\J35g.' 1997 TOXICS RELEASE INVENTORY
PET,AWARE
State/TRI Data
Population
Square Miles
Total Facilities
Total Forms
Form As
735,143
1,955
68
255
	35
National Rank for Total On- and Off-site
Releases (includes transfers out-of-state for disposal)
Rank	46
Pounds	3,506,833
National Rank for Total On-site Releases
(includes quantities released at the facility; excludes
quantities transferred to other sites for disposal)
Rank	46
Pounds	3,319,493
National Rank for Total Releases within State
(excludes transfers out-of-state for disposal)
Rank	46
Pounds	3,385,106
National Rank for Production-related Waste
Managed
Rank 33
Pounds	141,476,092
The largest triangle appearing in the state map represents the largest facility for on-site
releases in the state of Delaware. All triangles are proportionally-sized to represent the
amounts of releases at each facility within this state.
Reported Releases and
Waste Management Activities
Pounds
On-site Releases
3,319,493
Air Emissions
2,791,795
Surface Water Discharges
229,709
Underground Injection Class I Wells
0
Underground Injection Class II-V Wells
0
On-site Land Releases to RCRA Subtitle C Landfills
0
Other On-site Land Releases
297,989
Off-site Releases (Transfers Off-site to Disposal)
187,340
Total On- and Off-site Releases
3,506,833
Recycled On-site
32,896,062
Recycled Off-site
10,540,245
Energy Recovery On-site
19,255,280
Energy Recovery Off-site
1,643,031
Treated On-site
68,642,233
Treated Off-site
4,999,545
Quantity Released On- and Off-site
3,499,696
(excludes non-production-related releases; e.g. releases due to

catastrovhic events or remedial actions)

Total Production-related Waste Managed
141,476,092
Total Non-nroduction-related Waste Managed
13,626
Top Five Chemicals for Total Releases In State


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





Underground Injection
On-site Releases to Land




CAS
Number
Chemical
Air
Emissions
Surface
Water
Discharges
Class I
Wells
Class II-V
Wells
RCRA
Subtitle C
Landfills
Other
On-site Land
Releases
Transferred Transferred
Into State Within State
Transferred
Out of State
Total Releases
in the State*


Pounds
Pounds
Pounds
Pounds
Pounds
Pounds
Pounds
Pounds
Pounds
Pounds
110-54-3
n-Hexane
563,093
0
0
0
0
6
250
0
0
563,349
7647-01-0
Hydrochloric acid
375,086
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
375,086
1330-20-7
Xylene (mixed isomers)
309,810
78
0
0
0
0
250
0
0
310,138

Nickel compounds
2,042
6,700
0
0
0
283,025
250
1,547
6,100
293,564
463-58-1
Carbonyl sulfide
220,000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
220,000
*The chemical ranking is based on the amounts in this column; these quantities exclude transfers out of state.

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1997 TOXICS RELEASE INVENTORY
DELAWARE
Top Five Facilities for Total On-site Releases


On-site Releases


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




Underground Injection
On-site Releases to Land




Facility / City, County

Air
Emissions
Surface
Water
Discharges
Class I
Wells
Class II-V
Wells
RCRA
Subtitle C
Landiflls
Other
On-site
Land
Releases
Total
On-site
Releases*
Transferred Transferred
Within State Out of State


Pounds
Pounds
Pounds
Pounds
Pounds
Pounds
Pounds
Pounds Pounds
Star Enterprise, Delaware City, New Castle

244,056
50,769
0
0
0
297,238
572,063

0 26,100
Townsends Inc., Millsboro, Sussex

516,275
0
0
0
0
0
516,275

0 0
Du Pont, Seaford, Sussex

318,700
151,000
0
0
0
0
469,700

0 11
General Motors Corp., Wilmington, New Castle

420,037
0
0
0
0
0
420,037

1 270
Du Pont, Edgemoor, New Castle

236,698
0
0
0
0
0
236,698

0 0
*The facility ranking is based on the amounts in this column.











Top Five Facilities for Total Quantity Released On-site and Off-site




Facility / City, County

Recycled
On-site
Recycled
Off-site
Energy
Recovery
On-site
Energy
Recovery
Off-site
Treated
On-site
Quantity
Treated Released On-
Off-site and Off-site*
Total
Production-
related Waste
Managed
Total Non-
Production-
related Waste
Managed


Pounds
Pounds
Pounds
Pounds
Pounds
Pounds
Pounds

Pounds
Pounds
Star Enterprise, Delaware City, New Castle

0
94,900
17,000,014
427
20,764,890
4
600,022

38,460,257
300
Townsends Inc., Millsboro, Sussex

0
0
0
0
0
0
516,275

516,275
0
Du Pont, Seaford, Sussex

0
0
0
0
40,000
512
469,711

510,223
0
General Motors Corp., Wilmington, New Castle

0
632,100
0
0
125,266
84,993
424,161

1,266,520
0
Du Pont, Edgemoor, New Castle

0
0
0
0
31,340,000
0
236,698

31,576,698
0
* The facility ranking is based on the amounts in this column; these quantities exclude
non-production-related releases.






For More Information...
State Contact:
David Fees
(302)739-4791
Fax (302) 739-3106

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Bill Reilly
(215)814-2072
Fax (215) 814-3114
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