f/EPA www.epa.gov/region10/tri < 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 sz 3 o Q. 400 380 360 340 Off-Site 320 o —H ^MOther On-site 300 Water 280 5 260 fD irt Air 240 —~—No. of Facilities Reporting 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. ------- 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 ------- |