2000 Toxics Release Inventory Alabama


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

Original Industry
New Industry
Total
On-site Releases
62,480,835
72,697,611
135,178,446
Air Emissions
47,409,616
33,755,989
81,165,605
Surface Water Discharges
6,634,821
223,431
6,858,252
Underground Injection Class I Wells
0
0
0
Underground Injection Class II-V Wells
5
154,019
154,024
On-site Land Releases to RCRA Subtitle C Landfills
30,171
20,859,447
20,889,618
Other On-site Land Releases
8,406,222
17,704,726
26,110,948
Off-site Releases (Transfers Off-site to Disposal)*
14,848,750
609,508
15,458,258
Total On- and Off-site Releases
77,329,585
73,307,119
150,636,704
Recycled On-site
2,313,571,322
2,178,285
2,315,749,607
Recycled Off-site
48,441,526
129,154
48,570,680
Energy Recovery On-site
43,936,825
0
43,936,825
Energy Recovery Off-site
29,907,821
761,604
30,669,425
Treated On-site
266,769,665
11,809,739
278,579,404
Treated Off-site**
25,396,583
306,449
25,703,032
Quantity Released On- and Off-site***
80,318,697
73,835,166
154,153,863
Total Production-related Waste Managed
2,808,342,440
89,020,397
2,897,362,837
Non-production-related Waste Managed
376,182
1
376,183
Transfers Off-site for Further Waste Management/Disposal
Recycling
44,179,803
131,300
44,311,103
Energy Recovery
31,339,506
597,563
31,937,069
Treatment
17,221,846
131,709
17,353,555
Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTWs)
5,121,145
1
5,121,146
Metals and Metal Compounds*
17,463
0
17,463
Non-metal TRI Chemicals**
5,103,682
1
5,103,683
Other Off-site Transfers****
207,800
500
208,300
Transfers Off-site to Disposal
19,794,594
622,182
20,416,776
(not including metals to POTWs)



Total Transfers Off-site for Further Waste
117,864,694
1,483,255
119,347,949
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
Kirk Chandler
P.O. Box 301463
Montgomery, AL 36130-1463
(334)260-2717
Fax: (334) 272-8131
KFC@adem.state.al.us
EPA Contact
Ezequiel Velez
Atlanta Federal Center
61 Forsyth Street, S. W.
Atlanta, GA 30303
(404)562-9191
velez.ezequiel@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
ALABAMA
""| New Industry
A Original Industry
The largest marker in the state map repre-
sents the largest facility for on-site releases
in the state of Alabama. All markers are
proportionally-sized to represent the on-site
releases at each facility within this state.
State/TRI Data
Population
Square Miles
Total Facilities
Total Forms
Form As
4,451,493
50,750
542
2,336
310
Original Industry
New Industry
Total
National
Rank for Total On- and Off-site Releases*


Rank
9
11
12
Pounds
77,329,585
73,307,119
150,636,704
National
Rank for Total On-site Releases**


Rank
11
9
13
Pounds
62,480,835
72,697,611
135,178,446
National
Rank for Total Releases within State***


Rank
11
12
14
Pounds
72,978,319
73,019,299
145,997,618
National
Rank for Production-related Waste Managed


Rank
3
18
3
Pounds
2,808,342,440
89,020,397
2,897,362,837
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.

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(aj£j 2000 Toxics Release Inventory
ALABAMA
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
CAS
Number
Chemical

Air
Emissions
Pounds
Surface
Water
Discharges
Pounds
Underground
Injection
Pounds
On-site
Releases to
Land
Pounds
Transfers
Off-site to
Disposal*
Pounds
Total
Releases in
the State**
Pounds
Transferred
Into
State
Pounds
Transferred
Within
State
Pounds
Transferred
Out of
State
Pounds
7647-01-0
Hydrochloric acid

28,492,683
0
0
0
17,348
28,510,031
0
0
17,348
—
Nitrate compounds

1,810
5,145,106
0
20,040
7,899,386
13,066,342
6
9,328
7,890,058
—
Copper compounds

