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Reported Releases and Waste Management Activities (in pounds)



Original Industries

New Industries

Total

On-site Releases

6,643,152

10,395,073

17,038,225

Air Emissions

6,504,721

10,167,420

16,672,141

Surface Water Discharges

128,874

72,912

201,786

Underground Injection Class I Wells

0

0

0

Underground Injection Class II-V Wells

0

0

0

On-site Land Releases to RCRA Subtitle C Landfills

250

0

250

Other On-site Land Releases

9,307

154,741

164,048

Off-site Releases (Transfers Off-site to Disposal)*

643,651

263,703

907,354

Total On- and Off-site Releases

7,286,803

10,658,776

17,945,579

Recycled On-site

12,450,070

3,860,419

16,310,489

Recycled Off-site

11,561,577

1,875,384

13,436,961

Energy Recovery On-site

692,502

0

692,502

Energy Recovery Off-site

11,095,257

8,561,449

19,656,706

Treated On-site

18,518,748

117,170

18,635,918

Treated Off-site **

11,680,723

2,070,889

13,751,612

Quantity Released On- and Off-site***

7,306,280

10,654,869

17,961,149

Total Production-related Waste Managed

73,305,157

27,140,180

100,445,337

Total Non-production-related Waste Managed

12,304

7

12,311

Transfers Off-site for Further Waste Management/Disposal

Recycling

11,208,523

1,875,384

13,083,907

Energy Recovery

11,103,381

8,561,451

19,664,832

Treatment

8,759,520

2,102,040

10,861,560

Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTWs)

3,275,848

65

3,275,913

Metals and Metal Compounds*

2,379

0

2,379

Non-metal TRI Chemicals**

3,273,469

65

3,273,534

Other Off-site Transfers****

1,428

0

1,428

Off-site Transfers to Disposal

643,134

271,514

914,648

(not including metals to POTWs)







Total Transfers Off-site for Further
Waste Management/Disposal

34,991,834

12,810,454

47,802,288

* 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:	EPA Regional Contact	To obtain TRI data use assistance, call

Genaro Torres	Nora Lopez	TRI User Support Service (TRI-US):

(787) 766-2823	(732) 906-6890	(202) 260-1531

Fax: (787) 766-0150	Fax: (732) 321-6788	Fax: (202) 401-2347

PUERTO RICO

The largest marker in the state map represents the largest facility for on-site releases in Puerto Rico. All markers are
proportionally-sized to represent the on-site releases at each facility within this territory.

State/TRI Data

3,860,091
3,427
166
529
79

Original Industries

New Industries

Total

National Rank for Total On- and Off-site Releases*





Rank 40

40

43

Pounds 7,286,803

10,658,776

17,945,579

National Rank for Total On-site Releases**





Rank 39

38

42

Pounds 6,643,152

10,395,073

17,038,225

National Rank for Total Releases within State***





Rank 40

39

43

Pounds 7,251,423

10,598,933

17,850,356

National Rank for Production-related Waste Managed





Rank 38

32

41

Pounds 73,305,157

27,140,180

100,445,337

Includes transfers out-of-state for disposal. Excludes transfer amounts sent for disposal to other TRI facilities reporting
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.

Population
Square Miles
Total Facilities
Total Forms
Form As


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(®11998 Toxics Release Inventory	PUERTO RICO

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





On-site Releases

Off-site Releases



Off-site Transfers to Disposal







Surface



On-site

Transfers

Total

Transferred

Transferred

Transferred





Air

Water

Underground

Releases to

Off-site to

Releases in

Into

Within

Out of

CAS



Emissions

Discharges

Injection

Land

Disposal *

the State**

State

State

State

Number

Chemical

Pounds

Pounds

Pounds

Pounds

Pounds

Pounds

Pounds

Pounds

Pounds

75-09-2

Dichloromethane

2,243,405

0

0

0

5

2,243,410

0

0

5

67-56-1

Methanol

1,225,874

110,299

0

1,428

583

1,338,184

0

8

575

108-88-3

Toluene

1,066,235

12

0

0

110

1,066,357

0

20

90

78-93-3

Methyl ethyl ketone

251,531

0

0

0

0

251,531

0

0

0

—

Zinc compounds

556

600

0

1,261

224,746

227,163

0

224,746

0

67-66-3

Chloroform

181,242

0

0

0

0

181,242

0

0

0

—

Nitrate compounds

0

0

0

18

155,000

155,018

0

155,000

0

71-36-3

n-Butyl alcohol

136,843

0

0

0

0

136,843

0

0

0

110-54-3

n-Hexane

135,139

9

0

0

0

135,148

0

0

0

110-82-7

Cyclohexane

133,812

0

0

0

75

133,887

0

5

70

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 Top Ten Chemicals Ranked on Total Releases in the State (Seven New Industries)





