible waste minimization opportunities. Therefore, data reported by offsite treatment, storage, and disposal (TSD)
facilities were excluded from the analysis in order to avoid double-counting of wastes reported by both generating and treatment
facilities. Likewise, facilities that are undertaking RCRA corrective action or Superfund activities, and do not offer waste
minimization opportunities at the primary generation level (e.g., with primary NAICS code 9241 10) were also excluded. Finally,
facilities in certain NAICS codes or with specific processes that generate wastes exempted from RCRA regulation by the Bevill
amendment, including mining primary smelting , the titanium dioxide (TiCy process, and red muds process, were excluded.
to
We also developed a second methodology (referred to as the PC-BR methodology) that estimates the quantity of PCs contained in
Hazardous Waste Biennial Report (BR) waste streams that are reported under RCRA. The data derived from applying this
methodology to the BR data supplements the data for the 24 PCs reported to TRI and, for the first time, provides data for six of the
seven PCs that are not reported to TRI. The PC BR Measurement Methodology is designed to identify hazardous waste streams
reported to the BR that are likely to contain PCs and estimate the quantity of PCs in these waste streams. For this methodology, OSW
uses data from the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Information (RCRAInfo) System. RCRAInfo is a national program
management and inventory system that contains information about RCRA hazardous waste handlers. It characterizes facility status,
regulated activities, and compliance histories. Data on hazardous waste generation and management activities contained in RCRAInfo
are obtained from the Hazardous Waste Report (also called the Biennial Report). A BR must be submitted by large quantity
generators (LQGs)6 and treatment, storage, and disposal facilities (TSDFs) every two years.
The focus of the PC-BR methodology is on the primary generation activities because the waste streams associated with primary
generation represent an opportunity to reduce PCs in hazardous waste streams. It only includes waste streams generated from a
production process, service activity, or routine/periodic cleanup, where potential opportunities for direct waste minimization (e.g.,
source reduction, recycling) are the greatest. Waste streams not associated with primary generation, such as leachate (liquids that have
percolated through land disposed wastes) resulting from the disposal of more than one hazardous waste, are not included because they
generally do not offer opportunities for direct waste minimization. In addition, we identified and excluded waste streams generated by
facilities in the Waste Management and Remediation Services industry (NAICS Code 562). Waste streams generated by these waste
treatment, storage, and disposal facilities are not considered primary generation waste streams. In an effort to better identify
opportunities for waste minimization, we also excluded primary generation waste streams with more than ten EPA hazardous waste
codes from the analysis. These waste streams may offer limited opportunities for waste minimization given their highly
heterogeneous nature and/or unique characteristics.
The methodology employs the following steps:
1. Identify waste streams reported in GM Forms of the BR that are likely to contain PCs. These waste codes were identified
based on review of technical background documents and knowledge of the feedstock, processes, and by-products of the
industries generating these hazardous wastes.
2. Classify waste streams as "non-wastewater" or "wastewater" based on both the form code and the management method code.
3 . Collect data on PC concentrations from best demonstrated available technology (BD AT) background documents and
hazardous waste listing background documents. BDAT background documents provide EPA's rationale and technical
support for developing the land disposal restriction (LDR) treatment standard. Listing background documents provide EPA's
rationale and technical support for listing a waste as a hazardous waste. These documents also provide constituent-specific
concentration data for the EPA hazardous waste codes for which the LDR treatment standard or the listing is being
established. In addition to the BDAT and listing background documents, we also referred to the National Hazardous Waste
Constituent Survey (NHWCS) to collect data on PC concentrations. The NHWCS was a voluntary survey that OSW
administered, in 1996, to 221 of the largest generators and managers of hazardous industrial process waste in the U.S.
5 The TRI dataset used to develop the PC-TRI database contains data for reporting years 2002 through 2006. The data were frozen as of October 19, 2007. The PC-
TRI methodology might differ from the methodology used by the TRI program to show trends for the EPCRA Section 313 chemicals in the annual TRI Public Data
Release. For further information about either the PC-TRI or PC-BR methodologies, please see http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/minimize/trends.htm.
6 An LQG is a generator that generates greater than 1,000 kilograms (2,200 pounds) of hazardous waste in a calendar month.
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4. Once all available concentration data were collected, we assigned constituent-specific concentrations to each EPA hazardous
waste code and waste form code combination. The assigned concentrations were based on the descriptions of the waste in
the documents. Because the BDAT and listing background documents do not identify BR form code groups, we assigned a
BR form code group to the PC concentration based on the descriptions in the documents. In instances in which a waste
stream has an EPA hazardous waste code, but there is no available information on waste form, we used an average of the
concentrations for the waste forms reported for that waste code. In instances in which a PC in a waste stream is represented
by more than one waste code, an average of the concentrations was used.
5. Once we had a PC concentration for each EPA hazardous waste code/waste form combination, we multiplied the chemical
concentration (in pounds/ton) by the quantity of waste (in tons) to estimate the amount of the PC (in pounds) in the waste
stream.
Comparing TRI versus BR Derived Priority Chemicals Quantities
In this Report, for the first time, we present data derived from a methodology to extract BR data applicable to PCs. We present these
data within each of the PC-specific (Section 4) and industry-specific (Section 6) analyses. The BR and TRI reporting processes are
substantially different (Exhibit 1.3). These reporting differences, among others, can cause significant variation in the number of
reporting facilities and quantities of chemicals reported. Therefore, we caution readers against making casual one-to-one comparisons
between the TRI and BR data. We are continuing to evaluate if and how the TRI and BR quantities of PCs can be correlated.
Most of the analyses presented in this Report are based on the TRI data. We present the BR data in order to provide another
perspective on hazardous wastes that might contain PCs.
Exhibit 1.3. Comparison of Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) and Hazardous Waste Biennial Report (BR) Reporting
Item
TRI Data
BR Data
Statutory Authority
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act
(EPCRA) and the Pollution Prevention Act
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) of
1976, as amended by the Hazardous and Solid Waste
Amendments (HSWA) of 1984
Frequency of
Reporting
Annual
Minimum of biennial (odd years) by federal law. States
may require more frequent reporting.
Chemicals/Wastes
Reported
Chemical-based: release and waste management quantities of
individual chemicals—per a list of 581 individually listed
chemicals and 30 chemical categories. (Note: TRI does provide
a distinction between RCRA Subtitle C landfills and other landfills
(non-Subtitle C) and also for Class I underground injection wells
(used for hazardous wastes) versus Class II-V wells. However,
there is no such distinction for chemicals in wastes that are
managed onsite using treatment or energy recovery).
Waste-based: any wastestream that exhibits
characteristics (ignitability, corrosivity, reactivity, toxicity)
or is specifically listed on one of four hazardous wastes
lists. These wastes must be treated, stored, and
disposed in RCRA regulated Subtitle C units. (Note: BR
wastestreams might include any number of TRI chemical
constituents or none.)
Reporting Universe
Facility must meet the following criteria: 1) Be in one of the
designated industries (NAICS codes), 2) Have 10 or more full-
time employees or total hours worked by all employees is greater
than 20,000 hours, 3) Manufactures, processes, or otherwise
uses the individual chemical in quantities greater than
established thresholds in calendar year.
Large quantity generators or facilities that treat, store, or
dispose of RCRA hazardous wastes onsite in units
subject to RCRA permitting requirements
What Does This Report Cover and How Is It Organized?
In this Report, we primarily use TRI data reported for calendar years 2004 through 2006 for our analyses. In addition, when available,
we also present BR data, to supplement the TRI data.
Section 2 evaluates progress toward OSW's GPRA goal to reduce PCs. Because of the particularly high Agency priority of mercury
and mercury compounds, we also include an expanded section on this chemical in which we describe the various OSW projects to
reduce and eliminate mercury.
7 OSW recognizes that chemical concentrations vary among waste streams and facilities. However, for purposes of this analysis, OSW made the simplifying
assumption that all waste streams represented by a particular hazardous waste code/waste form combination have similar chemical concentrations.
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3 provides an overview of the generation and management of the 24 PCs reported to TRI from national, state, county, and
industry (North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code perspectives.
4 presents generation and management trends for ten of the PCs reported to TRI, showing them from national, EPA region
and state, county, and industry sector perspectives. The ten PCs include the three metals and their compounds, dioxins, and the next
six PCs with the greatest non-recycled quantities. We also provide basic information regarding each PC— including its Chemical
Abstracts Service number, alternative names, and general uses. Where available, we also provide information derived from our PC-
BR methodology to supplement the TRI data. For the first time, we present BR data, using this methodology, for six of the seven PCs
not reported to TRI—for which up to now we have not had any data regarding generation and management.
5 analyzes generation and management trends for the PCs which federal facilities reported to TRI.
(»presents generation and management trends for the five industries (excluding the National Security sector) with the largest
total quantities of PCs. Facilities in these industries reported approximately 55 percent of the total non-recycled quantity of PCs for
2006. For each of these industries, we analyze trends from national, EPA region, state, county and federal agency perspectives.
Again, where available, we also provide information derived from the new PC-BR methodology.
We have also included three appendices:
• A provides a list of the states within each EPA region.
• B provides an index of terms used in this Report.
• C provides contact information.
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SECTION 2
PROGRESS TOWARD OSW'S REDUCTION GOAL
FOR PRIORITY CHEMICALS
OSW's Goal to Reduce Priority Chemicals in Wastes
The Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993 requires all federal agencies to publish five-year strategic plans and
update them every three years with new goals. The agency's most recent five-year plan encompasses fiscal years (FY) 2007-2011. As
this Report goes to press, EPA is about to issue a new strategic plan. Our 2007 Report will take into account that plan and its new
goal.
Our current five year GPRA goal is: By 2011, reduce 4 million pounds of priority chemicals from waste streams as measured by
National Partnership for Environmental Priorities (NPEP) contributions, Supplemental Environmental Projects (SEPs), and other
tools used by EPA to achieve priority chemical reductions.
In the past, one of the primary purposes of this Report was to track progress toward achieving this GPRA goal based solely on TRI
data. We now rely on actual reduction achievements reported by the NPEP partners to us in measuring progress toward the goal,
rather than TRI data, for a number of reasons: 1) TRI data were not released in time for annual performance reporting, 2) not all PCs
are reported to TRI, and 3) TRI data are heavily influenced by economic conditions that affect industrial output and waste generation,
which makes changes in PC quantities reported to TRI only loosely related to EPA's efforts. For these reasons, we no longer use TRI
data to track progress toward achieving our GPRA goals.
Chemical reductions achieved under the NPEP program cannot be easily compared to the quantities reported to TRI for the following
reasons:
• NPEP partners typically report their achievements after fully completing their goal, which may span several years. TRI
requires annual reporting. Thus, NPEP reductions cannot always be linked to annual TRI data.
• Not all NPEP partners report to TRI. A facility must only report to TRI if it meets specified reporting criteria (e.g., is in a
designated industry) and thresholds (e.g., quantity of the chemical, number of employees). Therefore, for a given chemical, a
facility might not be required to report to TRI each year.
• TRI only requires reporting on chemical releases and management, not chemical use. Many NPEP partners reduce the use of
chemicals in their processes and products which would not be reported to TRI.
• For each chemical reported to TRI, the chemical quantity is aggregated for the entire facility. As such, especially if a
chemical has numerous sources within the facility, it is not feasible to distinguish specific process(es) from which the
chemical was generated or specific waste streams containing the chemical. In effect, the aggregated quantity masks the
NPEP quantity.
For these reasons, we no longer use TRI data for comparing chemical quantities reported to TRI with achievements by NPEP partner
facilities. We use TRI data in this Report to show PC trends that can help the Agency and its partners to better focus their waste
minimization efforts.
The OSW 2011 GPRA Goal: Priority Chemical Reduction Progress under
NPEP
Through FY 2007, NPEP partners have reduced more than three million pounds of PCs. Exhibit 2.1 shows the reductions for each PC
that NPEP partners have achieved from FY 2004 to FY 2007.
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2.1.
Lead and lead compounds
Naphthalene
Polycyclic aromatic compounds
Mercury and mercury compounds
Dibenzofuran
Polychlorinated biphenyls
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds
Total
Reductions Achieved (pounds)
FY 2004
49,527
0
0
0
0
0
0
49,527
FY 2005
822,564
103,746
9,318
4,346
0
0
0
939,974
FY2006
1 ,249,699
0
0
26,750
0
4,335
144
1,280,928
FY2007
546,766
528,607
219,529
9,603
23,830
4,600
0
1,332,935
Total
Reductions
Achieved
(pounds)
FY 2004-2007
2,668,556
632,353
228,847
40,699
23,830
8,935
144
3,603,364
Percent
of Total
Reductions
Achieved
FY 2004-2007
74.1%
17.5%
6.4%
1.1%
0.7%
0.2%
0.0%
100.0%
These are the most current numbers according to the NPEP Program as of October 1, 2008.
NPEP partner facilities also have standing commitments to reduce over 35 million pounds of 18 PCs by 2011 (Exhibit 2.2). Please
see http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/minimize/npep/status.htm for further details about targeted chemical reduction
commitments and achievements by NPEP partners.
2.2. FY
Priority Chemical
Lead and lead compounds
Naphthalene
Polychlorinated biphenyls
Polycyclic aromatic compounds
Dibenzofuran
Cadmium and cadmium compounds
Mercury and mercury compounds
Trifluralin
Phenanthrene
Pyrene
Pendimethalin
Hexachlorobenzene
Fluorene
Pentachlorobenzene
Benzo(g,h,i)perylene
Acenaphthene
Anthracene
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds
Total
Reduction Commitments (pounds) ,
FY2008
3,852,416
2,808,438
3,504
1 ,287,535
1 51 ,474
24,907
15,610
1,650
1,236
1,038
761
0
249
0
200
180
144
0
8,149,342
FY2009
1,781,811
43,985
2,100,986
0
0
2,745
315
0
0
0
0
576
0
222
0
0
0
22
3,930,662
FY2010
4,001
17,339
4,253
2,070
0
0
6,472
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
34,135
FY2011
23,493,000
0
0
0
0
38
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
23,493,038
bta I Reduction Percent of
Commitments Total Reduction
(pounds) Commitments
FY 2008-2011 FY 2008-2011
29,131,228
2,869,762
2,108,743
1 ,289,605
1 51 ,474
27,690
22,397
1,650
1,236
1,038
761
576
249
222
200
180
144
22
35,607,177
81 .8%
8.1%
5.9%
3.6%
0.4%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
'These are the most current numbers according to the NPEP Program as of October 1, 2008.
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OSW's Activities to Reduce Mercury
OSW has several ongoing projects to reduce mercury. Since December 31, 2005, two of these projects have resulted in a reduction of
over 40,000 pounds of mercury to date:
• The Mercury Challenge
• The Mercury In Schools Project
Mercury Challenge
Mercury is a highly toxic chemical that is widely present in the environment, as well as industrial facilities. The National Partnership
for Environmental Priorities (NPEP) is working with industry to reduce and phase mercury out of their products and processes. As an
added component to these partnerships, companies are encouraged to take the Mercury Challenge, which requires them to:
1) Take the Mercury Challenge Pledge to:
• Identify mercury in their facilities and in the products they make.
• Replace mercury-containing equipment with non-mercury alternatives.
• Dispose of mercury-containing equipment safely.
• Establish mercury-free purchasing policies.
• Inform and educate staff, suppliers, and clients about mercury issues and non-mercury alternatives, and,
2) Implement a Mercury Reduction Plan to identify action items and timelines and help companies to measure progress towards their
goals.
By eliminating mercury from their facilities, partners can reduce potential worker exposure and minimize the risk and cost of mercury
spills and their subsequent cleanups, as well as save facilities the cost of disposing mercury-containing wastes. Many current uses of
mercury in products have cost effective, mercury-free alternatives. EPA also encourages mercury-containing product take-back and
recycling programs.
As of June 2008, approximately 20 NPEP partners within the NPEP program have committed to reduce more than 58,000 pounds of
mercury by 2011. Currently, over 43,000 pounds of mercury has been successfully eliminated. We are continuing to recruit new
facilities and encourage existing partners to identify additional ways to reduce mercury.
Schools Chemical Cleanout Campaign (SC3)
The Schools Chemical Cleanout Campaign (SC3) is designed to achieve three goals: (1) remove unneeded, inappropriate and
hazardous chemicals from Kindergarten-grade 12 schools; (2) prevent future incidents through responsible chemical management,
which includes using best management practices and finding long-term solutions; and (3) raise national awareness of the problem.
SC3 aims to ensure that all schools are free from hazards associated with chemicals, including toxic mercury, from science, art and
vocational classes, as well as chemicals used to maintain and clean the school. To do this, SC3 is building a network of partners to
lend their expertise and provide resources to schools. The network includes other healthy schools programs within the Agency; other
federal agencies such as the Department of Education; the chemical manufacturing industry; science associations; teachers
associations; universities; hazardous waste treatment, storage and disposal facilities; community emergency responders and others
who care about the well-being of children.
For example, the New York Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) program to remove mercury from K-12 schools
is one of many programs that demonstrate the results that can be achieved by addressing this issue. The NYSDEC program
encourages schools to build a team, develop a plan, get support of the administration, provide training, and work with a mercury
recycler. As of August 2007, the NYSDEC Mercury Cleanout program has removed approximately 1000 Ibs of mercury from New
York State schools (including mercury-containing devices, as well as elemental and mercury compounds). Out of the 1000 Ibs,
NYSDEC was directly responsible for removing 601 Ibs of mercury from 48 schools in the Rochester City and Albany County school
districts. NYSDEC conducted 20 workshops, statewide, covering 58 out of the 62 New York State counties from the time period
11/05 thru 5/07. In addition, at the invitation of EPA, a program expert traveled to Thailand to give a presentation to teachers and
students from Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, and the Philippines at the Mercury in Our World conference, held in Bangkok, Thailand.
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Other OSW Efforts to Reduce Mercury
(PSA)
The PSA was developed in response to several highly publicized, expensive mercury spill cleanups in schools. OSW staff partnered
with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and Clancy, the only U.S. dog trained to sniff out mercury. In the PSA, Clancy
identifies sources of elemental mercury in order to educate people about the dangers of mercury, and to highlight the need for the
proper handling and disposal of mercury.
The mercury video featuring Clancy was released in the fall of 2007 and is designed primarily to:
• Increase awareness among school children and their parents of the dangers of mercury and
• Educate persons regarding the need for the proper handling and disposal of mercury and mercury-containing products. For
more information, please visit our website at http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/hazard/tsd/mercury/videos.htm#paws.
EPA has added mercury containing devices, e.g., thermometers and switches, to the Universal Waste Rule. For widely-generated
hazardous wastes, this rule facilitates entry into the hazardous waste management system, encourages recycling and keeps wastes out
of the municipal waste stream.
I
OSW administered a two million dollar lamp recycling outreach program to promote the recycling of mercury-containing lamps. This
effort was supported through ten cooperative agreements with state and non-profit organizations that used these funds to create lamp
recycling outreach programs targeting commercial and industrial users of mercury-containing lamps.
The goal of this program was to take a proactive role in increasing the national recycling rate which is currently approximately 24%.
To support this effort, OSW:
• Coordinated a Recyclers' Partnership Meeting (February 22, 2006)
• Revamped OSW's Mercury Lamp Recycling Web site;
• Finalized a Mercury Lamp Recycling Fact Sheet;
• Conducted direct outreach to specific target audiences, i.e., large chain stores, commercial property managers, and others;
and
• Served as a clearinghouse for outreach ideas and information, (www.epa.gov/bulbrecycling)
I
Compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) contain a very small amount of mercury sealed within the glass tubing—an average of 4
milligrams. By comparison, older thermometers contain about 500 milligrams of mercury. It would take about 125 CFLs to equal
that amount. Because CFLs are made of glass and can break if dropped or roughly handled, care needs to be taken in removing the
bulb from its packaging, installing it, or replacing it. Basic information on mercury-containing lamps can be found at:
http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/id/univwast/lamps/basic.htm.
Mercury is an essential component of CFLs and is what allows the bulb to be an efficient light source. No mercury is released when
the bulbs are intact or in use. Mercury may be released into the environment if the CFL breaks during use, transportation to a landfill
or placement into the landfill.
Most makers of light bulbs have reduced mercury in their fluorescent lighting products. Thanks to technology advances and a
commitment from members of the National Electrical Manufacturers Association, the average mercury content in CFLs has dropped at
least 20 percent in the past year. Some manufacturers have even made further reductions, dropping mercury content to 1.4-2.5
milligrams per light bulb.
Switching from traditional light bulbs (called incandescent) to CFLs is an effective, simple change everyone in America can make
right now. Making this change will help to use less electricity at home and prevent greenhouse gas emissions that lead to global
climate change. Lighting accounts for close to 20 percent of the average home's electric bill. ENERGY STAR qualified CFLs use up
to 75 percent less energy (electricity) than incandescent light bulbs, last up to 10 times longer, cost little up front, and provide a quick
return on investment.
If every home in America replaced just one incandescent light bulb with an ENERGY STAR qualified CFL, in one year it would save
enough energy to light more than 3 million homes. That would prevent the release of greenhouse gas equal to that of 750,000 cars.
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EPA estimates that the U.S. is responsible for the release of approximately 104 metric tons of mercury emissions each year. Most of
these emissions come from coal-fired electrical power plants. Mercury released into the air is the main way that mercury gets into
water and bio-accumulates in fish. (Eating fish contaminated with mercury is the main way for humans to be exposed.)
Most mercury vapor inside fluorescent light bulbs becomes bound to the inside of the light bulb as it is used. EPA estimates that the
rest of the mercury within a CFL—about 11 percent—is released into the air or water when it is sent to a landfill, assuming the light
bulb is broken. Therefore, if all 290 million CFLs sold in 2007 were sent to a landfill (versus recycled, as a worst case)—they would
add 0.13 metric tons, or 0.1 percent, to U.S. mercury emissions.
Electricity use is the main source of mercury emissions in the U.S. CFLs use less electricity than incandescent lights, meaning CFLs
reduce the amount of mercury into the environment. As shown in the table below, a 13-watt, 8,000-rated-hour-life CFL (60-watt
equivalent; a common light bulb type) will save 376 kWh over its lifetime, thus avoiding 4.5 mg of mercury. If the bulb goes to a
landfill, overall emissions savings would drop a little, to 4.1 mg. EPA recommends that CFLs are recycled where possible, to
maximize mercury savings.
OSW is working to expand available CFL recycling options across the country. Specifically, OSW is working with major U.S.
retailers and lamp manufacturers and local communities, and encourages others to join into increase these recycling opportunities to
make it easier and more convenient for all Americans to recycle their CFLs. Consumers can contact their local municipal solid waste
agency directly, or go to www.epa.gov/bulbrecycling or www.earth911.org to identify existing local recycling options. To support
this effort, OSW is:
• Coordinating with major lamp manufacturers (e.g., Osram, Sylvania, Philips), retailers (e.g., Wal-Mart), and NGOs (e.g.,
Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA), Association of Lamp Manufacturers and Recyclers (ALMR)) to reduce the
amount of mercury in lamps (5 mg mercury per 25 watt or less in lamps) and to establish a cost-effective and efficient
national infrastructure for lamp collection and recycling.
• Investigating the feasibility of developing a cost-effective and convenient national approach to lamp collection, coordinating
with the U.S. Postal Service (USPS), using a USPS-developed mailer, and utilizing the USPS delivery system to promote
lamp recycling.
• Collaborating with the Environmental Council of States (ECOS) Quicksilver Caucus to enhance lamp collection and
recycling at the state level.
• Participating in the Product Stewardship Institute (PSI) National Fluorescent Lamp Dialogue to establish national lamp
collection and recycling options. For more information on the options please visit www.productstewardship.us or
http://productstewardship.us/display common.cfm?an=l&subarticlenbr=271.
Effort:
The use of dental amalgam in dentistry is widespread throughout the country, although its use is declining. The latest Agency data
shows that US dentists placed 66 million amalgam restorations in 1999, and that nearly 100,000 dentists place and/or remove
amalgam restorations in the US. Dental amalgam placements account for 14 percent of the mercury in use in the U.S. (34 metric tons
of the 245 metric tons used nationwide). Dental amalgam contains 50 percent by weight mercury. When dental amalgam is released to
the water, this mercury fraction has the potential of being transformed by microbial action into methyl mercury. EPA is most
concerned about methyl mercury in the environment as it is a more potent and a more bioaccumulative form of mercury. To deal with
this on-going problem, many states have already mandated the use of specific technologies to control the amount of amalgam reaching
the environment from the dental office. EPA is in the process of developing voluntary partnerships with various entities in the dental
industry to promote the recycling of amalgam, both from an environmental stewardship perspective, as well as outreach. Specifically,
OSW has partnered with the Marquette School of Dentistry and has completed a curriculum based module on dental amalgam
recycling entitled "Dental Amalgam Recycling: Pathways, Principles, & Practice." This module has been designed to make student
dentists more aware of the importance of recycling (and the impact of not recycling) amalgam waste generated in their office once
they begin their practice. Once this has been peer reviewed during the summer of 2008, EPA plans to distribute this module to other
dental schools in the US and Canada for use in their schools. EPA also plans to work with the American Dental Association (ADA) to
develop a short course from this student module for professionals returning for continuing education credits once this student version
is complete. EPA is also working with dental amalgam manufacturers to develop product marketing information which will assist the
dentist on how to properly manage any wastes generated from the use of the amalgam product.
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international and Artisanal Gold Mining
OSW has provided technical assistance to the Global Environmental Fund (GEF) project for the last five years on the management of
mercury in artisanal gold mining. The GEF/United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) program involves the
environmental monitoring of human health and the environment in six countries, as well as the introduction of alternative mining
methods to reduce or eliminate the use of mercury in gold mining. OSW is currently participating in an effort to provide additional
technical support to this program.
International Mercury Reduction in Mining
OSW has provided technical assistance to other Mercury Mining activities that are not GEF-related. One activity is the Amazon Basin
Commission which is related to the reduction in the use of mercury in artisanal gold mining in the Amazon. Over the last two years,
we have provided technical support to the Commission regarding the scope of mercury use and evaluation of alternative gold recovery
methods. These activities are a part of the United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP), collaboration by various parts of the
Agency to provide technical assistance to those countries not participating in GEF.
Thermostat Recycling Corporation/Product Stewardship institute incentive Pilot
In 2005, OSW partially funded (by grant to the Product Stewardship Institute—PSI) a thermostat recycling incentive pilot project.
This pilot project involves a coordinated effort among industry, States (Indiana and Oregon), EPA, the Thermostat Recycling
Corporation (TRC), and PSI, to offer a rebate to contractors who replace and recycle old mercury-containing thermostats with new
Energy Star thermostats in Indiana and Oregon. The pilot project began in January 2006 and was implemented to determine whether
or not a rebate enhances the recycling rate of mercury-containing thermostats. Results of the pilot were mixed, with greater
participation in Oregon than in Indiana, due in part to changing priorities. For more information, please visit our website at
http://www.productstewardship.us/associations/6596/files/Final_Report-Thermostat_Incentive_Pilot_OR_IN_l l-12-07.doc.
In 2006, building on the previous work addressing the management of mercury thermostats, OSW partially funded (by grant to the
Product Stewardship Institute—PSI) a homeowner incentive and mail-back program and a comprehensive thermostat management
program. Work on these efforts had been on hold; however, industry partners have recently resolved all outstanding issues that had
stalled progress and have committed to complete the project. For more information regarding thermostat collection and recycling,
please visit: http://www.productstewardship.us/displaycommon.cfm?an= l&subarticlenbr=97.
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SECTION 3
SUMMARY TRENDS ANALYSIS FOR PRIORITY
CHEMICALS (2004-2006)
Introduction
Section 3 provides an overview of the national, EPA region, state, county, and industry sector quantities of the PCs8 reported to the
TRI for the 2004-2006 reporting years. The data focuses on the generation and management trends for these PCs.
The quantities of PCs generated each year are influenced by numerous factors, including:
• pollution prevention (e.g., waste minimization) measures
• changes in production levels
• process changes
• closure of facilities
• clean-up of spills/releases
• maintenance activities (e.g., clean-out of tanks and piping).
Based on our discussions with a number of facilities, we provide some basis or reasons for significant increases or decreases in the
quantities of PCs that they report to TRI.
How Much Priority Chemicals Was Generated?
For 2006, approximately 5,300 facilities reported almost 76 million pounds of PCs. As noted in Section 1, these facilities and quantity
of PCs are a subset of the total universe of PCs reported to TRI for which we focus on the quantities of PCs most amenable to waste
minimization (i.e., the PC quantities reported to TRI as land disposal, treatment, and energy recovery). Compared to the quantities
reported in 2004 and 2005, this represents an increase of almost 6.0 million pounds (+ 8.5 %) and a decrease of 6.6 million pounds
(- 8.0 %), respectively. From 2004 to 2006, the number of reporting facilities steadily decreased (Exhibits 3.1 and 3.2).
3/L Total of
TRI Reporting Year 2004 2005 2006
Total Quantity of PCs (pounds) 69,964,280 82,591,864 75,957,896
Number of TRI Facilities Reporting PC Quantity 5,524 5,458 5,283
8 The current list of PCs consists of 31 chemicals of which 24 are reportable to TRI. For TRI reporting years 2004 to 2006, one of the PCs — lindane — had no reported
quantity.
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Compared to the quantity of PCs reported in 2004, the total quantity of PCs increased by approximately 12.6 million pounds in 2005
and then decreased by approximately 6.6 million pounds in 2006. Since 2004, four of the PCs (lead and lead compounds,
naphthalene, polycyclic aromatic compounds (PACs), and hexachlor-1,3-butadiene) accounted for approximately 86 percent of the
national total quantity of PCs (Exhibit 3.3).
The reported quantity of each PC varied significantly from 2004 to 2006. We believe much of these year-to-year changes resulted
from quantities of several PCs reported by a few large facilities, for example:
• Lead and lead compounds increased by approximately 3.4 million pounds from 2004 to 2005. A pressed and blown glass
facility in Ohio reported an increase of approximately 2.7 million pounds due to cleanup and closure activities.
• Naphthalene increased by approximately 4.3 million pounds from 2004 to 2005 and then decreased by approximately 3.5
million pounds from 2005 to 2006. Several facilities reported large changes in quantities of naphthalene, including:
o A petroleum refining facility in Texas reported an increase of approximately 2.4 million pounds for 2005 due to
compliance with federal air standards and the recalculation of quantities sent to flare followed by a decrease of
approximately 2.6 million pounds for 2006 by recycling dewatered wastewater sludge, containing naphthalene, rather
than land disposing it;
o A chemical facility in Texas reported an increase of approximately 1.6 million pounds from the demolition and cleanup
of tanks in 2005 followed by a decrease of approximately 0.5 million pounds by substituting with a cleaner feedstock in
2006; and
o A cyclic crudes and intermediates facility being shutdown in Michigan reported an increase of approximately 600,000
pounds for 2005 due to the cleanout of tanks and processing of residuals followed by a decrease of approximately
760,000 pounds as it completed shutdown activities.
• Polycyclic aromatic compounds decreased by approximately 1.1 million pounds from 2005 to 2006. A carbon and graphite
product manufacturing facility in North Carolina reported a decrease of approximately 690,000 pounds due to a change in
composition of the coal tar pitch used as feedstock. Also, a basic chemical manufacturing facility in Ohio reported a decrease
of approximately 360,000 pounds due to improved data regarding the composition and combustion of fuel oil.
• Hexachloro-l,3-butadiene increased by approximately 2.5 million pounds from 2004 to 2005. An alkalies and chlorine
manufacturing facility in Louisiana reported an increase of approximately 3.1 million pounds resulting from an increased
concentration of this PC in its feedstock, while another alkalies and chlorine manufacturing facility, also located in Louisiana,
reported a decrease of approximately 618,000 pounds due to hurricane-related operational problems.
2006 National Priority Chemicals Trends Report
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3.3. by
Priority Chemical
Lead and lead compounds
Naphthalene
Polycyclic aromatic compounds
Hexachloro-1 ,3-butadiene
Anthracene
Hexachloroethane
1 ,2,4-trichlorobenzene
Hexachlorobenzene
Cadmium and cadmium compounds
Benzo(g,h,i)perylene
Phenanthrene
Pentachlorobenzene
Pendimethalin
Quintozene
Polychlorinated biphenyls
Dibenzofuran
Mercury and mercury compounds
Trifluralin
Pentachlorophenol
2,4,5-trichlorophenol
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds**
Heptachlor
Methoxychlor
Lindane
Number of
That Reported
This PC in 2006*
4,488
632
693
5
42
7
10
32
63
418
62
4
7
3
39
13
604
13
13
1
362
2
1
0
Total
Quantity (pounds)
2004
32,879,547
12,926,922
8,613,992
4,965,637
520,978
775,987
1 ,888,685
1,615,404
865,619
553,833
2,378,127
384,668
475,698
281,001
67,756
25,012
62,293
81,787
117,264
5,083
489
775
766
0
69,487,324
2005
36,293,990
17,217,979
9,072,983
7,514,661
601 ,973
3,413,266
1,269,417
2,322,712
611,375
688,220
1 ,429,732
345,197
558,624
303,237
143,479
139,463
78,614
46,600
77,281
3,800
482
109
0
0
82,133,195
2006
36,270,099
13,755,764
7,968,088
7,081,116
2,374,123
2,139,851
1 ,370,487
1,219,738
953,335
784,130
776,219
397,529
291 ,521
248,538
108,558
89,871
74,043
37,200
14,814
2,255
504
69
45
0
75,957,896
Percent
of National
Total PC
Quantity (2006)
47.8%
18.1%
10.5%
9.3%
3.1%
2.8%
1.8%
1.6%
1.3%
1.0%
1.0%
0.5%
0.4%
0.3%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
100.0%
Change
in Quantity
(2005-2006)
-23,891
-3,462,215
-1,104,895
-433,545
1,772,150
-1,273,415
101,070
-1,102,974
341 ,960
95,910
-653,513
52,331
-267,103
-54,699
-34,921
-49,593
-4,572
-9,399
-62,467
-1 ,545
22
-40
45
0
-6,175,299
' Please note that the total number of facilities shown may differ from the total number of facilities shown in Exhibits 3.1 and 3.2 because numerous
facilities reported more than one PC.
** Facilities report dioxin and dioxin-like compounds to TRI in grams, with a reporting threshold of 0.1 grams. For the purposes of this table, we
converted the quantity reported as grams to pounds.
Only a relatively small number of facilities reported the majority of PC quantities (Exhibit 3.4). For example, of the 4,488 facilities
that reported lead and lead compounds for 2006, 70 facilities accounted for over 77 percent of the total quantity. In another example,
of the 42 facilities that reported anthracene, one facility accounted for approximately 85 percent of the total quantity.
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Distribution of Priority Chemical Quantity
Name of Priority
Chemical
(Number of Facilities,
Total PC Quantity)
1 ,2,4-trichlorobenzene
(10 facilities; 1,370,487
pounds)
2,4,5- trichlorophenol
(1 facility; 2,255 pounds)
Anthracene
(42 facilities; 2,374,123
pounds)
Benzo(g,h,i)perylene
(41 8 facilities; 784,130
pounds)
Cadmium and cadmium
compounds
( 63 facilities; 953,335
pounds)
Dibenzofuran
(13 facilities; 89,871
pounds)
Dioxin and dioxin-Like
compounds
(362 facilities; 504
pounds)*
Heptachlor
(2 facilities; 69 pounds)
Hexachloro-1,3-
butadiene
(5 facilities; 7,081,116
pounds)
Hexachlorobenzene
(32 facilities; 1,219,738
pounds)
Hexachloroethane
(7 facilities; 2,139,851
pounds)
Lead and lead
compounds
(4,488 facilities;
36,270,099 pounds)
up to 10
Pounds
Percent
Number of Total
of Quantity
Facilities for this
PC
1 <0,%
0 0.0%
8 <0,%
259 0.1%
12 <0.1%
2 <0,%
354 1 2.6%
0 0.0%
0 0.0%
10 <0.1%
0 0.0%
1,629 <0.1%
11-100
pounds
Percent
Number of Total
of Quantity
Facilities for this
PC
0 0.0%
0 0.0%
7 <0,%
93 0.4%
. <.,*
2 <0,%
7 51 .8%
2 100.0%
0 0.0%
4 <0,%
0 0.0%
1,054 <0.1%
101-1,000
pounds
Number
of
Facilities
2
0
11
48
17
4
1
0
0
4
0
984
Percent
of Total
Quantity
for this
PC
0.1%
0.0%
0.2%
1.8%
0.6%
1.7%
35.5%
0.0%
0.0%
0.1%
0.0%
1.0%
1,001-10,000 pounds
Number
of
Facilities
4
1
10
8
17
4
0
0
1
8
1
538
Percent
of Total
Quantity
for this
PC
1.1%
100.0%
1.1%
3.2%
9.0%
18.9%
0.0%
0.0%
0.1%
2.1%
0.1%
5.0%
10,001-100,000
pounds
Percent
Number of Total
of Quantity
Facilities for this
PC
2 4.0%
0 0.0%
4 7.5%
8 35.3%
9 27.5%
1 79.3%
0 0.0%
0 0.0%
2 0.9%
4 21 .4%
1 4.1%
213 16.8%
100,001-1 million
pounds
Number
of
Facilities
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
4
64
Percent
of Total
Quantity
for this
PC
0.0%
0.0%
5.9%
59.2%
62.9%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
76.3%
43.2%
52.1%
> 1 million
Number
of
Facilities
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
6
pounds
Percent
of Total
Quantity
for this
PC
94.9%
0.0%
85.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
99.0%
0.0%
52.7%
25.0%
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3,4, of by
Distribution of Priority Chemical Quantity
Chemical
(Number of Facilities,
Total PC Quantity)
Mercury and mercury
compounds
(604 facilities; 74,043
pounds)
Methoxychlor
(1 facility; 45 pounds)
Naphthalene
(632 facilities;
13,755,764 pounds)
Pendimethalin
(7 facilities; 291 ,521
pounds)
Pentachlorobenzene
(4 facilities; 397,529
pounds)
Pentachlorophenol
(13 facilities; 14,814
pounds)
Phenanthrene
(62 facilities; 776,219
pounds)
Poly chlorinated
biphenyls
(39 facilities; 108,558
pounds)
Polycyclic aromatic
(693 facilities; 7,968,088
pounds)
Quintozene
(3 facilities; 248,538
pounds)
Trifluralin
(13 facilities; 37,200
pounds)
Shading indicates ranges in
up to 10 11-100
Pounds pounds
Percent Percent
Number of Total Number of Total
of Quantity of Quantity
Facilities for this Facilities for this
PC PC
356 1.2% 185 7.8%
0 0.0% 1 100.0%
126 <0.1% 87 <0.1%
0 0.0% 0 0.0%
0 0.0% 1 <0.1%
1 <0.1% 0 0.0%
8 <0.1% 6 <0.1%
-, <„,* ,2 „,*
« .a,, ,» o«
0 0.0% 0 0.0%
2 <0.1% 2 0.3%
101-1,000
pounds
Percent
Number of Total
of Quantity
Facilities for this
PC
52 1 8.8%
0 0.0%
136 0.5%
2 0.5%
0 0.0%
6 14.3%
18 0.9%
10 3.3%
136 0.6%
1 0.1%
3 4.0%
which facilities account for at least 85 percent of the total quantity for the
1,001-10,000 pounds
Percent
Number of Total
of Quantity
Facilities for this
PC
10 43.3%
0 0.0%
146 4.3%
1 1 .5%
1 0.5%
6 85.7%
20 8.3%
9 35.0%
87 3.5%
1 1 .5%
5 50.4%
PC.
10,001-100,000
pounds
Percent
Number of Total
of Quantity
Facilities for this
PC
1 28.9%
0 0.0%
105 25.9%
3 50.6%
1 16.8%
0 0.0%
9 40.9%
, „„
26 8.9%
0 0.0%
1 45.4%
100,001-1 million
pounds
Percent
Number of Total
of Quantity
Facilities for this
PC
0 0.0%
0 0.0%
30 49.3%
1 47.4%
1 82.7%
0 0.0%
1 49.8%
„ „.„
1 1 60.2%
1 98.3%
0 0.0%
> 1 million pounds
Percent
Number of Total
of Quantity
Facilities for this
PC
0 0.0%
0 0.0%
2 20.1%
0 0.0%
0 0.0%
0 0.0%
0 0.0%
0 0.0%
1 26.7%
0 0.0%
0 0.0%
' Facilities report dioxin and dioxin-like compounds to TRI in grams, with a reporting threshold of 0.1 grams. For the purposes of this table, we converted the quantity reported as grams to pounds.
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Where Were Priority Chemicals Generated?
In 2006, facilities in five states (Louisiana, Texas, Indiana, Kentucky, and Alabama) accounted for approximately 52 percent of the
total quantity of PCs generated (Exhibits 3.5 and 3.6).