25,437
21,433
0
12,406,258
183,103
12,636,231
597,263
126,961
56,363
—
Barium compounds

101,319
155,749
98,000
11,633,990
298,875
12,287,933
52,976
341,214
14,687
67-56-1
Methanol

10,778,179
97,207
0
93,330
853,467
11,822,183
3,271
8,267
845,332
* 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






On-site Releases
Off-site Releases

Off-site Transfers to Disposal
CAS
Number
Chemical

Air
Emissions
Pounds
Surface
Water
Discharges
Pounds
Underground
Injection
Pounds
On-site
Releases to
Land
Pounds
Transfers
Off-site to
Disposal*
Pounds
Total
Releases in
the State**
Pounds
Transferred
Into
State
Pounds
Transferred
Within
State
Pounds
Transferred
Out of
State
Pounds
1336-36-3
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)
167.62
0.00
0.00
530,700.00
0.00
530,867.62
3,775.32
48.10
0.00
—
Polycyclic aromatic compounds
20,584.88
503.03
0.00
14,509.27
56,646.17
92,243.35
28.01
34,851.80
21,794.37
—
Mercury compounds
4,887.27
48.82
19.00
33,612.24
1,940.40
40,507.73
7,546.05
21.40
1,927.00
1582-09-8
Trifluralin
3.10
0.00
0.00
9,978.00
0.00
9,981.10
170.00
0.00
0.00
57-74-9
Chlordane
2.00
0.00
0.00
6,530.00
0.00
6,532.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
191-24-2
Benzo(g,h,i)perylene
5,570.96
3.91
0.00
760.12
162.56
6,497.55
0.00
145.82
16.74
8001-35-2
Toxaphene
0.00
0.00
0.00
2,766.00
0.00
2,766.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
7439-97-6
Mercury
1,703.96
2.50
0.00
118.41
490.45
2,315.32
548.12
131.65
358.80
79-94-7
Tetrabromobisphenol A
1,136.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
1,136.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
118-74-1
Hexachlorobenzene
0.04
0.00
0.00
737.00
22.00
759.04
44.00
8.00
14.00
608-93-5
Pentachlorobenzene
0.00
0.00
0.00
612.00
0.00
612.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
72-43-5
Methoxychlor
0.00
0.00
0.00
236.00
0.00
236.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
—
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds
1.99
0.29
0.00
0.07
0.20
2.54
8.32
0.08
0.12
—
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds (in grams)
902.253
130.657
0.000
31.344
89.775
1,154.028
3,772.346
35.504
54.271
309-00-2
Aldrin
	***
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
76-44-8
Heptachlor
	***
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
465-73-6
Isodrin
	***
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
29082-74-4
Octachlorostyrene
	***
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
40487-42-1
Pendimethalin
	***
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
*** No reports were submitted for these chemicals.

