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2010 Toxics Release Inventory
Washington State Report
December 2011
Releases in Washington State
In 2010, 304 facilities reported a total of 20 million pounds
of toxic chemical releases, an increase of 27%, or 4 million
pounds, from 2009. Washington ranks 37th in the nation
for total releases of TRI chemicals.
What is a Release?
A TRI "release" is defined as the amount of a toxic
chemical released 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 per year.
Total Releases Reported in Washington from 2006 to 2010
Year
No. of
Facilities
Reporting
Air
Water
Other
On Site
Off Site
2006
346
9,877,027
2,083,737
15,520,256
2,807,783
2007
342
9,303,563
1,376,503
13,818,754
3,090,635
2008
337
7,952,193
1,388,635
16,056,147
2,848,983
2009
324
7,167,680
1,550,023
5,373,589
2,012,857
2010
304
8,252,087
1,521,432
8,687,269
1,960,074
Total Releases Reported to TRI in Washington
35,000,000
30,000,000
25,000,000
20,000,000
15,000,000
10,000,000
5,000,000
0
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Top 10 Facilities - All Chemicals

Facility Name
City
Total Releases
1
US DOE HANFORD
RICHLAND
4,214,932
2
TRANSALTACENTRALIA
GENERATION/MINING
CENTRALIA
3,530,451
3
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC
WALLULA
1,579,387
4
WEYERHAEUSER NR
COMPANY
LONGVIEW
1,340,267
5
SIMPSON TACOMA KRAFT CO
LLC
TACOMA
1,, 140824
6
KETTLE RIVER OPERATIONS
MILL
REPUBLIC
660,382
7
PORT TOWNSEND PAPER
CORP
PORT
TOWNSEND
658,244
8
LONGVIEW FIBRE PAPER &
PACKAGING INC
LONGVIEW
635,706
9
ALCOA WENATCHEE WORKS
MALAGA
569,326
10
INTALCO ALUMINUM CORP
FERNDALE
491,598

Industry
Total Releases
Percent of Total
Releases
1
PAPER MANUFACTURING
6,609,599
32.4%
2
FEDERAL FACILITIES
4,548,845
22.3%
3
ELECTRIC UTILITIES
3,541,032
17.3%
4
PRIMARY METAL
MANUFACTURING
1,401,974
6.9%
5
PETROLEUM AND
COAL PRODUCTS
MANUFACTURING
917,816
4.5%
6
METAL MINING
683,415
3.4%
7
CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING
588,076
2.9%
8
FABRICATED METAL
PRODUCT MANUFACTURING
574,135
2.8%
9
TRANSPORTATION
EQUIPMENT
MANUFACTURING
462,511
2.3%
10
PLASTICS AND RUBBER
305,214
1.5%
Top Ten Industries

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Top Ten Released Chemicals

Chemicals
Air
Water
Other On-site
Off-site
Total Releases
Percent of Total
Releases
1
LEAD
1,036
762
4,307,213
64,912
4,373,923
21.8%
2
METHANOL
2,748,045
296,132
3,680
3,121
3,050,978
15.2%
3
BARIUM COMPOUNDS
1,139
3,768
2,788,728
125,098
2,918,733
14.5%
4
NITRATE COMPOUNDS
5,325
911,678
139,991
51,677
1,108,671
5.5%
5
HYDROCHLORIC ACID
1,060,487
0
0
0
1,060,487
5.3%
6
MANGANESE COMPOUNDS
2,216
147,450
557,964
222,121
929,751
4.6%
7
AMMONIA
733,423
78,233
387
98,524
910,567
4.5%
8
CARBONYL SULFIDE
787,790
0
0
0
787,790
3.9%
9
COPPER COMPOUNDS
2,289
555
466,848
132,852
602,544
3.0%
10
ZINC COMPOUNDS
12,247
18,258
52,352
435,588
518,444
2.6%
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. In Washington, 4.6 million pounds of total releases of PBT chemicals were reported. This is an increase of
3 million pounds, or 155%. Lead and lead compounds topped the list in 2010. The PBT chemicals in the table are listed in
descending order of pounds released in 2010.
Total PBT Chemical Releases - Comparison of Top Ten Facilities - PBT Chemicals
2009 to 2010
Chemical
2009 PBT
Releases
2010 PBT
Releases
Percent
Change
LEAD
1,204,205
4,373,923
263.2%
LEAD COMPOUNDS
563,720
173,767
-69.2%
POLYCHLORINATED
BIPHENYLS
9,123
61,400
573.0%
POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC
COMPOUNDS
41,155
36,197
-12.0%
MERCURY COMPOUNDS
828
682
-17.6%
BENZO(G,H,l)PERYLENE
4,623
565
-87.8%
MERCURY
404
40
-90.1%
TETRABROMOBISPHENOL A
11
12
9.1%
DIOXIN AND DIOXIN-LIKE
COMPOUNDS
0.6539
0.8233
25.9%
Total
1,824,069
4,646,586
154.7%

Facility Name
City
Total PBT
Releases
1
US DOE HANFORD SITE
RICHLAND
4,195,680
2
KETTLE RIVER OPERATIONS MILL
REPUBLIC
127,538
3
PERMA-FIX NORTHWEST
RICHLAND INC
RICHLAND
110,297
4
US ARMY JOINT BASE LEWIS-
MCCHORD
JOINT BASE
LEWIS
MCCHORD
82,000
5
ALCOA WENATCHEE WORKS
MALAGA
37,084
6
US ARMYYAKIMA TRAINING
CENTER RANGE OPERATIONS
YAKIMA
36,000
7
KRONOS MICRONUTRIENTS LP
MOXEE
30,585
8
US NAVY PSNS & IMF -
BREMERTON SITE & NAVAL BASE
KITSAP
BREMERTON
27,578
9
BURLINGTON ENVIRONMENTAL
INC
KENT
14,282
10
US COAST GUARD BASE SEATTLE
SEATTLE
11,713

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