2000 Toxics Release Inventory Texas


l^jgf 2000 Toxics Release Inventory
Reported Releases and Waste Management Activities (in pounds)

Original Industry
New Industry
Total
On-site Releases
226,755,453
44,864,033
271,619,486
Air Emissions
97,164,050
6,039,680
103,203,730
Surface Water Discharges
33,012,868
51,588
33,064,455
Underground Injection Class I Wells
89,310,592
5,434,677
94,745,269
Underground Injection Class II-V Wells
86,740
0
86,740
On-site Land Releases to RCRA Subtitle C Landfills
541,751
6,230,255
6,772,005
Other On-site Land Releases
6,639,453
27,107,834
33,747,286
Off-site Releases (Transfers Off-site to Disposal)*
19,006,092
10,893,379
29,899,472
Total On- and Off-site Releases
245,761,545
55,757,413
301,518,958
Recycled On-site
1,119,181,050
17,594,286
1,136,775,336
Recycled Off-site
131,675,930
5,845,661
137,521,591
Energy Recovery On-site
877,795,705
0
877,795,705
Energy Recovery Off-site
99,508,511
32,673,867
132,182,378
Treated On-site
1,819,829,959
91,547,105
1,911,377,064
Treated Off-site**
80,308,504
6,602,161
86,910,665
Quantity Released On- and Off-site***
247,726,326
53,226,001
300,952,327
Total Production-related Waste Managed
4,376,025,985
207,489,081
4,583,515,066
Non-production-related Waste Managed
1,153,586
17,691
1,171,277
Transfers Off-site for Further Waste Management/Disposal
Recycling
135,243,309
4,033,537
139,276,846
Energy Recovery
93,075,537
30,839,654
123,915,191
Treatment
45,497,438
4,703,073
50,200,511
Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTWs)
43,160,690
12,349
43,173,039
Metals and Metal Compounds*
41,614
1,431
43,045
Non-metal TRI Chemicals**
43,119,076
10,918
43,129,994
Other Off-site Transfers****
10,711
0
10,711
Transfers Off-site to Disposal
21,229,983
11,993,913
33,223,896
(not including metals to POTWs)



Total Transfers Off-site for Further Waste
338,217,668
51,582,526
389,800,194
Management/Disposal



Transfers to POTWs of metals and metal compounds are included in off-site releases. Excludes transfer amounts sent
for disposal to other TRI facilities reporting that amount released on-site.
Transfers to POTWs of non-metals are included in treated off-site waste management activity.
* Excludes non-production-related releases; e.g. releases due to catastrophic events or remedial actions.
** Transfers reported without a valid waste management code.
For More Information
State Contact
Blake Kidd
P.O. Box 13087
Austin, Texas 78711-3087
(512) 239-4TRI (4874)
Fax:(512) 239-1515
toxic@tnrcc. state.tx.us
EPA Contact
Warren Layne
USEPA Region 6 (6PDT)
1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 1200
Dallas, TX 75202-2733
(214) 665-8013
layne.warren@epa.gov
To obtain TRI data use
assistance, call TRI User
Support Service (TRI-US):
(202)566-0250
Fax: (202) 401-2347
tri.us@epa.gov
TEXAS
U New Industry
A Original Industry
The largest marker in the state map repre
sents the largest facility for on-site releas
es in the state of Texas. All markers are
proportionally-sized to represent the on-
site releases at each facility within
this state.
Original Industry
New Industry
Total
National
Rank for Total On- and Off-site Releases*


Rank
1
20
5
Pounds
245,761,545
55,757,413
301,518,958
National
Rank for Total On-site Releases**


Rank
1
22
5
Pounds
226,755,453
44,864,033
271,619,486
National
Rank for Total Releases within State***


Rank
1
22
6
Pounds
249,727,948
50,508,598
300,236,545
National
Rank for Production-related Waste Managed


Rank
2
6
2
Pounds
4,376,025,985
207,489,081
4,583,515,066
* Includes transfers out-of-state for disposal. Excludes transfer amounts sent for disposal to other TRI facilities report-
ing that amount released on-site.
** Includes amounts released at the facility. Excludes amounts transferred to other sites.
*** Excludes transfers for disposal sent out-of-state or sent to other TRI facilities within the state reporting that amount
released on-site.
State/TRI Data
Population	20,946,503
Square Miles	261,914
Total Facilities	1,43 8
Total Forms	7,972
Form As	1,045