Exhibit 3.5 Distribution of Priority Chemicals, by State (2006)
CANADA
Total Quantity of Priority Chemicals
(Based on TRI Data) in 2006, by State
Pounds of Priority Chemicals
Less than 10,000
H 10,000 to 100,000
• 100,000 to 1,000,000
• 1,000,0001010,000,000
B Greater than 10,000,000
Exhibit 3.6. Priority Chemical Quantity, by State (2004-2006)
EPA Region State
6 LA
6 TX
5 IN
4 KY
4 AL
3 PA
9 CA
7 MO
6 AR
5 OH
Quantity (pounds)
2004
1 1 ,277,028
8,611,297
6,335,661
3,576,285
4,712,420
3,824,245
2,291,201
1 ,938,442
1 ,782,765
2,883,992
2005
13,678,997
14,287,024
6,805,255
3,743,625
5,134,498
3,108,608
3,175,846
2,500,182
1 ,970,628
5,441 ,580
2006
12,719,192
10,368,667
6,514,853
4,898,116
4,855,071
3,471,476
3,002,185
2,946,182
2,666,128
2,433,828
Change in
Quantity
(2005-2006)
-959,805
-3,918,357
-290,402
1,154,491
-279,427
362,868
-173,661
445,999
695,500
-3,007,752
Percent of
National Total PC
Quantity (2006)
1 6.7%
1 3.7%
8.6%
6.4%
6.4%
4.6%
4.0%
3.9%
3.5%
3.2%
2006 National Priority Chemicals Trends Report
3-6
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3.8, by
EPA Region
4
5
3
7
4
7
6
3
4
10
8
10
2
5
4
4
10
4
5
2
5
6
7
3
1
9
9
1
9
8
1
1
10
2
8
3
8
1
8
1
2
8
3
9
9
State
TN
IL
WV
NE
NC
IA
OK
VA
SC
ID
UT
WA
NJ
Ml
GA
MS
OR
FL
Wl
NY
MN
NM
KS
MD
MA
NV
AZ
CT
HI
CO
NH
ME
AK
PR
WY
DE
MT
Rl
ND
VT
VI
SD
DC
GU
MP
Total
For 2006, facilities in each of 12
approximately 44 percent of the
Quantity (pounds)
2004
2,644,540
2,008,598
1 ,553,267
1 ,403,200
1 ,643,485
1,193,532
680,439
722,361
965,948
245,313
1,093,115
529,923
920,417
973,836
573,318
41 1 ,838
562,802
674,867
581 ,749
541 ,303
342,243
166,444
148,216
365,111
1 54,866
114,108
83,296
123,238
128,712
391 ,487
93,619
32,020
42,722
17,336
47,994
16,309
12,408
14,194
5,616
21 ,972
4,833
1,918
442
1,030
0
69,487,324
2005
2,675,655
1 ,577,658
1 ,485,338
1,019,892
1 ,953,298
1,211,618
518,703
802,495
1 ,092,067
152,406
984,378
832,129
805,020
2,132,184
565,056
490,508
579,221
641,515
475,210
478,304
362,143
211,500
181,955
266,801
132,164
61 ,044
67,251
1 31 ,944
41 ,539
94,242
70,226
20,249
50,963
30,700
33,738
10,481
10,853
8,268
4,470
12,471
7,170
1,432
1,703
987
0
82,133,195
2006
2,041,564
1 ,827,403
1 ,550,753
1,510,043
1 ,506,921
1 ,297,883
1 ,204,630
1,122,288
959,363
954,430
803,461
715,592
710,866
677,807
631,816
612,654
587,546
557,180
539,848
381,676
345,985
240,754
181,530
156,302
144,058
130,667
125,748
113,409
105,226
74,963
60,998
40,955
35,570
35,521
24,178
20,689
15,383
12,186
10,586
8,124
2,033
1,987
858
766
<1
75,957,896
counties (located in eight states) accounted for at least 1
total quantity of PCs generated (Exhibit 3.7).
Change in
Quantity
(2005-2006)
-634,091
249,745
65,415
490,151
-446,377
86,265
685,927
319,793
-132,705
802,025
-180,917
-116,537
-94,154
-1 ,454,377
66,760
122,146
8,325
-84,335
64,638
-96,629
-16,158
29,254
-425
-110,498
1 1 ,894
69,623
58,497
-18,535
63,687
-19,279
-9,228
20,706
-15,393
4,822
-9,560
10,209
4,529
3,918
6,116
-4,347
-5,137
555
-845
-221
<1
-6,175,300
million pounds of PCs
Percent of
National Total PC
Quantity (2006)
2.7%
2.4%
2.0%
2.0%
2.0%
1.7%
1.6%
1.5%
1.3%
1.3%
1.1%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.5%
0.5%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
100.0%
and represented
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3,7. by for 80
EPA
Region
6
6
4
6
6
9
4
5
6
3
7
4
7
4
7
4
3
5
7
6
6
5
3
6
6
5
7
3
4
10
5
5
10
8
3
6
6
4
5
6
4
5
10
4
3
10
4
6
State
LA
LA
KY
TX
TX
CA
AL
IN
TX
PA
MO
AL
IA
TN
MO
AL
WV
IN
NE
AR
AR
IN
PA
OK
LA
IL
NE
WV
KY
ID
IN
IN
OR
UT
PA
AR
TX
NC
OH
AR
TN
OH
ID
NC
VA
WA
MS
TX
County
Calcasieu
Ascension
Hancock
Brazoria
Harris
Los Angeles
Pike
Marion
Jefferson
Berks
Iron
Mobile
Muscatine
Maury
Pulaski
Jefferson
Kanawha
Whitley
Jefferson
Pope
Lonoke
Hancock
Beaver
Mayes
East Baton Rouge
Madison
Stanton
Brooke
Fulton
Butte
Delaware
Lake
Yamhill
Box Elder
Allegheny
Franklin
Galveston
Hertford
Stark
Mississippi
Davidson
Cuyahoga
Caribou
Burke
Roanoke (City)
Spokane
Hinds
Collin
Quantity (pounds)
2004
7,152,696
1 ,277,652
2,615,225
1 ,932,396
1,829,193
1 ,726,339
1,816,565
2,257,212
1 ,928,835
1 ,909,041
1 ,379,460
943,420
839,444
2,047,613
97,648
1 ,262,053
777,385
658,045
735,051
674,556
96,627
132,957
388,600
5,473
1 ,007,383
626,236
629,570
627,081
481 ,265
476,957
719,464
626,275
393,278
692,827
788,179
364,642
732,673
513,886
483,234
404,517
14,571
392,408
209,635
502,029
346,965
197,447
229,917
169,111
2005
6,084,159
5,793,529
2,508,135
3,204,727
3,312,385
2,333,574
2,107,678
2,345,829
4,607,869
1,451,716
1,691,895
1 ,033,235
873,033
2,019,439
1 24,882
1 ,453,853
706,036
726,986
690,644
628,392
493,770
85,735
360,170
2,364
653,361
494,387
301 ,767
730,488
524,952
458,668
640,347
656,704
457,324
731 ,467
546,203
371,159
752,130
344,755
443,734
291,886
17,303
267,202
110,437
1,013,052
349,325
343,102
276,323
241 ,722
2006
6,465,177
4,754,773
3,362,961
3,223,753
2,997,428
2,318,518
2,274,578
2,136,231
1 ,940,598
1 ,506,633
1 ,499,007
1,085,813
979,404
966,726
936,227
934,659
933,610
925,574
923,845
870,098
718,093
705,388
645,992
623,443
603,959
567,540
564,467
557,304
543,739
535,529
525,974
519,368
517,411
51 1 ,349
463,086
462,841
462,385
457,556
454,127
435,690
422,488
409,270
381 ,804
365,239
364,961
344,225
334,881
332,175
Change in
Quantity
(2005-2006)
381,018
-1,038,756
854,827
19,026
-314,957
-15,056
166,900
-209,598
-2,667,272
54,917
-192,888
52,578
106,370
-1,052,713
81 1 ,346
-519,194
227,574
198,589
233,201
241 ,706
224,323
619,653
285,821
621,079
-49,402
73,153
262,700
-173,184
18,787
76,860
-114,373
-137,336
60,087
-220,117
-83,117
91,682
-289,746
112,801
10,393
143,804
405,185
142,068
271,367
-647,812
15,636
1,123
58,558
90,453
Percent
of Total
PC Quantity
(2006)
8.5%
6.3%
4.4%
4.2%
3.9%
3.1%
3.0%
2.8%
2.6%
2.0%
2.0%
1.4%
1.3%
1.3%
1.2%
1.2%
1.2%
1.2%
1.2%
1.1%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
3-8
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3,7. bf for 1 80 of the
EPA
„ . State
Region
6 OK
2 NJ
5 IL
5 IN
5 Ml
5 IN
5 IN
5 OH
5 IL
5 MN
4 KY
6 TX
4 KY
4 SC
4 AL
4 SC
4 TN
5 OH
4 NC
3 VA
4 NC
4 SC
9 CA
County
Washington
Middlesex
Cook
De Kalb
Wayne
Montgomery
Hendricks
Marion
Peoria
Dakota
Boyle
Ector
Boyd
Richland
Tuscaloosa
Berkeley
Sullivan
Pickaway
Cumberland
Buckingham
Onslow
Aiken
San Bernardino
Quantity (pounds)
2004
451 ,786
500,260
391 ,865
304,537
608,542
258,994
179,605
32
378,615
243,485
95,902
214,989
63,813
192,529
286,531
224,01 1
218,038
468,820
192,051
0
145,408
70,958
150,147
2005
309,477
403,552
326,316
267,297
1 ,741 ,479
295,171
186,759
23
238,388
271 ,520
238,568
663,001
138,381
197,716
236,130
328,947
217,818
219,826
191,328
21 ,360
148,249
235,799
293,644
2006
315,916
312,374
305,676
305,037
296,833
292,739
288,781
285,622
283,587
262,028
256,488
253,217
251 ,533
242,607
235,526
231 ,498
227,41 1
225,830
223,388
216,305
215,015
214,043
213,012
Change in
Quantity
(2005-2006)
6,439
-91,178
-20,640
37,740
-1 ,444,646
-2,432
102,022
285,599
45,199
-9,492
17,921
-409,784
113,152
44,891
-603
-97,449
9,593
6,004
32,060
194,945
66,766
-21 ,756
-80,632
Percent
of Total
PC Quantity
(2006)
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
For 2006, facilities in several of the counties reported a significant portion of two or more of the PCs generated in 2006 (Exhibit 3.8),
including:
in
• 52.7% of the hexachloroethane
• 49.5 % of the hexachloro-1,3-butadiene
in Texas:
• 85.2% of the anthracene
• 30.7 % of the hexachlorobenzene
in I
• 94.9 % of the 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene
• 82.7 % of the pentachlorobenzene
• 49.5 % of the hexachloro-1,3-butadiene
• 45.5% of the hexachlorobenzene
In
• 49.8 % of the phenanthrene
• 3 3.2 % of the benzo(g,h,i)perylene
• 26.7 % of the polycyclic aromatic compounds
J 9
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in
• 100.0% of the heptachlor
• 100.0% of the methoxychlor
• 79.3 % of the dibenzofuran
• 18.4%ofthedioxins
• 12.3 % of the naphthalene
• 7.7%ofthePACs
in the
•• il of
EPA
Priority Chemical ^
1 ,2,4-Trichlorobenzene 6
2,4,5-Trichlorophenol 2
Anthracene 6
4
4
10
Dibenzofuran 6
6
Heptachlor 6
6
6
6
6
Hexachloroethane 6
4
9
5
3
7
4
7
7
Lead and lead compounds 5
7
6
3
7
10
5
10
8
1
6
o
1
State
LA
NJ
TX
KY
KY
ID
OK
TX
LA
TX
TX
LA
LA
LA
TX
LA
AL
CA
IN
PA
MO
AL
IA
MO
IN
NE
AR
PA
NE
ID
IN
OR
UT
CT
LA
OH
VT
County
Calcasieu
Salem
Brazoria
Hancock
Fulton
Caribou
Washington
Harris
Iberville
Harris
Harris
Ascension
Calcasieu
Calcasieu
Brazoria
Ascension
Pike
Los Angeles
Marion
Berks
Iron
Mobile
Muscat! ne
Pulaski
Whitley
Jefferson
Lonoke
Beaver
Stanton
Butte
Delaware
Yamhill
Box Elder
New Haven
Iberville
Richland
Rutland
Quantity (pounds)
2004
1 ,500,850
5,083
26,362
0
181,504
146,000
386,377
0
133
52
766
964,016
3,998,427
630,532
676,640
165,210
1 ,789,929
1 ,446,271
1 ,909,302
1 ,909,028
1 ,379,460
934,237
835,428
97,648
658,045
698,051
96,627
386,192
629,530
476,801
0
392,983
692,710
155
269
5,000
9,357
2005
1,199,452
3,800
0
1 37,849
197,280
68,005
287,766
87,651
226
37
0
4,035,132
3,380,388
522,498
1 ,303,955
1,436,915
2,068,070
2,015,396
2,108,246
1,451,712
1,691,895
1 ,020,760
865,639
1 24,882
726,986
668,244
493,770
359,698
301 ,660
458,650
0
456,972
731,310
123
632
5,900
5,510
N«
Qu
2006
1 ,300,732
2,255
2,022,653
260,240
203,997
306,044
293,666
71 ,242
185
93
45
3,505,325
3,502,329
555,380
374,996
1,126,704
2,235,064
2,058,227
1 ,961 ,280
1 ,506,630
1 ,499,007
1,079,100
974,784
936,227
925,574
893,845
718,093
640,200
564,381
535,514
525,720
517,176
511,213
21 ,536
9,259
5,460
4,886
Percent of
itional Total
antity of this
PC (2006)
94.9%
100.0%
85.2%
33.2%
26.0%
32.1%
30.8%
79.3%
36.6%
1 8.4%
100.0%
49.5%
49.5%
45.5%
30.7%
52.7%
6.2%
5.7%
5.4%
4.2%
4.1%
3.0%
2.7%
2.6%
2.6%
2.5%
2.0%
1.8%
1.6%
1.5%
1.4%
1.4%
1.4%
29.1%
1 2.5%
7.4%
6.6%
Priority
-------
3.8. in the of 1 .,
of
Priority Chemical
Methoxychlor
Naphthalene
Pendimethalin
Pentachlorobenzene
Pentachlorophenol
Phenanthrene
Polychlorinated biphenyls
Polycyclic aromatic compounds
Quintozene
Trifluralin
EPA
Region
6
6
6
3
5
6
6
4
3
7
4
6
4
4
6
4
4
4
4
6
4
6
9
7
6
7
State
TX
TX
TX
WV
IN
LA
TX
KY
PA
MO
FL
LA
MS
SC
LA
KY
AL
TN
KY
AR
TN
TX
CA
IA
TX
MO
County
Harris
Jefferson
Harris
Kanawha
Hancock
Calcasieu
Brazoria
Hancock
Allegheny
Marion
Palm Beach
Calcasieu
Grenada
Florence
Rapides
Hancock
Jefferson
Maury
Hancock
Pope
Maury
Harris
Los Angeles
Polk
Ellis
Buchanan
Quantity (pounds)
2004
766
1 ,871 ,846
1 ,387,951
775,857
132,774
352,455
219,997
128,697
523,682
260,235
95,733
380,240
55,261
43,660
1,500
804,286
118,165
41 ,263
1,389,221
674,556
1,775,195
13,308
254,979
61 ,770
10,000
6,522
2005
0
4,545,791
2,339,697
703,295
85,682
359,426
201 ,657
163,970
403,823
391 ,287
80,058
305,962
29,324
3,112
1,720
758,174
155,954
45,843
1,171,896
628,392
1 ,728,070
756,633
297,549
1 9,545
12,200
5,784
N«
Qu
2006
45
1 ,864,797
1,697,917
932,598
705,338
492,707
445,898
444,903
422,033
138,326
83,820
328,698
3,708
3,592
1,480
386,800
89,431
66,343
2,129,500
870,098
760,744
612,121
244,406
16,871
7,200
6,731
Percent of
itional Total
antity of this
PC (2006)
100.0%
13.6%
12.3%
6.8%
5.1%
3.6%
3.2%
3.2%
3.1%
47.4%
28.8%
82.7%
25.0%
24.2%
1 0.0%
49.8%
1 1 .5%
61.1%
26.7%
1 0.9%
9.5%
7.7%
98.3%
45.4%
1 9.4%
18.1%
* Facilities report dioxin and dioxin-like compounds to TRI in grams, with a reporting threshold of 0.1 grams. For the purposes of this table, we converted
the quantity reported as grams to pounds.
Which Industries Generated the Greatest Quantities of Priority Chemicals?
For 2006, facilities in 350 different NAICS codes reported generating PCs; approximately 90 percent of the facilities in 24 of the
NAICS codes. Facilities in three industries accounted for approximately 46 percent of the total quantity of the PCs generated in 2006
(Exhibit 3.9):
• NAICS 325181 (Alkalies and chlorine manufacturing): 17.7%
• NAICS 331492 (Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum): 15.0%
• NAICS 331111 (Iron and steel mills): 13.3%
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3,9, By
NAICS
Code
325181
331 492
331111
928110
335991
331312
33281 2
324110
3251 92
3251 88
325110
331511
325320
3251 99
325998
332992
32521 1
335110
541 71 0
3241 91
331421
335912
331222
331210
NAICS Code Description
Alkalies and Chlorine Manufacturing
Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of Nonferrous
Metal (except Copper and Aluminum)
Iron and Steel Mills
National Security
Carbon and Graphite Product Manufacturing
Primary Aluminum Production
Metal Coating, Engraving (except Jewelry and Silverware),
and Allied Services to Manufacturers
Petroleum Refineries
Cyclic Crude and Intermediate Manufacturing
All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing
Petrochemical Manufacturing
Iron Foundries
Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing
All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing
All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation
Manufacturing
Small Arms Ammunition Manufacturing
Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing
Electric Lamp Bulb and Part Manufacturing
Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering,
and Life Sciences
Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing
Copper Rolling, Drawing, and Extruding
Primary Battery Manufacturing
Steel Wire Drawing
Iron and Steel Pipe and Tube Manufacturing from
Purchased Steel
Quantity (pounds)
2004
8,434,467
10,213,273
9,830,019
2,576,059
4,115,195
2,974,060
2,085,146
3,338,171
1 ,378,335
2,292,261
2,115,254
1 ,960,075
1,471,180
2,364,209
332,498
182,316
945,158
232,099
479,037
448,910
129,314
456,055
483,927
218,690
2005
13,125,343
1 1 ,027,809
9,270,225
2,740,057
4,651 ,306
2,756,294
2,199,369
6,149,521
3,916,502
1 ,655,987
2,828,812
1 ,626,420
1 ,541 ,579
1 ,241 ,040
694,526
565,013
1 ,271 ,826
567,422
459,021
485,393
120,883
422,775
375,907
204,649
I
2006
13,408,621
11,410,674
10,108,076
4,406,113
3,291,125
3,233,397
3,000,504
2,944,295
2,597,531
1 ,926,879
1,714,644
1,617,805
1 ,377,295
1 ,373,750
958,058
790,921
666,773
613,853
592,124
515,286
482,704
427,678
409,519
400,799
Percent of
Mational Total
PC Quantity
(2006)
17.7%
1 5.0%
1 3.3%
5.8%
4.3%
4.3%
4.0%
3.9%
3.4%
2.5%
2.3%
2.1%
1.8%
1.8%
1.3%
1.0%
0.9%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
For many of the PCs, facilities in only a relatively small number of industries reported most of the total quantity of PCs generated.
Exhibit 3.10 shows the industries in which facilities accounted for much of the total quantity of each PC generated for 2006. Exhibit
3.11 shows the quantity and percentage of individual PCs reported by facilities in the industries that accounted for 80 percent of the
total national quantity of PCs generated in 2006.
Key
NAKS Code NAICS Code Description
Quantity (pounds) Percent
Reported By This of Total
Industry (2006) Quantity (2006)
1,2,4-trichlorobenzene: 1,370,487 total pounds reported by facilities in 8 industries
325181 Alkalies and Chlorine Manufacturing
1 ,307,675
95.4%
2,4,5-trichlorophenol: 2,255 total pounds reported by facilities in 1 industry
325188 All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing
2,255
100.0%
Anthracene: 2,374,123 total pounds reported by facilities in 13 industries
325181 Alkalies and Chlorine Manufacturing
2,022,651
85.2%
Benzo(g,h,i)perylene: 784,130 total pounds reported by facilities in 47 industries
335991 Carbon and Graphite Product Manufacturing
331312 Primary Aluminum Production
325998 All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing
388,130
274,014
70,362
49.5%
34.9%
9.0%
Priority
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Kef
Primarw Quantity (pounds) Percent
NAirTr ri NAICS Code Description Reported By This of Total
Industry (2006) Quantity (2006)
Cadmium and cadmium compounds: 953,335 total pounds reported by facilities in 31 industries
-3-31 /IQO Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and
331492 Aluminum)
3251 88 All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing
331 51 3 Steel Foundries (except Investment)
344,408
336,053
86,140
36.1%
35.3%
9.0%
Dibenzofuran: 89,871 total pounds reported by facilities in 9 industries
325192 Cyclic Crude and Intermediate Manufacturing
325110 Petrochemical Manufacturing
75,505
1 1 ,268
84.0%
1 2.5%
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds: 504 total pounds* reported by facilities in 47 industries
324110 Petroleum Refineries
3251 99 All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing
325320 Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing
3251 81 Alkalies and Chlorine Manufacturing
179
94
92
80
35.5%
1 8.6%
18.3%
1 5.9%
Heptachlor: 69 total pounds reported by facilities in 2 industries
325188 All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing
325320 Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing
45
24
65.2%
34.8%
Hexachloro-1,3-butadiene: 7,081,116 total pounds reported by facilities in 3 industries
3251 81 Alkalies and Chlorine Manufacturing
7,014,209
99.1%
Hexachlorobenzene: 1,219,738 total pounds reported by facilities in 13 industries
3251 81 Alkalies and Chlorine Manufacturing
32521 2 Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing
3251 99 All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing
644,768
374,996
186,172
52.9%
30.7%
1 5.3%
Hexachloroethane: 2,139,851 total pounds reported by facilities in 3 industries
3251 81 Alkalies and Chlorine Manufacturing
325199 All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing
1,611,218
441 ,456
75.3%
20.6%
Lead and lead compounds: 36,270,099 total pounds reported by facilities in 334 industries
331 492 Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of Nonferrous Metal
(except Copper and Aluminum)
331111 Iron and Steel Mills
928110 National Security
331511 Iron Foundries
325188 All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing
1 1 ,065,070
10,032,736
4,350,944
1 ,557,493
1 ,074,482
30.5%
27.7%
1 2.0%
4.3%
3.0%
Mercury and mercury compounds: 74,043 total pounds reported by facilities in 101 industries
325199 All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing
325181 Alkalies and Chlorine Manufacturing
331111 Iron and Steel Mills
3351 10 Electric Lamp Bulb and Part Manufacturing
325312 Phosphatic Fertilizer Manufacturing
22,462
15,997
9,201
5,863
4,767
30.3%
21 .6%
1 2.4%
7.9%
6.4%
Methoxychlor: 45 total pounds reported by facilities in 1 industry
325188 All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing
45
100.0%
Naphthalene: 13,755,764 total pounds reported by facilities in 71 industries
-3-30R1 r> Metal Coating, Engraving (except Jewelry and Silverware), and Allied Services to
332012 Manufacturers
324110 Petroleum Refineries
325192 Cyclic Crude and Intermediate Manufacturing
325110 Petrochemical Manufacturing
325320 Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing
2,931 ,264
2,393,048
1 ,650,297
1,190,021
946,212
21 .3%
1 7.4%
12.0%
8.7%
6.9%
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Key
NA^S Code NAICS Code D^cription
Quantity (pounds) Percent
Reported By This of Total
Industry (2006) Quantity (2006)
Pendimethalin: 291,521 total pounds reported by facilities in 4 industries
325320 Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing
111930 Sugarcane Farming
138,326
135,081
47.4%
46.3%
Pentachlorobenzene: 397,529 total pounds reported by facilities in 4 industries
3251 81 Alkalies and Chlorine Manufacturing
325520 Adhesive Manufacturing
328,698
66,940
82.7%
1 6.8%
Pentachlorophenol: 14,814 total pounds reported by facilities in 2 industries
321 1 1 4 Wood Preservation
1 4,628
98.7%
Phenanthrene: 776,219 total pounds reported by facilities in 16 industries
331312 Primary Aluminum Production
325110 Petrochemical Manufacturing
324110 Petroleum Refineries
325192 Cyclic Crude and Intermediate Manufacturing
386,800
154,116
97,727
96,178
49.8%
1 9.9%
1 2.6%
12.4%
Polychlorinated biphenyls: 108,558 total pounds reported by facilities in 21 industries
325199 All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing
325181 Alkalies and Chlorine Manufacturing
325188 All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing
66,949
15,632
9,166
61 .7%
14.4%
8.4%
Polycyclic aromatic compounds: 7,968,088 total pounds reported by facilities in 76 industries
335991 Carbon and Graphite Product Manufacturing
331312 Primary Aluminum Production
325192 Cyclic Crude and Intermediate Manufacturing
325998 All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing
324191 Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing
2,899,886
2,264,506
668,368
572,424
501 ,738
36.4%
28.4%
8.4%
7.2%
6.3%
Quintozene: 248,538 total pounds reported by facilities in 1 industry
325320 Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing
248,538
100.0%
Trifluralin: 37,200 total pounds reported by facilities in 4 industries
325320 Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing
Facilities report dioxin and dioxin-like compounds to TRI in grams, with a reporting threshold of 0.1 grams.
the quantity reported as grams to pounds.
33,891
For the purposes of this table,
91.1%
we converted
Exhibit 3,11.
Priority Chemical
Alkalies and Chlorine Manufacturing
Hexachloro-1 ,3-butadiene
Anthracene
Hexachloroethane
1 ,2,4-trichlorobenzene
Hexachlorobenzene
Naphthalene
Pentachlorobenzene
Mercury and mercury compounds
Polychlorinated biphenyls
Lead and lead compounds
Pentachlorophenol
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds*
Cadmium and cadmium compounds
of by
Quantity (pounds)
of This PC Reported (2006)
Percent of Total Quantity
of This PC (2006)
(NAICS 325181): 13,408,621 total pounds reported by 18 facilities
7,014,209
2,022,651
1,611,218
1 ,307,675
644,768
446,124
328,698
15,997
15,632
1,346
186
80
36
99.1%
85.2%
75.3%
95.4%
52.9%
3.2%
82.7%
21 .6%
14.4%
<0.1%
1.3%
15.9%
<0.1%
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of bf
Priority Chemical
Quantity (pounds)
of This PC Reported (2006)
Percent of Total Quantity
of This PC (2006)
Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum) (NAICS 331492):
11,410,674 total pounds reported by 30 facilities
Lead and lead compounds
Cadmium and cadmium compounds
Mercury and mercury compounds
1 1 ,065,070 30.5%
344,408 36.1%
1,197 1.6%
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds* <1 <0.1%
Iron and Steel Mills (NAICS 331111): 10,108,076 total pounds reported
Lead and lead compounds
Cadmium and cadmium compounds
Naphthalene
Mercury and mercury compounds
Polychlorinated biphenyls
Polycyclic aromatic compounds
Phenanthrene
Anthracene
Dibenzofuran
Benzo(g,h,i)perylene
by 87 facilities
10,032,736 27.7%
46,076 4.8%
11,880 <0.1%
9,201 12.4%
4,480 4.1%
2,974 <0.1%
447 0.1%
177 <0.1%
86 0.1%
19 <0.1%
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds* <1 <0.1%
National Security (NAICS 928110): 4,406,113 total pounds reported by
Lead and lead compounds
Naphthalene
Mercury and mercury compounds
140 facilities
4,350,944 12.0%
52,765 0.4%
2,404 3.2%
Carbon and Graphite Product Manufacturing (NAICS 335991): 3,291,125 total pounds reported by 21 facilities
Polycyclic aromatic compounds
Benzo(g,h,i)perylene
Phenanthrene
Lead and lead compounds
Naphthalene
2,899,886 36.4%
388,130 49.5%
1 ,607 0.2%
1,450 <0.1%
CO ,,-Q 4 O/
Primary Aluminum Production (NAICS 331312): 3,233,397 total pounds reported by 15 facilities
Polycyclic aromatic compounds
Phenanthrene
Benzo(g,h,i)perylene
Anthracene
Lead and lead compounds
Naphthalene
Mercury and mercury compounds
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds*
2,264,506 28.4%
386,800 49.8%
274,01 4 34.9%
141,100 5.9%
101,170 0.3%
65,314 0.5%
488 0.7%
6 1.1%
Metal Coating, Engraving (except Jewelry and Silverware), and Allied Services to Manufacturers (NAICS 332812):
3,000,504 total pounds reported by 105 facilities
Naphthalene
2,931 ,264
21 .3%
Lead and lead compounds
69,240
0.2%
Petroleum Refineries (NAICS 324110): 2,944,295 total pounds reported by 137 facilities
Naphthalene
2,393,048
17.4%
Polycyclic aromatic compounds
264,400
3.3%
Lead and lead compounds
167,463
0.5%
Phenanthrene
97,727
12.6%
Benzo(g,h,i)perylene
14,085
1.8
Anthracene
4,914
0.2%
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of bf {2
Priority Chemical
Mercury and mercury compounds
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds*
Cadmium and cadmium compounds
Dibenzofuran
Cyclic Crude and Intermediate Manufacturing (NAICS 325192)
Naphthalene
Polycyclic aromatic compounds
Phenanthrene
Anthracene
Dibenzofuran
1 ,2,4-trichlorobenzene
Benzo(g,h,i)perylene
Lead and lead compounds
Mercury and mercury compounds
Polychlorinated biphenyls
Quantity (pounds)
of This PC Reported (2006)
2,449
179
29
1
Percent of Total Quantity
of This PC (2006)
3.3%
35.5%
0.1%
<0.1%
: 2,597,531 total pounds reported by 9 facilities
1 ,650,297
668,368
96,178
91,139
75,505
10,378
4,593
984
85
4
12.0%
8.4%
12.4%
3.8%
84.0%
0.8%
0.6%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds* <1 <0.1%
All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (NAICS 325188): 1,926,879 total pounds reported by 68
Lead and lead compounds
Naphthalene
Cadmium and cadmium compounds
Hexachloro-1 ,3-butadiene
Polychlorinated biphenyls
Polycyclic aromatic compounds
2,4,5-trichlorophenol
Hexachlorobenzene
Mercury and mercury compounds
Pentachlorobenzene
Heptachlor
Methoxychlor
1 ,074,482
453,985
336,053
44,897
9,166
3,822
2,255
1,683
356
90
45
45
facilities
3.0%
3.3%
35.3%
0.6%
8.4%
0.1%
100.0%
0.1%
0.5%
0.1%
65.2%
100.0%
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds* <1 <0.1%
Petrochemical Manufacturing (NAICS 325110): 1,714,644 total
Naphthalene
Polycyclic aromatic compounds
Phenanthrene
Anthracene
Lead and lead compounds
Benzo(g,h,i)perylene
Dibenzofuran
Hexachlorobenzene
Mercury and mercury compounds
Polychlorinated biphenyls
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds*
pounds reported by 46 facilities
1,190,021
226,270
154,116
92,384
22,515
14,702
1 1 ,268
2,896
282
177
12
8.7%
2.8%
19.9%
3.9%
0.1%
1.9%
12.5%
0.2%
0.4%
0.2%
2.4%
Iron Foundries (NAICS 331511): 1,617,805 total pounds reported by 142 facilities
Lead and lead compounds
Naphthalene
Mercury and mercury compounds
Polycyclic aromatic compounds
1 ,557,493
59,870
395
47
4.3%
0.4%
0.5%
0.1%
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds <1 <0.1%
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of by
D-„-,„„. m-ol Quantity (pounds) Percent of Total Quantity of This
P"Q"*y Chemical of This PC Reported (2006) PC (2006)
Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (NAICS 325320): 1,377,295 total pounds reported by 23 facilities
Naphthalene 946,212 6.9%
Quintozene 248,538 100.0%
Pendimethalin 138,326 47.4%
Trifluralin 33,891 91.1%
Hexachlorobenzene 6,407 0.5%
1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 3,282 0.2%
Lead and lead compounds 380 <0.1%
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds* 92 18.3%
Polychlorinated biphenyls 68 0.1%
Polycyclic aromatic compounds 59 <0.1%
Heptachlor 24 34.8%
Mercury and mercury compounds 16 <0.1%
* Facilities report dioxin and dioxin-like compounds to TRI in grams, with a reporting threshold of 0.1 grams. For the purposes of this table, we converted
the quantity reported as grams to pounds.
How Were Priority Chemicals Managed?
Some highlights concerning the overall methods that facilities used for the management of PCs (Exhibits 3.12 and 3.13):
Disposal
• In 2006, facilities used disposal for approximately 39 million pounds, or 51 percent, of non-recycled PCs; offsite disposal
accounted for 75 percent of this quantity.
• Compared to the quantity of PCs disposed of in 2004, the quantity disposed of decreased by approximately 1.2 million
pounds in 2006; offsite disposal decreased by 2.9 million pounds—offsetting an increase of approximately 1.7 million
pounds of onsite disposal.
• For the three metal PCs: cadmium, lead, and mercury (and their compounds) accounted for approximately 93 percent of the
quantity disposed of.
• For non-metals, approximately 500,000 pounds of both naphthalene and PACs were land disposed in 2006, accounting for
approximately 70 percent of the non-metal PC quantity disposed of.
Energy Recovery
• In 2006, facilities used energy recovery for approximately 11.7 million pounds, or 15 percent, of the quantity of non-recycled
PCs generated; onsite energy recovery accounted for approximately 69 percent of the total energy recovery.
• From 2004 to 2006, energy recovery represented a steady 15 percent of the non-recycled PC quantity generated.
• Three PCs: naphthalene (50.6%), PACs (20.5%), and anthracene (17.6%) accounted for approximately 89 percent of the total
quantity of PCs burned for energy recovery in 2006.
Treatment
• In 2006, facilities treated approximately 25.5 million pounds, or 34 percent, of the quantity of non-recycled PCs generated;
onsite treatment accounted for approximately 93 percent of the total quantity treated.
• Since 2004, facilities used offsite treatment to manage an average of 1.6 million pounds of PCs each year. Onsite treatment
increased by 7.8 million pounds in 2005 followed by a decrease of 5.1 million pounds in 2006.
• Three PCs: naphthalene (28.8%), hexachloro-1,3-butadiene (27.8%), and PACs (19.8%), accounted for approximately 76
percent of the total quantity treated in 2006.
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Recycling
9
• Approximately 532 million pounds of PCs were recycled in both 2005 and in 2006; onsite recycling accounted for an average
of 57 percent of the total quantity recycled.
• Lead and lead compounds accounted for approximately 95 percent of the total quantity of PCs recycled in 2006. Facilities
also recycled significant quantities of naphthalene, hexachloroethane, PACs, phenanthrene, cadmium, and mercury.
' els in for
Onsite Disposal
Offsite Disposal
Total Disposal
Onsite Energy Recovery
Offsite Energy Recovery
Total Energy Recovery
Onsite Treatment
Offsite Treatment
Total Treatment
Onsite Recycling
Offsite Recycling
Total Recycling
2004
7,430,831
28,202,259
35,633,090
7,883,131
3,163,177
11,046,308
21 ,370,607
1,437,319
22,807,926
448,166,426
266,153,272
714,319,698
Quantity (pounds)
2005
8,011,793
31,916,602
39,928,395
6,424,461
5,195,350
11,619,811
28,998,582
1 ,586,408
30,584,990
288,037,168
243,694,083
531,731,251
2006
9,745,172
28,988,756
38,733,929
8,043,973
3,666,947
11,710,920
23,735,990
1 ,777,057
25,513,047
293,746,763
238,560,214
532,306,977
for
Priority Chemical
Lead and lead compounds
Naphthalene
Polycyclic aromatic compounds
Hexachloro-1 ,3-butadiene
Anthracene
Hexachloroethane
1 ,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
Hexachlorobenzene
Cadmium and cadmium compounds
Benzo(g,h,i)perylene
Phenanthrene
Pentachlorobenzene
Pendimethalin
Quintozene
Polychlorinated biphenyls
Dibenzofuran
Mercury and mercury compounds
Trifluralin
Pentachlorophenol
2,4,5-Trichlorophenol
Total PC Quantity
(does not include
recycling quantity)
36,270,099
13,755,764
7,968,088
7,081,116
2,374,123
2,139,851
1 ,370,487
1,219,738
953,335
784,130
776,219
397,529
291 ,521
248,538
108,558
89,871
74,043
37,200
14,814
2,255
Disposal
(pounds)
36,268,943
483,933
515,848
21
81,566
55
3,561
5,063
953,335
47,973
1 1 9,443
38
147,778
0
14,624
1 3,342
74,043
3,230
1,025
11
Energy
Recovery
(pounds)
0
5,927,888
2,397,725
14
2,065,045
196,714
46,620
318,468
0
363,373
76,361
45
0
244,406
119
73,223
0
0
918
0
Treatment
(pounds)
1,156
7,343,944
5,054,514
7,081,081
227,512
1,943,081
1 ,320,306
896,207
0
372,784
580,415
397,445
143,743
4,132
93,815
3,306
0
33,970
12,871
2,244
Recycling
(pounds)
506,960,827
16,950,878
1,611,417
300,775
387,887
3,365,588
8,141
8,907
375,961
74,651
1,165,879
35
3,117
102
990
100,407
990,392
1,006
16
0
8 In this Report, we focus on the quantities of PCs that offer the greatest opportunities for waste minimization. To provide perspective regarding the extent to which
PCs are already recycled, we present the recycled quantities reported to TRI by facilities that also reported a non-recycled PC quantity (disposal, treatment, energy
recovery).
Priority
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3,13. for
Total PC Quantity
Priority Chemical (does not include
recycling quantity)
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds*
Heptachlor
Methoxychlor
Total
504
69
45
75,957,896
Disposal
(pounds)
96
0
0
38,733,929
Energy
Recovery
(pounds)
1
0
0
11,710,920
Treatment
(pounds)
407
69
45
25,513,047
Recycling
(pounds)
0
0
0
532,306,977
* Facilities report dioxin and dioxin-like compounds to TRI in grams, with a reporting threshold of 0.1 grams. For the purposes of this table, we
converted the quantity reported as grams to pounds.
Some highlights concerning facilities in 24 NAICS codes with approximately 90 percent of the total quantity of non-recycled PC
generated in 2006 (Exhibit 3.14):
Disposal
• In 2006, facilities in these 24 NAICS codes reported approximately 33.8 million pounds or 87 percent of the total national
quantity of PCs managed using disposal.
• Facilities in 12 of the 24 NAICS codes used disposal to manage at least 74 percent of their non-recycled PCs:
o Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum)
o Iron and Steel Mills
o National Security
o All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing
o Iron Foundries
o Small Arms Ammunition Manufacturing
o Electric Lamp Bulb and Part Manufacturing
o Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences
o Copper Rolling, Drawing, and Extruding
o Primary Battery Manufacturing
o Steel Wire Drawing
Energy Recovery
• In 2006, facilities in these 24 NAICS codes reported approximately 10.4 million pounds or 26.8 percent of the total national
quantity of PCs managed using energy recovery.
• Facilities in 6 of the 24 NAICS codes used energy recovery to manage at least 40 percent of their non-recycled PCs:
o Cyclic Crude and Intermediate Manufacturing
o Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing
o All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing
o Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing
o Carbon and Graphite Product Manufacturing
o Iron and Steel Pipe and Tube Manufacturing from Purchased Steel
Treatment
• In 2006, facilities in these 24 NAICS codes reported approximately 24 million pounds or 62 percent of the total national
quantity of PCs managed using treatment.
• Facilities in 9 of the 24 NAICS codes used treatment to manage at least 55 percent of their non-recycled PCs:
o Alkalies and Chlorine Manufacturing
o Carbon and Graphite Product Manufacturing
o Primary Aluminum Production
o Metal Coating, Engraving (except Jewelry and Silverware), and Allied Services to Manufacturers
o Petroleum Refineries
o Petrochemical Manufacturing
o All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing
o Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing
o Iron and Steel Pipe and Tube Manufacturing from Purchased Steel
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• Facilities in the Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing industry treated approximately 23 percent of their non-recycled
PCs.
Recycling
• In 2006, facilities in these 24 NAICS codes recycled approximately 207 million pounds or 39 percent of the total national
quantity of PCs recycled (for those facilities that also reported non-recycled PCs).