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ALABAMA
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
Chemical Waste Management, Emelle, Sumter
5,126
0
0
0
20,859,447
0
20,864,573
88,852
306,287
Acordis Cellulosic Fibers Inc., Axis, Mobile
11,259,970
21,780
0
0
0
296,000
11,577,750
0
0
Alabama Power Co. Plant Greene County, Forkland, Greene
9,545,155
6,456
0
0
0
826,775
10,378,386
5
0
Alabama Power Co. Plant Gaston, Wilsonville, Shelby
4,025,004
39,614
0
0
0
4,667,103
8,731,721
0
0
U.S. TVA Colbert Fossil Plant, Tuscumbia, Colbert
5,249,909
9,134
0
0
0
1,975,859
7,234,901
1,035
0
U.S. TVA Widows Creek Fossil Plant, Stevenson, Jackson
4,626,792
81,924
0
0
0
2,316,257
7,024,973
41,157
0
Alabama Power Co. Plant Barry, Bucks, Mobile
4,845,455
13,970
0
0
0
1,616,802
6,476,227
0
0
Alabama Power Co. Plant Gorgas, Parrish, Walker
2,711,815
19,195
0
0
0
2,439,386
5,170,396
0
0
Alabama Power Co. Plant Miller, Quinton, Jefferson
1,311,466
8,754
0
0
0
3,546,228
4,866,447
5
0
Solutia Inc., Decatur, Morgan
1,441,483
1,579,942
0
0
0
0
3,021,425
48,440
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
Chemical Waste Management, Emelle, Sumter
172.24
0.00
0.00
0.00
596,149.02
0.00
596,321.26
52.00
1,905.00
Decatur Transit Inc., Decatur, Morgan
15,144.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
15,144.00
0.00
0.00
Russell Corp., Alexander city, Tallapoosa
3,570.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
3,570.00
0.00
0.00
3M, Decatur, Morgan
2,100.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
2,100.00
0.00
0.00
Alabama Power Co. Plant Miller, Quinton, Jefferson
1,405.50
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
204.80
1,610.30
0.00
0.00
Koppers Inds. Inc. Woodward Tar Plant, Dolomite, Jefferson
1,391.00
66.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
1,457.00
0.00
0.00
Alabama Power Co. Plant Gaston, Wilsonville, Shelby
870.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
209.00
1,079.00
0.00
0.00
Occidental Chemical Corp., Muscle Shoals, Colbert
1,074.70
2.50
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
1,077.20
0.00
358.80
Black Warrior Roofing, Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa
274.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
564.00
838.00
564.00
0.00
Elk Corp. of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa
3.35
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
768.00
771.35
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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ALABAMA
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
Chemical Waste Management, Emelle, Sumter
0
0
0
0
0
306,449
21,066,748
21,373,197
0
Acordis Cellulosic Fibers Inc., Axis, Mobile
19,490,000
0
0
0
812,000
0
11,619,000
31,921,000
0
Alabama Power Co. Plant Greene County, Forkland Greene
0
0
0
0
0
0
10,378,388
10,378,388
0
Alabama Power Co. Plant Gaston, Wilsonville, Shelby
0
0
0
0
0
0
8,731,721
8,731,721
0
UOP L.L.C., Chickasaw, Mobile
0
0
0
0
89,100
0
8,540,490
8,629,590
0
U.S. TVA Colbert Fossil Plant, Tuscumbia, Colbert
0
0
0
0
773,000
0
7,246,392
8,019,392
0
U.S. TVA Widows Creek Fossil Plant, Stevenson, Jackson
0
0
0
0 7,706,000
0
7,048,729
14,754,729
0
Alabama Power Co. Plant Barry, Bucks, Mobile
0
0
0
0
0
0
6,476,227
6,476,227
0
Alabama Power Co. Plant Gorgas, Parrish, Walker
0
0
0
0
0
0
5,170,385
5,170,385
0
Alabama Power Co. Plant Miller, Quinton, Jefferson
0
0
0
0
0
0
4,866,451
4,866,451
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
Chemical Waste Management, Emelle, Sumter
0
0
0
0
0
10,849
608,965
619,814
0
Michelin N.A. Inc., Opelika, Lee
100,000
8,400
0
0
0
0
33,000
141,400
0
Michelin N.A. Inc., Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa
82,000
31,000
0
0
0
0
19,000
132,000
0
Decatur Transit Inc., Decatur, Morgan
0
0
0
0
0
0
15,144
15,144
0
Russell Corp., Alexander City, Tallapoosa
0
0
0
0
0
0
3,570
3,570
0
Michelin N.A. Inc., Dothan, Dale
38,000
3,500
0
0
0
0
2,200
43,700
0
3M, Decatur, Morgan
0
0
0
0
0
0
2,100
2,100
0
Alabama Power Co. Plant Miller, Quinton, Jefferson
0
0
0
0
0
0
1,610
1,610
0
Koppers Inds. Inc. Woodward Tar Plant, Dolomite, Jefferson
35,900
0
0
0
13,500
2,852
1,497
53,749
0
Occidental Chemical Corp., Muscle Shoals, Colbert
20,000
0
0
0
0
0
1,436
21,436
0
The facility ranking is based on the amounts in this column; these quantities exclude non-production-related releases.

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