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TEXAS
On-site and Off-site Releases for Top Five Chemicals Ranked on Total Releases in the State (All Chemicals)


On-site Releases
Off-site Releases

Off-site Transfers to Disposal



Surface

On-site
Transfers
Total
Transferred
Transferred
Transferred
CAS

Air
Water
Underground
Releases to
Off-site to
Releases in
Into
Within
Out of
Number
Chemical
Emissions
Discharges
Injection
Land
Disposal*
the State**
State
State
State


Pounds
Pounds
Pounds
Pounds
Pounds
Pounds
Pounds
Pounds
Pounds
—
Nitrate compounds
8,627
31,332,698
9,656,216
680,000
13,361
41,690,902
1,001,050
12,912
449
7664-41-7
Ammonia
5,737,010
506,639
19,141,103
254,078
562,787
26,201,617
157,332
599,793
22,973
67-56-1
Methanol
10,779,098
102,347
10,902,844
247,403
442,554
22,474,246
1,122,866
1,334,842
8,447
—
Barium compounds
129,202
62,625
0
15,849,820
3,703,256
19,744,903
11,189
3,238,151
465,108
74-85-1
Ethylene
14,483,353
0
31,447
0
0
14,514,800
0
0
0
Excludes amounts transferred to other TRI facilities in the state reporting that amount released on-site.
The chemical ranking is based on the amounts in this column.
On-site and Off-site Releases for PBT Chemicals Ranked on Total Releases in the State
CAS
Number
Chemical
On-site Releases
Off-site Releases
Total
Releases in
the State**
Pounds
Off-site Transfers to Disposal
Air
Emissions
Pounds
Surface
Water
Discharges
Pounds
Underground
Injection
Pounds
On-site
Releases to
Land
Pounds
Transfers
Off-site to
Disposal*
Pounds
Transferred
Into
State
Pounds
Transferred
Within
State
Pounds
Transferred
Out of
State
Pounds
—
Mercury compounds
16,949.58
56.68
3.00
7,102.81
580,830.51
604,942.58
9,858.60
2,177.67
578,653.00
—
Polycyclic aromatic compounds
42,641.91
118.82
0.00
1,873.87
12,731.52
57,366.12
2,083.97
12,723.19
8.80
1336-36-3
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)
0.03
23.44
0.60
19,940.00
69.40
20,033.47
0.00
49.00
20.40
118-74-1
Hexachlorobenzene
271.10
51.86
28.02
243.00
12,088.00
12,681.98
0.00
1.00
12,087.00
7439-97-6
Mercury
2,898.41
6.21
686.00
1,176.75
340.23
5,107.60
377.96
337.83
11.67
191-24-2
Benzo(g,h,i)perylene
4,276.81
11.03
0.00
7.76
340.31
4,635.90
10.40
340.31
0.00
608-93-5
Pentachlorobenzene
86.40
0.44
0.00
11.20
0.00
98.04
0.00
0.00
0.00
—
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds
1.17
1.33
0.27
9.19
26.41
38.36
0.12
6.84
19.57
—
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds (in grams)
528.498
602.327
120.600
4,168.165
11,975.437
17,395.027
56.344
3,101.253
8,874.185
465-73-6
Isodrin
0.00
0.00
2.95
0.00
0.00
2.95
0.00
0.00
0.00
8001-35-2
Toxaphene
0.08
1.62
0.21
0.00
0.60
2.51
0.00
0.00
0.60
76-44-8
Heptachlor
1.02
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
1.02
0.00
0.00
0.00
57-74-9
Chlordane
0.06
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.06
0.00
0.00
0.00
72-43-5
Methoxychlor
0.02
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.02
0.00
0.00
0.00
79-94-7
Tetrabromobisphenol A
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
416,607.00
0.00
0.00
309-00-2
Aldrin
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
1582-09-8
Trifluralin
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
29082-74-4
Octachlorostyrene
	***
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
40487-42-1
Pendimethalin
	***
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
*** No reports were submitted for these chemicals.