• Facilities in the Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum) industry
recycled approximately 136 million pounds of PCs in 2006. Facilities in eight other NAICS codes recycled more than 1
million pounds:
o Primary Battery Manufacturing (23,237,971 pounds)
o Iron and Steel Mills (12,243,278 pounds)
o Petroleum Refineries (8,799,115 pounds)
o Small Arms Ammunition Manufacturing (7,479,680 pounds)
o All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (6,178,069 pounds)
o Alkalies and Chlorine Manufacturing (4,004,078 pounds)
o Cyclic Crude and Intermediate Manufacturing (2,426,878 pounds)
o Steel Wire Drawing (1,775,724)
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for by for 90 PC
Primary
NAICS
Code
325181
331 492
331111
928110
335991
331312
33281 2
324110
3251 92
3251 88
325110
331511
325320
3251 99
325998
332992
32521 1
335110
541 71 0
324191
331421
335912
331222
331210
* We present
Quantity (pounds)
NAICS Code Description
Alkalies and Chlorine Manufacturing
Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of
Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum)
Iron and Steel Mills
National Security
Carbon and Graphite Product Manufacturing
Primary Aluminum Production
Metal Coating, Engraving (except Jewelry and
Silverware), and Allied Services to Manufacturers
Petroleum Refineries
Cyclic Crude and Intermediate Manufacturing
All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing
Petrochemical Manufacturing
Iron Foundries
Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical
Manufacturing
All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing
All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and
Preparation Manufacturing
Small Arms Ammunition Manufacturing
Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing
Electric Lamp Bulb and Part Manufacturing
Research and Development in the Physical,
Engineering, and Life Sciences
Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease
Manufacturing
Copper Rolling, Drawing, and Extruding
Primary Battery Manufacturing
Steel Wire Drawing
Iron and Steel Pipe and Tube Manufacturing from
Purchased Steel
Total
Disposal
Onsite
1,545
3,039,003
458,492
4,049,807
21 ,846
81 ,337
230
28,454
102,210
369,897
2,940
278,020
243
4,498
3,567
0
40,283
0
18,342
3
253
541
332
0
8,501,844
Offsite
16,222
8,371,671
9,635,486
305,208
39,359
86,869
69,831
208,152
269,437
1 ,052,861
287,461
1,329,142
535
78,217
217,388
790,921
17,805
613,853
573,600
27,651
467,975
427,136
409,186
2,932
25,298,901
Energy Recovery
Onsite
2,840,794
0
0
10,489
1 ,380,644
58,718
549,892
31,733
1,834
383,498
24,375
0
928,41 1
107,341
659,379
0
14,326
0
0
0
0
0
0
172,915
7,164,349
Offsite
18
0
3
39,684
329
183
95,039
21 ,205
2,003,991
1,083
240,605
0
247,500
112,450
16,160
0
434,059
0
119
5,188
597
0
0
0
3,218,212
Treatment
Onsite
10,502,974
0
1 1 ,430
306
1 ,837,583
3,003,973
2,277,197
2,432,019
19,144
103,725
544,081
10,642
96,946
653,202
47,807
0
155,053
0
57
482,444
13,879
0
1
218,792
22,411,256
Offsite
47,068
0
2,666
619
1 1 ,363
2,317
8,314
222,732
200,914
15,815
615,181
1
103,660
41 8,043
13,757
0
5,247
0
5
0
0
0
0
6,160
1,673,863
Recycling
Onsite
3,833,027
108,074,170
592,058
372,200
224,707
189,501
4,239
8,661,860
1 ,933,538
693,551
280,445
57,529
1,110
881,981
1 1 ,002
3,261,100
642
145,784
0
9,735
29,481
13,736,909
0
113,831
143,108,401
Offsite
171,051
27,744,300
1 1 ,651 ,220
345,420
6,248
30,064
463,418
137,255
493,340
120,558
246,425
232,813
0
5,296,088
81 ,333
4,218,580
28,446
515,329
10,628
685
846,203
9,501 ,062
1 ,775,724
58,320
63,974,509
recycled quantities of the PCs to show these quantities relative to the quantities potentially still available for waste minimization.
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How Much and Where Were Biennial Report Hazardous Wastes Containing
Priority Chemicals Generated?
As discussed in Section 1, we developed a methodology that estimates the quantity of PCs contained in BR waste streams that are
reported under RCRA. The data derived from applying this methodology to the BR data supplements the data for the 24 PCs reported
to TRI and, for the first time, provides data for six of the seven PCs that are not reported to TRI. The focus of this methodology is
primary generation activities because the waste streams associated with primary generation represent an opportunity to reduce PCs in
hazardous waste streams. It only includes waste streams generated from a production process, service activity, or routine/periodic
cleanup, where potential opportunities for direct waste minimization (e.g., source reduction, recycling) are the greatest. Based on
applying this methodology to the 2005 BR data, we estimate that facilities reported hazardous wastes containing approximately 488.2
million pounds of PCs (Exhibit 3.15). Exhibit 3.16 shows the distribution of this quantity of PCs contained in BR wastes. As
discussed in Section 1, we caution readers against making casual one-to-one comparisons between the TRI and BR data. The
differences between these two reporting systems can cause significant variation in the number of reporting facilities and quantities of
chemicals reported.
Exhibit 3.15. Quantities of Priority Chemicals Contained in Hazardous Wastes (2005)
1 ,2,4,5-Tetrachlorobenzene
1 ,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
2,4,5-Trichlorophenol
4-Bromophenyl phenyl ether
Acenaphthene
Acenaphthylene
Anthracene
Benzo(g,h,i)perylene
Cadmium
Dibenzofuran
Dioxins/Furans
Estimated Quantity (pounds) of Priority Chemical
Contained in BR Wastes (2005)
Non-wastewaters
180,057
412,098
130
NA
495,812
24,024
126,008
10,110
13,485,998
2
188
Wastewaters
6,008,142
1,341
14
NA
4,247,758
0
31 ,996
14
677,332
21
4
Total Quantity
6,188,199
413,439
144
NA
4,743,571
24,024
158,004
10,124
14,163,330
23
192
Percent of Total
Quantity
1.3%
0.1%
<0.1%
NA
1.0%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
2.9%
<0.1%
<0.1%
Endosulfan, alpha- and beta- <1 <1 <1 <0.1%
Fluorene
80,040
17,238
97,278
<0.1%
Heptachlor <1 <1 <1 <0.1%
Hexachloro-1 , 3-butadiene
Hexachlorobenzene
Hexachloroethane
Lead
Lindane
Mercury
Methoxychlor
Naphthalene
Pendimethalin
Pentachlorobenzene
Pentachlorophenol
Phenanthrene
1 ,594,738
1 ,002,049
1 ,082,469
283,972,156
NA
2,221,379
NA
586,939
NA
468,303
220,376
522,815
2,475
839
272
168,119,991
NA
1,181,147
NA
94,653
NA
722
66,153
45,605
1,597,213
1 ,002,888
1 ,082,741
452,092,147
NA
3,402,525
NA
681 ,592
NA
469,025
286,530
568,421
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
92.6%
NA
0.7%
NA
0.1%
NA
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) <1 <1 <1 <0.1%
Polycyclic aromatic compounds (PACs)
Pyrene
Quintozene
Trifluralin
Total
695,247
179,826
<1
NA
307,360,765
16,657
323,011
0
NA
180,835,385
711,903
502,837
<1
NA
488,196,150
0.1%
0.1%
<0.1%
NA
100.0%
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Exhibit 3.16. Distribution of PC Quantities Contained in Hazardous Wastes (2005)
Region 4
Total Quantity of Priority Chemicals
(Based on BR Data) in 2005, by State
Pounds of Priority Chemicals
M Less than 100,000
• 100,000to 1,000,000
• 1,000,000 to 10,000,000
B 10,000,000 to 50,000,000
• Greater than 50,000,000
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SECTION 4
TRENDS ANALYSES FOR SPECIFIC PRIORITY
CHEMICALS (2004-2006)
Introduction
Section 4 presents the generation and management trends from national, EPA region, state, county, and industry perspectives for ten
of the 24 PCs reported to TRI10 (see table below). The ten PCs consist of six PCs with the largest quantities generated (excluding
recycled quantities), the three metals (cadmium, lead, and mercury) and their compounds, and dioxins. Although we only present
trends for these ten PCs in this Report, waste minimization opportunities likely exist for the other PCs. In this section, we also provide
basic information regarding the PC, including its alternative names (if any), and general uses. To find more descriptive information,
including the Chemical Abstracts Service Registration Number, and potential hazards for each of these chemicals, please see
http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/minimize/chemlist.htm.
In this Report, for the first time, we also present data derived from the Hazardous Waste Report (also called the Biennial Report (BR))
for the ten PCs reported to TRI, as well as six of the seven PCs that are not reported to TRI. See the section for each PC with the
heading: PC Data Derived From Hazardous Waste Biennial Reports. By law, large quantity generators (LQGs)11 and treatment,
storage, and disposal facilities (TSDFs) must submit reports every two years on their hazardous waste streams. EPA has developed a
methodology to identify those hazardous waste streams that are likely to contain PCs and to estimate the quantity of PCs in the waste
streams. To learn more about the Priority Chemical Biennial Report Measurement Methodology, please see http://www.epa.gov/
epaoswer/hazwaste/minimize/trends.htm. As discussed in Section 1, we caution readers against making casual one-to-one
comparisons between the TRI and BR data. The differences between these two reporting systems can cause significant variation in the
number of reporting facilities and quantities of chemicals reported.
Priority Chemicals (PCs) Reported to TRI
1,2,4-trichlorobenzene Hexachloroethane
Anthracene Lead and lead compounds
Cadmium and cadmium compounds Mercury and mercury compounds
Dioxins and dioxin-like compounds Naphthalene
Hexachloro-1, 3-butadiene Polycyclic aromatic compounds (PACs)
Priority Chemicals (PCs) Not Reported to TRI*
1,2,4,5-Tetrachlorobenzene Endosulfan, alpha, beta
4-Bromophenyl phenyl ether Fluorene
Acenaphthene Pyrene
Acenaphthylene
* Although we do not have TRI data for these seven PCs, we have developed a methodology by which to estimate the quantities of these PCs in
hazardous waste streams reported for the BR. These quantities (for six of these PCs) are presented at the end of this section.
For some PCs, numerous facilities reported they only used recycling. Facilities that only recycle wastes containing PCs might offer
insights about how to further enhance waste minimization and thus decrease or even entirely avoid using land disposal, treatment, and
energy recovery to manage PC wastes. Where applicable, we present data concerning facilities that reported only using recycling to
manage wastes containing the PC.
10 The quantities of some PCs might differ from the quantities presented in the TRI Public Data Release because we only extract a subset of the TRI universe which we
believe offer opportunities for waste minimization. We also exclude air emissions and surface water discharges reported to TRI.
11
A LQG is a facility that generates more than 1,000 kilograms (2,200 pounds) of hazardous waste or 1 kg of acute hazardous waste in a calendar month.
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Chemical Information
Alternate Names: 1,2,4-trichlorobenzol
General Uses: 1,2,4-TCB is used as an intermediate or building block to make herbicides. It is also used as a solvent and dielectric
fluid, degreaser, and lubricant.
How Much 1,2,4-TCB Was Generated?
For 2006, ten facilities reported approximately 1.4 million pounds of 1,2,4-TCB being generated; one facility reported approximately
95 percent of the national total quantity of this PC. Compared to the total quantity of 1,2,4-TCB reported for 2004 and 2005, this
quantity represents a decrease of approximately 518,000 pounds and an increase of approximately 101,000 pounds, respectively
(Exhibit 4.1).
4.1. of
TRI Reporting Year 2004 2005 2006
Total Quantity of 1,2,4-TCB (pounds) 1,888,685 1,269,417 1,370,487
Number of TRI Facilities Reporting 1,2,4-TCB 17 10 10
Where Was 1,2,4-TCB Generated?
Since 2004, an alkalies and chlorine manufacturing facility in Calcasieu County, Louisiana (EPA Region 6) consistently reported
generating most of the 1,2,4-TCB, including approximately 95 percent of the total quantity reported for 2006 (Exhibit 4.2). Annual
fluctuations in the quantity of 1,2,4-TCB likely resulted from a combination of changes in facility production and the quantity of
wastes (containing 1,2,4-TCB) from offsite sources incinerated at this facility.
Other observations concerning trends for the reported quantity of 1,2,4-TCB include:
• A nonmetallic mineral mining facility in Buckingham County, Virginia (EPA Region 3) is an aggregate manufacturer that
used 1,2,4-TCB as a fuel (from offsite sources) in its onsite incinerators. Because its quantities for 2004 and 2005 were
below the TRI reporting threshold, the facility did not report a quantity of this PC for these two years. The quantity of 1,2,4-
TCB varies from year to year depending on the type fuel used and/or the concentration of this PC in the fuel used each year.
• A cyclic crude and intermediate manufacturing facility located in Greenup County, Kentucky (EPA Region 4) phased out the
use of 1,2,4-TCB in its process and substituted it with another chemical.
• An alkalies and chlorine manufacturing facility in Marshall County, West Virginia (EPA Region 3) reported a large increase
of 1,2,4-TCB for 2006.
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4,2. by
EPA Region State
6 LA
3 VA
4 KY
3 WV
6 TX
5 OH
4 AL
6 TX
4 FL
4 KY
County
Calcasieu
Buckingham
Greenup
Marshall
Jefferson
Hamilton
Dale
Brazoria
Hillsborough
Marshall
Total
Quantity (pounds) of 1,2, 4-TCB
Tr
2004
1 ,500,850
0
60,138
0
3,350
4,905
365
3,128
163
1
1,572,900
2005
1,199,452
0
63,259
339
415
4,104
400
900
147
1
1,269,017
2006
1 ,300,732
43,939
10,378
6,943
3,282
2,880
1,340
844
148
1
1,370,487
Percent of
it a I Quantity
(2006)
94.9%
3.2%
0.8%
0.5%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
100.0%
Which Industries Generated 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene?
For 2006, ten facilities in eight NAICS codes reported 1,2,4-TCB (Exhibit 4.3). From 2004 to 2006, facilities (primarily one facility)
inNAICS code 325181 (Alkalies and chlorine manufacturing) reported the largest quantities of 1,2,4-TCB, including approximately
95 percent for 2006 (please refer to Exhibit 3.4 to see the number of facilities that reported this PC within various quantity ranges).
4.3,
Primary
NAICS code
NAICS Code Description
Facilities
Reporting
(2006)
Quantity (pounds) of
2004 2005
1,2,4-TCB
2006
Percent
of Total
Quantity
(2006)
325181
Alkalies and Chlorine Manufacturing
1,500,850 1,199,791 1,307,675
Total
10
1,757,878 1,269,017 1,370,487
95.4%
21 2399
3251 92
325320
3251 32
3251 99
32521 1
33661 1
All Other Nonmetallic Mineral Mining 1
Cyclic Crude and Intermediate Manufacturing 1
Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing 1
Synthetic Organic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing 1
All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing 2
Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing 1
Ship Building and Repairing 1
0
60,138
3,744
4,905
366
3,128
163
0
63,259
415
4,104
401
900
147
43,939
10,378
3,282
2,880
1,341
844
148
3.2%
0.8%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
<0.1%
100.0%
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How Did Facilities Manage 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene?
Exhibit 4.4 shows how facilities, by industry, managed 1,2,4-TCB in 2006.
for in
Primary
NAICS
Code
325181
212399
325192
325320
325132
325199
32521 1
33661 1
NAICS Code
Description
Total PH
Quantity*
RpnnrtpH
Quantity (pounds) of 1,2,4-TCB
Disposal
Onsite
Alkalies and Chlorine
Manufacturing
All Other Nonmetallic
Mineral Mining
Cyclic Crude and
Intermediate
Manufacturing
Pesticide and Other
Agricultural Chemical
Manufacturing
Synthetic Organic Dye
and Pigment
Manufacturing
All Other Basic Organic
Chemical Manufacturing
Plastics Material and
Resin Manufacturing
Ship Building and
Repairing
Total
1 ,307,675
43,939
10,378
3,282
2,880
1,341
844
148
1,370,487
0
0
0
82
0
0
1
0
83
Offsite
0
0
3,478
0
0
0
0
0
3,478
Energy Recovery
Onsite Offsite
0
43,939
1,800
0
0
0
81
0
45,820
2
0
0
650
0
0
0
148
800
Treatment
Onsite
1 ,299,730
0
0
0
0
1
759
0
1,300,490
Offsite
7,943
0
5,100
2,550
2,880
1,340
3
0
19,816
Recycling
Onsite
2,223
0
0
0
0
7
641
0
2,871
Offsite
5,270
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5,270
*Note: The recycled quantity is presented to provide some perspective regarding the quantity of this PC already recycled compared to the quantities
that are not recycled. In this Report, we primarily focus on non-recycled quantities of PCs (PC quantity) that offer the greatest opportunities for waste
minimization. The term "PC Quantity", as used in this Report, refers to quantities of PCs that are managed via disposal, treatment, and energy
recovery and thus potentially available for waste minimization.
Land Disposal: Facilities disposed of only 0.3 percent of the 1,2,4-TCB generated in 2006. NAICS code 325192 (Cyclic crude and
intermediate manufacturing) facilities disposed of approximately 3,500 pounds of 1,2,4-TCB.
Energy Recovery: Facilities used energy recovery, mostly onsite, to manage 3.4 percent of the 1,2,4-TCB generated. A facility in
NAICS code 212399 (All other nonmetallic mineral mining) used energy recovery for 100 percent of its 1,2,4-TCB, accounted for
approximately 94 percent of the total quantity used for energy recovery
Treatment: Facilities treated, mostly onsite, approximately 96 percent of the 1,2,4-TCB generated in 2006. Facilities in 6 of the 8
industries used treatment as their primary method for managing this PC.
Recycling: Facilities recycled approximately 8,000 pounds of 1,2,4-TCB in 2006; a facility in NAICS code 325181(Alkalies and
chlorine manufacturing), located in West Virginia, accounted for approximately 92 percent of this total.
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Data Derived From Hazardous Waste Biennial Reports For 1,2,4-
Trichlorobenzene
In this section, we present data on which facilities submitted information to the BR system. As discussed in Section 1, we caution
readers against making casual one-to-one comparisons between the TRI and BR data. The differences between these two reporting
systems can cause significant variation in the number of reporting facilities and quantities of chemicals reported.
Exhibit 4.5 shows the estimated quantity of 1,2,4-TCB contained in hazardous wastes generated in 2005—derived from data reported
by facilities in the BR. We estimate that hazardous wastes reported by facilities in these industries contained approximately 413,000
pounds of 1,2,4-TCB. Waste streams classified as non-wastewaters contained approximately 99.7 percent of the 1,2,4-TCB generated.
Facilities in NAICS code 325199 (All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing) accounted for approximately 94 percent of the
estimated quantity of 1,2,4-TCB in the hazardous waste streams.
of in
by
Primary
NAICS
Code
3251 99
325181
325110
32521 1
42461 0
325131
33281 3
33451 0
334112
325998
....___ . _. ... Number
NAICS Code Descr.pt.on of Facilities
All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing
Alkalies and Chlorine Manufacturing
Petrochemical Manufacturing
Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing
Plastics Materials and Basic Forms and Shapes
Merchant Wholesalers
Inorganic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing
Electroplating, Plating, Polishing, Anodizing, and
Coloring
Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical,
and Control Instruments Manufacturing
Computer Storage Device Manufacturing
All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and
Preparation Manufacturing
Total
5
4
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
20
Quantity (pounds) of 1,2,4-TCB
wasEa'ters "Vastewaters
387,097
13,863
5,574
4,352
1,154
31
23
3
2
0
412,098
1,341
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
<1
1,341
Total
Quantity
388,437
13,863
5,574
4,352
1,154
31
23
3
2
<1
413,439
Percent
of Total
Quantity
94.0%
3.4%
1.3%
1.1%
0.3%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
100.0%
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Chemical Information
Alternate Names: paraNaphthalene, anthracin, anthraxcene
General Uses: Anthracene is used to make dyes, plastics, and pesticides. It has also been used to make smoke screens and
scintillation counter crystals.
How Much Anthracene Was Generated?
For 2006, 42 facilities reported generating approximately 2.4 million pounds of anthracene; one facility reported generating
approximately 85 percent of the national total quantity of this PC (please refer to Exhibit 3.4 to see the number of facilities that
reported this PC within various quantity ranges). Compared to the total quantities of anthracene reported for 2004 and 2005, the
quantity increased by approximately 1.9 million pounds and 1.8 million pounds, respectively (Exhibit 4.6).
4.6.
TRI Reporting Year 2004 2005 2006
Total Quantity of Anthracene (pounds) 520,978 601,973 2,374,123
Number of TRI Facilities Reporting Anthracene 41 44 42
Where Was Anthracene Generated?
For 2006, facilities in 20 states reported generating anthracene. Exhibit 4.7 shows the counties in which facilities reported 99.9
percent of the total quantity of anthracene. Some observations concerning trends for the reported quantity of anthracene include:
• An alkalies and chlorine manufacturing facility in Brazoria County, Texas (EPA Region 6) reported an increase of
approximately 2 million pounds for 2006. This quantity represented approximately 85 percent of the total quantity of
anthracene generated for 2006
• A primary aluminum production facility in Hancock County, Kentucky (EPA Region 4) reported a decrease of approximately
135,000 pounds for 2006. This facility is a primary aluminum smelter and uses coal tar pitch and coke to produce carbon
rods (anodes) for aluminum smelting. Anthracene is contained in the coal tar pitch. Quantities of anthracene reported
correlate with the production of carbon rods.
Two facilities (same company) reported anthracene generated from shutdown activities of the facilities, including the clean-up and
cleanout of tanks and processing of residuals. One of the facilities, a cyclic crude and intermediate manufacturing facility, located in
Jefferson County, Alabama (EPA Region 4), reported an increase of approximately 32,000 pounds for 2005 followed by a decrease of
approximately 43,000 pounds for 2006; shutdown activities were expected to be completed in 2007. The second facility, a
petrochemical manufacturing facility, located in Wayne County, Michigan (EPA Region 5), reported an increase of approximately
83,000 pounds for 2005 and no anthracene for 2006; shutdown activities were completed in 2006.
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of for of by
EPA Region State
6 TX
4 KY
4 AL
6 TX
3 WV
5 IL
6 LA
6 TX
5 IL
6 TX
3 PA
5 Ml
4 KY
5 IN
County
Brazoria
Hancock
Jefferson
Galveston
Brooke
Cook
East Baton Rouge
Harris
Madison
Jefferson
Allegheny
Wayne
Boyd
Marion
Total
Quantity (pounds) of Anthracene
2004
26,362
292,467
96,000
41 ,262
8,297
12,807
2,833
3,376
4,944
40
4,746
23,466
909
136
517,645
2005
0
275,700
128,243
52,246
8,430
10,060
2,834
2,300
3,662
14
2,284
106,245
922
2
592,942
2006
2,022,653
141,100
85,122
82,833
11,021
7,364
7,265
5,506
2,310
1,433
1,238
1,236
1,227
789
2,371,097
Percent of
Total Quantity
(2006)
85.2%
5.9%
3.6%
3.5%
0.5%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
<0.1%
99.9%
Which Industries Generated Anthracene?
For 2006, 42 facilities in 13 NAICS codes reported anthracene (Exhibit 4.8). One facility in NAICS code 325181 (Alkalies and
chlorine manufacturing) reported generating approximately 85 percent of the national total quantity of anthracene for 2006.
4,8, of
Primary
NAICS
code
325181
331312
325110
325192
325199
324110
424690
327390
327999
333994
324199
331111
321114
32521 1
32551 0
NAICS Code Description
Alkalies and Chlorine Manufacturing
Primary Aluminum Production
Petrochemical Manufacturing
Cyclic Crude and Intermediate Manufacturing
All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing
Petroleum Refineries
Other Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers
Other Concrete Product Manufacturing
All Other Miscellaneous Nonmetallic Mineral Product
Manufacturing
Industrial Process Furnace and Oven Manufacturing
All Other Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing
Iron and Steel Mills
Wood Preservation
Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing
Paint and Coating Manufacturing
Total
Facilities
Reporting
(2006)
1
1
5
2
7
15
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
0
0
42
Quantity (pounds) of Anthracene
2004
26,362
292,696
65,916
108,601
17,223
3,405
4,829
212
420
136
576
122
97
134
250
520,978
2005
0
276,200
156,364
137,311
20,138
5,914
3,603
998
550
2
618
144
115
16
0
601,973
2006
2,022,651
141,100
92,384
91,139
15,278
4,914
2,170
1,347
1,321
789
743
177
111
0
0
2,374,123
Percent
of Total
Quantity
(2006)
85.2%
5.9%
3.9%
3.8%
0.6%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
Priority
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How Did Facilities Manage Anthracene?
Exhibit 4.9 shows how facilities, by industry, managed anthracene for 2006.
Land Disposal: Facilities disposed of only approximately 82,000 pounds or 3 percent of the anthracene generated. Nonetheless,
facilities in 8 of the 13 industries used disposal for all or at least a significant portion of their anthracene.
Energy Recovery: Facilities used energy recovery, mostly onsite, to manage 87 percent of the anthracene generated. One facility in
NAICS code 325181 (Alkalies and chlorine manufacturing) reported using energy recovery for approximately 2 million pounds—
nearly all the anthracene sent to energy recovery.
Treatment: Facilities treated, mostly onsite, approximately 10 percent of the anthracene generated. Facilities in four industries used
treatment as their primary method for managing this PC.
Recycling: Facilities recycled approximately 388,000 pounds of anthracene in 2006; two facilities in NAICS code 325192 (Cyclic
crude and intermediate manufacturing), accounted for approximately 65 percent of the anthracene that was recycled. One of the
facilities, located in Alabama, was being shutdown and used offsite recycling. The second facility, located in Illinois, recycled its
anthracene onsite.
Many facilities reported they only used recycling to manage their anthracene. For 2006, five facilities, in five different industries,
reported only recycling approximately 108,000 pounds of anthracene (Exhibit 4.10).
Exhibit 4.9. Management Methods for Anthracene in Industry Sectors (2006)
Primary
NAICS
Code
325181
331312
325110
325192
325199
324110
424690
327390
327999
333994
324199
331111
321114
NAICS Code
Description
Alkalies and Chlorine
Manufacturing
Primary Aluminum
Production
Petrochemical
Manufacturing
Cyclic Crude and
Intermediate
Manufacturing
All Other Basic Organic
Chemical Manufacturing
Petroleum Refineries
Other Chemical and
Allied Products Merchant
Wholesalers
Other Concrete Product
Manufacturing
All Other Miscellaneous
Nonmetallic Mineral
Product Manufacturing
Industrial Process
Furnace and Oven
Manufacturing
All Other Petroleum and
Coal Products
Manufacturing
Iron and Steel Mills
Wood Preservation
Total
Quantity*
2,022,651
141,100
92,384
91,139
15,278
4,914
2,170
1,347
1,321
789
743
177
111
2,374,123
Quantity (pounds) of Anthracene
Disposal
Onsite
0
0
0
0
9
1,457
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1,466
Offsite
0
1,100
10,391
63,222
25
538
690
1,347
1,236
789
547
108
107
80,100
Energy Recovery
Onsite
2,022,651
0
0
0
10,058
4
0
0
0
0
170
0
0
2,032,883
Offsite
0
0
0
27,331
3,957
874
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
32,162
Treatment
Onsite
0
140,000
7,851
582
610
666
1,479
0
0
0
21
0
0
151,209
Offsite
0
0
74,142
4
619
1,374
1
0
85
0
5
69
4
76,303
Recycling
Onsite
0
0
1,655
121,207
71,200
671
0
0
0
18,791
0
160
344
214,028
Offsite
0
0
35,037
129,390
0
332
0
0
0
0
0
9,100
0
173,859
*Note: The recycled quantity is presented to provide some perspective regarding the quantity of this PC already recycled compared to the quantities
that are not recycled. In this Report, we primarily focus on non-recycled quantities of PCs (PC quantity) that offer the greatest opportunities for waste
minimization. The term "PC Quantity", as used in this Report, refers to quantities of PCs that are managed via disposal, treatment, and energy
recovery and thus potentially available for waste minimization.
2006 National Priority Chemicals Trends Report
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in
Primary
NAICS
Code
324110
331210
324199
331111
325510
NAICS Code Description
Petroleum Refineries
Iron and Steel Pipe and Tube
Manufacturing from Purchased Steel
All Other Petroleum and Coal
Products Manufacturing
Iron and Steel Mills
Paint and Coating Manufacturing
EPA
Region
6
3
2
4
5
State
TX
PA
NY
AL
OH
_ . Onsite Recycling Offsite Recycling Total Recycling
y (pounds) (pounds) (pounds)
Jefferson
Allegheny
Erie
Jefferson
Erie
Total
93,263
8,853
2,991
2,400
19
107,526
0
0
0
0
0
0
93,263
8,853
2,991
2,400
19
107,526
Data Derived From Hazardous Waste Biennial Reports for Anthracene
In this section, we present data on which facilities submitted information to the BR system. As discussed in Section 1, we caution
readers against making casual one-to-one comparisons between the TRI and BR data. The differences between these two reporting
systems can cause significant variation in the number of reporting facilities and quantities of chemicals reported.
Exhibit 4.11 shows the estimated quantity of anthracene contained in hazardous wastes generated in 2005—derived from data reported
by facilities on the BR. We estimate that hazardous wastes reported by facilities in these industries contained approximately 158,000
pounds of anthracene. Waste streams classified as non-wastewaters contained approximately 80 percent of the anthracene. Facilities
in two industries: NAICS code 321114 (Wood Preservation) and NAICS code 324110 (Petroleum Refineries) accounted for
approximately 96 percent of the total estimated quantity of anthracene in the hazardous waste streams.
of in for
99 bf
Primary
NAICS
Code
321 1 1 4
3241 1 0
321113
331312
321110
424710
NAICS Code Description
Wood Preservation
Petroleum Refineries
Sawmills
Primary Aluminum Production
Sawmills and Wood Preservation
Petroleum Bulk Stations and Terminals
Total
Quantity (pounds) of Anthracene
Number
of Facilities Non-wastewaters Wastewaters Total Quantity
51
124
1
13
1
1
191
78,426
41 ,434
2,023
1,256
938
654
124,731
25,955
5,906
0
0
0
0
31,861
1 04,380
47,340
2,023
1,256
938
654
156,591
Percent
of Total
Quantity
66.1%
30.0%
1.3%
0.8%
0.6%
0.4%
99.1%
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Chemical Information
General Uses: Cadmium is used in metal plating and to make pigments, batteries and plastics. It is obtained as a byproduct from
melting zinc, lead, or copper ores.
How Much Cadmium Was Generated?
For 2006, 63 facilities reported generating approximately 953,000 pounds of cadmium. Two facilities reported approximately 63
percent of the national total quantity of this PC; 11 facilities reported approximately 90 percent (please refer to Exhibit 3.4 to see the
number of facilities that reported this PC within various quantity ranges). Compared to the total quantities of cadmium reported for
2004 and 2005, the quantity increased by approximately 88,000 pounds and 342,000 pounds, respectively (Exhibit 4.12).
'
TRI Reporting Year
Total Quantity of Cadmium (pounds)
Number of TRI Facilities Reporting Cadmium
. ,.
2004 2005
865,619 611,375
65 65
2006
953,335
63
Where Was Cadmium Generated?
For 2006, two facilities reported a total of approximately 600,000 pounds of cadmium, representing approximately 63 percent of the
total quantity generated (Exhibit 4.13). One facility, an inorganic chemical manufacturing facility, located in Caribou County, Idaho
(EPA Region 10), reported a decrease of approximately 78,000 pounds for 2005, followed by an increase of approximately 238,000
pounds for 2006. This facility's cadmium is an impurity in phosphate ores from which nodules are made for use in EAFs for the
production of 99% pure phosphorous. The quantity of reported cadmium is determined by the concentration of cadmium in the ore
and the production rate. The second facility, a secondary smelting and refining facility, located in Washington County, Oklahoma
(EPA Region 6), extracts lead and zinc from electric arc furnace dusts. This facility's quantity of cadmium correlates to the variability
of the electric arc furnace dusts processed.
For 2006, several facilities reported cadmium for the first time. A steel foundry in Franklin County, Ohio (EPA Region 5) reported
approximately 86,000 pounds of cadmium. An overhead traveling crane, hoist, and monorail system manufacturing facility, located in
Anson County, North Carolina (EPA Region 4), noted that the product composition changed as a result of changing vendors. A
manufacturer of bolts, nuts, screws, rivets, and washers in Orange County, California (EPA Region 9) reported approximately 9,600
pounds of cadmium.
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of for 95 of by
EPA Region State
10 ID
6 OK
5 OH
4 AL
4 NC
7 NE
1 MA
4 TN
6 AR
4 NC
2 NJ
4 AL
9 CA
4 AL
6 TX
Caribou
Washington
Franklin
Pike
Anson
Jefferson
Bristol
Madison
Mississippi
Catawba
Cumberland
Tuscaloosa
Orange
Morgan
Harris
Total
Quantity (pounds) of Cadmium per
2004
146,000
386,377
0
26,636
0
37,000
3,621
14,014
5,201
18,017
8,600
3,818
0
29,769
5,061
684,114
2005
68,005
287,766
0
39,608
0
22,400
6,355
15,114
7,444
5,891
6,105
128
0
40,789
6,341
505,946
2006 QUI
306,044
293,666
86,140
39,514
35,788
30,000
20,063
16,549
12,288
12,205
1 1 ,293
10,802
9,576
9,141
8,810
901,879
cent of Total
antity (2006)
32.1%
30.8%
9.0%
4.1%
3.8%
3.1%
2.1%
1.7%
1.3%
1.3%
1.2%
1.1%
1.0%
1.0%
0.9%
94.6%
Which Industries Generated Cadmium?
For 2006, eight facilities in two NAICS codes reported approximately 71 percent of the cadmium generated (Exhibit 4.14). Two of
these facilities, one each in NAICS code 331492 (Secondary smelting, refining, and alloying of nonferrous metal (except copper and
aluminum) and in NAICS code 325188 (All other basic inorganic chemical manufacturing) reported approximately 63 percent of the
national total quantity of cadmium generated for 2006.
of for 95 of
Primary
NAICS
code
331 492
3251 88
331513
331111
333923
335931
33281 3
335921
32721 2
NAICS Code Description
Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of
Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum)
All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing
Steel Foundries (except Investment)
Iron and Steel Mills
Overhead Traveling Crane, Hoist, and Monorail System
Manufacturing
Current-Carrying Wiring Device Manufacturing
Electroplating, Plating, Polishing, Anodizing, and
Coloring
Fiber Optic Cable Manufacturing
Other Pressed and Blown Glass and Glassware
Manufacturing
Total
Facilities
Reporting
(2006)
5
3
1
9
1
1
4
1
2
27
Quantity (pounds) of Cadmium
2004
430,646
252,337
5
30,747
0
3,621
13,214
18,017
13,042
761,629
2005
364,161
109,966
0
36,941
0
6,355
12,379
5,891
8,473
544,166
2006
344,408
336,053
86,140
46,076
35,788
20,063
16,606
12,205
1 1 ,293
908,632
Percent
of Total
Quantity
(2006)
36.1%
35.3%
9.0%
4.8%
3.8%
2.1%
1.7%
1.3%
1.2%
95.3%
Chemicals
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How Did Facilities Manage Cadmium?
Exhibit 4.15 shows how facilities, by industry, managed cadmium in 2006.
Land Disposal: Facilities disposed of 100 percent of the cadmium generated; approximately 60 percent was disposed of offsite.
Energy Recovery: Energy recovery is not applicable to this PC.
Treatment: No facilities reported treating this PC.
Recycling: Facilities recycled approximately 103,000 pounds of cadmium in 2006. Facilities inNAICS code 331111 (Iron and steel
mills) reported approximately 86 percent of the quantity recycled, while a facility in NAICS code 335921 (Fiber optic cable
manufacturing) also recycled a significant quantity of its cadmium.
Many facilities reported they only used recycling to manage their cadmium wastes. For 2006, 15 facilities, in ten different industries,
reported only recycling approximately 391,000 pounds of cadmium. Exhibits 4.16 and 4.17 show the industries and the quantities for
those facilities that accounted for approximately 95 percent of the cadmium wastes that were managed only by recycling.
for in
Primary
NAICS
Code
331 492
325188
331513
331111
333923
335931
33281 3
335921
32721 2
NAICS Code Description
Secondary Smelting,
Refining, and Alloying
of Nonferrous Metal (except
Copper and Aluminum)
All Other Basic Inorganic
Chemical Manufacturing
Steel Foundries
(except Investment)
Iron and Steel Mills
Overhead Traveling Crane,
Hoist, and Monorail System
Manufacturing
Current-Carrying Wiring
Device Manufacturing
Electroplating, Plating,
Polishing, Anodizing, and
Coloring
Fiber Optic Cable
Manufacturing
Other Pressed and Blown
Glass and Glassware
Manufacturing
Total
Total PC
Quantity*
Reported
344,408
336,053
86,140
46,076
35,788
20,063
16,606
12,205
1 1 ,293
908,632
Quantity (pounds) of Cadmium
Disposal Energy Recovery
Onsite
39,542
306,044
0
14,737
0
0
0
0
0
360,323
Treatment
Recycling
Offsite Onsite Offsite Onsite Offsite Onsite
304,866
30,009
86,140
31,339
35,788
20,063
16,606
12,205
1 1 ,293
548,309
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
169
169
Offsite
544
0
0
88,629
0
17
0
13,530
0
102,720
*Note: The recycled quantity is presented to provide some perspective regarding the quantity of this PC already recycled compared to the quantities
that are not recycled. In this Report, we primarily focus on non-recycled quantities of PCs (PC quantity) that offer the greatest opportunities for waste
minimization. The term "PC Quantity", as used in this Report, refers to quantities of PCs that are managed via disposal, treatment, and energy
recovery and thus potentially available for waste minimization.
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By
Primary
NAICS
Code
33661 1
332999
331111
928110
331316
331314
326199
339999
336214
32551 0
Primary
NAICS
Code
33661 1
332999
331111
928110
331111
331316
331314
3261 99
NAICS Code Description
Ship Building and Repairing
All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing
Iron and Steel Mills
National Security
Aluminum Extruded Product Manufacturing
Secondary Smelting and Alloying of Aluminum
All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing
All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing
Travel Trailer and Camper Manufacturing
Paint and Coating Manufacturing
Total
4.17, 1 95
EPA
NAICS Code Description State County
Ship Building and Repairing 6 LA St Mary
All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated . _. . „. ..
Metal Product Manufacturing bneioy
Iron and Steel Mills 6 OK Tulsa
National Security 6 TX Bowie
Iron and Steel Mills 6 TX Ellis
Aluminum Extruded Product „ .... . .. .
Manufacturing 2 NY Ulster
AmminduarrySmeltin9andAIIOyin90f 6 OK Muskogee
All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing 6 TX Tom Green
Total
Recycled Only Percent of
Quantity Recycled Only
(2006) Quantity (2006)
110,000
89,000
82,619
40,923
32,000
12,858
12,208
9,528
755
633
390,524
Onsite Offsite
Recycling Recycling
(pounds) (pounds)
0 110,000
0 89,000
0 41 ,690
0 40,923
12,455 21,001
0 32,000
0 12,858
0 12,208
12,455 359,680
28.2%
22.8%
21 .2%
10.5%
8.2%
3.3%
3.1%
2.4%
0.2%
0.2%
100.0%
By
Total
Recycling
(pounds)
110,000
89,000
41 ,690
40,923
33,456
32,000
12,858
12,208
372,135
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Data Derived From Hazardous Waste Biennial Reports for Cadmium
In this section, we present data on which facilities submitted information to the BR system. As discussed in Section 1, we caution
readers against making casual one-to-one comparisons between the TRI and BR data. The differences between these two reporting
systems can cause significant variation in the number of reporting facilities and quantities of chemicals reported. We present these
data in order to provide another perspective on hazardous wastes that might contain this PC.
Exhibit 4.18 shows the estimated quantity of cadmium contained in hazardous wastes generated in 2005—derived from data reported
by facilities on the BR. We estimate that hazardous wastes reported by facilities in these industries contained approximately 12.8
million pounds of cadmium. Waste streams classified as non-wastewaters contained approximately 96 percent of the cadmium.