On-site Releases

Off-site Releases



Off-site Transfers to Disposal







Surface



On-site

Transfers

Total

Transferred

Transferred

T ransferred





Air

Water

Underground

Releases to

Off-site to

Releases in

Into

Within

Out of

CAS



Emissions

Discharges

Injection

Land

Disposal*

the State**

State

State

State

Number

Chemical

Pounds

Pounds

Pounds

Pounds

Pounds

Pounds

Pounds

Pounds

Pounds

7664-93-9

Sulfuric acid

8,920,291

0

0

0

0

8,920,291

0

0

0

7664-41-7

Ammonia

781,583

0

0

0

0

781,583

0

0

0

—

Nickel compounds

128,913

31,940

0

150,969

199,533

511,355

0

199,533

0

75-09-2

Dichloromethane

198,077

0

0

0

7,550

205,627

0

0

7,550

7440-66-6

Zinc (fume or dust)

27,553

30,183

0

3,772

3,772

65,280

0

3,772

0

67-56-1

Methanol

19,469

0

0

0

21,890

41,359

0

0

21,890

1330-20-7

Xylene (mixed isomers)

19,467

0

0

0

15,657

35,124

0

255

15,402

75-21-8

Ethylene oxide

30,000

0

0

0

0

30,000

0

0

0

75-05-8

Acetonitrile

1,348

0

0

0

22,812

24,160

0

0

22,812

7664-38-2

Phosphoric acid

1,456

10,789

0

0

0

12,245

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.


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



On-site Releases



Off-site Releases
(Transfers Off-site to Disposal)







Undereround Iniection

On-site Releases to Land







Facility, City, County

Air
Emissions
Pounds

Surface
Water
Discharges
Pounds

Class I
Wells
Pounds

Class II-V
Wells
Pounds

RCRA
Subtitle C
Landfills
Pounds

Other
On-site Land
Releases
Pounds

Total
On-site
Releases*
Pounds

Transferred
Within State
Pounds

Transferred
Out of State
Pounds

Abbott Health Prods. Inc., Barceloneta, Barceloneta

1,136,763

0

0

0

0

0

1,136,763

0

0

Chemsource Corp., Guayama, Guayama

739,100

0

0

0

0

0

739,100

0

15

Coatings Inc. & Co., Bayamon, Bayamon

680,386

0

0

0

0

0

680,386

0

0

Pharmacia & Upjohn Caribe Inc., Arecibo, Arecibo

677,392

0

0

0

0

0

677,392

0

0

Schering-Plough Prods. L.L.C., Las Piedras, Las Piedras

657,287

0

0

0

0

0

657,287

0

0

Phillips Puerto Rico Core Inc., Guayama, Guayama

496,898

67

0

0

0

0

496,965

75

0

Puerto Rico Sun Oil Co., Yabucoa, Yabucoa

355,850

17,966

0

0

0

0

373,816

0

364

Schering-Plough Prods. Inc., Manati, Manati

278,090

0

0

0

0

0

278,090

0

0

Merck Sharp & Dohme Quimica of PR Inc., Barceloneta, Barceloneta

146,923

0

0

0

0

0

146,923

0

0

Baxter Healthcare Corp. of PR, Anasco, Anasco

138,396

0

0

0

0

0

138,396

0

0

* The facility ranking is based on the amounts in this column; these quantities exclude transfers out of state.

















On- and Off-site Releases for Top Ten Facilities Ranked

on Total On-site Releases

in the State (S

even New Industries)







On-site Releases



Off-site Releases
(Transfers Off-site to Disposal)