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TEXAS
On-site and Off-site Releases for Top Ten Facilities Ranked on Total On-site Releases in the State (All Chemicals)

On-site Releases

Off-site Releases



Underground Injection
On-site Releases to Land

(Transfers Off-site to Disposal)


Surface


RCRA
Other
Total
Transferred
Transferred

Air
Water
Class I
Class II-V
Subtitle C
On-site Land
On-site
Within
Out of
Facility, City, County
Emissions
Discharges
Wells
Wells
Landfills
Releases
Releases*
State
State

Pounds
Pounds
Pounds
Pounds
Pounds
Pounds
Pounds
Pounds
Pounds
BASF Corp., Freeport, Brazoria
118,838
21,515,040
2,632,158
0
0
0
24,266,036
77,710
0
BP Chemicals Inc. Green Lake Facility, Port Lavaca, Calhoun
146,757
1,370
16,716,347
0
6,478
0
16,870,952
3,690
0
Du Pont Victoria Plant, Victoria, Victoria
486,390
1,335,964
12,961,257
0
13,963
1,679
14,799,253
9,260
0
Sterling Chemicals Inc., Texas City, Galveston
532,351
31,016
10,084,717
0
0
0
10,648,084
2,202
0
Du Pont Beaumont Plant, Beaumont, Jefferson
348,318
4,086
9,837,517
0
0
7,200
10,197,121
36,525
0
Solutia Chocolate Bayou, Alvin, Brazoria
102,494
50
9,747,080
0
82,055
10
9,931,689
0
0
ISP Tech. Inc., Texas City, Galveston
52,976
1,375
6,630,265
0
0
0
6,684,616
0
25,729
BP Amoco Texas City Business Unit, Texas City, Galveston
3,743,851
118,751
2,217,777
0
0
74
6,080,453
6,498
686,240
Waste Control Specialists L.L.C., Andrews, Andrews
5,030
0
0
0
5,963,426
0
5,968,456
29,234
38,252
TXU Monticello Steam Electric Station & Lignite Mine, Mount Pleasant, Titus
752,303
0
0
0
0
4,976,146
5,728,449
0
0
* The facility ranking is based on the amounts in this column; these quantities exclude transfers out of state.








On-site and Off-site Releases for Top Ten Facilities Ranked on Total On-site Releases in the State (PBT Chemicals)



On-site Releases

Off-site Releases



Underground Injection
On-site Releases to Land

(Transfers Off-site to Disposal)


Surface


RCRA
Other
Total
Transferred
Transferred

Air
Water
Class I
Class II-V
Subtitle C
On-site Land
On-site
Within
Out of
Facility, City, County
Emissions
Discharges
Wells
Wells
Landfills
Releases
Releases*
State
State

Pounds
Pounds
Pounds
Pounds
Pounds
Pounds
Pounds
Pounds
Pounds
Waste Control Specialists L.L.C., Andrews, Andrews
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
20,888.69
0.00
20,888.69
0.00
0.00
Valero Refining Co. Texas, Texas City, Galveston
12,692.00
74.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
36.00
12,802.00
285.00
0.00
Atofina Petrochemicals Inc. Port Arthur Refy., Port Arthur, Jefferson
5,584.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
5,584.00
0.00
0.00
Alon USA Big Spring Refy., Big Spring, Howard
4,586.00
24.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
1.00
4,611.00
0.00
1.00
BP Amoco Texas City Business Unit, Texas City, Galveston
4,306.00
0.00
3.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
4,309.00
0.00
0.00
Rohm & Haas Texas Inc., Deer Park, Harris
3,580.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
3,580.00
0.00
0.00
Custom Pipe Coating Inc., Houston, Harris
3,503.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
3,503.00
0.00
0.00
Limestone Electric Generating Station, Jewett, Limestone
1,214.59
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
1,800.00
3,014.59
0.00
0.00
Alcoa, Rockdale, Milam
2,675.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
300.00
2,975.00
0.00
0.00
Alcoa World Alumina Atlantic, Point Comfort, Calhoun
2,055.78
4.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
559.80
2,619.58
0.00
0.00
The facility ranking is based on the amounts in this column; these quantities exclude transfers out of state.