Facilities in two industries: NAICS code 332813 (Electroplating, Plating, Polishing, Anodizing, and Coloring) and NAICS code
331111 (Iron and Steel Mills) accounted for approximately 73 percent of the total estimated quantity of cadmium in the hazardous
waste streams.
of in for
90 by
Primary
NAICS
Code
33281 3
331111
33441 2
33441 7
332999
33633
334413
336399
3321 1 1
336412
33281 2
33641 3
331112
332913
33251
31 4992
331221
92811
33637
NAICS Code Description
Electroplating, Plating, Polishing, Anodizing, and
Coloring
Iron and Steel Mills
Bare Printed Circuit Board Manufacturing
Electronic Connector Manufacturing
All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product
Manufacturing
Motor Vehicle Steering and Suspension Components
(except Spring) Manufacturing
Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing
All Other Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing
Iron and Steel Forging
Aircraft Engine and Engine Parts Manufacturing
Metal Coating, Engraving (except Jewelry and
Silverware), and Allied Services to Manufacturers
Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment
Manufacturing
Electrometallurgical Ferroalloy Product Manufacturing
Plumbing Fixture Fitting and Trim Manufacturing
Hardware Manufacturing
Tire Cord and Tire Fabric Mills
Rolled Steel Shape Manufacturing
National Security
Motor Vehicle Metal Stamping
Total
Number of
Facilities
725
88
182
22
49
11
48
26
8
49
168
78
7
13
26
1
23
214
4
1,742
Quantity
Non-
wastewaters
8,285,811
2,005,140
645,130
37,459
132,856
17,877
133,820
116,758
1 3,437
101,386
95,933
91,579
90,584
86,376
79,614
79,242
70,907
53,134
53,328
12,190,371
(pounds) of Cadmium
Wastewaters
61,281
1,483
876
193,521
75,686
138,055
178
101
94,753
1,110
3,146
316
82
677
178
0
101
3,747
10
575,301
Total
Quantity
8,347,092
2,006,623
646,006
230,980
208,542
155,932
133,999
116,860
108,189
102,496
99,079
91 ,894
90,665
87,053
79,792
79,242
71,007
56,881
53,338
12,765,670
Percent
of Total
Quantity
58.9%
14.2%
4.6%
1.6%
1.5%
1.1%
0.9%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
90.1%
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Chemical Information
Dioxin refers to a group of chemical compounds that share similar chemical and biological properties. Several hundred of these
compounds exist and are members of two closely related families: chlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (CDDs) and chlorinated
dibenzofurans (CDFs). The dioxin and dioxin-like compounds category (TRI Category N150) consists of 17 specific CDD and CDF
compounds reportable to TRI.
Chemical Name
Abbreviated Name
chlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (CDDs)
2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin
chlorinated dibenzofurans (CDFs)
2,3,7,8-TCDD
1,2,3,7,8-pentachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin
1,2,3,4,7,8-hexachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin
1,2,3,6,7,8-hexachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin
1,2,3,7,8,9-hexachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin
1,2,3,4,6,7,8-heptachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin
1 ,2,3,4,6,7,8,9-octachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin
1,2,3,7,8-PeCDD
1,2,3,4,7,8-HxCDD
1,2,3,6,7,8-HxCDD
1,2,3,7,8,9-HxCDD
1,2,3,4,6,7,8-HpCDD
1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9-OCDD
2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzofuran
2,3,7,8-TCDF
1,2,3,7,8-pentachlorodibenzofuran
1,2,3,7,8-PeCDF
2,3,4,7,8-pentachlorodibenzofuran
2,3,4,7,8-PeCDF
1,2,3,4,7,8-hexachlorodibenzofuran
1,2,3,4,7,8-HxCDF
1,2,3,6,7,8-hexachlorodibenzofuran
1,2,3,6,7,8-HxCDF
1,2,3,7,8,9-hexachlorodibenzofuran
1,2,3,7,8,9-HxCDF
2,3,4,6,7,8-hexachlorodibenzofuran
2,3,4,6,7,8-HxCDF
1,2,3,4,6,7,8-heptachlorodibenzofuran
1,2,3,4,6,7,8-HpCDF
1,2,3,4,7,8,9-heptachlorodibenzofuran
1,2,3,4,7,8,9-HpCDF
1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9-0 ctachlorodibenzofuran
1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9-OCDF
General Uses: CDDs and CDFs are not commercially produced, except in small quantities for chemical analyses and toxicological
research. CDDs and CDFs are formed as unwanted byproducts when chlorinated materials are involved in combustion or other high-
temperature processes, such as waste incineration, energy generation, metallurgical processes, chemical manufacturing and other
industrial processes. Metallurgical processes that may release CDD/CDFs include ferrous sources, such as iron ore sintering, coke
production, and the production of steel in electric arc furnaces from scrap feed. Secondary aluminum, copper, and lead smelters can
also be sources of CDD/CDFs. CDDs and CDFs can also be formed as unintended byproducts of manufacturing processes. For
example, they are generated in pulp and paper mills during chlorine bleaching.
NOTE: Dioxins are generally produced and released by industrial processes in relatively small quantities compared with the quantities
of other TRI-listed chemicals produced and released. Because of this, and the fact that certain dioxins are toxic at very low levels of
exposure, a much lower TRI reporting threshold was established for dioxins (0.1 gram per year). Therefore , facilities report dioxins
to TRI in grams. For the purposes of this section, we present our trends analyses using grams, rounded to the nearest whole gram.
Please note that most of the dioxin quantities in the database are expressed in terms of very small quantities—even up to seven
decimal places. In rounding the quantities to the nearest whole gram, certain quantities will appear to be zero. We made this
conversion to facilitate our trends analyses. However, rounding these quantities to the nearest whole gram should not be interpreted as
minimizing the importance of smaller quantities of dioxin—which are of considerable concern.
In addition, elsewhere in this document, where analyses of trends for aggregated quantities of PCs are presented, we converted the
quantities (grams) of dioxin to pounds (using 454.5 grams/pound) and rounded these quantities to the nearest whole pound. We made
this conversion to provide uniformity and consistency in the quantities used to perform analyses of trends at the more aggregated
levels. Again, this conversion and rounding should not be interpreted as minimizing the potential health effects associated with
smaller quantities of dioxin.
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How Much Dioxins Were Generated?
For 2006, 362 facilities reported approximately 229,000 grams of dioxins were generated. Six facilities reported approximately 82
percent of the national total quantity generated of this PC; 17 facilities reported approximately 96 percent of the dioxins generated.
Compared to the total quantities of dioxins reported for 2004 and 2005, the quantity increased by approximately 6,900 grams and
10,000 grams, respectively (Exhibit 4.19).
Exhibit 4.19. National Generation of Dioxins (2004-2006)
TRI Reporting Year 2004 2005 2006
Total Quantity of Dioxins (grams)* 221,633 218,530 228,516
Number of TRI Facilities Reporting Dioxins 376 373 366
* Facilities report dioxin and dioxin-like compounds to TRI in grams, with a reporting threshold of 0.1 grams. For the purposes of this table, we rounded
the quantity reported to the nearest whole gram.
Where Were Dioxins Generated?
For 2006, facilities in 46 states reported generating dioxins (Exhibit 4.20). From 2004 to 2006, facilities in EPA Region 6 reported
most of the dioxin quantity generated, with Louisiana and Texas facilities accounting for approximately 49 percent and 29 percent,
respectively. Exhibit 4.21 shows the counties in which facilities reported approximately 98 percent of the total quantity of dioxin
generated for 2006. A petroleum refinery located in Iberville County, Louisiana reported an increase of approximately 42,400 grams
and noted that it experienced hurricane-related operational problems during the 2005 reporting year.
In Harris County, Texas, two organic chemical manufacturing facilities (same company) accounted for most of the approximately
25,000 gram increase in 2006. One of these facilities attributed the increased quantity of dioxin to operational issues—it had to
transfer material off-site due to a by-product reactor being down, while the other facility noted an increase in the quantity of heavy
ends received from sister facilities for incineration.
2006 National Priority Chemicals Trends Report 4-16 Dioxin and Dioxin-Like Compounds (Dioxin)
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Exhibit 4.20. Location of Facilities that Generated Dioxins (2006)
CANADA
EPA %•;
Regions *
Office of Sol id Waste
;l Analysis and Information Branch
'$ November 2008
Facilities Reporting Dioxin
(2006)
362 Facilities Reporting Dioxin
A 10 largest facilities reporting dioxin
• Other facilities reporting dioxin
Exhibit 4.21. Quantity of Dioxins, for Facilities Reporting 98 Percent of Total Quantity, by County (2006)
EPA Region State
6 LA
6 TX
5 Ml
6 LA
6 TX
6 TX
6 LA
4 TN
4 MS
4 SC
4 KY
4 NC
5 IN
4 KY
6 LA
6 TX
County
Iberville
Harris
Midland
Calcasieu
Brazoria
San Patricio
Ascension
Blount
Grenada
Florence
Marshall
Brunswick
Wabash
Hancock
Rapides
Williamson
Quantity (grams) of Dioxins
2004
60,224
23,403
26,455
27,257
13,020
7,072
3,073
2,309
28,036
15,028
2,262
281
1,187
14
1,100
0
2005
102,656
16,852
14,658
22,195
17,357
6,532
3,422
2,210
18,157
1,092
2,068
1,262
898
590
941
0
2006
83,724
42,049
34,617
23,882
16,431
6,302
3,526
2,510
2,003
1,650
1,363
1,186
1,048
860
722
510
Percent of
Total Quantity
(2006)
36.6%
18.4%
15.1%
10.5%
7.2%
2.8%
1.5%
1.1%
0.9%
0.7%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.3%
0.2%
2006 National Priority Chemicals Trends Report
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EPA Region
4
4
3
State
AL
MS
WV
County
Escambia
Kemper
Marshall
Total
Quantity (grams) of Dioxins
2004 2005
41 301
1 71 670
430 428
211,363 212,287
2006
503
446
432
223,766
Percent of
Total Quantity
(2006)
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
97.9%
Which Industries Generated Dioxins?
For 2006, facilities in 47 NAICS codes reported dioxins. Exhibit 4.22 shows the nine industries in which facilities accounted for
approximately 99 percent of the dioxins generated. Facilities in four of these industries reported 88 percent of the dioxins generated.
One facility in NAICS code 324110 (Petroleum refineries) reported most of the dioxins in this industry from 2004 to 2006, including
99.9 percent of the industry's total quantity in 2006.
of for 99 of
Primary
NAICS
code
324110
3251 99
325320
325181
321 1 1 4
32521 1
325110
331314
331312
NAICS Code Description
Petroleum Refineries
All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing
Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical
Manufacturing
Alkalies and Chlorine Manufacturing
Wood Preservation
Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing
Petrochemical Manufacturing
Secondary Smelting and Alloying of Aluminum
Primary Aluminum Production
Total
Facilities
Reporting
(2006)
21
7
6
13
21
13
8
33
2
124
Quantity (grams) of Dioxins
2004
57,925
28,328
30,855
35,492
50,686
5,383
6,191
2,394
2,309
219,561
2005
100,274
18,209
21,872
36,645
24,512
5,417
4,751
2,766
2,210
216,655
2006
81 ,247
42,540
41 ,766
36,405
7,834
5,760
5,479
3,009
2,510
226,551
Percent
of Total
Quantity
(2006)
35.6%
1 8.6%
1 8.3%
1 5.9%
3.4%
2.5%
2.4%
1.3%
1.1%
99.1%
How Did Facilities Manage Dioxins?
Exhibit 4.23 shows how facilities, by industry, managed dioxins in 2006.
Land Disposal: Facilities disposed of approximately 19 percent of the dioxins generated.
Energy Recovery: Facilities reported using energy recovery for 0.2 percent of the dioxins generated.
Treatment: Facilities treated, primarily onsite, approximately 81 percent of the dioxins generated.
Recycling: Recycling is not applicable to this PC.
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Primary
NAICS
Code
324110
325199
325320
325181
321114
32521 1
325110
331314
331312
NAICS Code Description
Petroleum Refineries
All Other Basic Organic Chemical
Manufacturing
Pesticide and Other Agricultural
Chemical Manufacturing
Alkalies and Chlorine
Manufacturing
Wood Preservation
Plastics Material and Resin
Manufacturing
Petrochemical Manufacturing
Secondary Smelting and Alloying
of Aluminum
Primary Aluminum Production
Total
Total PC
Quantity*
Reported
81 ,247
42,540
41,766
36,405
7,834
5,760
5,479
3,009
2,510
226,551
Quantity (grams) of Dioxins
Disposal Energy Recovery
Onsite
90
0
1 4,776
8,975
0
3
0
219
0
24,064
Offsite Onsite Offsite
32
8,769
7,147
253
290
721
220
951
10
18,392
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
401
1
0
0
0
404
Treatment
Onsite
81,121
1 9,649
17,730
23,870
1,189
4,956
548
1,829
2,500
153,392
Offsite
5
14,123
2,110
3,307
5,954
78
4,712
10
0
30,299
Data Derived From Hazardous Waste Biennial Reports for Dioxins
In this section, we present data on which facilities submitted information to the BR system. As discussed in Section 1, we caution
readers against making casual one-to-one comparisons between the TRI and BR data. The differences between these two reporting
systems can cause significant variation in the number of reporting facilities and quantities of chemicals reported.
Exhibit 4.24 shows the estimated quantity of dioxins contained in hazardous wastes generated in 2005—derived from data reported by
facilities on the BR. We estimate that hazardous wastes reported by facilities in these industries contained 84,992 grams of dioxins.
Waste streams classified as non-wastewaters contained approximately 99 percent of the dioxins. Facilities in three industries: NAICS
code 321114 (Wood Preservation), NAICS code 325410 (Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing), and NAICS code 325181
(Alkalies and Chlorine Manufacturing) accounted for approximately 94 percent of the total estimated quantity of dioxins in the
hazardous waste streams.
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97 by
Primary .
NAICS NAICS Code Description
Code
321 1 1 4 Wood Preservation
___..„ Pharmaceutical and Medicine
Manufacturing
325181 Alkalies and Chlorine Manufacturing
______ Bolt, Nut, Screw, Rivet, and Washer
Manufacturing
Research and Development in the
54171 Physical, Engineering, and Life
Sciences
______ All Other Miscellaneous Chemical
Product and Preparation Manufacturing
541380 Testing Laboratories
Total
*We converted the BR quantities (pounds) of dioxin to grams
made this conversion to provide uniformity for comparing TRI
Quantity (grams) of Dioxins*
Jumber of
Facilities Non- ,„, .
wastewaters Wastewaters
27 61,812
1 8,636
1 7,272
1 1,818
6 1,818
4 909
6 909
46 83,174
1,818
0
0
0
0
0
0
1,818
(using 454.5 grams/pound) and rounded these quantities to
and BR quantities of dioxins in this section of the Report.
Percent
Total Quantity
Quantity
63,630 74.9%
8,636 10.2%
7,272 8.6%
1,818 2.1%
1,818 2.1%
909 1.1%
909 1.1%
84,992 100.0%
the nearest whole gram. We
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Chemical Information
Alternate Names: HCBD, 1,3-hexachlorobutadiene, perchlorobutadiene
General Uses: HCBD is used to make rubber and lubricants, and in solvents, gyroscopes, heat transfer liquid, and hydraulic liquid.
How Much Hexachloro-1,3-Butadiene Was Generated?
For 2006, only five facilities reported approximately 7.1 million pounds of HCBD being generated; two facilities reported
approximately 99 percent of the national total quantity of this PC (please refer to Exhibit 3.4 to see the number of facilities that
reported this PC within various quantity ranges). Compared to the total quantities of HCBD reported for 2004 and 2005, the quantity
increased by approximately 2.1 million pounds and decreased by approximately 434,000 pounds, respectively (Exhibit 4.25).
of
TRI Reporting Year
Total Quantity of Hexachloro-1 ,3-butadiene (pounds)
Number of TRI Facilities Reporting Hexachloro-1 ,3-butadiene
2004
4,965,637
3
2005
7,514,661
5
2006
7,081,116
5
Where Was Hexachloro-1,3-butadiene Generated?
For 2006, five facilities in two states, Louisiana and Texas (both in EPA Region 6), reported 100 percent of the HCBD generated
(Exhibit 4.26). From 2004 to 2006, two alkalies and chlorine manufacturing facilities, located in Louisiana, reported 99 percent of the
total quantity of HCBD generated. The facility in Ascension County attributed significant annual fluctuations in the quantity of
HCBD, including a decrease of approximately 530,000 pounds for 2006, due to analytical variability and production activity. The
facility in Calcasieu County noted annual fluctuations likely resulted from a combination of changes in facility production and the
quantity of wastes (containing HCBD) from offsite sources incinerated at this facility; the facility also experienced hurricane-related
operational problems during the 2005 reporting year.
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by
EPA Region State
6 LA
6 LA
6 LA
6 LA
6 TX
Ascension
Calcasieu
East Baton Rouge
Iberville
Brazoria
Total
Quantity (pounds) of HCBD
2004
964,016
3,998,427
0
0
3,194
4,965,637
2005
4,035,132
3,380,388
53,535
44,006
1,600
7,514,661
2006
3,505,325
3,502,329
44,897
22,010
6,555
7,081,116
Percent of Total
Quantity (2006)
49.5%
49.5%
0.6%
0.3%
0.1%
100.0%
Which Industries Generated Hexachloro-1,3-butadiene?
For 2006, five facilities in three NAICS codes reported generating HCBD (Exhibit 4.27). Facilities in NAICS code 325181 (Alkalies
and chlorine manufacturing) accounted for approximately 99 percent of the national total quantity of HCBD generated for 2006.
Priority Chemicals
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of
Primary
NAICS
Code
325181
3251 88
32521 1
NAICS Code Description
Alkalies and Chlorine Manufacturing
All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing
Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing
Total
Facilities
Reporting
(2006)
3
1
1
5
Quantity (pounds) of HCBD
2004
4,965,637
0
0
4,965,637
2005
7,417,120
53,535
44,006
7,514,661
2006
7,014,209
44,897
22,010
7,081,116
Percent
of Total
Quantity
(2006)
99.1%
0.6%
0.3%
100.0%
How Did Facilities Manage Hexachloro-1,3-butadiene?
Exhibit 4.28 shows how facilities, by industry, managed HCBD in 2006.
Land Disposal: Facilities disposed of less than 0.1 percent of the HCBD generated. Nonetheless, facilities in 8 of the 13 industries
used disposal for all or at least a significant portion of the HCBD generated.
Energy Recovery: Facilities used energy recovery for less than 0.1 percent of the HCBD generated.
Treatment: Facilities in all three industries treated, mostly onsite, virtually all the HCBD generated.
Recycling: Facilities recycled approximately 301,000 pounds of HCBD in 2006—all onsite. From 2004 to 2006, a facility in
NAICS code 325181 (Alkalies and Chlorine Manufacturing) accounted for approximately 99.9 percent of the total quantity recycled.
for in
Primary
NAICS
Code
325181
325188
32521 1
Quantity (pounds) of Hexachloro-1,2-butadiene
TA+~I n^
NAICS Code
Description
Quantity* Disposal Energy Recovery Treatment Recycling
Onsite Offsite Onsite Offsite Onsite Offsite Onsite Offsite
Alkalies and Chlorine
Manufacturing
All Other Basic
Inorganic Chemical
Manufacturing
Plastics Material and
Resin Manufacturing
Total
7,014,209 6 15
44,897 0 0
22,010 0 0
7,081,116 6 15
0 14 6,992,503 21,671 300,775
0 0 44,887 10 0
0 0 22,000 10 0
0 14 7,059,390 21,691 300,775
0
0
0
0
*Note: The recycled quantity is presented to provide some perspective regarding the quantity of this PC already recycled compared to the quantities
that are not recycled. In this Report, we primarily focus on non-recycled quantities of PCs (PC quantity) that offer the greatest opportunities for waste
minimization. The term "PC Quantity", as used in this Report, refers to quantities of PCs that are managed via disposal, treatment, and energy
recovery and thus potentially available for waste minimization.
Data Derived From Hazardous Waste Biennial Reports For Hexachloro-1,3-
butadiene
In this section, we present data on which facilities submitted information to the BR system. As discussed in Section 1, we caution
readers against making casual one-to-one comparisons between the TRI and BR data. The differences between these two reporting
systems can cause significant variation in the number of reporting facilities and quantities of chemicals reported.
Exhibit 4.29 shows the estimated quantity of HCBD contained in hazardous wastes generated in 2005—derived from data reported by
facilities on the BR. We estimate that hazardous wastes reported by facilities in these industries contained approximately 1.6 million
pounds HCBD. Waste streams classified as non-wastewaters contained approximately 99.9 percent of the HCBD. Facilities in three
industries: NAICS code 424610 (Plastics Materials and Basic Forms and Shapes Merchant Wholesalers), NAICS code 325181
(Alkalies and Chlorine Manufacturing), and NAICS code 325199 (All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing) accounted for
approximately 99 percent of the total estimated quantity of HCBD in the hazardous waste streams.
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by
Primary
NAICS
Code
42461 0
325181
3251 99
325110
32521 1
325131
33281 3
334112
334510
NAICS Code Description
Plastics Materials and Basic Forms and Shapes
Merchant Wholesalers
Alkalies and Chlorine Manufacturing
All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing
Petrochemical Manufacturing
Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing
Inorganic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing
Electroplating, Plating, Polishing, Anodizing, and
Coloring
Computer Storage Device Manufacturing
Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and
Control Instruments Manufacturing
Total
Number of
Facilities
1
4
8
3
4
1
1
1
1
24
Quantity (pounds) of HCBD
Non-
wastewaters
699,494
450,532
433,457
6,283
4,906
35
26
3
3
1,594,738
Wastewaters
1,134
0
1,341
0
0
0
0
0
0
2,475
Total
Quantity
700,628
450,532
434,798
6,283
4,906
35
26
3
3
1,597,213
Percent
of Total
Quantity
43.9%
28.2%
27.2%
0.4%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
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Chemical Information
Alternate Names: carbon hexachloride, ethane hexachloride, perchloroethane
General Uses: HCE is used by the military to make weapons that produce smoke, such as smoke pots and grenades used during
training. It is also used to remove air bubbles in melted aluminum. HCE may be present as an ingredient in fungicides, insecticides,
lubricants and plastics.
How Much Hexachloroethane Was Generated?
For 2006, seven facilities reported approximately 2.1 million pounds of hexachloroethane being generated; one facility reported
approximately 53 percent of the national total quantity of this PC (please refer to Exhibit 3.4 to see the number of facilities that
reported this PC within various quantity ranges). Compared to the total quantities of hexachloroethane reported for 2004 and 2005,
the quantity increased by approximately 1.4 million pounds and decreased by approximately 1.3 million pounds, respectively (Exhibit
4.30).
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TRI Reporting Year 2004 2005 2006
Total Quantity of HCE (pounds) 775,987 3,413,266 2,139,851
Number of TRI Facilities Reporting HCE 887
Where Was Hexachloroethane Generated?
Facilities in Louisiana and Texas (both in EPA Region 6) reported approximately 96 percent of the HCE being generated for 2006
(Exhibit 4.31).
Some observations concerning trends for the reported quantity of HCE include:
• An alkalies and chlorine manufacturing facility in Ascension County, Louisiana (EPA Region 6) reported an increase of
approximately 1.4 million pounds for 2005 followed by a decrease of approximately 310,000 pounds for 2006. The facility
attributed these fluctuations to analytical variability and production activity.
• Two organic chemical manufacturing facilities (same company) in Harris County, Texas (EPA Region 6) reported significant
decreased quantities for 2005 followed by large increases for 2006. One of the facilities noted that heavy ends from cracking
of ethylene dichloride contain HCE, which was incinerated onsite. The quantity of HCE depends on the purity of the
feedstock mixture; increased quantity for 2006 also was caused by operational issues. The second facility attributed the
increased quantities in 2006 to operational issues—the facility had to transfer material off-site due to a by-product reactor
being down. This material typically would have been recycled and reused in their process.
• An alkalies and chlorine manufacturing facility in Brazoria County, Texas (EPA Region 6) reported an increase of
approximately 1.5 million pounds for 2005 followed by a decrease of approximately 1.3 million pounds for 2006.
• A plastics material and resin manufacturing facility in Lenawee County, Michigan (EPA Region 5) reported an increase of
approximately 82,000 pounds for 2006. At this facility, HCE is the primary component of three separate waste streams. The
facility reviewed its waste characterization profiles for the waste streams containing HCE and the waste shipments sent off-
site in 2006 and noted there is some variability with these waste streams.
• A federal facility (Department of Defense) in Umatilla County, Oregon (EPA Region 10) reported an increase of
approximately 83,000 pounds for 2005 followed by reporting 0 pounds for 2006. This facility had used HCE as a "surrogate"
in trial burns to ensure their incinerators are properly operating prior to introducing chemical weapon materials.
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by
EPA Region State
6 LA
6 TX
6 TX
6 LA
5 Ml
9 CA
10 OR
4 AL
7 KS
County
Ascension
Harris
Brazoria
Calcasieu
Lenawee
Contra Costa
Umatilla
Calhoun
Sedgwick
Quantity (pounds) of HCE
2004
165,210
232,816
167,233
180,640
1 1 ,529
0
17,867
0
693
Total 775,987
2005
1,436,915
38,316
1 ,641 ,075
188,874
5,356
1,611
101,119
0
0
3,413,266
2006
1,126,704
440,307
292,794
191,720
87,177
1,149
0
0
0
2,139,851
Percent of
Total Quantity
(2006)
52.7%
20.6%
1 3.7%
9.0%
4.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
Which Industries Generated Hexachloroethane?
For 2006, seven facilities in three NAICS codes reported HCE being generated (Exhibit 4.32). Facilities inNAICS code 325181
(Alkalies and chlorine manufacturing) accounted for approximately 75 percent of the national total quantity of HCE being generated
for 2006, with one of these facilities reporting approximately 53 percent of the national total quantity.
of
Primary
NAICS
code
325181
3251 99
32521 1
928110
NAICS Code Description
Alkalies and Chlorine Manufacturing
All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing
Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing
National Security
Total
Facilities
Reporting
(2006)
3
3
1
0
7
Quantity (pounds) of HCE
2004
513,776
232,816
1 1 ,529
17,867
775,987
2005
3,266,864
39,927
5,356
101,119
3,413,266
2006
1,611,218
441 ,456
87,177
0
2,139,851
Percent of
Total
Quantity
(2006)
75.3%
20.6%
4.1%
0.0%
100.0%
How Did Facilities Manage Hexachloroethane?
Exhibit 4.33 shows how facilities, by industry, managed HCE in 2006.
Land Disposal: Facilities disposed of only 55 pounds or less than 0.1 percent of the HCE generated.
Energy Recovery: Facilities used energy recovery to manage approximately 8 percent of the HCE generated. One facility (NAICS
code 325211—Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing) reported using energy recovery for almost all of its non-recycled HCE.
Treatment: Facilities treated (incinerated), mostly onsite, approximately 82 percent of the HCE generated. Facilities in two of the
three industries used treatment as their primary method for managing this PC.
Recycling: Facilities recycled approximately 3.4 million pounds of HCE in 2006; two facilities in NAICS code 325181 (Alkalies
and Chlorine Manufacturing) reported approximately 99 percent of the total quantity of HCE recycled.
Priority
4-24
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for in
Primary
NAICS
Code
325181
325199
32521 1
NAICS Code
Description
Quantity (pounds) of HCE
Quantity*
Disposal
Onsite Offsite
Alkalies and Chlorine
Manufacturing
All Other Basic Organic
Chemical Manufacturing
Plastics Material and
Resin Manufacturing
Total
1,611,218
441 ,456
87,177
2,139,851
52
0
0
52
0
3
0
3
Energy Recovery
Onsite
109,840
0
0
109,840
Offsite
0
0
86,875
86,875
Treatment
Onsite
1 ,488,097
221,153
0
1,709,250
Offsite
13,230
220,300
302
233,831
Recycling
Onsite
3,343,049
3,094
0
3,346,143
Offsite
0
124
19,321
19,445
*Note: The recycled quantity is presented to provide some perspective regarding the quantity of this PC already recycled compared to the quantities
that are not recycled. In this Report, we primarily focus on non-recycled quantities of PCs (PC quantity) that offer the greatest opportunities for waste
minimization. The term "PC Quantity", as used in this Report, refers to quantities of PCs that are managed via disposal, treatment, and energy
recovery and thus potentially available for waste minimization.
Data Derived From Hazardous Waste Biennial Reports for
Hexachloroethane
In this section, we present data on which facilities submitted information to the BR system. As discussed in Section 1, we caution
readers against making casual one-to-one comparisons between the TRI and BR data. The differences between these two reporting
systems can cause significant variation in the number of reporting facilities and quantities of chemicals reported.
Exhibit 4.34 shows the estimated quantity of HCE contained in hazardous wastes generated in 2005—derived from data reported by
facilities on the BR. We estimate that hazardous wastes reported by facilities in these industries contained approximately 1.1 million
pounds of HCE. Waste streams classified as non-wastewaters contained approximately 99.9 percent of the HCE. Facilities in three
industries: NAICS code 325199 (All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing), NAICS code 424610 (Plastics Materials and
Basic Forms and Shapes Merchant Wholesalers), and NAICS code 325181 (Alkalies and Chlorine Manufacturing) accounted for 99
percent of the total estimated quantity of HCE in the hazardous waste streams.
of in for
99.9 bf
Primary
NAICS
Code
3251 99
42461 0
325181
325110
32521 1
NAICS Code Description
All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing
Plastics Materials and Basic Forms and Shapes
Merchant Wholesalers
Alkalies and Chlorine Manufacturing
Petrochemical Manufacturing
Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing
Total
Number of
Facilities
6
1
4
3
3
17
Quantity (pounds) of HCE
Non-
wastewaters
436,292
383,325
251 ,584
6,283
4,906
1,082,390
Wastewaters
147
125
0
0
0
272
Total
Quantity
436,439
383,449
251 ,584
6,283
4,906
1,082,661
Percent
of Total
Quantity
40.3%
35.4%
23.2%
0.6%
0.5%
99.9%
4-25
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Chemical Information
General Uses: Lead is a heavy, silver-white metal in its pure (elemental) form. Lead is often obtained by primary production
through mining of ores or by secondary production through recycling. Lead exists in either one of two forms: as the pure metal (i.e.,
lead metal) or as a compound, in which lead is combined with some other element or elements. Lead metal and lead compounds are
widely used in a variety of products and applications, including lead-acid batteries, ammunition, construction materials, solder, metal
castings, glass and ceramic products, plastics, electrical cable coverings, lubricating oils and greases, and certain paints. (Source:
EPA 2000/2001 TRI Public Data Release Report).
How Much Lead Was Generated?
For 2006, nearly 4,500 facilities reported approximately 36 million pounds of lead being generated. Six facilities accounted for 25
percent of the national total quantity of this PC, while 70 facilities accounted for approximately 77 percent of the lead being generated
(please refer to Exhibit 3.4 to see the number of facilities that reported this PC within various quantity ranges). Compared to the total
quantities of lead reported for 2004 and 2005, the quantity increased by approximately 2.9 million pounds and decreased by
approximately 483,000 pounds, respectively (Exhibit 4.35).
of
TRI Reporting Year
Total Quantity of Lead (pounds)
Number of TRI Facilities Reporting Lead
2004
33,356,349
4,678
2005
36,752,640
4,647
2006
36,270,099
4,488
Where Was Lead Generated?
Since 2004, facilities in every state and territory reported generating lead, including 4,488 facilities in 2006 (Exhibit 4.36). Exhibit
4.37 shows the counties in which facilities reported approximately 80 percent of the total quantity of lead being generated. From 2004
to 2006, facilities in nine of the top ten counties, accounting for approximately 39 percent of the total quantity of lead generated,
reported the largest quantities of lead.
and
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Exhibit 4.36. Location of Facilities that Generated Lead (2006)
CANADA
• • •
vr«.
Pacific 1UL . «
r\eyiuu uj» .*>••? *>
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of for 80 of by
EPA Region
8
4
5
6
4
6
3
4
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
6
4
4
5
7
5
2
9
3
9
4
8
5
4
4
10
5
2
6
6
3
5
State
UT
NC
OH
AR
TN
LA
VA
AL
IL
TX
OH
IN
IN
OH
IN
IL
Ml
MN
KY
TN
NC
AL
NC
SC
PA
LA
SC
GA
Wl
MO
IL
NJ
CA
VA
CA
FL
UT
OH
TN
MS
WA
IL
NJ
NM
TX
MD
IN
County
Box Elder
Hertford
Stark
Mississippi
Davidson
East Baton Rouge
Roanoke (City)
Jefferson
Madison
Collin
Cuyahoga
De Kalb
Montgomery
Marion
Hendricks
Peoria
Wayne
Dakota
Boyle
Sullivan
Cumberland
Tuscaloosa
Onslow
Aiken
Westmoreland
St John The Baptist
Richland
Chattahoochee
Waupaca
Saint Louis (City)
Whiteside
Middlesex
San Diego
Prince William
San Bernardino
Hillsborough
Salt Lake
Pickaway
Madison
Forrest
Pierce
Macon
Burlington
Eddy
Smith
Baltimore
Perry
Quantity (pounds) of Lead
2004
692,710
513,814
481 ,953
399,217
14,351
198,588
346,940
296,007
284,767
168,530
328,101
304,502
258,955
32
175,940
378,532
326,191
242,988
95,902
216,505
192,051
276,899
145,330
67,187
44,642
193,105
103,758
42,159
204,000
12,602
170,075
154,166
80,839
50,469
53,103
146,669
226,943
319,359
71,671
38,008
96,191
129,288
201,322
60,865
170,528
224,309
66,600
2005
731,310
344,745
441,107
284,401
13,452
228,280
349,300
286,303
262,147
241 ,722
188,621
267,282
295,070
23
183,359
238,291
467,436
271,253
238,568
216,934
191,328
231 ,254
148,249
234,400
62,463
163,795
124,675
152,019
202,766
78,887
160,245
166,241
171,153
88,943
191,647
148,462
90,750
141,102
103,140
65,164
118,612
127,483
150,909
93,418
136,301
174,734
118,900
Percent of
Total Quantity
2006
511,213
457,279
447,641
423,350
415,834
381,364
362,461
355,324
334,884
332,175
325,670
305,033
292,668
285,513
284,206
283,490
280,989
261,810
256,488
226,743
223,388
221 ,625
215,015
211,778
198,039
191,892
191,221
190,546
178,350
166,481
151,403
146,168
146,046
145,582
141,954
140,991
140,902
140,013
136,839
136,232
132,809
130,117
124,990
114,211
110,957
109,545
108,700
(2006)
1.4%
1.3%
1.2%
1.2%
1.1%
1.1%
1.0%
1.0%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
Priority
4-28
and
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of for 1 80 of by
EPA Region State
6 TX
5 OH
4 KY
Quantity (pounds) of Lead
County
Ellis
Lorain
Christian
2004
105,837
84,092
68,921
Total 23,442,145
2005
99,975
90,059
82,838
24,955,287
2006
107,636
107,506
106,002
28,963,901
Percent of
Total Quantity
(2006)
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
79.9%
Which Industries Generated Lead?
For 2006, facilities in 334 different NAICS codes reported generating lead. Facilities in three NAICS codes accounted for
approximately 70 percent of the total quantity of lead generated (Exhibit 4.38): NAICS code 331492 (Secondary Smelting, Refining,
and Alloying of Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum), NAICS code 331111 (Iron and Steel Mills), and NAICS code
928110 (National Security).
of for 1 90 of
Primary
NAICS
code
331 492
331111
928110
331511
3251 88
332992
335110
541 71 0
331421
335912
331222
33591 1
32721 2
325312
325998
33451 1
NAICS Code Description
Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of Nonferrous
Metal (except Copper and Aluminum)
Iron and Steel Mills
National Security
Iron Foundries
All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing
Small Arms Ammunition Manufacturing
Electric Lamp Bulb and Part Manufacturing
Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering,
and Life Sciences
Copper Rolling, Drawing, and Extruding
Primary Battery Manufacturing
Steel Wire Drawing
Storage Battery Manufacturing
Other Pressed and Blown Glass and Glassware
Manufacturing
Phosphatic Fertilizer Manufacturing
All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation
Manufacturing
Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical,
and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing
Total
Facilities
Reporting
(2006)
29
82
114
140
55
13
12
6
31
12
27
41
25
11
30
24
652
Quantity (pounds) of Lead
2004
9,782,045
9,777,850
2,392,360
1,914,763
930,510
182,307
222,158
34,510
106,647
455,853
483,927
347,895
902,910
261 ,475
158,855
243,571
28,197,636
2005
10,662,347
9,153,830
2,593,077
1 ,583,095
875,796
564,995
561 ,251
299,835
102,324
422,155
375,907
315,397
3,303,455
277,598
541 ,322
95,554
31,727,940
2006
1 1 ,065,070
10,032,736
4,350,944
1 ,557,493
1 ,074,482
790,921
607,990
591,815
467,230
426,918
409,519
319,797
315,205
243,624
197,610
176,804
32,628,157
Percent
of Total
Quantity
(2006)
30.5%
27.7%
12.0%
4.3%
3.0%
2.2%
1.7%
1.6%
1.3%
1.2%
1.1%
0.9%
0.9%
0.7%
0.5%
0.5%
90.0%
4 29
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Some observations regarding trends for facilities reporting lead within NAICS codes include:
Facilities in this NAICS code reported increases of approximately 880,000 pounds for 2005 and 403,000 pounds for 2006.
A facility in Beaver County, Pennsylvania reported an increase of approximately 261,000 pounds for 2006. This facility
extracts zinc from steel mill dust melted into slag from outside companies. For 2006, the percentage of lead in the slag
increased.
A facility in Pike County, Alabama reported an increase of approximately 275,000 pounds for 2005 and an increase of
approximately 165,000 pounds for 2006.
A facility in East Baton Rouge, Louisiana reported an increase of approximately 155,000 pounds for 2006 due to increased
production.
A facility in Collin County, Texas reported an increase of approximately 73,000 pounds for 2005 and an increase of
approximately 90,000 pounds for 2006 due to increased production.
A facility in Los Angeles County, California reported an increase of approximately 341,000 pounds for 2005 and an increase
of approximately 240,000 pounds for 2006 due to a furnace re-build from which contaminated waste refractory materials
were disposed of.
Facilities in this NAICS code reported an overall decrease of approximately 624,000 pounds for 2005 and an increase of
approximately 879,000 pounds for 2006.
A facility in Hertford County, North Carolina reported a decrease of approximately 169,000 pounds for 2005 followed by an
increase of approximately 113,000 pounds for 2006 due to fluctuating production. The lead is in the electric arc furnace dust
and slag.
A facility in Marion County, Ohio reported an increase of approximately 285,000 pounds for 2006.
A facility in Whitley County, Indiana reported an increase of approximately 198,000 pounds for 2006.
A facility in Muscatine County, Iowa reported an increase of approximately 167,000 pounds for 2006.
A facility in Stanton County, Nebraska reported a decrease of approximately 328,000 pounds for 2005 and an increase of
approximately 263,000 pounds for 2006. In addition to fluctuations in production, the facility noted that it updated its
analyses of the electric arc furnace dusts containing the lead compounds.
A facility in Guadalupe County, Texas reported decreases of 212,000 pounds and 167,000 pounds for 2005 and 2006,
respectively.
• Facilities in this NAICS code reported an increase of approximately 1.8 million pounds for 2006.
• Department of Defense (DOD) facilities, primarily military installations, reported most of the lead (e.g., spent lead bullets) in
this NAICS code. This increased quantity was likely caused by the increase in training and other activities at federal
facilities in support of military and security operations to counter terrorism worldwide.
• Facilities in this NAICS code reported an overall increase of approximately 199,000 pounds for 2006.
• A facility in Jefferson County, Nebraska reported an increase of approximately 226,000 pounds for 2006. The lead is
contained in zinc hydroxide which is generated from the production of zinc sulfate for use in animal feeds. The lead content
is not sufficient to justify recovery.
• Facilities in this NAICS code reported an overall increase of approximately 383,000 pounds for 2005 followed by an increase
of 226,000 pounds for 2006.
• A facility in Lonoke County, Arkansas reported increases of approximately 397,000 pounds for 2005 and 224,000 pounds for
2006 due to increased production.
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NAICS Code 3351 10 (Electric Lump ami Part Maniifaeliitin»)
• Facilities in this NAICS code reported an overall increase of approximately 339,000 pounds for 2005.
• A facility in Boyle County, Kentucky reported an increase of approximately 143,000 pounds for 2005 due to a furnace
rebuild that involved the disposal of lead containing material.
• A facility in St. Louis, Missouri reported increases of approximately 64,000 pounds for 2005 and 94,000 pounds for 2006 to
be disposed of. The facility noted that a pollution prevention project in 2005 removed a source of lead in one of the
processes resulting in a significant decrease of lead in their product and processes. However, this also reduced the lead
content in their recyclable material and made the material uneconomical for the recycler. Now the facility must landfill this
material until they can identify another recycler or other recycling option.
Facilities in this NAICS code reported overall increases of approximately 265,000 pounds for 2005 and 292,000 pounds for
2006.
A Department of Energy facility in Butte County, Idaho reported most of these increased quantities. This facility accelerated
decommissioning and demolition activities for buildings that are no longer used; activities involving cleanup and shutdown
are expected to continue through at least 2012. The facility also is decreasing the lead in its onsite inventory that was used as
radiation shielding.