Undereround Iniection

On-site Releases to Land







Facility, City, County

Air

Emissions
Pounds

Surface
Water
Discharges
Pounds

Class I
Wells
Pounds

Class II-V
Wells
Pounds

RCRA
Subtitle C
Landfills
Pounds

Other
On-site Land
Releases
Pounds

Total
On-site
Releases*
Pounds

Transferred
Within State
Pounds

Transferred
Out of State
Pounds

PREPA — South Coast Power Plant, Guayanilla, Guayanilla

3,426,160

30,678

0

0

0

49,058

3,505,896

49,058

0

PREP A — Aguirre Power Generation Complex, Salinas, Salinas

2,446,162

30,854

0

0

0

58,220

2,535,236

58,220

0

PREPA — San Juan Steam Power Plant, Puerto Nuevo, San Juan

1,959,243

299

0

0

0

26,949

1,986,491

54,998

0

PREPA — Palo Seco Power Plant, Levittown, Toa Baja

1,151,059

292

0

0

0

20,514

1,171,865

41,029

0

PREPA — Cambalache Combustion Turbine Plant, Arecibo, Arecibo

874,454

0

0

0

0

0

874,454

0

0

Safety-Kleen Envirosystem Co. of Puerto Rico Inc., Manati, Manati

234,929

0

0

0

0

0

234,929

0

67,654

Steri-Tech Inc., Salinas, Salinas

30,000

0

0

0

0

0

30,000

0

0

Union Carbide Caribe L.L.C., Penuelas, Penuelas

13,851

10,789

0

0

0

0

24,640

0

0

Ochoa Indl. Sales Corp., Catano, San Juan

9,766

0

0

0

0

0

9,766

0

0

Esso Cataqo Bulk Terminal, Guaynabo, Guaynabo

9,229

0

0

0

0

0

9,229

540

0

*The facility ranking is based on the amounts in this column; these quantities exclude transfers out of state.


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Total Production-related Waste for Top Ten Facilities Ranked on Quantify Released On- and Off-site (Original Industries)

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

Abbott Health Prods. Inc., Barceloneta, Barceloneta

7,958,020

0

0

2,670,177

4,798,364

309,610

1,146,591



16,882,762

0

Pharmacia & Upjohn Caribe Inc., Arecibo, Arecibo

0

3,195,000

0

2,176,436

0

1,971,561

900,780



8,243,777

840

Chemsource Corp., Guayama, Guayama

480,987

233,915

0

0

558,022

83,901

739,100



2,095,925

9

Coatings Inc. & Co., Bayamon, Bayamon

672,505

0

0

0

688,336

22,360

680,386



2,063,587

0

Schering-Plough Prods. L.L.C., Las Piedras, Las Piedras

0

174,650

0

15,856

135,571

115,581

651,986



1,093,644

0

Phillips Puerto Rico Core Inc., Guayama, Guayama

449,565

0

652,043

519

703,871

743

497,040



2,303,781

0

Puerto Rico Sun Oil Co., Yabucoa, Yabucoa

0

0

0

0

147,350

8,620

373,616



529,586

0

Schering-Plough Prods. Inc., Manati, Manati

0

473,700

0

1,149,110

0

1,015,020

278,090



2,915,920

0

Harvey Hubbell Caribe Inc., Bayamon, Bayamon

0

0

0

0

0

0

209,892



209,892

2

Caribe GE ED&C / Plating Inc., Arecibo, Arecibo

0

317,560

0

0

87,346

15,137

208,788



628,831

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 Quantify Released On- and Off-site (S

even New Industries)









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-
Prod ucti on-
related Waste
Managed
Pounds

PREPA South Coast Power Plant, Guayanilla, Guayanilla



0

0

0

0

0

0

3,554,940

3,554,940

0

PREPA — Aguirre Power Generation Complex, Salinas, Salinas



0

0

0

0

0

0

2,593,451

2,593,451

0

PREPA San Juan Steam Power Plant, Puerto Nuevo, San Juan



0

0

0

0

0

0

2,041,484

2,041,484

2

PREPA — Palo Seco Power Plant, Levittown, Toa Baja



0

0

0

0

0

0

1,212,889

1,212,889

0

PREPA Cambalache Combustion Turbine Plant, Arecibo, Arecibo



0

0

0

0

0

0

874,444

874,444

0

Safety-Kleen Envirosystem Co. of Puerto Rico Inc., Manati, Manati



3,860,419

1,875,384

0

8,545,872

89,191

2,068,828

302,578

16,742,272

0

Steri-Tech Inc., Salinas, Salinas



0

0

0

0

25,000

0

30,000

55,000

1

Union Carbide Caribe L.L.C., Penuelas, Penuelas



0

0

0

0

2,979

0

24,635

27,614

4

Esso Cataqo Bulk Terminal, Guaynabo, Guaynabo



0

0

0

0

0

0

8,508

8,508

0

Shell Co. Puerto Rico Ltd., Puerto Nuevo, San Juan



0

0

0

0

0

0

6,213

6,213

0

*The facility ranking is based on the amounts in this column; these quantities exclude non-production-related releases.


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