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TEXAS
Total Production-related Waste for Top Ten Facilities Ranked on Quantity Released On- and Off-site (All Chemicals)
Facility, City, County
Recycled
On-site
Pounds
Recycled
Off-site
Pounds
Energy
Recovery
On-site
Pounds
Energy
Recovery
Off-site
Pounds
Treated
On-site
Pounds
Treated
Off-site
Pounds
Quantity
Released On-
and Off-site*
Pounds
Total
Production-
related
Waste Managed
Pounds
Total Non-
Production-
related
Waste Managed
Pounds
BASF Corp., Freeport, Brazoria
0
170,800
47,348,000
19,300
48,002,700
69,674
24,332,629
119,943,103
0
BP Chemicals Inc. Green Lake Facility, Port Lavaca, Calhoun
0
0
53,024,700
0
1,762,142
34,877
16,845,890
71,667,609
1,222
Du Pont Victoria Plant, Victoria, Victoria
0
0
35,938,760
0
48,011,036
638,251
14,808,513
99,396,560
0
Sterling Chemicals Inc., Texas City, Galveston
121,000
6,158
75,190,212
0
3,063,414
178,021
10,649,501
89,208,306
0
Du Pont Beaumont Plant, Beaumont, Jefferson
1,804,250
5,000
9,424,628
395,877
13,294,831
3,805,148
10,106,573
38,836,307
128,256
Solutia Chocolate Bayou, Alvin, Brazoria
920,000
0
0
0
17,748,730
0
9,881,693
28,550,423
0
BP Amoco Texas City Business Unit, Texas City, Galveston
3,081,800
186,346
0
0
5,015,000
5,850
6,761,559
15,050,555
0
ISP Tech. Inc., Texas City, Galveston
0
3,600
91,900
0
65,000
0
6,723,770
6,884,270
0
Waste Control Specialists L.L.C., Andrews, Andrews
0
0
0
0
32,419
0
6,037,236
6,069,655
0
TXU Monticello Steam Electric Station & Lignite Mine, Mount Pleasant, Titus
0
0
0
0
3,893,627
0
5,728,419
9,622,046
0
* The facility ranking is based on the amounts in this column; these quantities exclude non
-production-related releases.







Total Production-related Waste for Top Ten Facilities Ranked on Quantity Released On- and Off-site (PBT Chemicals)


Facility, City, County
Recycled
On-site
Pounds
Recycled
Off-site
Pounds
Energy
Recovery
On-site
Pounds
Energy
Recovery
Off-site
Pounds
Treated
On-site
Pounds
Treated
Off-site
Pounds
Quantity
Released On-
and Off-site*
Pounds
Total
Production-
related
Waste Managed
Pounds
Total Non-
Production-
related
Waste Managed
Pounds
Waste Management Inc., Port Arthur, Jefferson
0
0
0
0
2,179,036
0
289,268
2,468,304
0
Waste Control Specialists L.L.C., Andrews, Andrews
0
0
0
0
0
0
20,920
20,920
0
Valero Refining Co. Texas, Texas City, Galveston
0
376
0
0
80
2,432
13,086
15,974
0
GB Biosciences Corp., Houston, Harris
0
0
0
0
0
1,190
12,131
13,321
0
Koch Petroleum Group L.P. West Plant, Corpus Christi, Nueces
59,786
0
0
0
198,797
3,776
8,117
270,476
0
Atofina Petrochemicals Inc. Port Arthur Refy., Port Arthur, Jefferson
0
0
0
1
2
0
5,582
5,585
0
Alon USA Big Spring Refy., Big Spring, Howard
0
0
0
1
23
0
4,606
4,630
0
BP Amoco Texas City Business Unit, Texas City, Galveston
100
10
0
0
0
0
4,310
4,420
0
Rohm & Haas Texas Inc., Deer Park, Harris
0
0
0
0
0
0
3,580
3,580
0
Custom Pipe Coating Inc., Houston, Harris
0
0
0
0
0
0
3,503
3,503
0
The facility ranking is based on the amounts in this column; these quantities exclude non-production-related releases.

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