• Facilities in this NAICS code reported an overall increase of approximately 2.4 million pounds for 2005 and a decrease of
approximately 3 million pounds for 2006.
• A facility in Franklin County, Ohio reported an increase of approximately 2.7 million pounds for 2005 and 0 pounds for
2006. This facility's manufacturing operations were shut down in August 2004 and the facility underwent an extensive
cleanup and closure program. In 2005, the cleanup and closure of the facility was completed.
How Did Facilities Manage Lead?
Exhibit 4.39 shows how facilities, by industry, managed lead in 2006.
Land Disposal: Facilities disposed of 100 percent of the lead, including approximately 75 percent offsite.
Energy Recovery: Energy recovery is not applicable to this PC.
Treatment: No facilities reported treating this PC.
Recycling: Facilities recycled approximately 443 million pounds of lead in 2006. Facilities in two industries: NAICS code 335911
(Storage Battery Manufacturing) and NAICS code 33 1492 (Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of Nonferrous Metal (except
Copper and Aluminum) accounted for approximately 88 percent of the total quantity of lead recycled. However, facilities in
numerous other industries also recycled significant quantities of lead.
Many facilities reported they only used recycling to manage their lead. For 2006, 1,341 facilities, in 248 different industries, only
recycling approximately 76 million pounds of the lead they generated. Exhibits 4.40 and 4.41 show the industries and the quantities
for those facilities that accounted for approximately 95 percent of the lead that were managed only by recycling.
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for bf in
Primary
NAICS
Code
NAICS Code
Description
Total PC
Quantity*
Reported
Quantity (pounds) of Lead
Disposal
Onsite Offsite
Energy Recovery
Onsite Offsite
Treatment
Onsite
Offsite
Recycling
Onsite
Offsite
Secondary Smelting,
Refining, and Alloying
331492 of Nonferrous Metal
(except Copper and
Aluminum)
11,065,070 2,999,461
8,065,609
0 107,972,675 27,743,756
331111
928110
331511
3251 88
Iron and Steel Mills
National Security
Iron Foundries
All Other Basic
Inorganic Chemical
Manufacturing
10,032,736
4,350,944
1 ,557,493
1 ,074,482
440,845
4,049,422
276,767
60,887
9,591,891
301 ,522
1 ,280,726
1,013,594
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
574,793
306,440
57,528
167,608
11,412,341
325,731
232,804
120,275
332992
335110
Small Arms
Ammunition
Manufacturing
Electric Lamp Bulb
and Part
Manufacturing
790,921
607,990
0
0
790,921 0 0
607,990 0 0
0 0 3,261,100
0 0 145,784
4,218,580
512,569
Research and
Development in the
541710 Physical,
Engineering, and Life
Sciences
591,815
18,332
573,483
10,482
331421
335912
331222
33591 1
327212
Copper Rolling,
Drawing, and
Extruding
Primary Battery
Manufacturing
Steel Wire Drawing
Storage Battery
Manufacturing
Other Pressed and
Blown Glass and
Glassware
Manufacturing
467,230
426,918
409,519
319,797
315,205
253
541
332
1,870
0
466,977
426,377
409,186
317,926
315,205
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
24,797
13,736,909
0
106,002,018
4,500,330
841 ,635
9,500,965
1 ,775,724
148,384,381
1,107,374
--__.- Phosphatic Fertilizer
Manufacturing
243,624 243,624
325998
All Other
Miscellaneous
Chemical Product
and Preparation
Manufacturing
197,610 3,533 194,076 0000 11,002 80,091
Search, Detection,
Navigation,
Guidance,
334511 Aeronautical, and
Nautical System and
Instrument
Manufacturing
176,804
176,804
0 18,700
Total 32,628,157 8,095,868 24,532,288
0 236,760,983 206,285,408
*Note: The recycled quantity is presented to provide some perspective regarding the quantity of this PC already recycled compared to the quantities
that are not recycled. In this Report, we primarily focus on non-recycled quantities of PCs (PC quantity) that offer the greatest opportunities for waste
minimization. The term "PC Quantity", as used in this Report, refers to quantities of PCs that are managed via disposal, treatment, and energy
recovery and thus potentially available for waste minimization.
Priority
4-32
and
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in 1 95
By
Primary
NAICS
Code
331316
331491
332912
331111
33591 1
331492
331 522
336370
332999
332813
33591 2
331221
3261 99
NA
339999
335110
331423
332721
331210
331 525
334418
331 528
331222
332313
331421
33291 1
3251 88
Primary
NAICS
Code
331316
331491
33291 2
33591 1
331111
331 522
336370
NAICS Code Description
Aluminum Extruded Product Manufacturing
Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum) Rolling, Drawing, and Extruding
Fluid Power Valve and Hose Fitting Manufacturing
Iron and Steel Mills
Storage Battery Manufacturing
Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum)
Nonferrous (except Aluminum) Die-Casting Foundries
Motor Vehicle Metal Stamping
All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing
Electroplating, Plating, Polishing, Anodizing, and Coloring
Primary Battery Manufacturing
Rolled Steel Shape Manufacturing
All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing
NA
All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing
Electric Lamp Bulb and Part Manufacturing
Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of Copper
Precision Turned Product Manufacturing
Iron and Steel Pipe and Tube Manufacturing from Purchased Steel
Copper Foundries (except Die-Casting)
Printed Circuit Assembly (Electronic Assembly) Manufacturing
Other Nonferrous Foundries (except Die-Casting)
Steel Wire Drawing
Plate Work Manufacturing
Copper Rolling, Drawing, and Extruding
Industrial Valve Manufacturing
All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing
: 4.41. 1 95 of the
By
EPA
NAICS C«de Description u State C«unty
~
21,716,242
18,580,067
8,669,813
4,690,679
2,995,135
2,476,322
2,424,455
1 ,584,828
1 ,284,570
1,180,064
1,102,000
640,177
533,175
527,669
486,861
397,438
352,420
345,771
345,589
328,952
295,417
289,424
282,41 1
272,156
268,519
223,550
213,645
Percent
of Recycled
Only Quantity
(2006)
28.5%
24.4%
1 1 .4%
6.1%
3.9%
3.2%
3.2%
2.1%
1.7%
1.5%
1.4%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
Recycling (pounds)
" Onsite Offsite
Aluminum Extruded Product Manufacturing 4 NC Alamance
Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and . ... . ,, ivonn
Aluminum) Rolling, Drawing, and Extruding 4 AL Jefferson i/,^uu
Fluid Power Valve and Hose Fitting _ _.. _ .
Manufacturing 6 OK Cralg
Storage Battery Manufacturing 4 KY Russell 1,198
Iron and Steel Mills 2 NJ Middlesex 2,020
Nonferrous (except Aluminum) Die-Casting g MN Ramsev
Foundries
Motor Vehicle Metal Stamping 4 TN Rutherford
0 21,687,010
,000 1 ,097,000
0 8,471,138
,727 1,619,725
,776 249,482
0 2,247,239
0 1,141,460
Total
21,687,010
18,297,000
8,471,138
2,818,452
2,270,258
2,247,239
1,141,460
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«-"-"- 35 of the
By
Primary
NAICS
Code
33591 2
332999
331 492
331 492
331111
331221
33281 3
33281 3
331111
NA
339999
336370
331111
331 492
331210
331 492
331111
335110
332313
3261 99
331 423
331 525
331111
331222
331111
33291 1
331421
331491
33591 1
NAICS Code Description
Primary Battery Manufacturing
All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal
Product Manufacturing
Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of
Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and
Aluminum)
Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of
Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and
Aluminum)
Iron and Steel Mills
Rolled Steel Shape Manufacturing
Electroplating, Plating, Polishing, Anodizing,
and Coloring
Electroplating, Plating, Polishing, Anodizing,
and Coloring
Iron and Steel Mills
NA
All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing
Motor Vehicle Metal Stamping
Iron and Steel Mills
Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of
Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and
Aluminum)
Iron and Steel Pipe and Tube Manufacturing
from Purchased Steel
Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of
Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and
Aluminum)
Iron and Steel Mills
Electric Lamp Bulb and Part Manufacturing
Plate Work Manufacturing
All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing
Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of
Copper
Copper Foundries (except Die-Casting)
Iron and Steel Mills
Steel Wire Drawing
Iron and Steel Mills
Industrial Valve Manufacturing
Copper Rolling, Drawing, and Extruding
Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and
Aluminum) Rolling, Drawing, and Extruding
Storage Battery Manufacturing
EPA
Region
2
5
9
5
5
10
4
4
2
2
5
9
4
2
4
6
6
4
6
5
3
9
6
7
6
4
3
5
6
State
NY
IN
CA
IL
IL
WA
KY
TN
NJ
NJ
Wl
NV
GA
NJ
KY
TX
OK
KY
TX
Wl
PA
CA
TX
MO
AR
SC
PA
OH
TX
County
Orange
Steuben
Santa Clara
Winnebago
Kankakee
King
Anderson
Hickman
Middlesex
Passaic
Milwaukee
Washoe
Bartow
Union
Gallatin
Dallas
Tulsa
Woodford
Baylor
Milwaukee
Allegheny
Los Angeles
El Paso
Jasper
Jackson
Cherokee
Berks
Cuyahoga
Kaufman
Total
Recycling (pounds)
Onsite
0
0
23,000
324,821
0
1,055
0
0
0
0
0
0
62,005
0
0
218,993
0
0
0
0
0
200,000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
21,249,377
Offsite
1,102,000
899,990
685,000
324,821
626,934
509,133
500,000
500,000
459,058
448,833
446,163
417,311
282,073
339,406
334,000
112,761
323,514
284,681
270,679
256,759
248,800
41 ,000
226,015
224,000
221 ,650
208,238
204,353
190,000
176,273
47,376,499
Total
1,102,000
899,990
708,000
649,642
626,934
510,188
500,000
500,000
459,058
448,833
446,163
417,311
344,078
339,406
334,000
331 ,754
323,514
284,681
270,679
256,759
248,800
241 ,000
226,015
224,000
221,650
208,238
204,353
190,000
176,273
68,625,876
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Data Derived From Hazardous Waste Biennial Reports for Lead
In this section, we present data on which facilities submitted information to the BR system. As discussed in Section 1, we caution
readers against making casual one-to-one comparisons between the TRI and BR data. The differences between these two reporting
systems can cause significant variation in the number of reporting facilities and quantities of chemicals reported.
Exhibit 4.42 shows the estimated quantity of lead contained in hazardous wastes generated in 2005—derived from data reported by
facilities on the BR. We estimate that hazardous wastes reported by facilities in these industries contained approximately 430 million
pounds of lead. Waste streams classified as non-wastewaters contained approximately 62 percent of the lead. Facilities in five
industries: NAICS code 331492 (Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum),
NAICS code 331111 (Iron and Steel Mills), NAICS code 335929 (Other Communication and Energy Wire Manufacturing), NAICS
code 325131 (Inorganic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing), and NAICS code 334413 (Semiconductor and Related Device
Manufacturing) accounted for approximately 71 percent of the total estimated quantity of lead in the hazardous waste streams.
of in for
95 by
ing
Primary
NAICS
Code
331 492
331111
335929
325131
334413
928110
33591 1
3251 80
488490
32551 0
327992
33281 2
331112
3241 1 0
331511
33591 0
331221
921110
325110
33451 3
331491
33591 2
23731 0
33641 1
33441 2
332992
331513
NAICS Code Description
Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of
Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum)
Iron and Steel Mills
Other Communication and Energy Wire Manufacturing
Inorganic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing
Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing
National Security
Storage Battery Manufacturing
Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing
Other Support Activities for Road Transportation
Paint and Coating Manufacturing
Ground or Treated Mineral and Earth Manufacturing
Metal Coating, Engraving (except Jewelry and
Silverware), and Allied Services to Manufacturers
Electrometallurgical Ferroalloy Product Manufacturing
Petroleum Refineries
Iron Foundries
Battery Manufacturing
Rolled Steel Shape Manufacturing
Executive Offices
Petrochemical Manufacturing
Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for
Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial
Process Variables
Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum)
Rolling, Drawing, and Extruding
Primary Battery Manufacturing
Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction
Aircraft Manufacturing
Bare Printed Circuit Board Manufacturing
Small Arms Ammunition Manufacturing
Steel Foundries (except Investment)
Number
of
Facilities
27
86
9
6
74
232
42
5
86
90
1
143
7
93
39
6
19
20
26
7
19
6
61
57
152
9
12
Quantity (pounds) of Lead
Non-
Wastewaters
56,217,832
73,240,464
63,845,808
336,927
471 ,063
7,782,011
6,334,220
664,028
6,632,506
5,070,399
0
908,507
3,262,128
2,864,788
2,722,370
2,577,313
2,488,005
2,358,734
802,663
2,126,516
1 ,768,755
933,767
1,769,174
800,883
409,965
504,025
1 ,532,775
Wastewaters
25,797,146
72,279
7,999
62,722,737
39,668,403
9,128,901
3,210,642
6,815,512
152
76,266
4,575,081
3,114,726
6,585
15,184
12,958
0
12,295
0
1,454,215
314
295,483
1,124,914
0
936,814
1 ,289,368
1 ,061 ,308
0
Total
Quantity
82,014,979
73,312,743
63,853,807
63,059,665
40,139,466
16,910,911
9,544,862
7,479,540
6,632,658
5,146,665
4,575,081
4,023,233
3,268,713
2,879,972
2,735,328
2,577,313
2,500,300
2,358,734
2,256,877
2,126,830
2,064,238
2,058,682
1,769,174
1 ,737,696
1 ,699,333
1 ,565,333
1 ,532,775
Percent
of Total
Quantity
18.1%
1 6.2%
14.1%
13.9%
8.9%
3.7%
2.1%
1.7%
1.5%
1.1%
1.0%
0.9%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
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4.42, of in for 1
95 of the bf
Primary
NAICS
Code
3251 88
423930
32521 1
33281 3
611710
32721 2
3251 99
331 41 9
221122
561210
811310
33521 1
331 525
3231 1 1
339999
238320
331110
332919
327213
4881 90
541 71 0
NAICS Code Description
All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing
Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers
Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing
Electroplating, Plating, Polishing, Anodizing, and
Coloring
Educational Support Services
Other Pressed and Blown Glass and Glassware
Manufacturing
All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing
Primary Smelting and Refining of Nonferrous Metal
(except Copper and Aluminum)
Electric Power Distribution
Facilities Support Services
Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment
(except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and
Maintenance
Electric Housewares and Household Fan
Manufacturing
Copper Foundries (except Die-Casting)
Commercial Gravure Printing
All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing
Painting and Wall Covering Contractors
Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing
Other Metal Valve and Pipe Fitting Manufacturing
Glass Container Manufacturing
Other Support Activities for Air Transportation
Research and Development in the Physical,
Engineering, and Life Sciences
Total
Number
of
Facilities
46
9
54
300
19
27
91
17
213
7
39
2
18
16
30
41
3
7
25
32
115
2,445
Quantity (pounds) of Lead
Non-
Waste waters
1 ,448,965
1,341,010
1,181,332
749,057
1,185,677
1 ,068,903
897,882
1,050,041
1,049,100
826,364
827,510
148,667
794,942
17,058
777,571
721 ,597
651 ,946
651,157
603,779
586,281
500,550
265,505,015
Wastewaters
1 1 ,485
19,376
131,554
536,591
0
78,386
231,810
25,063
4,483
51,143
22,380
673,506
662
772,088
11,219
0
287
0
204
11,271
69,209
164,049,999
Total
Quantity
1 ,460,450
1 ,360,385
1,312,886
1 ,285,648
1,185,677
1,147,289
1,129,693
1,075,104
1 ,053,584
877,507
849,890
822,173
795,604
789,146
788,790
721 ,597
652,233
651,157
603,983
597,552
569,759
429,555,015
Percent
of Total
Quantity
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
95.0%
4 36
I ead and I eacl (I
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Chemical Information
General Uses: Mercury is a metal used in chlor-alkali production, wiring devices, switching mechanisms, amalgam dental fillings,
and measurement and control instruments. Industries also manufacture and process mercury reagents, catalysts, and medicinal
chemicals. Secondary production of mercury involves the recovery of mercury from dismantled equipment and recovery from scrap
and industrial wastes using a thermal or chemical extractive process. Major sources of recycled or recovered mercury include scrap
from instrument and electrical manufactures (lamps and switches), wastes and sludge from laboratories and electrolytic refining
plants, mercury batteries, and dental amalgams. Mercury is also found as a trace contaminant in fossil fuels and waste materials;
mercury quickly volatilizes in combustion processes.
How Much Mercury Was Generated?
For 2006, 604 facilities reported approximately 74,000 pounds of mercury being generated. One facility accounted for approximately
29 percent of the national total quantity of this PC, while 11 facilities accounted for approximately 72 percent of this PC (please refer
to Exhibit 3.4 to see the number of facilities that reported this PC within various quantity ranges). Compared to the total quantities of
mercury reported for 2004 and 2005, the quantity increased by approximately 11,800 pounds and decreased by approximately 4,600
pounds, respectively (Exhibit 4.43).
of
TRI Reporting Year 2004 2005 2006
Total Quantity of Mercury (pounds) 62,293 78,614 74,043
Number of TRI Facilities Reporting Mercury 594 598 604
Where Was Mercury Generated?
Since 2004, facilities in 53 states and territories reported generating mercury (Exhibit 4.44).
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Exhibit 4.44. Location of Facilities that Generated Mercury (2006)
CANADA
A
>E «
NYrr*iPA
EPA
try* * *
Region«6 • -«-L
* T *~
Puerto Rico Virgin
-*0~> ^ Islands
Office of Sol id Waste
Analysis and Information Branch
November 2008
Facilities Reporting Mercury
(2006)
604 Facilities Reporting Mercury
* 10 largest facilities reporting mercury
• Other facilities reporting mercury
Exhibit 4.45 shows the counties in which facilities reported approximately 80 percent of the total quantity of mercury generated.
Some observations concerning the quantity of mercury reported by the facilities in these counties are:
• An organic chemical manufacturing facility in New Haven County, Connecticut reported 21,405 pounds of mercury for
2006—this was the first time this facility submitted a TRI report. Prior to the 2006 TRI reporting year, the facility did not
report mercury because it did not exceed the 20,000-hour full-time employee threshold for reporting to TRI.
• An alkalies and chlorine manufacturing facility in Iberville County, Louisiana reported an increase of approximately 8,600
pounds for 2006 due to the de-oiling of tanks from which it removed mercury contaminated mud from the bottom of the
tanks.
• A pump and pumping equipment manufacturing facility in Carroll County, Maryland reported an increase of approximately
1,100 pounds for 2005. The source of mercury was mercury seals on water pumps, including from pumps that were serviced
or reconditioned. The facility plans to stop selling water pumps with mercury seals; however, older pumps returned for
servicing or reconditioning will likely continue to be a source of mercury.
• A federal (Department of Defense) facility in Kern County, California reported an increase of approximately 18,600 pounds
for 2005, followed by a decrease of approximately 30,500 pounds for 2006. The mercury is a by-product from a geothermal
energy plant. The geothermal stream is passed through carbon beds to absorb the mercury. When differential pressure in a
carbon bed reaches a certain point, the carbon bed is replaced with new carbon; contaminated carbon bed material (containing
mercury) is disposed of. The large increase in mercury for 2005 was due to changing out all of the carbon beds; for 2006, the
quantity of mercury decreased because only a limited number of the carbon beds were changed.
2006 National Priority Chemicals Trends Report
4-38
Mercury and Mercury Compounds (Mercury)
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of for 80 of by
EPA Region State
1 CT
6 LA
5 OH
1 VT
3 DE
4 FL
4 SC
10 ID
6 TX
3 WV
3 MD
4 AL
10 ID
3 PA
3 MD
9 CA
4 NC
9 CA
5 Wl
7 IA
County
New Haven
Iberville
Richland
Rutland
New Castle
Hamilton
Aiken
Caribou
Guadalupe
Marshall
Carroll
Morgan
Power
Beaver
Baltimore
Kern
Beaufort
Contra Costa
Racine
Dubuque
Total
Quantity (pounds) of Mercury
2004
155
269
5,000
9,357
1,048
3,085
3,035
1,415
2,702
1,145
0
34
800
132
8
12,431
435
885
201
0
44,140
2005
123
632
5,900
5,510
932
2,426
824
1,548
1,284
657
1,112
34
910
101
430
31,041
687
657
360
313
57,485
F
To
2006
21,536
9,259
5,460
4,886
3,710
2,244
1,799
1,375
1,355
1,131
1,121
919
739
703
640
566
559
540
528
500
61,578
>ercent of
tal Quantity
(2006)
29.1%
1 2.5%
7.4%
6.6%
5.0%
3.0%
2.4%
1.9%
1.8%
1.5%
1.5%
1.2%
1.0%
0.9%
0.9%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
80.5%
Which Industries Generated Mercury?
For 2006, facilities in 101 different NAICS codes reported mercury. Facilities in five NAICS codes accounted for approximately 79
percent of the total quantity of mercury generated (Exhibit 4.46).
of for 90
il
Primary
NAICS
code
3251 99
325181
331111
335110
325312
324110
928110
331 492
33391 1
33591 2
32521 1
NAICS Code Description
All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing
Alkalies and Chlorine Manufacturing
Iron and Steel Mills
Electric Lamp Bulb and Part Manufacturing
Phosphatic Fertilizer Manufacturing
Petroleum Refineries
National Security
Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of
Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum)
Pump and Pumping Equipment Manufacturing
Primary Battery Manufacturing
Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing
Total
Facilities
Reporting
(2006)
14
10
51
13
6
90
6
2
2
4
12
210
Quantity (pounds) of Mercury
2004
1,316
4,401
10,337
9,941
5,888
2,726
12,709
582
0
202
1,365
49,466
2005
175
4,491
9,227
6,171
5,629
2,037
31,769
1,301
1,112
620
708
63,238
2006
22,462
15,997
9,201
5,863
4,767
2,449
2,404
1,197
1,121
759
692
66,912
Percent
of Total
Quantity
(2006)
30.3%
21 .6%
12.4%
7.9%
6.4%
3.3%
3.2%
1.6%
1.5%
1.0%
0.9%
90.4%
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How Did Facilities Manage Mercury?
Exhibit 4.47 shows how facilities, by industry, managed mercury in 2006.
Land Disposal: Facilities disposed of 100 percent of the mercury; approximately 91 percent was disposed of offsite.
Energy Recovery: Energy recovery is not applicable to this PC.
Treatment: No facilities reported treating this PC.
Recycling: Facilities recycled approximately 462,000 pounds of mercury in 2006. Facilities in two industries: NAICS code 325181
(Alkalies and Chlorine Manufacturing) and NAICS code 331492 (Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of Nonferrous Metal
(except Copper and Aluminum) accounted for approximately 98 percent of the total quantity of mercury recycled.
Many facilities reported they only used recycling to manage their mercury. For 2006, 90 facilities, in 54 different industries, reported
only recycling approximately 24,000 pounds of mercury. Exhibits 4.48 and 4.49 show the industries and the quantities for those
facilities that accounted for approximately 90 percent of the mercury that were managed only by recycling.
for by in
Primary
NAICS
Code
325199
325181
331111
335110
32531 2
3241 1 0
928110
331 492
33391 1
33591 2
32521 1
NAICS Code
Description
All Other Basic
Organic Chemical
Manufacturing
Alkalies and
Chlorine
Manufacturing
Iron and Steel Mills
Electric Lamp Bulb
and Part
Manufacturing
Phosphatic Fertilizer
Manufacturing
Petroleum
Refineries
National Security
Secondary
Smelting, Refining,
and Alloying of
Nonferrous Metal
(except Copper and
Aluminum)
Pump and Pumping
Equipment
Manufacturing
Primary Battery
Manufacturing
Plastics Material
and Resin
Manufacturing
Total
Tntal PP
Quantity*
22,462
15,997
9,201
5,863
4,767
2,449
2,404
1,197
1,121
759
692
66,912
Quantity (pounds) of Mercury
Disposal Energy Recovery
Onsite
11
302
126
0
4,767
334
368
0
0
0
373
6,283
Treatment
Offsite Onsite Offsite Onsite Offsite
22,451
15,695
9,075
5,863
0
2,115
2,035
1,197
1,121
759
319
60,629
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Recycling
Onsite
0
185,990
52
0
0
321
0
101,495
0
0
0
287,858
Offsite
834
165,781
3,949
2,760
0
546
231
0
0
98
171
174,371
*Note: The recycled quantity is presented to provide some perspective regarding the quantity of this PC already recycled compared to the quantities
that are not recycled. In this Report, we primarily focus on non-recycled quantities of PCs (PC quantity) that offer the greatest opportunities for waste
minimization. The term "PC Quantity", as used in this Report, refers to quantities of PCs that are managed via disposal, treatment, and energy
recovery and thus potentially available for waste minimization.
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": .,
Primary
NAICS
Code
331111
33591 2
339114
33451 3
325320
32721 1
33451 1
334519
33441 2
3251 88
335314
3251 32
335110
325998
•i, . :
By
NAICS Code Description
Iron and Steel Mills
Primary Battery Manufacturing
Dental Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing
Recycled
Only Quantity
(2006)
Percent of
Recycled Only
Quantity (2006)
6,627
5,225
3,835
Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling
Industrial Process Variables
Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing
Flat Glass Manufacturing
997
862
598
Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System
Manufacturing
Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing
Bare Printed Circuit Board Manufacturing
All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing
Relay and Industrial Control Manufacturing
Synthetic Organic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing
Electric Lamp Bulb and Part Manufacturing
and Instrument
558
557
427
395
386
381
343
All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing
333
I • . , ". 95 of the
Primary
NAICS
Code
335912
331111
331111
339114
339114
325320
33451 3
32721 1
334412
33451 1
335314
3251 32
3251 88
335110
325998
33641 1
332993
33451 9
33451 9
33451 3
NAICS Code Description
Primary Battery Manufacturing
Iron and Steel Mills
Iron and Steel Mills
Dental Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing
Dental Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing
Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical
Manufacturing
Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for
Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial
Process Variables
Flat Glass Manufacturing
Bare Printed Circuit Board Manufacturing
Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance,
Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument
Manufacturing
Relay and Industrial Control Manufacturing
Synthetic Organic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing
All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing
Electric Lamp Bulb and Part Manufacturing
All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and
Preparation Manufacturing
Aircraft Manufacturing
Ammunition (except Small Arms) Manufacturing
Other Measuring and Controlling Device
Manufacturing
Other Measuring and Controlling Device
Manufacturing
Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for
Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial
Process Variables
EPA
Region
1
3
6
5
3
3
5
5
2
9
5
3
6
5
5
7
3
4
1
3
State
VT
MD
TX
Ml
DE
WV
IN
OH
PR
CA
Ml
PA
TX
OH
MN
MO
PA
TN
MA
PA
County
Bennington
Baltimore
El Paso
Wayne
Sussex
Kanawha
White
Wood
Aguadilla
Santa
Barbara
Cass
Allegheny
Harris
Cuyahoga
Washington
St Louis
Lancaster
Blount
Norfolk
Bucks
Total
27.7%
21 .9%
16.0%
4.2%
3.6%
2.5%
2.3%
2.3%
1.8%
1.7%
1.6%
1.6%
1.4%
1.4%
If By
Recycling (pounds)
Onsite
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
233
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
233
Offsite
5,225
3,600
2,703
1,980
1,855
862
727
598
427
399
153
381
373
325
300
300
290
281
276
270
21,325
Total
5,225
3,600
2,703
1,980
1,855
862
727
598
427
399
386
381
373
325
300
300
290
281
276
270
21,557
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Data Derived From Hazardous Waste Biennial Reports for Mercury
In this section, we present data on which facilities submitted information to the BR system. As discussed in Section 1, we caution
readers against making casual one-to-one comparisons between the TRI and BR data. The differences between these two reporting
systems can cause significant variation in the number of reporting facilities and quantities of chemicals reported.
Exhibit 4.50 shows the estimated quantity of mercury contained in hazardous wastes generated in 2005—derived from data reported
by facilities on the BR. We estimate that hazardous wastes reported by facilities in these industries contained approximately 3 million
pounds of mercury. Waste streams classified as non-wastewaters contained approximately 62 percent of the mercury. Overall,
facilities in 425 industries reported hazardous waste streams containing mercury. Facilities in NAICS code 325181 (Alkalies and
Chlorine Manufacturing) accounted for approximately 40 percent of the total estimated quantity of mercury in the hazardous waste
streams.
of in for
90 by
Primary
NAICS Code
325181
611310
325192
928110
325320
327992
331111
325199
324110
32521 1
331 41 9
335110
325920
332322
221210
325110
33641 1
325998
321114
486210
221121
325412
32541 4
NAICS Code Description
Alkalies and Chlorine Manufacturing
Colleges, Universities, and Professional
Schools
Cyclic Crude and Intermediate
Manufacturing
National Security
Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical
Manufacturing
Ground or Treated Mineral and Earth
Manufacturing
Iron and Steel Mills
All Other Basic Organic Chemical
Manufacturing
Petroleum Refineries
Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing
Primary Smelting and Refining of
Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and
Aluminum)
Electric Lamp Bulb and Part Manufacturing
Explosives Manufacturing
Sheet Metal Work Manufacturing
Natural Gas Distribution
Petrochemical Manufacturing
Aircraft Manufacturing
All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product
and Preparation Manufacturing
Wood Preservation
Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas
Electric Bulk Power Transmission and
Control
Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing
Biological Product (except Diagnostic)
Manufacturing
Total
Number of
Facilities
17
266
11
188
18
1
25
109
76
70
10
15
11
2
30
21
31
52
4
69
3
133
26
1,188
Quantity (pounds) of Mercury
Non-
wastewaters
292,256
286,831
242,586
175,992
118,353
0
93,431
72,812
70,239
62,606
58,003
48,233
44,282
43,533
43,373
37,051
36,015
30,710
29,619
28,669
23,163
22,739
22,093
1,882,589
Wastewaters
1 ,059,395
79
420
978
<1
100,551
<1
15,537
8
71
9
12
1
0
1
<1
5
59
0
3
0
135
157
1,177,421
Total
Quantity
1,351,651
286,91 1
243,006
176,971
118,354
100,551
93,432
88,350
70,247
62,677
58,011
48,244
44,283
43,533
43,375
37,051
36,020
30,769
29,619
28,672
23,163
22,875
22,250
3,060,015
Percent of
Total Quantity
39.7%
8.4%
7.1%
5.2%
3.5%
3.0%
2.7%
2.6%
2.1%
1.8%
1.7%
1 .4%
1.3%
1.3%
1.3%
1.1%
1.1%
0.9%
0.9%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
89.9%
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Chemical Information
Alternate Names: naphthalin, tar camphor, white tar
General Uses: Naphthalene is used to make products, such as mothballs, dyes, leather goods, and insecticides.
How Much Naphthalene Was Generated?
For 2006, 632 facilities reported approximately 13.8 million pounds of naphthalene being generated. Two facilities accounted for
approximately 20 percent of the national total quantity of this PC, while 32 facilities accounted for approximately 69 percent (please
refer to Exhibit 3.4 to see the number of facilities that reported this PC within various quantity ranges). Compared to the total
quantities of naphthalene reported for 2004 and 2005, the quantity increased by approximately 829,000 pounds and decreased by
approximately 3.5 million pounds, respectively (Exhibit 4.51).
4.SI. Of
TRI Reporting Year 2004 2005 2006
Total Quantity of Naphthalene (pounds) 12,926,957 17,217,979 13,755,764
Number of TRI Facilities Reporting Naphthalene 642 631 632
Where Was Naphthalene Generated?
For 2006, facilities in 52 states and territories reported naphthalene being generated. Exhibit 4.52 shows the counties in which
facilities reported approximately 80 percent of the total quantity of naphthalene generated. Some observations concerning the quantity
of naphthalene reported by facilities in these counties are:
• Facilities in Jefferson County, Texas (EPA Region 6) reported an increase of approximately 2.7 million pounds for 2005
followed by a decrease of approximately 2.7 million pounds for 2006. Two facilities primarily accounted for these
significant changes in 2005 and 2006: 1) a petroleum refinery reported an increase of approximately 2.4 million pounds for
2005 due to changes in how the material sent to the flare was calculated and the need to include material destroyed in the
flare as on-site treatment. The facility attributes the decrease of approximately 2.4 million pounds for 2006 to a project that
recycles dewatered wastewater sludge, containing naphthalene, into coke drums rather than land dispose of the sludge and 2)
an inorganic chemical manufacturing facility that sells excess incinerator capacity to offsite generators notes that quantities of
naphthalene reported are due to the variability in the concentration of this PC in wastes received from offsite generators.
• A cyclic crude and intermediate manufacturing facility in Harris County, Texas (EPA Region 6) reported an increase of
approximately 1.6 million pounds for 2005 as the result of demolition and tank/releases cleanup, followed by a decrease of
approximately 517,000 pounds for 2006 that likely resulted from substituting with a cleaner feedstock.
• A pesticide and other agricultural chemical manufacturing facility in Kanawha County, West Virginia (EPA Region 3)
reported an increase of approximately 229,000 pounds for 2006.
• A metal coating facility in Hancock County, Indiana (EPA Region 5) reported an increase of approximately 620,000 pounds
for 2006. This facility's naphthalene is from paints used to paint steel coils. The increase in naphthalene was directly related
to the chemical composition of the paints used. The paint formulation was developed by the paint vendor per the end users
specifications.
• Facilities in Brazoria County, Texas (EPA Region 6) reported an increase of approximately 244,000 pounds for 2006. An
alkalies and chlorine manufacturing facility accounted for approximately 77 percent of this increase by reporting an increase
of approximately 189,000 pounds.
• A metal coating facility in Hancock County, Kentucky (EPA Region 4) reported an increase of approximately 354,000
pounds due to increased production and the formulation of paints.
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• A cyclic crude and intermediate manufacturing facility in Jefferson County, Kentucky (EPA Region 4) reported a decrease of
approximately 497,000 pounds for 2006 as it neared completing the clean-up and cleanout of tanks in advance of
demolishing the facility.
of for 80 of by
EPA Region State
6 TX
6 TX
3 WV
5 IN
6 LA
6 TX
4 KY
3 PA
4 AL
3 WV
10 WA
4 MS
6 TX
6 TX
5 IL
4 KY
3 VA
5 IL
5 IN
2 NJ
4 KY
6 TX
5 IL
5 Ml
4 AL
5 IN
7 IA
6 LA
Quantity (pounds) of Naphthalene Percent of
County Total Quantity
Jefferson
Harris
Kanawha
Hancock
Calcasieu
Brazoria
Hancock
Allegheny
Jefferson
Brooke
Spokane
Hinds
Galveston
Ector
Madison
Jefferson
Buckingham
Cook
Marion
Middlesex
Boyd
Harrison
Grundy
Midland
Morgan
Porter
Scott
St Bernard
2004
1 ,871 ,846
1 ,387,951
775,857
132,774
352,455
219,997
128,697
523,682
687,796
250,922
196,913
229,605
639,540
214,976
239,747
1 1 ,760
0
280,964
346,476
342,169
1 1 ,358
180,200
42,304
108,352
57,478
82,846
119,231
85,466
Total 9,523,366
2005
4,545,791
2,339,697
703,295
85,682
359,426
201 ,657
163,970
403,823
833,300
345,363
342,070
275,740
664,105
662,994
180,456
7,603
21 ,360
218,349
237,319
234,010
47,585
164,068
21,638
189,130
67,350
106,096
1 1 9,482
79,659
13,623,022
2006
1 ,864,797
1,697,917
932,598
705,338
492,707
445,898
444,903
422,033
358,989
342,355
338,374
333,802
267,797
253,210
222,678
186,321
172,364
171,921
166,741
163,278
162,855
145,235
138,668
137,420
132,000
123,272
119,252
114,165
11,058,893
(2006)
1 3.6%
1 2.3%
6.8%
5.1%
3.6%
3.2%
3.2%
3.1%
2.6%
2.5%
2.5%
2.4%
1.9%
1.8%
1.6%
1.4%
1.3%
1.2%
1.2%
1.2%
1.2%
1.1%
1.0%
1.0%
1.0%
0.9%
0.9%
0.8%
80.4%
Which Industries Generated Naphthalene?
For 2006, facilities in 71 different NAICS codes reported naphthalene being generated. Facilities in six NAICS codes accounted for
approximately 70 percent of the total quantity of naphthalene generated (Exhibit 4.53).
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of for 90 of
Primary
NAICS
code
33281 2
324110
3251 92
325110
325320
3251 99
325188
325181
331210
32521 1
33641 3
331315
21 2399
333994
325510
NAICS Code Description
Metal Coating, Engraving (except Jewelry and
Silverware), and Allied Services to Manufacturers
Petroleum Refineries
Cyclic Crude and Intermediate Manufacturing
Petrochemical Manufacturing
Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical
Manufacturing
All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing
All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical
Manufacturing
Alkalies and Chlorine Manufacturing
Iron and Steel Pipe and Tube Manufacturing from
Purchased Steel
Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing
Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment
Manufacturing
Aluminum Sheet, Plate, and Foil Manufacturing
All Other Nonmetallic Mineral Mining
Industrial Process Furnace and Oven
Manufacturing
Paint and Coating Manufacturing
Total
Facilities
Reporting
(2006)
35
111
4
34
9
23
7
3
2
22
2
4
1
1
21
279
Quantity (pounds) of Naphthalene '
To
2004
2,014,071
2,653,262
974,076
1 ,263,257
824,849
1 ,488,722
165,825
285,514
215,260
665,471
196,909
212,296
0
346,451
102,937
11,408,898
2005
2,133,973
5,375,996
2,641,912
1 ,726,853
737,713
707,484
609,018
97,145
202,946
955,939
342,052
203,922
0
237,049
95,245
16,067,247
2006
2,931,264
2,393,048
1 ,650,297
1,190,021
946,212
559,913
453,985
446,124
396,808
362,724
338,447
276,118
172,364
165,905
145,602
12,428,831
•ercent of
tal Quantity
(2006)
21 .3%
1 7.4%
12.0%
8.7%
6.9%
4.1%
3.3%
3.2%
2.9%
2.6%
2.5%
2.0%
1.3%
1.2%
1.1%
90.4%
How Did Facilities Manage Naphthalene?
Exhibit 4.54 shows how facilities, by industry, managed naphthalene in 2006.
Land Disposal: Facilities disposed of approximately 2 percent of the naphthalene generated. Facilities in NAICS code 325192
(Cyclic Crude and Intermediate Manufacturing) accounted for approximately 62 percent of the naphthalene disposed of.
Energy Recovery: Facilities used energy recovery for approximately 44 percent of the naphthalene generated; facilities in many of
the industries used energy recovery as their primary method of managing naphthalene.
Treatment: Facilities used treatment, mostly onsite, for approximately 53 percent of the naphthalene generated.
Recycling: Facilities recycled approximately 16.3 million pounds of naphthalene in 2006. Facilities in three industries: NAICS code
324110 (Petroleum Refineries), NAICS code 325199 (All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing), and NAICS code 325192
(Cyclic Crude and Intermediate Manufacturing) accounted for approximately 94 percent of the total quantity of naphthalene recycled.
Many facilities reported they only used recycling to manage their naphthalene. For 2006, 41 facilities, in 14 different industries,
reported only recycling approximately 1.4 million pounds of naphthalene. Exhibits 4.55 and 4.56 show the industries and the
quantities for those facilities that accounted for more than 99 percent of the naphthalene that were managed only by recycling. A
petroleum refinery in Harris County, Texas accounted for approximately 91 percent of the total quantity recycled.
