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                Trends in Releases

In 2007, 24 facilities in the Border area of Texas
reported releases of approximately 1.4 million pounds
of toxic chemicals to the TRI Program. The following
chart tracks releases to the environment for reporting
years 2005 through 2007.
Total Releases for Reporting Years 2005 - 2007
Year
2005
2006
2007
Air
408,578
461,922
540,807
Water
12
19
15
On-Site
Land
360,693
140,033
240,845
Under-
ground
Injection
2
14
2
Off-Site
804,803
582,697
678,285
        Largest Releases by Industry Type

During 2007, five industries account for 94% of the
total 1.4 million pounds of reported releases in the
Border area of Texas.
Industry
Primary Metals
Petroleum
U.S. Army Air
Defense
Stone/Clay/Glass
Fabricated Metals
Total Release
(pounds)
585,671
319,980
236,145
211,928
33,757
Percentage
of Total
Releases
40%
22%
16%
14%
2%
        Largest Releases by Chemical Type

The top five chemicals released in the Border area of
Texas in 2007, ranked by total on-site and off-site
releases, are as follows:
Chemical Name
Copper and copper
compounds
Selenium compounds
Lead and lead compounds
Hydrogen fluoride
Arsenic compounds
Total
Release
(pounds)
279,631
194,635
184,782
175,007
146,625
Percentage of
Total Releases
19%
13%
12%
12%
10%
Facilities Releasing Largest Quantities of Chemicals
Ten facilities, listed in descending order, released the

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Facility Name
Phelps Dodge
Copper Products
CO.
Western Refinery
U.S. Army Air
Defense Artillery
Center & Ft. Bliss
DAL-TILE El Paso
Manufacturing
Air System
Components LP
Trico Products
Corp
Tony Lama CO.
Copperfield LLC
GE Engine
Services McAllen
LP
Pictsweet CO
Monte Alto
City Name
El Paso
El Paso
El Paso
El Paso
El Paso
Cameron
El Paso
El Paso
Hidalgo
Hidalgo
Total Release
(pounds)
585671.16(33%
selenium
compounds)
3 19,980 (19% lead)
236,145(55%
copper)
211,928(82%
hydrogen fluoride)
33,757 (100%
glycol ethers)
18,63 5 (57% zinc
compounds)
14,601
(100%toulene)
13,354 (100%
antimony
compounds)
9,400 (55% nickel)
8,500 (100%
ammonia)
                                                   largest total on-site and off-site releases in the Border
                                                   area of Texas:
                                                   For national information on data releases, see:
                                                   http ://www. epa.gov/tri
The TRI data is available through Envirofacts
Warehouse, EPA's internet site for distributing
environmental information at:
http ://www. epa.gov/enviro
or the TRI Explorer tool:
http ://www. epa.gov/triexplorer
                                                           U.S. EPA Region 6 Border Program
                                                             Claudia Ortega (915) 533-7233
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