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2011 Toxics Release Inventory
Washington State Report
January 2013
Releases in Washington
What is a Release?
in 2011, 316 facilities reported 19 million pounds of toxic
chemical disposal and releases, a decrease of 8%, or 1.7
million pounds, from 2010. Washington ranks 37th in the
nation for total TRI chemicals reported released.
A TRI "release" is defined as the amount of a toxic
chemical released, or disposed of, on-site (to air, water,
underground injection, landfills, and other land disposal),
and the amount transferred off-site for disposal. All
releases values in this report are listed in pounds released
in 2011.
Total Releases Reported in Washington from 2007- 2011
TRI Releases in Washington
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320
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300




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280
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240

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220


200


2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
Top Ten Facilities

Facility Name
City
Total On-Site Releases (lbs.)*
1
Transalta Centralia Generation / Mining
Centralia
1,684,635
2
Boise White Paper LLC
Wallula
1,620,541
3
US DOE Hanford Site
Richland
1,345,990
4
Kettle River Operations Mill
Republic
1,227,864
5
Weyerhaeuser NR Co - Longview
Longview
1,073,295
6
Simpson Tacoma Kraft Co LLC
Tacoma
933,825
7
Alcoa Wenatchee Works
Malaga
815,488
8
Port Townsend Paper Corp
Port Townsend
534,678
9
Intal Co Aluminum Corp
Ferndale
503,561
10
Weyerhaeuser Pacific Veneer
Aberdeen
487,600
¦"Includes on-site releases to air, water, underground injection, and land disposal (including landfills, land treatment and holding ponds).
TRi facilities are regulated by EPA, state, and/or local environmental agencies. Use Envirofacts to learn more about these facilities.

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Top Ten Industries

Industry
On-Site Releases (lbs.)
Off-Site
Disposal (lbs.)
Total On and Off-Site Disposal
and Releases (lbs.)
Percent of Total
1
Paper
6.245,304
559,050
6,804,354
35.1%
2
Primary Metals
1,594,615
582,962
2,177,576
11.2%
3
No industry code (Gov't facilities)
1,630,609
497,235
2,127,844
11.0%
4
Electric Utilities
1,684,635
1,816
1,686,451
8.7%
5
Chemicals
251,273
1,087,108
1,338,380
6.9%
6
Metal Mining
1,242,475
51,000
1,293,476
6.7%
7
Fabricated Metals
551,745
590,763
1,142,507
5.9%
8
Petroleum
869,004
270,387
1,139,391
5.9%
9
Transportation Equipment
416,162
147,902
564,064
2.9%
10
Food/Beverages/Tobacco
215,249
108,949
324,198
1.7%
Top Five TRI-Chemicals Released
Top Chemicals Released to Air in 2011
Top Chemicals Released to Water in 2011
Top Chemicals Released to Land in 2011
MANGANESANO 0THER
MANGANESE
COMPOUNDS
8%
NITRATE
COMPOUNDS
LEAD AND LEAD
COMPOUNDS
35%
COPPER AND
COPPER
COMPOUND
14%
Persistent, Bioaccumulative, and Toxic (PBT) Chemicals
PBT chemicals are toxic chemicals that persist in the environment and bioaccumulate in food chains, posing risks to
human health and ecosystems. PBT chemicals are a subset of the TRI-listed chemicals that have stricter reporting
requirements.
Total PBT Chemical Releases - Comparison of 2011 to 2010
Chemical
2010 On-Site PBT
Releases (lbs.)
2011 On-Site PBT
Releases (lbs.)
Percent Change
Lead and lead compounds
4,518,472
1,648,251
-63.52%
Polycyclic aromatic compounds
3,413
8,457
147.81%
Mercury and mercury compounds
655
1,072
63.76%
Benzo(g,h,i)perylene
521
1,919
268.32%
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds
0.136816
0.115321
-15.71%
OTHER
33%
METHANOL
30%
CARBONYL
HYDROGEN
FLUORIDE
6% SULFIDE
10%
HYDROCHLORIC
ACID
11%
10%
NITRATE
COMPOUNDS
49%
METHANOL
32%
MANGANESE
AND
MANGANESE
COMPOUNDS
11%
ZINC
COMPOUNDS
1%
OTHER
3%
The TRI dataset used for this report includes revisions processed by EPA as of October 10, 2012
For more information about the TRI program, visit www.epa.gov/tri

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