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for bf in
Quantity (pounds) of Naphthalene
Primary
NAICS
Code
NAICS Code
Description
Total PC
Quantity*
Reported
Disposal
Energy Recovery
Treatment
Recycling
Onsite Offsite Onsite Offsite Onsite Offsite Onsite
Offsite
332812
Metal Coating,
Engraving (except
Jewelry and
Silverware), and
Allied Services to
Manufacturers
2,931,264
224
1,140 549,892 95,039 2,277,197 7,772
4,239
83,411
324110
Petroleum
Refineries
2,393,048
6,447
30,740 29,229 13,705 2,114,001 198,927 8,085,834
23,853
Cyclic Crude and
325192 Intermediate
Manufacturing
1,650,297 101,234
86,124
0 1,249,130 18,021 195,788 1,390,917
162,560
325110
Petrochemical
Manufacturing
1,190,021
456 55,812 8,014 239,476 467,633 418,630 247,362 114,628
Pesticide and
325320
Chemical
Manufacturing
946>212
0 928,411
0 5,583 12,213
1,008
All Other Basic
325199 Organic Chemical
Manufacturing
559,913 2,992
1,282 97,283 91,804 285,927 80,625 792,373 4,883,440
325188
All Other Basic
Inorganic
Chemical
Manufacturing
453,985
170
382,814
1,083
54,116 15,799
8,944
325181
Alkalies and
Chlorine
Manufacturing
446,124
103
0 392,327
0 53,293
401
331210
Iron and Steel
Pipe and Tube
Manufacturing
from Purchased
Steel
396,808
0 172,915
0 217,733 6,160
108,369
325211
Plastics Material
and Resin
Manufacturing
362,724
9,319
1 343,833
4,651 4,920
7,812
336413
Other Aircraft
Parts and
Auxiliary
Equipment
Manufacturing
338,447
337,916
340
191
331315
Aluminum Sheet,
Plate, and Foil
Manufacturing
276,118
0 125,130
4,783 146,206
212399
All Other
Nonmetallic
Mineral Mining
172,364
172,364
333994
Industrial Process
Furnace and
Oven
Manufacturing
165,905
3,636
155,737
6,496
36
88,033
Paint and Coating
Manufacturing
145,602
140
112,903 23,857 8,702
302,273
12,969
332812
Metal Coating,
Engraving (except
Jewelry and
Silverware), and
Allied Services to
Manufacturers
2,931,264
224
1,140 549,892 95,039 2,277,197 7,772
4,239
83,411
Total 12,428,831 111,631 188,196 3,196,296 2,307,833 5,674,714 950,163 11,029,353 5,288,673
*Note: The recycled quantity is presented to provide some perspective regarding the quantity of this PC already recycled compared to the quantities
that are not recycled. In this Report, we primarily focus on non-recycled quantities of PCs (PC quantity) that offer the greatest opportunities for waste
minimization. The term "PC Quantity", as used in this Report, refers to quantities of PCs that are managed via disposal, treatment, and energy
recovery and thus potentially available for waste minimization.
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in
By
Primary
NAICS
Code
324110
488119
424710
331421
33621 1
321114
325510
33641 1
NAICS Code Description
Petroleum Refineries
Other Airport Operations
Petroleum Bulk Stations and Terminals
Copper Rolling, Drawing, and Extruding
Motor Vehicle Body Manufacturing
Wood Preservation
Paint and Coating Manufacturing
Aircraft Manufacturing
Recycled Percent of
Only Quantity Recycled Only
(2006) Quantity (2006)
1 ,295,345
99,572
9,473
7,606
2,756
2,542
1,536
1,486
Total 1,420,315
91.1%
7.0%
0.7%
0.5%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
99.9%
By
Primary
NAICS
Code
324110
488119
331421
424710
324110
33621 1
321114
325510
33641 1
NAICS Code Description
Petroleum Refineries
Other Airport Operations
Copper Rolling, Drawing, and Extruding
Petroleum Bulk Stations and Terminals
Petroleum Refineries
Motor Vehicle Body Manufacturing
Wood Preservation
Paint and Coating Manufacturing
Aircraft Manufacturing
EPA
Region
6
4
4
8
6
5
5
6
9
State
TX
FL
KY
CO
LA
IN
Wl
AR
AZ
County
Harris
Miami-Dade
Metcalfe
Adams
St Charles
St Joseph
La Crosse
Pulaski
Pima
Total
Recycling (pounds)
Onsite
1 ,290,379
0
0
7,316
0
0
2,542
1,516
0
1,301,753
Offsite
5
99,572
7,606
0
3,893
2,749
0
0
1,456
115,281
Total
1 ,290,384
99,572
7,606
7,316
3,893
2,749
2,542
1,516
1,456
1,417,034
Data Derived From Hazardous Waste Biennial Reports for Naphthalene
In this section, we present data on which facilities submitted information to the BR system. As discussed in Section 1, we caution
readers against making casual one-to-one comparisons between the TRI and BR data. The differences between these two reporting
systems can cause significant variation in the number of reporting facilities and quantities of chemicals reported.
Exhibit 4.57 shows the estimated quantity of naphthalene contained in hazardous wastes generated in 2005—derived from data
reported by facilities on the BR. We estimate that hazardous wastes reported by facilities in these industries contained approximately
666,000 pounds of naphthalene. Waste streams classified as non-wastewaters contained approximately 86 percent of the naphthalene.
Facilities in four industries: NAICS code 325199 (All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing), NAICS code 321114 (Wood
Preservation), NAICS code 324110 (Petroleum Refineries), and NAICS code 324199 (All Other Petroleum and Coal Products
Manufacturing) accounted for approximately 94 percent of the total estimated quantity of naphthalene in the hazardous waste streams.
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of in for 1
98 of the by
Primary
NAICS
Code
3251 99
321 1 1 4
32411
331111
3241 99
325181
32511
NAICS Code Description
All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing
Wood Preservation
Petroleum Refineries
Iron and Steel Mills
All Other Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing
Alkalies and Chlorine Manufacturing
Petrochemical Manufacturing
Total
Number of
Facilities
9
52
137
5
4
3
6
216
Quantity (pounds) of Naphthalene
Non-
Wastewaters
240,510
164,610
66,034
77,583
13,395
5,781
3,464
571,377
Wastewaters
13,406
21,967
59,164
0
30
0
0
94,567
Total
Quantity
253,917
186,577
125,198
77,583
13,425
5,781
3,464
665,945
Percent
of Total
Quantity
37.3%
27.4%
1 8.4%
1 1 .4%
2.0%
0.8%
0.5%
97.7%
4 A
Naphthalene
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Chemical Information
PACs, also known as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), are a group of more than 100 different chemicals that are
characterized by hydrogen and carbon arranged in two or more fused benzene rings. As pure chemicals, PACs generally exist as
colorless, white, or pale yellow-green solids. The polycyclic aromatic compounds category (TRI Category N590) consists of 21
specific chemicals reportable to TRI.
Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds in TRI Category N590
1 -Nitropyrene Benzo(k)fluoranthene
3-Methylcholanthrene Benzo(r,s,t)pentaphene
5-Methylchrysene Dibenz(a,h)acridine
7,12-Dimethylbenz(a)anthracene Dibenz(a,j)acridine
7H-Dibenzo(c,g)carbazole Dibenzo(a,e)fluoranthene
Benzo(a)anthracene Dibenzo(a,e)pyrene
Benzo(a)phenanthrene (chrysene) Dibenzo(a,h)anthracene
Benzo(a)pyrene Dibenzo(a,h)pyrene
Benzo(b)fluoranthene Dibenzo(a,l)pyrene
Benzo(j)fluoranthene lndeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene
Benzo(j,k)fluorene (fluoranthene)
General Uses: Most, if not all, PACs are byproducts of combustion or impurities. They are produced or emitted during thermal
processes, such as the incomplete combustion of organic compounds, pyrolysis, or the processing of fossil fuels, bitumens, or
nonfossil fuels. There are presently no known commercial uses for PACs.
How Much Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds Were Generated?
For 2006, 693 facilities reported approximately 8 million pounds of PACs being generated; one facility accounted for approximately
27 percent of the national total quantity of this PC, while 12 facilities accounted for approximately 87 percent (please refer to Exhibit
3.4 to see the number of facilities that reported this PC within various quantity ranges). Compared to the total quantities of PACs
reported for 2004 and 2005, the quantity decreased by approximately 646,000 pounds and 1.1 million pounds, respectively (Exhibit
4.58).
of
TRI Reporting Year 2004 2005 2006
Total Quantity of Polycyclic aromatic compounds (pounds) 8,614,112 9,073,001 7,968,088
Number of TRI Facilities Reporting Polycyclic aromatic compounds 687 700 693
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Where Were Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds Generated?
Since 2004, facilities in 54 states and territories reported generating PACs. Exhibit 4.59 shows the counties in which facilities
reported approximately 90 percent of the total quantity of PACs. Some observations concerning the quantity of PACs reported by
facilities in these counties are:
• A primary aluminum production facility in Hancock County, Kentucky (EPA Region 4) reported an increase of
approximately 958,000 pounds for 2006. This facility uses coal tar pitch and coke to produce carbon rods (anodes) for
aluminum smelting. PACs are contained in the coal tar pitch bought from an offsite source. In 2006, the facility changed its
coal tar pitch vendor, resulting in a change in composition of the coal tar pitch. The quantities of PACs generated also
correlate with the production of carbon rods.
• A carbon and graphite product manufacturing facility in Pope County, Arkansas (EPA Region 6) reported an increase of
approximately 242,000 pounds for 2006 due to changes in feedstock and production rate.
• A carbon and graphite product manufacturing facility in Maury County, Tennessee (EPA Region 4) reported a decrease of
approximately 967,000 pounds for 2006. This facility uses coal tar pitch for producing carbon electrodes and changed its
coal tar pitch vendor, resulting in a change in composition of the coal tar pitch. The quantities of PACs generated also
correlate with the production of carbon rods.
• A cyclic crude and intermediate manufacturing facility in Harris County, Texas (EPA Region 6) reported an increase of
approximately 745,000 pounds for 2005 due to demolition and tank/releases cleanup efforts.
• A chemical product and preparation manufacturing facility in Mayes County, Oklahoma (EPA Region 6) reported
approximately 551,000 pounds for 2006. This was the first time this facility reported polycyclic aromatic compounds.
• A carbon and graphite product manufacturing facility in Burke County, North Carolina (EPA Region 4) reported an increase
of approximately 512,000 pounds for 2005 followed by a decrease of approximately 690,000 pounds for 2006. This facility
uses coal tar pitch for producing carbon electrodes. The quantities of PACs generated correlate with the production of carbon
rods; the facility also noted the composition of the coal tar pitch changed, as supplied by its vendor.
of for 90 of
by
EPA Region State
4 KY
6 AR
4 TN
6 TX
6 OK
5 IN
6 AR
4 KY
4 NC
6 TX
3 WV
4 SC
6 LA
4 TN
2 NY
Quantity (pounds) of PACs
County
Hancock
Pope
Maury
Harris
Mayes
Lake
Franklin
Fulton
Burke
Nueces
Brooke
Berkeley
Calcasieu
Lawrence
St Lawrence
2004
1 ,389,221
674,556
1,775,195
13,308
0
428,671
364,642
299,761
498,756
168,061
299,080
132,318
93,146
33,126
75,221
Total 6,247,068
2005
1,171,896
628,392
1 ,728,070
756,633
0
462,774
371,159
327,672
1,010,636
177,787
305,310
135,408
112,638
57,012
80,615
7,328,006
Percent of
Total Quantity
2006
2,129,500
870,098
760,744
612,121
551,117
482,521
447,882
339,742
320,713
153,664
140,494
1 34,248
79,540
72,444
67,188
7,164,022
(2006)
26.7%
1 0.9%
9.5%
7.7%
6.9%
6.1%
5.6%
4.3%
4.0%
1.9%
1.8%
1.7%
1.0%
0.9%
0.8%
89.9%
4-50
(PACs)
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Which Industries Generated Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds?
For 2006, facilities in 76 different NAICS codes reported generating PACs. Facilities in two NAICS codes: NAICS code 335991
(Carbon and Graphite Product Manufacturing) and NAICS code 331312 (Primary Aluminum Production) accounted for
approximately 65 percent of the total PACs quantity generated (Exhibit 4.60).
of for 95
of
Primary NAICS NA|CS Code Descrjptjon
OOQ6
335991
331312
3251 92
325998
3241 91
324110
325110
32521 1
Carbon and Graphite Product Manufacturing
Primary Aluminum Production
Cyclic Crude and Intermediate Manufacturing
All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and
Preparation Manufacturing
Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing
Petroleum Refineries
Petrochemical Manufacturing
Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing
Total
Facilities
Reporting
(2006)
18
12
5
5
2
83
14
6
145
Quantity (pounds) of PACs
2004
3,709,574
1 ,559,987
1 04,092
19,206
445,100
353,755
611,808
207,352
7,010,874
2005
4,220,588
1 ,341 ,676
811,619
1 5,483
481,117
341 ,553
721,140
203,925
8,137,101
2006
2,899,886
2,264,506
668,368
572,424
501,738
264,400
226,270
140,419
7,538,011
Percent of
Fota I Quantity
(2006)
36.4%
28.4%
8.4%
7.2%
6.3%
3.3%
2.8%
1.8%
94.6%
How Did Facilities Manage Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds?
Exhibit 4.61 shows how facilities, by industry, managed PACs in 2006.
Land Disposal: Facilities disposed of approximately 5 percent of the PACs generated, primarily offsite. The facility in NAICS code
325110 (Petrochemical Manufacturing) disposed of approximately 62 percent of its PACs.
Energy Recovery: Facilities used energy recovery to manage approximately 2.3 million or 30 percent of the PACs generated.
Treatment: Facilities treated approximately 4.9 million pounds or 65 percent of the PACs generated. Facilities in 5 of the 8
industries used treatment as their primary method for managing this PC.
Recycling: Facilities recycled approximately 939,000 pounds of PACs in 2006. Facilities in 4 of the 8 industries accounted for
approximately 75 percent of the total recycled quantity of PACs generated; facilities in three industries reported no recycling of this
PC.
Many facilities reported they only used recycling to manage their PACs. For 2006, 35 facilities, in 12 different industries, reported
only recycling approximately 69,000 pounds of PACs. Exhibits 4.62 and 4.63 show the industries and the quantities for those
facilities that accounted for more than 96 percent of the PACs that were managed only by recycling.
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4,61, for bf in
Primary
NAICS
Code
335991
331312
325192
325998
324191
324110
325110
32521 1
NAICS Code Description
Carbon and Graphite Product
Manufacturing
Primary Aluminum Production
Cyclic Crude and Intermediate
Manufacturing
All Other Miscellaneous
Chemical Product and
Preparation Manufacturing
Petroleum Lubricating Oil and
Grease Manufacturing
Petroleum Refineries
Petrochemical Manufacturing
Plastics Material and Resin
Manufacturing
Total
Total PP
Quantity*
2,899,886
2,264,506
668,368
572,424
501 ,738
264,400
226,270
140,419
7,538,011
Quantity (pounds) of PACs
Disposal
Onsite
12,841
2,781
0
0
0
2,817
1
63
18,503
Offsite
34,402
52,666
53,073
17,907
19,294
18,846
141,035
198
337,422
Energy Recovery
Onsite
1,091,272
0
34
551,117
0
2,269
354
13,598
1,658,644
Offsite
281
0
615,221
0
0
2,692
1,127
3,351
622,673
Treatment
Onsite
1 ,749,774
2,207,018
35
3,400
482,444
229,832
34,769
123,208
4,830,480
Offsite
11,316
2,040
5
0
0
7,943
48,984
1
70,290
Recycling
Onsite
203,597
158,889
269,328
0
0
163,438
23,821
0
819,073
Offsite
885
0
74,320
0
0
22,953
21 ,494
0
119,652
*Note: The recycled quantity is presented to provide some perspective regarding the quantity of this PC already recycled compared to the quantities
that are not recycled. In this Report, we primarily focus on non-recycled quantities of PCs (PC quantity) that offer the greatest opportunities for waste
minimization. The term "PC Quantity", as used in this Report, refers to quantities of PCs that are managed via disposal, treatment, and energy
recovery and thus potentially available for waste minimization.
in I
99 of the Bf
Primary NAICS
Code
3251 99
3241 99
331111
3241 22
324121
NAICS Code Description
All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing
All Other Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing
Iron and Steel Mills
Asphalt Shingle and Coating Materials Manufacturing
Asphalt Paving Mixture and Block Manufacturing
Recycled
Only Quantity
(2006)
31 ,853
15,672
13,000
4,442
3,212
Percent of
Recycled Only
Quantity (2006)
46.4%
22.8%
1 8.9%
6.5%
4.7%
1 iS of the
Bf
Primary
NAICS
Code
NAICS Code Description
EPA
Region
State County
Recycling (pounds)
Onsite
Offsite
Total
325199
All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing
TX Jefferson
31,853
31,853
324199
All Other Petroleum and Coal Products
Manufacturing
NY Erie
14,928
14,928
331111
Iron and Steel Mills
AL Jefferson
13,000
13,000
324122
Asphalt Shingle and Coating Materials
Manufacturing
OH Erie
2,462
2,462
324122
Asphalt Shingle and Coating Materials
Manufacturing
MN Scott
1,922
1,922
324121
Asphalt Paving Mixture and Block Manufacturing
MA Middlesex
1,715
0
1,715
Total
29,643
36,238
65,881
4 52
(PACs)
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Data Derived From Hazardous Waste Biennial Reports for Polycyclic
Aromatic Compounds
In this section, we present data on which facilities submitted information to the BR system. As discussed in Section 1, we caution
readers against making casual one-to-one comparisons between the TRI and BR data. The differences between these two reporting
systems can cause significant variation in the number of reporting facilities and quantities of chemicals reported.
Exhibit 4.64 shows the estimated quantity of PACs contained in hazardous wastes generated in 2005—derived from data reported by
facilities on the BR. We estimate that hazardous wastes reported by facilities in these industries contained approximately 711,000
pounds of PACs. Waste streams classified as non-wastewaters contained approximately 98 percent of the PACs. Facilities in two
industries: NAICS code 324110 (Petroleum Refineries) and NAICS code 325192 (Cyclic Crude and Intermediate Manufacturing)
accounted for approximately 84 percent of the total estimated quantity of PACs in the hazardous waste streams.
of in for
by
Primary
NAICS
Code
324110
325192
331312
321 1 1 4
493110
331111
331210
324199
331315
331311
333298
321113
424710
NAICS Code Description
Petroleum Refineries
Cyclic Crude and Intermediate
Manufacturing
Primary Aluminum Production
Wood Preservation
General Warehousing and Storage
Iron and Steel Mills
Iron and Steel Pipe and Tube
Manufacturing from Purchased Steel
All Other Petroleum and Coal Products
Manufacturing
Aluminum Sheet, Plate, and Foil
Manufacturing
Alumina Refining
All Other Industrial Machinery
Manufacturing
Sawmills
Petroleum Bulk Stations and Terminals
Total
Number of
Quantity (pounds) of PACs
Facilities Non-wastewaters Wastewaters Total Quantity
140
4
13
52
1
4
1
5
1
1
1
1
4
228
432,499
147,817
44,281
15,143
14,536
12,196
12,173
5,430
5,435
3,575
687
420
406
694,598
14,908
0
0
1,434
0
0
0
7
0
0
0
0
0
16,349
447,407
147,817
44,281
16,577
14,536
12,196
12,173
5,436
5,435
3,575
687
420
406
710,946
Percent
of Total
Quantity
62.8%
20.8%
6.2%
2.3%
2.0%
1.7%
1.7%
0.8%
0.8%
0.5%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
99.9%
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Seven of the 31 PCs are not reported to TRI and until now, we have not been able to quantify the generation and management trends
for these PCs. However, we now have developed a methodology by which to estimate the quantity of PCs contained in hazardous
waste streams reported for the BR for six of the PCs. In addition to providing this quantity, we also show the CAS number, alternative
names, and general uses of each of these PCs (note: We did not identify any wastes that contained 4-Bromophenyl phenyl ether in the
2005 BR.)
To find more information about these chemicals, please go to the following website:
http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/minimize/chemlist.htm.
Priority Chemicals (PCs) Not Reported to TRI
1,2,4,5-Tetrachlorobenzene Acenaphthylene
4-Bromophenyl phenyl ether Endosulfan, beta-/Endosulfan, alpha
Acenaphthene Fluorene
Pyrene
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Chemical Information
Alternate Names: benzene tetrachloride, s-tetrachlorobenzene
General Uses: 1,2,4,5-Tetrachlorobenzene is used as an intermediate or building block to make herbicides, insecticides and
defoliants. It is also used to make other chemicals, such as 2,4,5-Trichlorophenol and 2,4,5-Trichlorophenoxyacetic acid.
Data Derived From Hazardous Waste Biennial Reports For 1,2,4,5-
Tetrachlorobenzene
Based on data derived from the 2005 BR, we estimate that 25 facilities in 14 different industries (NAICS codes) generated hazardous
wastes containing approximately 6.2 million pounds of 1,2,4,5-tetrachlorobenzene (Exhibit 4.65). Waste streams classified as
wastewaters contained approximately 97 percent of the 1,2,4,5-tetrachlorobenzene. Facilities in two industries: NAICS code 325199
(All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing) and NAICS code 324110 (Petroleum Refineries) accounted for 99.7 percent of the
total estimated quantity of 1,2,4,5-tetrachlorobenzene in the hazardous waste streams.
of in in
bf
Primary
NAICS Code
3251 99
3241 1 0
325181
325110
32521 1
811490
42461 0
325131
33281 3
336112
221122
334112
325998
33451 0
NAICS Code Description
All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing
Petroleum Refineries
Alkalies and Chlorine Manufacturing
Petrochemical Manufacturing
Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing
Other Personal and Household Goods Repair and
Maintenance
Plastics Materials and Basic Forms and Shapes
Merchant Wholesalers
Inorganic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing
Electroplating, Plating, Polishing, Anodizing, and
Coloring
Light Truck and Utility Vehicle Manufacturing
Electric Power Distribution
Computer Storage Device Manufacturing
All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and
Preparation Manufacturing
Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control
Instruments Manufacturing
Total
Number of
Facilities
6
1
4
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
25
Quantity (pounds) of 1,2,4,5-
tetrachlorobenzene
Non-
wastewaters
164,115
0
13,835
1,175
571
113
185
31
23
4
2
2
0
<1
180,056
Wastewaters
4,155,922
1,852,106
0
0
0
113
0
0
0
0
0
0
<1
0
6,008,141
Total
Quantity
4,320,037
1,852,106
13,835
1,175
571
227
185
31
23
4
2
2
<1
<1
6,188,198
Percent
of Total
Quantity
69.8%
29.9%
0.2%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
100.0%
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Chemical Information
Alternate Names: l-bromo-4-phenoxybenzene, 4-bromodiphenyl ether, p-bromodiphenyl ether, 4-bromophenoxybenzene, 4-
bromophenyl phenyl ether
General Uses: 4-Bromophenyl phenyl ether is primarily used for research purposes. In the past, it was used as a flame retardant.
Data Derived From Hazardous Waste Biennial Reports For 4-Bromophenyl
Phenyl Ether
Based on data derived from 2005 BR, we did not identify any hazardous wastes streams that contained 4-Bromophenyl phenyl ether.
Trends 4 56 4 Ether
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Chemical Information
Alternate Names: 1,2-dihydroacenaphthene, 1,2-dihydroacenaphthylene, 1,8-ethylenenaphthalene, ethylene naphthalene,
naphthyleneethylene, peri-ethylenenaphthalene
General Uses: Acenaphthene is used to make dyes, plastics and pesticides.
Data Derived From Hazardous Waste Biennial Reports for Acenaphthene
Based on data derived from 2005 BR, we estimate that 214 facilities in 28 different industries (NAICS codes) generated hazardous
wastes containing approximately 4.7 million pounds of. acenaphthene (Exhibit 4.66). Hazardous waste streams classified as
wastewaters contained approximately 90 percent of the acenaphthene. Facilities in NAICS code 324110 (Petroleum Refineries)
accounted for approximately 87 percent of the total estimated quantity of acenaphthene in the hazardous waste streams.
', •„••„•„ in in
bf
Primary
NAICS
Code
324110
331312
493110
331314
321 1 1 4
331315
331311
3251 92
324199
322222
321113
321110
541380
3251 90
321 999
424710
113110
321911
321 990
325320
421 31 0
333298
423320
3241 21
325110
NAICS Code Description
Petroleum Refineries
Primary Aluminum Production
General Warehousing and Storage
Secondary Smelting and Alloying of Aluminum
Wood Preservation
Aluminum Sheet, Plate, and Foil Manufacturing
Alumina Refining
Cyclic Crude and Intermediate Manufacturing
All Other Petroleum and Coal Products
Manufacturing
Coated and Laminated Paper Manufacturing
Sawmills
Sawmills and Wood Preservation
Testing Laboratories
Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing
All Other Miscellaneous Wood Product
Manufacturing
Petroleum Bulk Stations and Terminals
Timber Tract Operations
Wood Window and Door Manufacturing
All Other Wood Product Manufacturing
Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical
Manufacturing
Lumber, Plywood, Millwork, and Wood Panel
Wholesalers
All Other Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
Brick, Stone, and Related Construction Material
Merchant Wholesalers
Asphalt Paving Mixture and Block Manufacturing
Petrochemical Manufacturing
Number of
Facilities
124
13
1
1
51
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Quantity (pounds) of Acenaphthene Percent of
wasSaters Wastewaters
2,200
274,792
90,203
0
62,140
33,727
22,187
7,127
0
<1
1,542
714
622
162
153
63
55
42
37
22
17
7
1
<1
<1
4,134,209
0
0
87,721
18,663
0
0
0
5,074
2,092
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total
Quantity
4,136,409
274,792
90,203
87,721
80,803
33,727
22,187
7,127
5,074
2,093
1,542
714
622
162
153
63
55
42
37
22
17
7
1
<1
<1
Total
Quantity
87.2%
5.8%
1.9%
1.8%
1.7%
0.7%
0.5%
0.2%
0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
4-57
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of in in
by
Primary
NAICS
Code
541 71 0
561 439
814110
NAICS Code Description
Research and Development in the Physical,
Engineering, and Life Sciences
Other Business Service Centers (including Copy
Shops)
Private Households
Total
Number of
Facilities
1
1
1
214
Quantity (pounds) of Acenaphthene
wasSaters Wastewaters
<1 0
<1 0
0 <1
495,812 4,247,758
Total
Quantity
<1
<1
<1
4,743,571
Percent of
Total
Quantity
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
100.0%
4-58
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Chemical Information
Alternate Names: 1,2-dehydroacenaphthalene
General Uses: Acenaphthylene is used to make dyes, plastics and pesticides.
Data Derived From Hazardous Waste Biennial Reports for Acenaphthylene
Based on data derived from 2005 BR, we estimate that nine facilities in four different industries (NAICS codes) generated hazardous
wastes containing 24,024 pounds of acenaphylene (Exhibit 4.67). Waste streams classified as non-wastewaters contained 100 percent
of the acenaphylene.
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Primary
NAICS
Code
331111
3241 99
331110
221210
NAICS Code Description
Iron and Steel Mills
All Other Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing
Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing
Natural Gas Distribution
Total
Number of
Facilities
4
3
1
1
9
Quantity (pounds) of Acenaphthylene
Non-
wastewaters
20,255
3,484
278
7
24,024
Wastewaters
0
0
0
0
0
Total
Quantity
20,255
3,484
278
7
24,024
Percent
of Total
Quantity
84.3%
14.5%
1.2%
0.0%
100.0%
Priority
4-59
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Chemical Information
Alternate Names: hexachloro-5-norbornene-2,3-dimethanol, cyclic sulfite
General Uses: Endosulfan is used as an insecticide on crops. It has not been produced in the United States since 1982, but it has
been used to make other chemicals.
Data Derived From Hazardous Waste Biennial Reports for Endosulfan,
beta-/Endosulfan, alpha (Endosulfan)
Based on data derived from 2005 BR, we estimate that 21 facilities in 12 different industries (NAICS codes) generated hazardous
wastes containing less than 1 pound of endosulfans (Exhibit 4.68). We did not confirm whether facilities in these industries actually
generated wastes containing endosulfans.
of in in by
Primary
NAICS
Code
3251 88
325310
325320
325998
334516
422910
424690
488490
493110
541380
541710
611310
NAICS Code Description
All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing
Fertilizer Manufacturing
Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing
All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and
Preparation Manufacturing
Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
Farm Supplies Wholesalers
Other Chemical and Allied Products Merchant
Wholesalers
Other Support Activities for Road Transportation
General Warehousing and Storage
Testing Laboratories
Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering,
and Life Sciences
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
Total
Number of
Facilities
1
1
6
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
21
Quantity (pounds) of Endolsulfans
wasSaters Wastewaters Total Quantity
<1 0 <1
<1 0 <1
<1 0 <1
<1 0 <1
<1 0 <1
0 <1 <1
<1 0 <1
<1 0 <1
0 00
<1 0 <1
<1 0 <1
<1 0 <1
<1 <1 <1
Priority
4-60
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Chemical Information
Alternate Names: 2,2-methylenebiphenyl, 2,3-benzindene, o-biphenylenemethane, 9H-fluorene, alpha-diphenylenemethane-9H-
fluorene, diphenylenemethane
General Uses: Fluorene is used to make dyes, plastics and pesticides.
Data Derived From Hazardous Waste Biennial Reports for Fluorene
Based on data derived from 2005 BR, we estimate that 177 facilities in 16 different industries (NAICS codes) generated hazardous
wastes containing approximately 97,000 pounds of fluorene (Exhibit 4.69). Waste streams classified as non-wastewaters contained
approximately 82 percent of the fluorene. Facilities in NAICS code 321114 (Wood Preservation) accounted for approximately 84
percent of the total estimated quantity of fluorene in the hazardous waste streams.
of in in by
Primary
NAICS
Code
321 1 1 4
32411
321113
321110
113110
325320
424710
421 31 0
333298
3241 21
3241 99
423320
486110
325110
561 439
611310
NAICS Code Description
Wood Preservation
Petroleum Refineries
Sawmills
Sawmills and Wood Preservation
Timber Tract Operations
Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical
Manufacturing
Petroleum Bulk Stations and Terminals
Lumber, Plywood, Millwork, and Wood Panel
Wholesalers
All Other Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
Asphalt Paving Mixture and Block Manufacturing
All Other Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing
Brick, Stone, and Related Construction Material
Merchant Wholesalers
Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil
Petrochemical Manufacturing
Other Business Service Centers
(including Copy Shops)
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
Total
Number of
Facilities
34
128
1
1
1
1
4
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
177
Quantity (pounds) of Fluorene
wasEa'ters Wastewaters
70,530
6,884
1,558
721
154
63
61
38
22
3
<1
2
2
<1
<1
<1
80,031
1 1 ,320
5,915
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
17,235
Total
Quantity
81 ,850
12,800
1,558
721
154
63
61
38
22
3
3
2
2
<1
<1
<1
97,267
Percent
of Total
Quantity
84.1%
13.2%
1.6%
0.7%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
100.0%
-------
Chemical Information
Alternate Names: benzo[def]phenanthrene, beta-pyrene
General Uses: Pyrene is used to make dyes, plastics and pesticides. It is also used to make benzo(a)pyrene.
Data Derived From Hazardous Waste Biennial Reports for Pyrene
Based on data derived from 2005 BR, we estimate that 257 facilities in 47 different industries (NAICS codes) generated hazardous
wastes containing approximately 503,000 pounds of pyrene (Exhibit 4.70). Waste streams classified as wastewaters contained
approximately 64 percent of the pyrene. Facilities in NAICS code 324110 (Petroleum Refineries) accounted for approximately 71
percent of the total estimated quantity of pyrene in the hazardous waste streams.
of in in by
Primary
NAICS
Code
324110
321114
3251 92
331312
331314
331112
3241 99
493110
321113
331315
424690
3251 90
321110
561439
331311
331 492
339990
513310
488210
81 2990
42471
335999
333298
113110
Quantity (pounds) of Pyrene
NAICS Code Description
Petroleum Refineries
Wood Preservation
Cyclic Crude and Intermediate Manufacturing
Primary Aluminum Production
Secondary Smelting and Alloying of Aluminum
Electrometallurgical Ferroalloy Product Manufacturing
All Other Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing
General Warehousing and Storage
Sawmills
Aluminum Sheet, Plate, and Foil Manufacturing
Other Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers
Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing
Sawmills and Wood Preservation
Other Business Service Centers (including Copy Shops)
Alumina Refining
Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of Nonferrous
Metal (except Copper and Aluminum)
All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing
Wired Telecommunications Carriers
Support Activities for Rail Transportation
All Other Personal Services
Petroleum Bulk Stations and Terminals
All Other Miscellaneous Electrical Equipment and
Component Manufacturing
All Other Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
Timber Tract Operations
Number of
Facilities
137
52
3
13
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
1
1
wasSaters Wastewaters
59,868
81,008
8,912
7,851
0
5,659
4,413
2,577
1,618
964
787
423
754
712
634
612
535
377
358
299
244
210
164
160
295,818
20,374
0
0
6,266
0
149
0
0
0
0
362
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total
Quantity
355,686
101,382
8,912
7,851
6,266
5,659
4,562
2,577
1,618
964
787
785
754
712
634
612
535
377
358
299
244
210
164
160
Percent
of Total
Quantity
70.7%
20.2%
1.8%
1.6%
1.2%
1.1%
0.9%
0.5%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
4-62
Pyrene
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of in in by
Primary
NAICS
Code
423320
325320
221310
321999
322222
921190
611310
421310
325998
327910
321911
53241 1
321990
4821 1 1
492110
3241 21
326291
486110
541380
325110
339999
541710
814110
NAICS Code Description
Brick, Stone, and Related Construction Material Merchant
Wholesalers
Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing
Water Supply and Irrigation Systems
All Other Miscellaneous Wood Product Manufacturing
Coated and Laminated Paper Manufacturing
Other General Government Support
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
Lumber, Plywood, Millwork, and Wood Panel Wholesalers
All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and
Preparation Manufacturing
Abrasive Product Manufacturing
Wood Window and Door Manufacturing
Commercial Air, Rail, and Water Transportation
Equipment Rental and Leasing
All Other Wood Product Manufacturing
Line-Haul Railroads
Couriers
Asphalt Paving Mixture and Block Manufacturing
Rubber Product Manufacturing for Mechanical Use
Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil
Testing Laboratories
Petrochemical Manufacturing
All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing
Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering,
and Life Sciences
Private Households
Total
Number of
Facilities
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
257
Quantity (pounds) of Pyrene
Non-
wastewaters
122
101
89
72
44
0
40
39
33
29
28
28
21
12
7
6
6
5
5
<1
<1
<1
0
179,826
Wastewaters
0
0
0
0
0
42
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
<1
323,011
Total
Quantity
122
101
89
72
44
42
40
39
33
29
28
28
21
12
7
6
6
5
5
<1
<1
<1
<1
502,837
Percent
of Total
Quantity
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
100.0%
Priority
4-83
Pyrene
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SECTION 5
FEDERAL FACILITY TRENDS FOR THE PRIORITY
CHEMICALS (2004-2006)
Introduction
Facilities owned and operated by Federal agencies are required to report to TRI, regardless of their NAICS code. This section
presents information at the national, EPA regional and state levels regarding PCs that federal facilities reported to the TRI. Within
each of these levels, facility data are aggregated by the associated federal agency. For the purposes of this Report, we also included
government-owned, contractor-operated (GOCO) facilities. Quantities of PCs reported by federal facilities also are included in the
quantities shown elsewhere in this Report (e.g., Sections 3, 4, and 6).
How Does Executive Order 13423 Relate To Priority Chemicals?
On January 24, 2007, President George W. Bush signed Executive Order (EO) 13423: Strengthening Federal Environmental, Energy,
and Transportation Management mandating, among other goals, that each federal agency shall "(i) reduce the quantity of toxic and
hazardous chemicals and materials acquired, used, or disposed of by the agency, (ii) increase diversion of solid waste as appropriate,
and (iii) maintain cost effective waste prevention and recycling programs in its facilities." The formal instructions for implementing
this EO require that federal agencies (and their contractors) comply with the requirements of the Emergency Planning and Community
Right to Know Act (EPCRA), including reporting to TRI (see Section VIII.C of the Implementing Instructions at
www.fedcenter.gov/programs/eo 13423.
In order to achieve the goals of Section 2 of the EO, each federal agency is required to develop goals and support actions to identify
and reduce the release and use of toxic and hazardous chemicals. In identifying the list of toxic chemicals, hazardous substances, and
other pollutants that may result in significant harm to human health or the environment, each federal agency must consider a list of
factors, one of which is "Existing environmental hazard lists such as priority chemicals identified by EPA's Resource Conservation
Challenge and any agency-specific toxic or hazardous chemicals lists." We believe EO 13423 will improve the management of these
chemicals at all facilities across the federal community and, eventually, reduce their generation.
How Much Priority Chemicals Was Generated By Federal Facilities?
For 2006, federal facilities reported approximately 5.2 million pounds of PCs (Exhibit 5.1). The total number of facilities reporting
also has remained relatively constant, ranging from 190 to 197 facilities, since 2004. Since 2004, the quantity of PCs has increased
each year, including an increase of approximately 1.4 million pounds from 2005 to 2006. Increases in lead and lead compounds
accounted for most of this increase primarily due to:
• Increased quantities of lead reported by numerous Department of Defense (DOD) facilities due to increase activity at firing
ranges for the War on Terror, including an increase of approximately 811,000 pounds by a facility in Missouri;
• A Department of Energy (DOE) facility in Idaho reported an increase of approximately 77,000 pounds of lead and lead
compounds due to accelerated decommissioning and the demolition of buildings that are no longer used. These activities are
expected to continue through at least 2012. This facility also is decreasing the lead in its onsite inventory that was used as
lead shielding; and
• A Department of Justice (DOJ) training facility in Virginia began reporting for the first time in 2006, reporting approximately
66,000 pounds.
Since 2004, DOD facilities accounted for at least 75 percent of the total quantity of PCs reported by federal facilities, especially lead
and lead compounds. We believe this increased quantity was likely caused by the increase in training and other activities at federal
facilities in support of military and security operations to counter terrorism worldwide.
2006 National Priority Chemicals Trends Report 5-1
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5.1.
TRI Reporting Year
2004
2005
2006
Total quantity of PCs (pounds)
3,458,929
3,807,881
5,235,321
Number of federal facilities reporting PC quantity
192
190
197
Since 2004, federal facilities have reported generating up to seven of the PCs, including five PCs for 2006 (Exhibit 5.2). For 2006,
lead and lead compounds accounted for approximately 99 percent of the total quantity of PCs reported by federal facilities.
5.2. by
Priority Chemical
Lead and lead compounds
Naphthalene
Mercury and mercury compounds
Polychlorinated biphenyls
Polycyclic aromatic compounds
1 ,2,4-trichlorobenzene
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds
Hexachlorobenzene
Hexachloroethane
Percent of Total PC
Quantity Reported by
Federal Facilities (2006)
98.9%
1.0%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Total 100.0%
2004
3,271 ,964
18,777
15,819
0
10,665
123,783
0
54
17,867
3,458,929
Quantity (pounds)
2005
3,659,762
14,183
32,747
53
18
0
<1
0
101,119
3,807,881
2006
5,179,761
52,780
2,605
175
<1
0
0
0
0
5,235,321
A few facilities accounted for the majority of certain PCs reported by federal facilities in 2006 (Exhibit 5.3).
5-2
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5,3, of by
Distribution of Priority Chemical Quantity
Priority Chemical
(Total Number of
Facilities Total PC
Quantity)
Lead and lead
compounds
(171 facilities;
5,179,761 pounds)
Mercury and mercury
compounds
(9 facilities; 2,605
pounds)
Naphthalene
(34 facilities; 52,780
pounds)
Poly chlorinated
biphenyls
(2 facilities; 1 75
pounds)
0-10 11-100
pounds Pounds
Percent
Number of Total Number
of Quantity of
Facilities for this Facilities
PC
10 <0.1% 11
2 0.5% 5
17 0.4% 12
0 0.0% 1
Shading indicates ranges in which facilities account for at least
Percent
of Total
Quantity
for this
PC
<0.1%
9.4%
7.0%
22.9%
101-1,000 1 001-10 000 pounds 10,001-100,000 100,001-1 million > 1 million
pounds ' iu,uuu puuiiua pounds pounds pounds
Percent
Number of Total Number
of Quantity of
Facilities for this Facilities
PC
45 0.4% 41
1 21 .0% 1
3 13.8% 2
1 77.1% 0
Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
of Total of of Total of of Total of of Total
Quantity Facilities Quantity Facilities Quantity Facilities Quantity
3.2% 50 31.9% 14 64.5% 0 0.0%
69.1% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0%
78.8% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0%
0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0%
85 percent of the total quantity for the PC.
Note: the total number of facilities shown in Exhibit 5.3 may differ from the total number of facilities shown in Exhibits 5.1 and 5.2 because numerous facilities reported more than
one PC.
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Where Did Federal Facilities Generate Priority Chemicals?
For 2006, 197 federal facilities in 164 counties in 44 states, reported approximately 5.2 million pounds of PCs being generated
(Exhibit 5.4). Forty-three of these facilities, in 38 counties, accounted for approximately 4.7 million pounds or 90 percent of the total
quantity of PCs generated (Exhibit 5.5). Two facilities, one each located in two counties (Pulaski County, Missouri and Butte County
Idaho), accounted for approximately 28 percent of the total quantity of PCs generated. Compared to 2004 and 2005, each of these two
facilities reported a large increase for 2006.
Exhibit 5.4. Location of Federal Facilities that Generated Priority Chemicals (2006)
CANADA
a Office of Sol id Waste
;) Analysis and Information Branch
November 2008
Federal Facilities Reporting PCs
(2006)
197 Federal Facilities Reporting PCs
A 10 largest federal facilities
• Other federal facilities
Exhibit 5.5. Priority Chemical Quantity for Counties with Federal Facilities Reporting 90 Percent of the Total
Quantity (2006)
EPA
Region State
7 MO
10 ID
4 NC
4 NC
4 SC
4 GA
4 SC
3 VA
County
Pulaski
Butte
Cumberland
Onslow
Aiken
Chattahoochee
Richland
Prince William
Quantity (pounds)
2004
97,648
476,957
189,559
145,408
59,947
42,159
84,753
50,453
2005
1 24,882
458,668
188,958
148,249
223,100
152,019
100,752
88,943
2006 (
936,227
535,529
221,686
215,015
212,822
190,546
175,550
145,582
Quantity Percent of Total
Change PC Quantity
2005-2006) Reported (2006)
81 1 ,346
76,860
32,728
66,766
-10,278
38,526
74,798
56,638
1 7.9%
1 0.2%
4.2%
4.1%
4.1%
3.6%
3.4%
2.8%
2006 National Priority Chemicals Trends Report
5-4
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5,5. for 1 1 90 of the
EPA
„ . State
Region
9 CA
4 MS
9 CA
10 WA
6 NM
4 KY
4 KY
4 GA
9 HI
5 IN
6 TX
9 CA
6 OK
6 TX
9 NV
3 VA
4 SC
2 NJ
8 CO
2 NY
5 IL
10 WA
6 LA
4 FL
7 KS
3 VA
3 VA
6 NM
9 NV
4 NC
County
San Bernardino
Forrest
San Diego
Pierce
Eddy
Christian
Hardin
Liberty
Honolulu
Bartholomew
Bell
Imperial
Comanche
El Paso
Clark
Stafford
Beaufort
Burlington
El Paso
Jefferson
Dupage
Yakima
Vernon
Okaloosa
Geary
Caroline
Portsmouth (City)
Bernalillo
Nye
Craven
Total
Quantity (pounds)
2004
30,372
37,994
66,625
93,400
60,865
68,740
80,248
73,507
123,062
43,392
49,262
19,902
49,654
69,212
83,288
0
55,747
145,570
93,258
53,261
16,832
18,250
35,266
13,276
10,544
26,436
2,907
28,266
10,252
15,128
2,144,441
2005
180,600
65,150
160,565
114,800
93,418
82,614
91 ,298
45,664
33,846
72,449
96,552
27,713
51 ,295
75,743
30,399
0
53,834
89,793
57,224
65,827
12,371
30,100
47,119
14,134
26,335
25,019
0
19,314
11,318
79,276
2,780,673
2006
139,458
136,222
134,731
130,000
114,211
105,805
101,366
91,974
89,652
77,660
75,734
74,484
72,042
70,133
69,146
66,153
57,174
52,037
50,047
44,533
43,424
39,400
37,640
33,726
31,682
31,650
30,000
29,843
27,965
26,375
4,717,220
Quantity Percent of Total
Change PC Quantity
(2005-2006) Reported (2006)
-41,143
71 ,072
-25,834
15,200
20,793
23,191
10,068
46,310
55,807
5,211
-20,818
46,771
20,748
-5,610
38,746
66,153
3,339
-37,756
-7,177
-21 ,294
31 ,052
9,300
-9,479
19,591
5,348
6,631
30,000
10,529
16,647
-52,902
1,936,547
2.7%
2.6%
2.6%
2.5%
2.2%
2.0%
1.9%
1.8%
1.7%
1.5%
1.4%
1.4%
1.4%
1.3%
1.3%
1.3%
1.1%
1.0%
1.0%
0.9%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
90.1%
Since 2004, facilities in DOD and DOE have accounted for the majority of PCs reported by federal facilities, including approximately
96 percent of the total quantity of PCs generated for 2006 (Exhibit 5.6).
of by I or
Agency
Department of Defense
Department of Energy
Department of Homeland Security
Department of Justice
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of Interior
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Department of Transportation
Department of Treasury
Department of the Interior
Tennessee Valley Authority
Total
Quantity (pounds)
2004
2,577,562
746,082
120,650
495
0
8,025
4,930
669
288
0
127
3,458,829
2005
2,912,769
749,855
125,962
170
3,515
8,467
1,781
327
4,775
0
125
3,807,745
2006
4,103,272
902,691
138,639
66,757
10,059
8,841
2,696
958
873
487
49
5,235,321
Quantity Percent of Total
Change PC Quantity
(2005-2006) Reported (2006)
1,190,503
152,836
12,677
66,587
6,544
374
915
631
-3,902
487
-76
1,427,576
78.4%
1 7.2%
2.6%
1.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
100.0%
5 5
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Lead and lead compounds reported by DOD and DOE facilities accounted for approximately 95 percent of the total quantity of all PCs
generated by federal facilities (Exhibit 5.7). Except for PCBs, DOD and DOE facilities also accounted for the majority of other PCs
reported by federal facilities.
5,7, of by or
Priority Chemical
1 ,2,4-trichlorobenzene
Dioxin and dioxin-like
compounds
Hexachlorobenzene
Hexachloroethane
Lead and lead
compounds
Mercury and mercury
compounds
Naphthalene
Polychlorinated
biphenyls
Polycyclic aromatic
compounds
Federal Agency
Department of Defense
Total 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene
Department of Defense
Total Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds
Department of Defense
Total Hexachlorobenzene
Department of Defense
Total Hexachloroethane
Department of Defense
Department of Energy
Department of Homeland Security
Department of Justice
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of Interior
National Aeronautics and Space
Administration
Department of Transportation
Department of Treasury
Department of the Interior
Tennessee Valley Authority
Department of State
Lead and lead compounds Total
Department of Energy
Department of Defense
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of Veterans Affairs
Mercury and mercury compounds Total
Department of Defense
Department of Energy
Naphthalene Total
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of Energy
Department of Defense
Polychlorinated biphenyls Total
Department of Energy
Department of Defense
Polycyclic aromatic compounds Total
Total
Quantity (pounds)
2004
123,783
123,783
0
0
54
54
17,867
17,867
2,393,824
742,855
120,650
495
0
8,025
4,930
669
288
0
127
100
3,271,964
3,072
12,748
0
0
15,819
18,742
35
18,777
0
0
0
0
121
1 0,544
10,665
3,458,929
2005
0
0
<1
<1
0
0
101,119
101,119
2,765,864
748,749
125,962
170
3,442
8,467
1,781
327
4,775
0
125
100
3,659,762
1,088
31 ,576
47
36
32,747
14,183
0
14,183
26
0
27
53
18
0
18
3,807,881
2006
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4,049,902
900,732
138,639
66,757
9,828
8,841
2,696
958
873
487
49
0
5,179,761
1,904
605
96
0
2,605
52,765
15
52,780
135
40
0
175
0
0
0
5,235,321
Change
in Quantity
(2005-2006)
0
0
<1
<1
0
0
-101,119
-101,119
1 ,284,038
151,983
12,677
66,587
6,386
374
915
631
-3,902
487
-76
-100
1,519,999
816
-30,971
49
-36
-30,142
38,582
15
38,597
109
40
-27
122
-18
0
-18
1,427,440
Percent of
Total PC
Quantity
Reported
(2006)
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
77.4%
1 7.2%
2.6%
1.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
98.9%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
0.0%
<0.1%
1.0%
<0.1%
1.0%
<0.1%
<0.1%
0.0%
<0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
Priority
5-6
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How Did Federal Facilities Manage Their Priority Chemicals?
Exhibit 5.8 shows the national trends for how federal facilities managed PCs from 2004-2006.
Disposal: In 2006, federal facilities disposed of approximately 5.2 million pounds, or 99 percent of the total quantity of PCs
generated; 82 percent of this total was disposed of onsite.
Energy Recovery: In 2006, federal facilities used energy recovery for approximately 50,000 pounds, or less than 1 percent of the
total quantity of PCs generated.
Treatment: In 2006, federal facilities treated less than 1,000 pounds of the PCs generated.
Recycling: In 2006, federal facilities recycled approximately 770,000 pounds of PCs; approximately 50 percent was recycled each
onsite and offsite. Compared to the quantities recycled in 2004 and 2005, the quantities recycled decreased by approximately 50
percent in 2005 and further decreased by approximately 60 percent in 2006.
Exhibit 5.8. National Trends for How Federal Facilities Managed Priority Chemicals (2004-2006)
Onsite Disposal
Offsite Disposal
Total Disposal12
Onsite Energy Recovery
Offsite Energy Recovery
Total Energy Recovery
Onsite Treatment
Offsite Treatment
Total Treatment
Onsite Recycling
Offsite Recycling
Total Recycling"
2004
2,529,847
758,670
3,288,517
19,371
6,648
26,019
135,259
9,134
144,393
510,068
3,271,047
3,781,115
Quantity (pounds)
2005
2,992,134
700,877
3,693,011
9,158
4,079
13,237
432
101,202
101,634
750,650
1,130,748
1,881,398
2006
4,246,476
937,583
5,184,059
10,489
39,803
50,292
306
664
971
372,230
396,805
769,035
Some highlights concerning how federal facilities managed each of the PCs in 2006, using disposal, energy recovery, treatment, and
recycling (Exhibit 5.9):
Disposal: For non-recycled PCs federal facilities used disposal as the primary management method for three (lead and lead
compounds, mercury and mercury compounds, and PACs) of the five PCs. Lead and lead compounds accounted for approximately 99
percent of the total quantity of PCs that were disposed of.
Energy Recovery: For non-recycled PCs, federal facilities primarily used energy recovery for naphthalene.
Treatment: Federal facilities only treated small quantities of naphthalene and polychlorinated biphenyls.
Recycling:14 Federal facilities recycled approximately 683,000 pounds lead and lead compounds, accounting for 89 percent of the
total quantity of PCs that were recycled. Federal facilities also recycled a significant quantity of naphthalene and a relatively small
quantity of mercury.
12 Disposal quantities used in this Report refer to quantities of chemicals reported as released to the land for the purpose of TRI reporting (see Sections 5 and 6 of TRI
Form R). It is important to note that there are differences between the TRI and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) definitions of disposal. For
example, much of the lead (in munitions) reported to TRI by DOD facilities as being land disposed is not considered as disposal under RCRA. Under the RCRA
Military Munitions Rule, munitions shot or discharged into the ground does not constitute disposal, but rather is the intended use.
13 In this Report, our primary focus is the quantities of PCs we believe offer the greatest opportunities for waste minimization. Often, facilities that reported a PC
quantity that was managed using disposal, treatment, or energy recovery also reported a quantity recycled. Even though recycled quantities already meet the goal of
waste minimization and are not included as part of the PC quantities, we present recycled quantities here to provide perspective regarding the extent to which PCs are
already recycled compared to the non-recycled quantities (disposal, treatment, energy recovery).
2006 National Priority Chemicals Trends Report 5-7
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5.9. of by 1 1
Priority Chemical
Lead and lead compounds
Mercury and mercury compounds
Naphthalene
Polychlorinated biphenyls
Polycyclic aromatic compounds
Quantity (pounds)
Disposal Energy
5,179,761
2,605
1,677
16
<1
Total 5,184,059
Exhibits 5.10 and 5.11 show how facilities in
!
Agency
Department of Defense
Department of Energy
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of Homeland Security
Department of Interior
Department of Justice
Department of Transportation
Department of Treasury
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Tennessee Valley Authority
Recovery
0
0
50,173
119
<1
50,292
Treatment
0
0
931
40
0
971
each federal agency managed PCs in 2006.
of by 1 or
Priority Chemical
Lead and lead compounds
Mercury and mercury compounds
Naphthalene
Lead and lead compounds
Mercury and mercury compounds
Naphthalene
Polychlorinated biphenyls
Polycyclic aromatic compounds
Lead and lead compounds
Mercury and mercury compounds
Polychlorinated biphenyls
Lead and lead compounds
Lead and lead compounds
Lead and lead compounds
Lead and lead compounds
Lead and lead compounds
Lead and lead compounds
Lead and lead compounds
Total
Recycling
683,440
377
85,219
0
0
769,035
Quantity (pounds)
Disposal
4,049,902
605
1,667
900,732
1,904
10
0
<1
9,828
96
16
138,639
9,328
66,757
958
873
2,696
49
5,184,059
Recovery Treatment
0
0
50,173
0
0
0
0
<1
0
0
119
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50,292
0
0
925
0
0
5
40
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
971
Recycling
506,149
54
85,219
99,887
176
0
0
0
0
146
0
65,844
0
667
0
10,585
18
290
769,035
14 In this Report, we focus on the quantities of PCs that offer the greatest opportunities for waste minimization. The quantities recycled are not included in the PC
quantity.
5 8
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by by
EPA
Priority Chemical RegJQn
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Lead and lead compounds 3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
Quantity (pounds)
State
ME
ME
CT
NY
NJ
NY
NJ
NJ
VA
VA
PA
MD
MD
DC
MD
PA
WV
VA
PA
VA
VA
WV
MD
PA
NC
GA
SC
SC
KY
MS
FL
AL
TN
FL
TN
NC
TN
AL
GA
IN
IL
Wl
OH
Ml
TX
NM
OK
Agency
Department of Interior
Department of Defense
Department of Homeland Security
Department of Defense
Department of Defense
Department of Energy
Department of Homeland Security
Department of Transportation
Department of Defense
Department of Justice
Department of Defense
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of Defense
Department of Treasury
Department of Interior
Department of Justice
Department of Defense
Department of Interior
Department of Interior
Department of Homeland Security
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Department of Justice
Department of Homeland Security
Department of Treasury
Department of Defense
Department of Defense
Department of Defense
Department of Energy
Department of Defense
Department of Defense
Department of Defense
Department of Defense
Department of Energy
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Department of Interior
Department of Interior
Department of Defense
Tennessee Valley Authority
Department of Homeland Security
Department of Defense
Department of Energy
Department of Defense
Department of Energy
Department of Defense
Department of Defense
Department of Homeland Security
Department of Defense
Disposal Re|
601
44
0
55,706
52,041
1 6,483
1,255
958
217,122
66,153
19,265
9,828
6,353
858
625
584
360
238
207
100
69
20
13
11
456,798
327,616
249,697
21 1 ,023
207,329
136,222
46,673
13,648
8,334
2,394
878
730
261
49
1
79,461
43,424
23,975
660
450
173,395
114,211
78,559
lovery Treatment Recycling
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
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3,366
2,007
0
0
0
0
0
1,858
535
540
0
52,557
69
0
0
0
0
0
4,601
18
131
17,760
10,227
30,747
0
0
61,810
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
553
290
24,370
0
7,863
0
0
0
54,340
13,109
4,630
5-9
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by by
EPA
Priority Chemical RegJQn
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
7
8
8
8
8
8
8
Lead and lead compounds 8
(continued) g
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
2
3
3
3
Mercury and mercury
nnmpnunrls
4
5
9
10
Quantity (pounds)
State
NM
LA
NM
AR
TX
TX
NM
MO
KS
MO
MO
CO
UT
ND
WY
MT
SD
CO
CA
HI
NV
AZ
NV
CA
CA
AZ
NV
CA
HI
AZ
ID
WA
AK
WA
AK
OR
NY
MD
VA
MD
SC
TN
IL
CA
AK
Agency
Department of Energy
Department of Defense
Department of Defense
Department of Defense
Department of Energy
Department of Interior
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Department of Defense
Department of Defense
Department of Interior
Department of Energy
Department of Defense
Department of Defense
Department of Defense
Department of Interior
Department of the Interior
Department of Interior
Department of Treasury
Department of Defense
Department of Defense
Department of Defense
Department of Defense
Department of Energy
Department of Homeland Security
Department of Energy
Department of Interior
Department of Interior
Department of Interior
Department of Interior
Department of the Interior
Department of Energy
Department of Defense
Department of Defense
Department of Homeland Security
Department of Homeland Security
Department of Defense
Department of Energy
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of Defense
Department of Defense
Department of Energy
Department of Energy
Department of Defense
Department of Defense
Department of Defense
DisP°sal Recovery Treatment
40,848
38,792
9,934
3,893
3,313
1,454
232
955,467
32,271
112
18
50,047
5,945
5,202
1,007
290
272
4
375,599
1 04,304
71 ,896
29,310
27,965
14,062
13,151
1,589
450
407
271
197
535,514
189,189
32,411
7,016
1,981
667
95
96
25
11
1,799
10
2
548
18
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
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Recycling
5
3,560
0
0
2,359
0
0
0
0
0
6,535
0
56,640
0
0
0
0
289
240,000
41 ,303
0
2,011
1 1 ,362
3,997
7,334
0
0
0
0
0
2,620
0
0
0
0
1 4,044
0
146
47
0
176
0
7
0
0
Priority
5-10
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by by
Priority Chemical
Naphthalene
Polychlorinated biphenyls
Polycyclic aromatic
compounds
EPA
Region
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
6
8
8
8
8
9
9
10
10
2
3
10
Quantity (pounds)
State
MA
VA
NC
FL
SC
MS
GA
OH
Ml
LA
TX
ND
UT
SD
CO
CA
HI
ID
OR
NY
MD
ID
Agency
Department of Defense
Department of Defense
Department of Defense
Department of Defense
Department of Defense
Department of Defense
Department of Defense
Department of Defense
Department of Defense
Department of Defense
Department of Defense
Department of Defense
Department of Defense
Department of Defense
Department of Defense
Department of Defense
Department of Defense
Department of Energy
Department of Defense
Department of Energy
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of Energy
Disposal .
0
0
1,106
171
255
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
1
1
16
108
10
5
0
16
<1
Recowery Treatment Recycling
28
30,328
1 1 ,481
2,414
51
237
30
3,619
2
1,596
214
64
1
0
0
107
0
0
0
0
119
<1
0
588
0
8
0
0
0
0
0
177
3
2
11
1
0
136
0
5
0
40
0
0
0
58,648
29
0
0
0
32
0
0
0
0
0
425
0
0
25,482
602
0
0
0
0
0
Priority
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2006 National Priority Chemicals Trends Report 5-12
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SECTION 6
PRIORITY CHEMICAL ANALYSES FOR SPECIFIC
INDUSTRY SECTORS
Introduction
In this section, we look at the generation and management of PCs by facilities within the five North American Industry Classification
System (NAICS) codes, or industries, in which facilities reported the largest quantities of PCs for 2006.15 (Exhibit 6.1) Facilities in
these five industries accounted for approximately 55 percent of the total national quantity of PCs generated. We present generation
and management trends at the national, EPA regional, state, and county levels for each of these industries.
6.1. of
NAICS
Code
325181
331492
331111
335991
331312
NAICS Code Description
Alkalies and Chlorine Manufacturing
Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum)
Iron and Steel Mills
Carbon and Graphite Product Manufacturing
Primary Aluminum Production
Total PC Percent of
outfit?, National Total
Quant,ty pc Quantjty
13,408,621
11,410,674
10,108,076
3,291,125
3,233,397
1 7.7%
1 5.0%
1 3.3%
4.3%
4.3%
For the first time, we also present data for these PCs that were derived from the BR. A BR must be submitted by LQGs16 and
treatment, storage, and disposal facilities (TSDFs) every two years. We developed a methodology to identify the hazardous waste
streams reported to the BR that are likely to contain PCs and estimate the quantity of PCs in the waste streams. To learn more about
this methodology, called the PC-BR Measurement Methodology, please see
http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/minimize/trends.htm. As discussed in Section 1, we caution readers against making casual
one-to-one comparisons between the TRI and BR data. The differences between these two reporting systems can cause significant
variation in the number of reporting facilities and quantities of chemicals reported.
15 In determining the top 5 industries to address in this section, we excluded NAICS code 928110 (National security) which consists of federal facilities, separately
addressed in Section 5 of this Report. For 2006, federal facilities in NAICS code 928110 reported approximately 4.4 million pounds or 5.8 percent of the national total
quantity of PCs generated.
16 An LQG is a facility that generates greater than 1,000 kilograms (2,200 pounds) of hazardous waste or 1 kg of acute hazardous waste in a calendar month.
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Description of NAICS Code
Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing chlorine, sodium hydroxide (i.e., caustic soda), and other alkalies, often using an
electrolysis process. (Source: U.S. Census Bureau)
How Much and Which of the Priority Chemicals Did Facilities in This
Industry Generate?
For 2006, 18 facilities in this industry reported generating approximately 13.4 million pounds of PCs, about the same quantity reported
in 2005 and an increase of approximately 5.0 million pounds, compared to the quantity of PCs reported for 2004 (Exhibit 6.2). Three
facilities reported nearly 100 percent of the total quantity of PCs for this industry.
6,2, of by in
TRI Reporting Year 2004 2005 2006
Total Quantity of Priority Chemicals (pounds) 8,434,467 13,125,343 13,408,621
Number of TRI Facilities in NAICS 325181 Reporting Priority Chemicals 17 17 18
For 2006, facilities in NAICS code 325181 accounted for approximately 18 percent of the national total quantity of PCs generated and
a significant portion of the total quantity for numerous PCs (Exhibit 6.3), including approximately:
• 99% of hexachloro-1,3 -butadiene
• 95% of 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene
• 85% of anthracene
• 75% of hexachloroethane
• 83% of pentachlorobenzene
• 5 3 % of hexachlorobenzene
• 22% of mercury and mercury compounds
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6,3. . - J for of by
and to
Priority Chemical
Hexachloro-1 ,3-butadiene
Anthracene
Hexachloroethane
1 ,2,4-trichlorobenzene
Hexachlorobenzene
Naphthalene
Pentachlorobenzene
Mercury and mercury compounds
Polychlorinated biphenyls
Lead and lead compounds
Pentachlorophenol
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds*
Cadmium and cadmium compounds
Quantity (pounds)
2004
4,965,637
26,362
513,776
1 ,500,850
742,935
285,514
380,240
4,401
13,416
1,258
0
78
0
Total 8,434,467
2005
7,417,120
0
3,266,864
1,199,791
794,071
97,145
305,962
4,491
22,914
2,594
1 4,309
81
0
13,125,343
I
2006
7,014,209
2,022,651
1,611,218
1 ,307,675
644,768
446,124
328,698
15,997
15,632
1,346
186
80
36
13,408,621
Percent of Total Percent of
PC Quantity for National Total
This Industry Quantity of This
(2006) PC (2006)
52.3%
15.1%
12.0%
9.8%
4.8%
3.3%
2.5%
0.1%
0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
100.0%
99.1%
85.2%
75.3%
95.4%
52.9%
3.2%
82.7%
21 .6%
1 4.4%
<0.1%
1.3%
15.9%
<0.1%
17.7%
' Facilities report dioxin and dioxin-like compounds to TRI in grams, with a reporting threshold of 0.1 grams. For the purposes of this table, we converted
the quantity reported as grams to pounds.
Specific details regarding the quantities of several of the PCs reported by facilities inNAICS code 325181 include:
For 2005, the total quantity of hexachloro-1,3-butadiene increased by approximately 2.5 million pounds.
Two Louisiana facilities accounted for most of this change: a facility located in Ascension County attributed an increase of
approximately 3.1 million pounds from 2004-2005 to changes in feedstock composition; another facility, located in Calcasieu County,
reported a decrease of approximately 618,000 pounds due to hurricane-related operational problems.
For 2006, the total quantity increased by approximately 2 million pounds. Only one facility in this industry reported
anthracene from 2004 to 2006. This facility, located in Brazoria County, Texas, did not report any anthracene in 2005.
For 2005, the total quantity of hexachloroethane increased by approximately 2.8 million pounds and then, for
2006, decreased by approximately 1.7 million pounds. Two facilities primarily accounted for these fluctuations: 1) a facility located
in Ascension County, Louisiana reported an increase of approximately 1.3 million pounds for 2005 followed by a decrease of 310,000
pounds for 2006 due to analytical variability and changes in production activity, 2) a facility located in Brazoria County, Texas
reported an increase of 1.5 million pounds for 2005 followed by a decrease of approximately 2.3 million pounds for 2006.
Where Did Facilities in This Industry Generate Priority Chemicals?
Since 2004, facilities inNAICS code 325181 in three Region 6 counties: 1) Calcasieu County, Louisiana, 2) Ascension County,
Louisiana, and 3) Brazoria County, Texas accounted for nearly all of the PCs in this industry, including 99.7 percent for 2006 (Exhibit
6.4).
6,4, of by
EPA Region State
6 LA
6 LA
6 TX
6 LA
3 WV
6 LA
County
Calcasieu
Ascension
Brazoria
St James
Marshall
Iberville
Quantity (pounds) of PCs
2004
6,801 ,024
1 ,245,720
381 ,527
<1
2,523
261
2005
5,691,216
5,759,065
1,643,184
10,253
3,871
621
I
2006
5,978,298
4,726,567
2,664,348
14,059
10,089
9,252
Percent of Total
PC Quantity for
NAICS 325181
(2006)
44.6%
35.3%
1 9.9%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
Priority
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6.4. of by
EPA Region
3
2
4
5
4
7
5
4
6
6
4
State
DE
NY
TN
OH
AL
KS
Wl
GA
TX
LA
AL
County
New Castle
Niagara
Bradley
Ashtabula
Colbert
Sedgwick
Wood
Richmond
Harris
St Charles
Mobile
Total
Quantity (pounds) of PCs
2004
1,019
184
317
134
606
770
347
36
<1
<1
<1
8,434,467
2005
904
182
260
434
389
14,322
421
136
84
<1
<1
13,125,343
Percent of Total
PC Quantity for
NAICS 325181
2006 (2006)
3,710 <0.1%
691 <0.1%
484 <0.1%
306 <0.1%
299 <0.1%
206 <0.1%
162 <0.1%
149 <0.1%
<1 <0.1%
<1 <0.1%
<1 <0.1%
13,408,620 100.0%
How Did Facilities in This Industry Manage Priority Chemicals?
Exhibit 6.5 shows how facilities in this industry managed PCs in 2006.
8,5, of bf
Priority Chemical
Hexachloro-1 ,3-butadiene
Anthracene
Hexachloroethane
1 ,2,4-trichlorobenzene
Hexachlorobenzene
Naphthalene
Pentachlorobenzene
Mercury and mercury
compounds
Polychlorinated biphenyls
Lead and lead compounds
Pentachlorophenol
Dioxin and dioxin-like
compounds**
Cadmium and cadmium
compounds
Total
Total PP
Quantity*
7,014,209
2,022,651
1,611,218
1 ,307,675
644,768
446,124
328,698
15,997
15,632
1,346
186
80
36
13,408,621
Quantity (pounds) of Priority Chemical
Disposal
Onsite
6
0
52
0
4
103
0
302
0
836
186
20
36
1,545
Offsite
15
0
0
0
0
0
0
15,695
2
510
0
1
0
16,222
Energy Recovery
Onsite Offsite
0
2,022,651
109,840
0
315,977
392,327
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2,840,794
14
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
18
Treatment
Onsite
6,992,503
0
1 ,488,097
1 ,299,730
327,090
53,293
327,750
0
14,458
0
0
53
0
10,502,974
Offsite
21,671
0
13,230
7,943
1,696
401
949
0
1,172
0
0
7
0
47,068
Recycling
Onsite
300,775
0
3,343,049
2,223
0
0
0
185,990
990
0
0
0
0
3,833,027
Offsite
0
0
0
5,270
0
0
0
165,781
0
0
0
0
0
171,051
*The recycled quantity is presented to provide some perspective regarding the quantity of this PC already recycled compared to the quantities that are
not recycled. In this Report, we primarily focus on non-recycled quantities of PCs (PC quantity) that offer the greatest opportunities for waste
minimization. The term "PC Quantity", as used in this Report, refers to quantities of PCs that are managed via disposal, treatment, and energy recovery
and thus potentially available for waste minimization.
** Facilities report dioxin and dioxin-like compounds to TRI in grams, with a reporting threshold of 0.1 grams. For the purposes of this table, we
converted the quantity reported as grams to pounds.
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Land Disposal: Mercury and mercury compounds accounted for most of the approximately 18,000 pounds or 0.1 percent of the total
quantity of this PC disposed of, primarily offsite. Facilities in this industry also used disposal for a significant portion of lead/lead
compounds, pentachlorophenol, and cadmium/cadmium compounds.
Energy Recovery: Facilities used energy recovery, mostly onsite, to manage approximately 21 percent of this industry's PCs In
addition to 100 percent of the anthracene, facilities used energy recovery for significant portions of hexachorobenzene and
naphthalene.
Treatment: Facilities treated, primarily onsite, most of the hexachloro-1,3-butadiene, hexachloroethane, 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene,
hexachlorobenzene, pentachlorobenzene, PCBs, and dioxins.
Recycling: Facilities in this industry recycled approximately 4 million pounds of PCs in 2006; hexachloroethane accounted for
approximately 84 percent of the quantity recycled. Facilities also recycled significant quantities of mercury and mercury compounds
and hexachloro-l,3-butadiene.
Data Derived From Hazardous Waste Biennial Reports for NAICS 325181
In this section, we present data on which facilities submitted information to the BR system. As discussed in Section 1, we caution
readers against making casual one-to-one comparisons between the TRI and BR data. The differences between these two reporting
systems can cause significant variation in the number of reporting facilities and quantities of chemicals reported. We present these
data in order to provide another perspective on which PCs might be contained in hazardous wastes generated by facilities in this
industry and to estimate their quantity.
Exhibit 6.6 shows the estimated quantity of PCs contained in hazardous wastes generated by facilities in this industry in 2005—
derived from data reported by facilities on the BR. We estimate that facilities in this industry reported hazardous wastes containing
approximately 2.3 million pounds of PCs. Hazardous wastes, primarily wastewaters containing mercury, accounted for approximately
58 percent of the estimated total quantity of PCs, while hazardous wastes, classified as non-wastewaters, accounted for most of the
other quantities of PCs in the hazardous waste streams.
6,8, of in
by in
Priority Chemical
Mercury
Hexachlorobutadiene
Hexachloroethane
Hexachlorobenzene
Pentachlorobenzene
1 ,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
1 ,2,4,5-Tetrachlorobenzene
Pentachlorophenol
Naphthalene
Lead
Hexachlorocyclohexane, gamma- (Lindane)
Phenanthrene
Dioxins/Furans
Cadmium
2,4,5-Trichlorophenol
Dibenzofuran
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)
Total
Number of
Facilities
17
4
4
6
4
4
4
1
3
9
2
3
1
4
1
1
1
19*
Priority Chemical Quantity (pounds)
Non-Wastewaters
292,256
450,532
251 ,584
226,470
19,442
13,863
13,835
6,831
5,781
2,843
<1
57
16
6
<1
<1
<1
1,283,516
Wastewaters
1 ,059,395
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
673
97
0
0
0
0
0
0
1,060,165
Total Quantity
1,351,651
450,532
251 ,584
226,470
19,442
13,863
13,835
6,831
5,781
3,517
97
57
16
6
<1
<1
<1
2,343,682
Percent
of Total
Quantity
57.7%
19.2%
10.7%
9.7%
0.8%
0.6%
0.6%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
100.0%
1 Total number of facilities is not additive because wastes from a facility may contain more than one PC.
8-5
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Description of NAICS Code
Establishments primarily engaged in (1) alloying purchased nonferrous metals and/or 2) recovering nonferrous metals from scrap.
Establishments in this industry make primary forms (e.g., bar, billet, bloom, cake, ingot, slab, slug, wire) using smelting and refining
processes. (Source: U.S. Census Bureau)
How Much and Which of the Priority Chemicals Did Facilities in This
Industry Generate?
For 2006, 30 facilities in this industry reported approximately 11.4 million pounds of PCs, about the same quantity reported in 2005
and an increase of approximately 1.2 million pounds, compared to the quantity of PCs reported for 2004 (Exhibit 6.7). Five facilities
accounted for approximately 70 percent of the total quantity of PCs for this industry, while twelve facilities accounted for
approximately 98 percent of the PCs generated in this industry.
8,7, of by in
TRI Reporting Year
2004
2005
2006
Total Quantity of Priority Chemicals (pounds)
10,213,273
11,027,809
11,410,674
Number of TRI Facilities in NAICS 331492 Reporting Priority Chemicals
31
33
30
For 2006, facilities in NAICS code 331492 reported 15 percent of the national total quantity of PCs generated and a significant portion
of two PCs: approximately 30 percent of lead and lead compounds and 36 percent of cadmium and cadmium compounds (Exhibit
6.8):
8,8, L rand for of by
and to
Priority Chemical
Lead and lead compounds
Cadmium and cadmium compounds
Mercury and mercury compounds
Quantity (pounds)
2004 2005
9,782,045 10,662,347
430,646 364,161
582 1,301
2006
1 1 ,065,070
344,408
1,197
Percent of
Total PC Quantity
for this Industry
(2006)
82.5%
2.6%
0.0%
Percent of
National Total
Quantity of This
PC (2006)
30.5%
36.1%
1.6%
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds* <1 <1 <1 <0.1% <0.1%
Total 10,213,273 11,027,808
11,410,674
85.1%
15.0%
* Facilities report dioxin and dioxin-like compounds to TRI in grams, with a reporting threshold of 0.1 grams. For the purposes of this table, we converted
the quantity reported as grams to pounds.
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Specific details regarding two of the PCs generated by facilities in NAICS code 331492 include:
Since 2004, the quantity of this PC increased by approximately 969,000 pounds in 2005 and by 403,000 pounds in 2006. In addition
to increased production at numerous facilities, other reasons for these increases include:
• A Pennsylvania facility that extracts zinc from steel mill dust melted into slag noted that the percentage of lead in the slag
increased from 0.23% to 0.40%.
• A Missouri facility uses scrap lead (80% from batteries, picture tubes, etc) combined with coke, limestone, and silica in a
blast furnace from which slag (containing the lead) was generated. The quantity of lead reported varies depending on the
quantity of slag generated and the amount of lead in the scrap lead.
• A California facility noted their increase in 2006 was due to a furnace re-build from which the contaminated waste refractory
materials were sent to a hazardous waste landfill.
• Since 2004, the quantity of this PC decreased by approximately 66,000 pounds in 2005 and by 20,000 pounds in 2006. For
2005, an Oklahoma facility reported a decrease of approximately 98,600 pounds. This facility extracts zinc and lead from
electric arc furnace dusts. The cadmium in the waste (about 30% by weight) was sent to a land disposal facility; the facility
noted that the quantity of cadmium correlates to the variability of the electric arc furnace dusts processed.
Where Did Facilities in This Industry Generate Priority Chemicals?
Since 2004, NAICS code 331492 facilities in five counties reported much of the total quantity of PCs generated in this industry,
including approximately 77 percent for 2006 (Exhibit 6.9).
6.9. of by
EPA Region State
4 AL
9 CA
5 IN
7 MO
3 PA
3 PA
5 IN
6 LA
6 TX
6 OK
5 MN
7 MO
4 FL
County
Pike
Los Angeles
Marion
Iron
Berks
Beaver
Delaware
East Baton Rouge
Collin
Washington
Dakota
Holt
Hillsborough
Total
Quantity (pounds) of PCs
2004
1 ,807,565
1 ,328,378
1 ,836,937
1 ,379,460
1 ,488,858
385,410
719,046
189,416
168,203
451 ,785
241 ,758
64,698
78,264
10,139,778
2005
2,095,679
1 ,894,894
2,058,059
1 ,691 ,895
1,018,089
357,357
640,176
217,234
240,871
309,476
270,306
72,200
79,288
10,945,525
2006
2,260,835
2,000,070
1 ,955,323
1 ,499,007
1 ,071 ,347
623,737
525,238
371 ,933
330,581
315,915
260,770
75,289
73,224
11,363,270
Percent of Total
PC Quantity for
NAICS 325181
(2006)
19.8%
1 7.5%
17.1%
13.1%
9.4%
5.5%
4.6%
3.3%
2.9%
2.8%
2.3%
0.7%
0.6%
99.6%
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How Did Facilities in This Industry Manage Priority Chemicals?
Exhibit 6.10 shows how facilities in this industry managed PCs in 2006.
Exhibit 6.10. Management of Priority Chemicals by NAICS 331492 Facilities (2006)
Tntil PP
Priority ! ,
Onsite
Lead and lead compounds 1 1 ,065,070 2,999,461
Cadmium and cadmium 344 4Q8 3g 542
compounds
Mercury and mercury 1 107 n
compounds
Dioxin and dioxin-like , ,
compounds**
Total 11,410,674 3,039,003
Quantity (pounds) of Priority Chemicals
Dsal Energy Recovery Treatment
Offsite Onsite
8,065,609 0
304,866 0
1,197 0
<1 0
8,371,671 0
Offsite Onsite
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 <1
0 <7
Offsite
0
0
0
0
0
Recycling
Onsite Offsite
107,972,675 27,743,756
0 544
101,495 0
0 0
108,074,170 27,744,300
*The recycled quantity is presented to provide some perspective regarding the quantity of this PC already recycled compared to the quantities that
are not recycled. In this Report, we primarily focus on non-recycled quantities of PCs (PC quantity) that offer the greatest opportunities for waste
minimization. The term "PC Quantity," as used in this Report, refers to quantities of PCs that are managed via disposal, treatment, and energy
recovery and thus potentially available for waste minimization.
** Facilities report dioxin and dioxin-like compounds to TRI in grams, with a reporting threshold of 0.1 grams. For the purposes of this table, we
converted the quantity reported as grams to pounds.
Land Disposal: Facilities in this industry disposed of essentially all of the non-recycled quantities of lead, mercury, and cadmium
and their compounds.
Energy Recovery: None reported.
Treatment: Facilities treated less than 1 pound of the dioxins generated in this industry.
Recycling: Facilities in this industry recycled approximately 136 million pounds of PCs in 2006. Lead and lead compounds
accounted for approximately 99.9 percent of the total quantity recycled; 80 percent was recycled onsite.
Data Derived From Hazardous Waste Biennial Reports for NAICS 331492
In this section, we present data on which facilities submitted information to the BR system. As discussed in Section 1, we caution
readers against making casual one-to-one comparisons between the TRI and BR data. The differences between these two reporting
systems can cause significant variation in the number of reporting facilities and quantities of chemicals reported. We present these
data in order to provide another perspective on which PCs might be contained in hazardous wastes generated by facilities in this
industry and to estimate their quantity.
Exhibit 6.11 shows the estimated quantity of PCs contained in hazardous wastes generated by facilities in this industry in 2005—
derived from data reported by facilities on the BR. We estimate that facilities in this industry reported hazardous wastes containing
approximately 37 million pounds of PCs. Lead accounted for more than 99 percent of PCs generated in these hazardous waste
streams.
2006 National Priority Chemicals Trends Report
6-8
NAICS Code 331492
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6.11. of in
bf i in
Priority Chemical
Lead
Cadmium
Pyrene
Phenanthrene
Naphthalene
Mercury
Benzo(a)anthracene*
Total
Number of
Facilities
27
17
1
1
1
3
1
29**
Priority Chemical Quantity
Non-Wastewaters Wastewaters
1 1 ,048,489 25,797
20,723
612
371
232
41
13
11,070,481 25,797
(pounds)
Total
,146
110
0
0
0
0
0
,256
Quantity
36,845,636
20,833
612
371
232
41
13
36,867,738
Percent
of Total
Quantity
99.9%
0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
100.0%
' Benzo(a)anthracene is a chemical in the Polycyclic aromatic compounds group in TRI.
' The total number of facilities is not additive because wastes from a facility may contain more than one PC.
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Description of NAICS Code
Establishments primarily engaged in one or more of the following: (1) direct reduction of iron ore; (2) manufacturing pig iron in
molten or solid form; (3) converting pig iron into steel; (4) making steel; (5) making steel and manufacturing shapes (e.g., bar, plate,
rod, sheet, strip, wire); and (6) making steel and forming tube and pipe. (Source: U.S. Census Bureau)
How Much and Which of the Priority Chemicals Did Facilities in This
Industry Generate?
For 2006, 87 facilities in this industry reported generating approximately 10.1 million pounds of PCs, an increase of approximately
838,000 pounds compared to the quantity generated in 2005 and an increase of approximately 278,000 pounds, compared to the
quantity of PCs generated for 2004 (Exhibit 6.12). One facility accounted for approximately 11 percent of the total quantity of PCs
generated for this industry, while 27 facilities that reported between 100,000 to 1 million pounds of PCs, accounted for 82 percent of
the total quantity of PCs generated for this industry.
of by in
TRI Reporting Year
2004
2005
2006
Total Quantity of Priority Chemicals (pounds)
9,830,019
9,270,225
10,108,076
Number of TRI Facilities in NAICS 331111 Reporting Priority Chemicals
85
84
87
For 2006, facilities in NAICS code 331111 accounted for approximately 13 percent of the total national quantity of PCs generated and
reported a significant portion of two PCs: approximately 28 percent of lead and lead compounds and 12 percent of mercury and
mercury compounds (Exhibit 6.13).
id for of bf
and to
Priority Chemical
Lead and lead compounds
Cadmium and cadmium compounds
Naphthalene
Mercury and mercury compounds
Polychlorinated biphenyls
Polycyclic aromatic compounds
Phenanthrene
Anthracene
Dibenzofuran
Benzo(g,h,i)perylene
2004
9,777,850
30,747
4,729
10,337
3,110
2,752
300
122
70
2
Quantity (pounds)
2005
9,153,830
36,941
13,326
9,227
3,018
53,264
422
144
35
17
2006
10,032,736
46,076
1 1 ,880
9,201
4,480
2,974
447
177
86
19
Percent of
Total PC Quantity
for this Industry
(2006)
99.3%
0.5%
0.1%
0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
Percent of
National Total
Quantity of This
PC (2006)
27.7%
4.8%
0.1%
1 2.4%
4.1%
<0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.1%
<0.1%
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds* <1 <1 <1 <0.1% <0.1%
Total
* Facilities report dioxin and dioxin-like compounds to TRI
9,830,019
in grams, with
9,270,225
a reporting threshold
10,108,076
of 0.1 grams.
100.0%
13.3%
For the purposes of this table, we converted
the quantity reported as grams to pounds.
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Specific details regarding the quantities of PCs generated by two of the PCs reported by facilities in NAICS code 331111 include:
and Compared to quantities reported for 2004 and 2005, the quantity of lead and lead compounds increased
by approximately 255,000 pounds and 879,000 pounds, respectively, in 2006. Numerous facilities contributed to the increased
quantity in 2006 for a variety of reasons, including: increased production, disposing of electric arc furnace dusts that previously were
recycled, and updating analyses of these dusts containing lead compounds.
For 2005, the quantity increased by approximately 53,000 pounds when a Pennsylvania facility
reported a one-time disposal of accumulated sludge and also reported PACs in flaring for the first time.
Where Did Facilities in This Industry Generate Priority Chemicals?
For 2006, facilities in 24 counties reported approximately 90 percent of the total quantity of PCs generated for this industry; twelve of
the counties are in EPA Region 5 (Exhibit 6.14). For 2006, facilities in these 24 counties reported an increase of approximately
744,000 pounds, compared to the quantity reported for 2004 and an increase of approximately 1.2 million pounds, compared to the
quantity reported for 2005. From 2004 to 2005, the quantity of PCs increased in 19 of these counties.
(90 of of bf
EPA Region State
4 AL
7 IA
5 IN
7 NE
8 UT
10 OR
4 NC
5 OH
6 AR
3 VA
5 IN
5 IL
5 IN
5 IN
5 OH
5 IL
5 Ml
4 AL
6 LA
5 IL
4 TN
5 OH
5 OH
County
Mobile
Muscat! ne
Whitley
Stanton
Box Elder
Yamhill
Hertford
Stark
Mississippi
Roanoke (City)
De Kalb
Madison
Montgomery
Hendricks
Marion
Peoria
Wayne
Tuscaloosa
St John The Baptist
Whiteside
Madison
Richland
Lorain
Total
Quantity (pounds) of PCs
2004
933,159
835,536
657,366
629,570
691 ,506
348,153
513,886
479,782
404,437
346,965
302,236
246,286
255,546
179,605
0
376,043
323,247
275,425
1 94,352
170,032
84,858
90,000
84,066
8,422,055
2005
1,019,468
865,791
726,474
301 ,767
730,601
404,162
344,755
438,202
291 ,886
349,325
266,996
221 ,523
292,625
186,759
0
235,063
463,748
225,588
164,719
160,201
106,192
97,900
90,027
7,983,774
T
ti
2006
1,078,392
974,958
924,424
564,467
510,533
458,349
457,556
443,328
435,690
362,430
304,342
291,116
289,366
288,781
285,606
281,067
275,061
227,491
193,142
151,292
150,071
111,178
107,031
9,165,671
Percent of
ota I PC Quantity
Dr NAICS 331111
(2006)
1 0.7%
9.6%
9.1%
5.6%
5.1%
4.5%
4.5%
4.4%
4.3%
3.6%
3.0%
2.9%
2.9%
2.9%
2.8%
2.8%
2.7%
2.3%
1.9%
1.5%
1.5%
1.1%
1.1%
90.7%
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How Did Facilities in This Industry Manage Priority Chemicals?
Exhibit 6.15 shows how facilities in this industry managed PCs in 2006.
Exhibit 6.15. Management of Priority Chemicals by NAICS 331111 Facilities (2006)
Priority Chemical
Lead and lead
compounds
Cadmium and cadmium
compounds
Naphthalene
Mercury and mercury
compounds
Polychlorinated
biphenyls
Polycyclic aromatic
compounds
Phenanthrene
Anthracene
Dibenzofuran
Benzo(g,h,i)perylene
Dioxin and dioxin-like
compounds**
Total
Tntal DP
Quantity*
10,032,736
46,076
1 1 ,880
9,201
4,480
2,974
447
177
86
19
<1
10,108,076
Quantity (pounds)
Disposal Energy Recovery
Onsite
440,845
14,737
0
126
2,783
0
0
0
0
0
<1
458,492
Offsite Onsite Offsite
9,591,891
31,339
607
9,075
1,697
420
280
108
50
19
<1
9,635,486
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
of Priority Chemical
Treatment
Onsite
0
0
8,990
0
0
2,440
0
0
0
0
0
11,430
Offsite
0
0
2,280
0
0
114
167
69
36
0
<1
2,666
Recycling
Onsite
574,793
0
1 1 ,000
52
0
5,677
310
160
0
66
0
592,058
Offsite
11,412,341
88,629
47,000
3,949
0
52,000
31 ,000
9,100
0
7,200
0
11,651,220
* The recycled quantity is presented to provide some perspective regarding the quantity of this PC already recycled compared to the quantities that
are not recycled. In this Report, we primarily focus on non-recycled quantities of PCs (PC quantity) that offer the greatest opportunities for waste
minimization. The term "PC Quantity", as used in this Report, refers to quantities of PCs that are managed via disposal, treatment, and energy
recovery and thus potentially available for waste minimization.
** Facilities report dioxin and dioxin-like compounds to TRI in grams, with a reporting threshold of 0.1 grams. For the purposes of this table, we
converted the quantity reported as grams to pounds.
Land Disposal: Facilities disposed of nearly all (99.9%) of this industry's total non-recycled PC quantity, mostly offsite. Lead and
lead compounds accounted for 99 percent of this amount. Facilities in this industry also used land disposal to manage 100 percent of
the non-recycled quantity of cadmium and cadmium compounds, mercury and mercury compounds, and polychlorinated biphenyls.
Energy Recovery: Facilities only used energy recovery to manage three pounds of naphthalene.
Treatment: Facilities treated less than 0.1 percent of this industry's total quantity of PCs, including a large percentage of the
naphthalene and the polycyclic aromatic compounds.
Recycling: Facilities in this industry recycled approximately 12.2 million pounds of PCs in 2006; lead and lead compounds
accounted for approximately 98 percent of the quantity recycled. Facilities also reported recycling significant quantities of other PCs,
including cadmium and cadmium compounds, naphthalene, polycyclic aromatic compounds, phenanthrene, anthracene,
benzo(g,h,i)perylene, and mercury and mercury compounds.
2006 National Priority Chemicals Trends Report
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NAICS Code 331111
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Data Derived From Hazardous Waste Biennial Reports for NAICS 331111
In this section, we present data on which facilities submitted information to the BR system. As discussed in Section 1, we caution
readers against making casual one-to-one comparisons between the TRI and BR data. The differences between these two reporting
systems can cause significant variation in the number of reporting facilities and quantities of chemicals reported. We present these
data in order to provide another perspective on which PCs might be contained in hazardous wastes generated by facilities in this
industry and to estimate their quantity.
Exhibit 6.16 shows the estimated quantity of PCs contained in hazardous wastes generated by facilities in this industry in 2005—
derived from data reported by facilities on the BR. We estimate that facilities in this industry reported hazardous wastes containing
approximately 64.2 million pounds of PCs. Hazardous wastes, classified as non-wastewaters, contained 99.9 percent of the PCs.
Lead accounted for approximately 97 percent of the PCs in the hazardous waste streams.
of
by in 3--
"
Priority Chemical
Lead
Cadmium
Mercury
Naphthalene
Phenanthrene
Acenaphthylene
Hexachlorocyclohexane, gamma-
Polycyclic aromatic compound
lndeno[1 ,2,3-cd]pyrene
Benzo(a)pyrene
Benzo(a)anthracene
Benzo(b)fluoranthene
Benzo(k)fluoranthene
Dibenzo(a,h)anthracene
Number of
Facilities
86
88
25
5
4
4
(Lindane) 1
(PAC) Group in the Toxics
2
4
4
4
4
2
Total 95 "
Priority Chemical Quantity (pounds)
Non-wastewaters Wastewaters Total Quantity
61 ,924,280
2,005,140
93,431
77,583
34,468
20,255
<1
Release Inventory (TRI)
3,543
2,446
2,274
1,572
1,572
789
64,167,354
72,279
1,483
<1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
73,763
61 ,996,559
2,006,623
93,432
77,583
34,468
20,255
<1
3,543
2,446
2,274
1,572
1,572
789
64,241,117
Percent of
Total
Quantity
96.5%
3.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
100.0%
'Exhibit includes rounding error.
'Total number of facilities is not additive because wastes from a facility may contain more than one PC.
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331111
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Description of NAICS Code
Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing carbon, graphite, and metal-graphite brushes and brush stock; carbon or graphite
electrodes for thermal and electrolytic uses; carbon and graphite fibers; and other carbon, graphite, and metal-graphite products.
(Source: U.S. Census Bureau)
How Much and Which of the Priority Chemicals Did Facilities in This
Industry Generate?
For 2006, 21 facilities in this industry reported approximately 3.3 million pounds of PCs, a decrease of approximately 1.4 million
pounds compared to the quantity generated in 2005 and a decrease of approximately 824,000 pounds, compared to the quantity of PCs
generated for 2004 (Exhibit 6.17). Five facilities accounted for approximately 94 percent of the total quantity of PCs generated for
this industry.
of by in
TRI Reporting Year
2004
2005
2006
Total Quantity of Priority Chemicals (pounds)
4,115,195
4,651,306
3,291,125
Number of TRI Facilities in NAICS 335991 Reporting Priority Chemicals
23
22
21
For 2006, facilities in NAICS code 335991 reported approximately 4 percent of the national total quantity of PCs generated, including
a significant portion of two PCs: approximately 36 percent of polycyclic aromatic compounds and 50 percent of benzo(g,h,i)perylene
(Exhibit 6.18).
From 2004 to 2005, the quantity of PACs increased by approximately 511,000 pounds and decreased by approximately 1.3 million
pounds in 2006. A facility located in North Carolina accounted for much of this fluctuation, reporting an increase of approximately
512,000 pounds from 2004-2005, followed by a decrease of approximately 690,000 pounds for 2006. The facility attributed the
increase/decrease to changes in the composition of the coal tar pitch used as feedstock. Another facility, located in Tennessee,
reported a decrease of approximately 967,000 pounds from 2005 to 2006. In 2006, this facility shut down most process lines and may
shut down entirely.
for of by
and to
Priority Chemical
Polycyclic aromatic compounds
Benzo(g,h,i)perylene
Phenanthrene
Lead and lead compounds
Naphthalene
Quantity (pounds)
2004
3,709,574
402,731
1,490
994
405
Total 4,115,195
2005
4,220,588
427,126
2,153
1,267
172
4,651,306
2006
2,899,886
388,130
1,607
1,450
52
3,291,125
Percent of Total Percent of
PC Quantity for National Total
this Industry Quantity of This
(2006) PC (2006)
88.1% 36.4%
1 1 .8% 49.5%
<0.1% 0.2%
<0.1% <0.1%
<0.1% <0.1%
100.0% 4.3%
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Where Did Facilities in This Industry Generate Priority Chemicals?
Since 2004, NAICS code 335991 facilities in five counties, located in EPA Regions 4 and 6, reported nearly all of the PCs generated
in this industry, including approximately 94 percent for 2006 (Exhibit 6.19).
of bf
EPA Region State
6 AR
4 TN
4 KY
6 AR
4 NC
4 TN
5 OH
1 ME
3 PA
3 PA
3 WV
3 PA
4 SC
4 NC
5 Wl
7 IA
5 OH
3 PA
3 VA
County
Pope
Maury
Fulton
Franklin
Burke
Lawrence
Seneca
York
Elk
Potter
Harrison
Jefferson
Dorchester
Harnett
Waukesha
Lee
Cuyahoga
Monroe
Prince Edward
Total
Quantity (pounds) of PCs
2004
674,556
1 ,976,881
481 ,265
364,642
502,029
34,190
38,107
319
16,985
8,115
4,448
2,195
3,029
1,086
590
5,522
357
876
1
4,115,193
2005
628,391
1,924,516
524,952
371,159
1,013,052
67,774
45,587
2,423
33,907
9,063
19,936
1,777
2,585
1,086
942
3,080
415
660
1
4,651,306
Percent of Total
PC Quantity for
NAICS 335991
2006
870,097
854,422
543,739
462,841
365,239
86,806
39,186
22,275
17,847
14,651
4,360
2,487
2,424
1,361
1,168
899
727
595
1
3,291,125
(2006)
26.4%
26.0%
1 6.5%
14.1%
11.1%
2.6%
1.2%
0.7%
0.5%
0.4%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
How Did Facilities in This Industry Manage Priority Chemicals?
Exhibit 6.20 shows how facilities in this industry managed PCs in 2006.
of by
Priority Chemical
Polycyclic aromatic
compounds
Benzo(g,h,i)perylene
Phenanthrene
Lead and lead
compounds
Naphthalene
Total
Total PP
Quantity*
2,899,886
388,130
1,607
1,450
52
3,291,125
Quantity (pounds) of Priority Chemical
Disposal
Onsite
12,841
9,005
0
0
0
21,846
Offsite
34,402
1,849
1,607
1,450
51
39,359
Energy Recovery
Onsite
1 ,091 ,272
289,372
0
0
0
1,380,644
Offsite
281
48
0
0
0
329
Treatment
Onsite
1 ,749,774
87,809
0
0
0
1,837,583
Offsite
11,316
46
0
0
1
11,363
Recycling
Onsite
203,597
2
20,323
785
0
224,707
Offsite
885
378
0
4,985
0
6,248
*Note: The recycled quantity is presented to provide some perspective regarding the quantity of this PC already recycled compared to the quantities
that are not recycled. In this Report, we primarily focus on non-recycled quantities of PCs (PC quantity) that offer the greatest opportunities for waste
minimization. The term "PC Quantity", as used in this Report, refers to quantities of PCs that are managed via disposal, treatment, and energy
recovery and thus potentially available for waste minimization.
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Land Disposal: Facilities disposed of approximately 2 percent of this industry's total quantity of PCs. Facilities in this industry
used disposal to manage each of the PCs, including virtually all of the phenanthrene, lead and lead compounds, and naphthalene.
Energy Recovery: Facilities used energy recovery, mostly onsite, to manage approximately 42 percent of this industry's PCs. In
addition to approximately 75 percent of the benzo(g,h,i)perylene, facilities used energy recovery for approximately 38 percent of
polycyclic aromatic compounds.
Treatment: Facilities treated, primarily onsite, approximately 56 percent of this industry's PCs. Polycyclic aromatic compounds
accounted for approximately 95 percent of the quantity treated.
Recycling: Facilities in this industry recycled approximately 231,000 pounds of PCs in 2006; polycyclic aromatic compounds
accounted for approximately 89 percent of the quantity recycled.
Data Derived From Hazardous Waste Biennial Reports for NAICS 335991
In this section, we present data on which facilities submitted information to the BR system. As discussed in Section 1, we caution
readers against making casual one-to-one comparisons between the TRI and BR data. The differences between these two reporting
systems can cause significant variation in the number of reporting facilities and quantities of chemicals reported. We present these
data in order to provide another perspective on which PCs might be contained in hazardous wastes generated by facilities in this
industry and to estimate their quantity.
Exhibit 6.21 shows the estimated quantity of PCs contained in hazardous wastes generated by facilities in this industry in 2005—
derived from data reported by facilities on the BR. We estimate that facilities in this industry reported hazardous wastes containing
approximately 2,000 pounds of PCs, all of which were non-wastewaters.
of in
bf in
Priority Chemical
Mercury
Lead
Cadmium
Total
Number of
Priority Chemical Quantity (pounds)
Percent of Total
Facilities Non-wastewaters Wastewaters Total Quantity
2
3
1
6
972
906
26
1,904
0
0
0
0
972
906
26
1,904
Quantity
51.1%
47.6%
1.4%
100.0%
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Description of NAICS Code
Establishments primarily engaged in (1) making aluminum from alumina and/or (2) making aluminum from alumina and rolling,
drawing, extruding, or casting the aluminum they make into primary forms (e.g., bar, billet, ingot, plate, rod, sheet, strip).
Establishments in this industry may make primary aluminum or aluminum-based alloys from alumina. (Source: U.S. Census Bureau)
How Much and Which of the Priority Chemicals Did Facilities in This
Industry Generate?
For 2006, 15 facilities in this industry generated approximately 3.2 million pounds of PCs, an increase of approximately 260,000
pounds compared to the quantity generated in 2004 and an increase of approximately 477,000 pounds, compared to the quantity of
PCs generated for 2005 (Exhibit 6.22). One facility accounted for approximately 90 percent of the total quantity of PCs generated for
this industry.
of by in
TRI Reporting Year
2004
2005
2006
Total Quantity of Priority Chemicals (pounds)
2,974,060
2,756,294
3,233,397
Number of TRI Facilities in NAICS 331312 Reporting Priority Chemicals
18
17
15
For 2006, facilities in NAICS code 331312 reported approximately 4 percent of the national total quantity of PCs and a significant
portion of several PCs (Exhibit 6.23), including approximately:
• 50% of phenanthrene
• 35%ofbenzo(g,h,i)perylene
• 28% of poly cyclic aromatic compounds
for of by
and to
Priority Chemical
Polycyclic aromatic compounds
Phenanthrene
Benzo(g,h,i)perylene
Anthracene
Lead and lead compounds
Naphthalene
Mercury and mercury compounds
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds*
Polychlorinated biphenyls
Quantity (pounds)
2004
1 ,559,987
804,914
15,016
292,696
102,811
198,170
462
5
0
Total 2,974,060
2005
1 ,341 ,676
759,081
154,918
276,200
103,052
120,772
450
5
140
2,756,294
I
2006
2,264,506
386,800
274,014
141,100
101,170
65,314
488
6
0
3,233,397
Percent of Total Percent of
PC Quantity for National Total
this Industry Quantity of This
(2006) PC (2006)
70.0%
1 2.0%
8.5%
4.4%
3.1%
2.0%
<0.1%
<0.1%
0.0%
100.0%
28.4%
49.8%
34.9%
5.9%
0.3%
0.5%
0.7%
1.1%
0.0%
4.3%
* Facilities report dioxin and dioxin-like compounds to TRI in grams, with a reporting threshold of 0.1 grams. For the purposes of this table, we converted
the quantity reported as grams to pounds.
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Since 2004, a facility located in Warrick County, Indiana accounted for most of the naphthalene reported by NAICS code 331312
facilities. For 2005 and 2006, this facility reported decreases of approximately 77,000 pounds and 55,000 pounds, respectively. The
facility attributed the reduction in naphthalene to a reduction in production and thus the reduced use of coatings containing
naphthalene.
In addition, a facility located in Hancock County, Kentucky accounted for much of the increase/decrease in quantities of several other
PCs (anthracene, benzo(g,h,i)perylene, polycyclic aromatic compounds, and phenanthrene). This facility uses coal tar pitch and coke
to produce carbon rods (anodes) for aluminum smelting. The PCs are contained in the coal tar pitch and correlate with production of
carbon rods. The quantity of PCs is also affected by the concentration of these chemicals in the coal tar pitch. Specific details
regarding the quantities of several of the PCs reported by this facility include:
For 2006, the total national quantity of anthracene decreased by approximately 135,000 pounds; this facility reported a
decrease of approximately 135,000 pounds.
For 2005 and 2006, the total national quantity of benzo(g,h,i)perylene increased by approximately 140,000
pounds and 119,000 pounds, respectively. This facility reported increases of approximately 138,000 pounds and 122,000 pounds,
respectively.
For 2006, the total national quantity of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons increased by
approximately 923,000 pounds; this facility reported an increase of approximately 958,000 pounds.
For 2006, the total national quantity of phenanthrene decreased by approximately 372,000 pounds; this facility
reported a decrease of approximately 371,000 pounds.
Where Did Facilities in This Industry Generate Priority Chemicals?
Since 2004, NAICS code 331312 facilities were located in 14 counties, with two counties, located in EPA Regions 4 and 5,
accounting for approximately 95 percent of the total quantity of PCs generated for this industry. A facility located in Hancock
County, Kentucky accounted for an average of approximately 86 percent of the total quantity of PCs in this industry, including
approximately 90 percent for 2006 (Exhibit 6.24).
of by EPA
EPA Region State
4 KY
5 IN
2 NY
10 WA
6 TX
4 SC
4 TN
8 MT
3 WV
7 MO
10 WA
5 OH
3 MD
4 KY
County
Hancock
Warrick
St Lawrence
Chelan
Milam
Berkeley
Blount
Flathead
Jackson
New Madrid
Whatcom
Monroe
Frederick
Henderson
Total
Quantity (pounds) of PCs
2004
2,486,005
287,307
84,135
13,612
42,052
13,587
3,782
1,941
306
64
10,007
154
19,560
2
2,962,512
2005
2,343,472
21 1 ,748
88,153
52,894
19,504
13,949
3,516
2,973
311
77
49
2
19,540
3
2,756,192
Percent of Total
PC Quantity for
NAICS 331312
2006
2,917,656
155,897
73,307
47,194
18,717
12,676
3,797
3,746
292
59
34
18
5
<1
3,233,397
(2006)
90.2%
4.8%
2.3%
1.5%
0.6%
0.4%
0.1%
0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
<0.1%
100.0%
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How Did Facilities in This Industry Manage Priority Chemicals?
Exhibit 6.25 shows how facilities in this industry managed PCs in 2006.
Exhibit 6.25. Management of Priority Chemicals by NAICS 331312 Facilities (2006)
Priority Chemical
Polycyclic aromatic
compounds
Phenanthrene
Benzo(g,h,i)perylene
Anthracene
Lead and lead
compounds
Naphthalene
Mercury and mercury
compounds
Dioxin and dioxin-like
compounds**
Total
Tntal DP
Quantity*
2,264,506
386,800
274,014
141,100
101,170
65,314
488
6
3,233,397
Quantity (pounds) of Priority Chemical
Disposal
Onsite
2,781
0
355
0
77,813
0
387
0
81,337
Offsite
52,666
2,800
6,846
1,100
23,357
0
101
0
86,869
Energy Recovery
Onsite
0
0
0
0
0
58,718
0
0
58,718
Offsite
0
0
0
0
0
183
0
0
183
Treatment
Onsite
2,207,018
384,000
266,548
140,000
0
6,401
0
6
3,003,973
Offsite
2,040
0
265
0
0
12
0
0
2,317
Recycling
Onsite
158,889
0
21 ,903
0
4,445
4,264
0
0
189,501
Offsite
0
0
0
0
30,064
0
0
0
30,064
*The recycled quantity is presented to provide some perspective regarding the quantity of this PC already recycled compared to the quantities that
are not recycled. In this Report, we primarily focus on non-recycled quantities of PCs (PC quantity) that offer the greatest opportunities for waste
minimization. The term "PC Quantity", as used in this Report, refers to quantities of PCs that are managed via disposal, treatment, and energy
recovery and thus potentially available for waste minimization.
** Facilities report dioxin and dioxin-like compounds to TRI in grams, with a reporting threshold of 0.1 grams. For the purposes of this table, we
converted the quantity reported as grams to pounds.
Land Disposal: Facilities disposed of only approximately 5 percent of this industry's total non-recycled quantity of PCs generated.
Facilities in this industry used disposal to manage a portion of 6 of the 8 PCs, including virtually all of the lead/lead compounds, and
mercury/mercury compounds.
Energy Recovery: Facilities used energy recovery, mostly onsite, to manage 100 percent of the naphthalene, representing
approximately 2 percent of this industry's total non-recycled quantity of PCs generated.
Treatment: Facilities treated (primarily onsite) approximately 93 percent of this industry's total non-recycled quantity of PCs
generated, including most of the polycyclic aromatic compounds, phenanthrene, benzo(g,h,i)perylene, and anthracene.
Recycling: Facilities in this industry recycled approximately 220,000 pounds of PCs in 2006; polycyclic aromatic compounds
accounted for approximately 72 percent of the quantity recycled.
Data Derived From Hazardous Waste Biennial Reports for NAICS 331312
In this section, we present data on which facilities submitted information to the BR system. As discussed in Section 1, we caution
readers against making casual one-to-one comparisons between the TRI and BR data. The differences between these two reporting
systems can cause significant variation in the number of reporting facilities and quantities of chemicals reported. We present these
data in order to provide another perspective on which PCs might be contained in hazardous wastes generated by facilities in this
industry and to estimate their quantity.
Exhibit 6.26 shows the estimated quantity of PCs contained in hazardous wastes generated by facilities in this industry in 2005—
derived from data reported by facilities on the BR. We estimate that facilities in this industry reported hazardous wastes containing
approximately 359,000 pounds of PCs. Waste streams classified as non-wastewaters contained approximately 95 percent of the PCs.
Acenaphthene accounted for approximately 77 percent of the total quantity of PCs contained in the hazardous waste streams.
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of in
bf 1 in
Priority Chemical
Acenaphthene
Lead
Polycyclic aromatic compound (PAC):
Benzo(b)fluoranthene
Polycyclic aromatic compound (PAC):
Benzo(k)fluoranthene
Pyrene
Polycyclic aromatic compound (PAC):
Benzo(a)pyrene
Polycyclic aromatic compound (PAC):
Benzo(a)anthracene
Benzo(g,h,i)perylene
Phenanthrene
Polycyclic aromatic compound (PAC):
lndeno[1 ,2,3-cd]pyrene
Polycyclic aromatic compound (PAC):
Dibenzo(a,h)anthracene
Anthracene
Mercury
Cadmium
Total
Priority Chemical Quantity (pounds) Percent of
Facilities Non-Wastewaters Wastewaters Total Quantity
13
8
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
5
4
13*
274,792
1,508
12,169
12,169
7,851
7,066
6,281
5,496
5,496
4,711
1,884
1,256
224
22
340,925
0
17,669
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
17,669
274,792
19,177
12,169
12,169
7,851
7,066
6,281
5,496
5,496
4,711
1,884
1,256
224
22
358,594
Total
Quantity
76.6%
5.3%
3.4%
3.4%
2.2%
2.0%
1.8%
1.5%
1.5%
1.3%
0.5%
0.4%
0.1%
0.0%
100.0%
1 Total number of facilities is not additive because wastes from a facility may contain more than one PC
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APPENDIX A
LIST OF STATES (INCLUDING TERRITORIES)
WITHIN EACH EPA REGION
EPA Region 1
Connecticut (CT)
Maine (ME)
Massachusetts (MA)
New Hampshire (NH)
Rhode Island (RI)
Vermont (VT)
EPA Region 2
New Jersey (NJ)
New York (NY)
Puerto Rico (PR)
Virgin Islands (VI)
EPA Region 3
Delaware (DE)
District of Columbia (DC)
Maryland (MD)
Pennsylvania (PA)
Virginia (VA)
West Virginia (WV)
EPA Region 4
Alabama (AL)
Florida (FL)
Georgia (GA)
Kentucky (KY)
Mississippi (MS)
North Carolina (NC)
South Carolina (SC)
Tennessee (TN)
EPA Region 5
Illinois (IL)
Indiana (IN)
Michigan (MI)
Minnesota (MN)
Ohio (OH)
Wisconsin (WI)
EPA Region 6
Arkansas (AR)
Louisiana (LA)
New Mexico (NM)
Oklahoma (OK)
Texas (TX)
EPA Region 7
Iowa (IA)
Kansas (KS)
Missouri (MO)
Nebraska (ME)
EPA Region 8
Colorado (CO)
Montana (MT)
North Dakota (ND)
South Dakota (SD)
Utah (UT)
Wyoming (WY)
EPA Region 9
Arizona (AZ)
California (CA)
Hawaii (HI)
Nevada (NV)
American Samoa (AS)
Guam (GU)
Northern Mariana Islands (MP)
EPA Region 10
Alaska (AK)
Idaho (ID)
Oregon (OR)
Washington (WA)
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APPENDIX B
INDEX
1,2,4,5-Tetrachlorobenzene, 3-22,4-55,6-5
benzene tetrachloride, 4-55
s-tetrachlorobenzene, 4-55
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene, 3-10, 3-18, 3-22,4-2,4-3,4-4,4-5,6-5
1,2,4-trichlorobenzol, 4-2
1,2,4-TCB,4-2,4-3,4-4,4-5
2,4,5 -Trichlorophenol, 1-2
4-Bromophenyl Phenyl Ether, 4-56
1-bromo-4-phenoxybenzene, 4-56
4-bromodiphenyl ether, 4-56
4-bromophenoxybenzene, 4-56
p-bromodiphenyl ether, 4-56
Acenaphthene, 1-2, 2-2, 3-22, 4-1, 4-54, 4-57, 4-58, 6-19, 6-20
1,2-dihydroacenaphthene, 4-57
1,2-dihydroacenaphthylene, 4-57
1,8-ethylenenaphthalene, 4-57
ethylene naphthalene, 4-57
naphthyleneethylene, 4-57
peri-ethylenenaphthalene, 4-57
Acenaphthylene, 1-2, 3-22,4-1,4-54,4-59,6-13
1,2-dehydroacenaphthalene, 4-59
Anthracene, 1-2, 2-2, 3-3, 3-4, 3-10, 3-12, 3-14, 3-15, 3-16, 3-
18, 3-22, 4-1, 4-6, 4-7, 4-8, 4-9, 6-3, 6-4, 6-10, 6-12, 6-17, 6-
18,6-19,6-20
anthracin, 4-6
anthraxcene, 4-6
paraNaphthalene, 4-6
Benzo(g,h,i)perylene (B(g,h,i)P), 1-2,2-2, 3-3, 3-4, 3-12, 3-15,
3-16, 3-18, 3-22, 6-10, 6-12, 6-14, 6-15, 6-17, 6-18, 6-19, 6-
20
Cadmium and Cadmium Compounds (Cadmium), 1-2,2-2, 3-3,
3-4, 3-10, 3-13, 3-14, 3-15, 3-16, 3-18, 3-22, 4-1, 4-10, 4-11,
4-12, 4-13, 4-14, 6-3, 6-4, 6-5,6-6, 6-7, 6-8, 6-9, 6-10, 6-12,
6-13,6-16,6-20
Dibenzofuran, 1 -2, 2-2, 3-3, 3-4, 3-10, 3-13, 3-15, 3-16, 3-18, 3-
22,6-5,6-10,6-12
Dioxin and Dioxin-Like Compounds (Dioxin), 2-2, 3-3, 3-4, 3-10,
3-13, 3-14, 3-15, 3-16, 3-17, 3-19, 4-15, 5-2, 5-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-
6,6-8,6-10,6-12,6-17,6-19
chlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (CDDs), 4-15
chlorinated dibenzofurans (CDFs), 4-15
Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act
(EPCRA313), 1-3,1-4,1-5, 5-1
Endosulfan, beta-/Endosulfan, alpha (Endosulfan), 1-2, 3-22,4-
1;4-5454-60
cyclic sulfite, 4-60
Endosulfan, alpha, 1-2, 3-22,4-1,4-54
Endosulfan, beta, 4-54,4-60
hexachloro-5-norbornene-2,3-dimethanol, 4-60
Fluorene, 1-2, 2-2, 3-22, 4-1, 4-54, 4-61
2,2-methylenebiphenyl, 4-61
2,3-benzindene, 4-61
9H-fluorene, 4-61
alpha-diphenylenemethane-9H-fluorene, 4-61
diphenylenemethane, 4-61
o-biphenylenemethane, 4-61
Global Environmental Fund (GEF), 2-6
Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA), 1-1,1-5,2-
1
Hazardous Waste Biennial Report (BR), 1-1,1-2,1-3,1-4,1-5,
1-6, 3-22, 4-1,4-5, 4-9, 4-14, 4-19, 4-21, 4-25, 4-35, 4-42, 4-
47, 4-53, 4-54, 4-55, 4-56, 4-57, 4-59, 4-60, 4-61, 4-62, 6-1,
6-5,6-8,6-13,6-16,6-19
Heptachlor, 1-2, 3-3, 3-4, 3-10, 3-13, 3-16, 3-17, 3-19, 3-22
Hexachloro-1,3-butadiene (HCBD), 3-2, 3-3, 3-4, 3-10, 3-13, 3-
14, 3-16, 3-18, 4-20, 4-21, 4-22, 6-3, 6-4
1,3-hexachlorobutadiene, 4-20
perchlorobutadiene, 4-20
Hexachlorobenzene, 1-2,2-2, 3-3, 3-4, 3-10, 3-13, 3-14, 3-16,
3-17, 3-18, 3-22, 5-2, 5-6, 6-3,6-4, 6-5
Hexachloroethane (HCE), 1-2, 3-3, 3-4, 3-10,3-13, 3-14, 3-18,
3-22, 4-1, 4-23, 4-24, 4-25, 5-2, 5-6, 6-3, 6-4,6-5
ethane hexachloride, 4-23
hexachloride, 4-23
perchloroethane, 4-23
Lead and Lead Compounds (Lead), 1-2,1-3,2-2, 3-2, 3-3, 3-4,
3-10, 3-13, 3-14, 3-15, 3-16, 3-17, 3-18, 3-22, 4-1, 4-26, 4-
27, 4-28, 4-29, 4-31, 4-32,4-33, 4-34, 4-35, 4-36, 5-2, 5-3, 5-
6, 5-7, 5-8, 5-9, 5-10, 6-3, 6-4, 6-5, 6-6, 6-7, 6-8, 6-9, 6-10, 6-
11, 6-12, 6-13, 6-14, 6-15, 6-16, 6-17, 6-19, 6-20
Lindane, 1-2, 3-3, 3-22,6-5,6-13
Mercury and Mercury Compounds (Mercury), 1-2,2-2,2-3,2-4,
2-5, 2-6, 3-3, 3-5, 3-10, 3-13, 3-14, 3-15, 3-16, 3-17, 3-18, 3-
22, 4-1, 4-37, 4-38, 4-39, 4-40, 4-41, 4-42, 5-2, 5-3, 5-6, 5-8,
5-10, 6-3, 6-4, 6-5, 6-6, 6-8, 6-9, 6-10, 6-12, 6-13, 6-16, 6-17,
6-19,6-20
Methoxychlor, 1-2, 3-3, 3-5, 3-11,3-13, 3-16, 3-19, 3-22
Naphthalene, 1-2, 2-2, 3-2, 3-3, 3-5, 3-11, 3-13, 3-14, 3-15, 3-
16,3-17, 3-18, 3-22, 4-1, 4-43, 4-44, 4-45, 4-46, 4-47, 4-48,
5-2, 5-3, 5-6, 5-8, 5-11, 6-3, 6-4, 6-5, 6-9, 6-10, 6-12, 6-13, 6-
14,6-15,6-17,6-19
tar camphor, 4-43
white tar, 4-43
National Program for Environmental Priorities (NPEP), 1-1,2-1,
2-2,2-3
North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS), 1-1,
1 -2,1 -4,1 -5,1 -6, 3-11, 3-12, 3-13, 3-14, 3-15, 3-16, 3-17, 3-
19, 3-20, 3-21, 4-3, 4-4, 4-5, 4-7, 4-8, 4-9, 4-11, 4-12, 4-13,
4-14, 4-18, 4-19, 4-20, 4-21, 4-22, 4-24, 4-25, 4-29, 4-30, 4-
31, 4-32, 4-33, 4-34, 4-35,4-36, 4-39, 4-40, 4-41, 4-42, 4-44,
4-45; 4-46= 4-47; 4.43, 4-51, 4-52, 4-53, 4-55, 4-57, 4-58, 4-
59, 4-60, 4-61, 4-62, 4-63, 5-1, 6-1, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4, 6-5, 6-6, 6-
7, 6-8, 6-9, 6-10, 6-11,6-12, 6-13, 6-14, 6-15, 6-16, 6-17, 6-
18,6-19,6-20
North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Codes
Alkalies and Chlorine Manufacturing (NAICS Code 325181),
3-12, 3-13, 3-14, 3-19, 3-20, 3-21, 4-3, 4-4, 4-5, 4-7, 4-8,
4-18, 4-19, 4-21, 4-22, 4-24, 4-25, 4-39, 4-40, 4-42, 4-45,
4-46; 4-48, 4-55, 6-1, 6-2
Carbon and Graphite Product Manufacturing (NAICS Code
335991), 3-12, 3-14, 3-15, 3-19, 3-21, 4-51, 4-52, 6-1, 6-
14
Iron and Steel Mills (NAICS Code 331111), 3-12, 3-13, 3-15,
3-19, 3-20, 3-21, 4-7, 4-8, 4-9,4-11, 4-12, 4-13, 4-14, 4-
29, 4-30, 4-32, 4-33, 4-34,4-35, 4-36, 4-39, 4-40, 4-41,4-
42, 4-48, 4-52, 4-53, 4-59,6-1, 6-10
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Primary Aluminum Production(NAICS Code 331312), 3-12,
3-14, 3-15, 3-19, 3-21, 4-7, 4-8, 4-9, 4-18, 4-19, 4-51, 4-
52, 4-53, 4-57, 4-62, 6-1, 6-17
Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of Nonferrous
Metal (except Copper and Aluminum) (NAICS Code
331492), 3-11,3-12, 3-13, 3-15, 3-19, 3-20, 3-21, 4-11, 4-
29, 4-30, 4-31, 4-32, 4-33, 4-34, 4-35, 4-39, 4-40, 4-62, 6-
1,6-6
Office of Solid Waste (OSW), 1-1,1-4,1-5, 2-1,2-3, 2-4, 2-5, 2-
6
Pendimethalin, 1-2,2-2, 3-3, 3-5, 3-11,3-14, 3-17, 3-18, 3-22
Pentachlorobenzene, 1-2,2-2, 3-3, 3-5, 3-11,3-14, 3-16, 3-18,
3-22, 6-3, 6-4, 6-5
Pentachlorophenol, 1-2, 3-3,3-5, 3-11,3-14, 3-18, 3-22,6-3,6-
4,6-5
Phenanthrene, 1-2,2-2, 3-3, 3-5, 3-11,3-14, 3-15, 3-16, 3-18, 3-
22, 6-5, 6-9, 6-10, 6-12, 6-13, 6-14, 6-15, 6-17, 6-18, 6-19, 6-
20
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), 1-2,2-2, 3-3, 3-5, 3-11,3-14,
3-15, 3-16, 3-17, 3-18, 3-22, 5-2, 5-3, 5-6, 5-8, 5-11, 6-3, 6-4,
6-5,6-10,6-12,6-17
Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds (PACs), 1-2, 3-2, 3-10, 3-17,
3-18, 3-22, 4-1, 4-49, 4-50, 4-51, 4-52, 4-53, 5-7, 6-11,6-14
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs), 4-49
Pyrene, 1-2, 2-2, 3-22, 4-1, 4-54, 4-62, 4-63, 6-9, 6-20
benzo[def]phenanthrene, 4-62
beta-pyrene, 4-62
Quintozene, 1-2, 3-3, 3-5, 3-11, 3-14, 3-17, 3-18, 3-22
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), 1-2,1-3,1-
4,1-5,3-22,5-7
Resource Conservation Challenge (RCC), 1-1, 5-1
Toxics Release Inventory (TRI), 1-1,1-2,1-3,1-4,1-5,1-6,2-1,
3-1, 3-3, 3-5, 3-11, 3-14, 3-17, 3-18, 3-19, 3-22, 4-1, 4-2, 4-5,
4_6j 4-gs 4-10, 4-14, 4-15, 4-16, 4-19, 4-20, 4-21, 4-23, 4-25,
4-26, 4-35, 4-37, 4-38, 4-42, 4-43, 4-47, 4-49, 4-53, 4-54, 5-
1, 5-2, 5-7, 6-1, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4, 6-5, 6-6, 6-8, 6-9, 6-10, 6-12, 6-
13,6-14,6-16,6-17,6-19
Trifluralin, 1-2, 2-2, 3-3, 3-5, 3-11,3-14, 3-17, 3-18, 3-22
United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP), 2-6
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO),
2-6
2006 National Priority Chemicals Trends Report
B-2
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APPENDIX C
CONTACT INFORMATION
Bill Kline, Senior Data Analyst
Analysis & Information Branch
(540)341-3631
kline.bill@epa.gov
Tammie Owen, Data Analyst
Analysis & Information Branch
(703) 308-4044
owen.tammie@epa.gov
Ben Lesser, Chief
Analysis & Information Branch
(703)308-0314
lesser.ben@epa.gov
2006 National Priority Chemicals Trends Report C-1
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