\J35g.' 1997 TOXICS RELEASE INVENTORY
CONNECTICUT
State/TRI Data
Population
Square Miles
Total Facilities
Total Forms
Form As
3,267,240
4,845
310
859
101
National Rank for Total On- and Off-site
Releases (includes transfers out-of-state for disposal)
Rank	38
Pounds	9,669,680
National Rank for Total On-site Releases
(includes quantities released at the facility; excludes
quantities transferred to other sites for disposal)
Rank	40
Pounds	6,151,663
National Rank for Total Releases within State
(excludes transfers out-of-state for disposal)
Rank	41
Pounds	7,504,381
National Rank for Production-related Waste
Managed
Rank 31
Pounds	210,532,219
The largest triangle appearing in the state map represents the largest facility for on-site
releases in the state of Connecticut. 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
6,151,663
Air Emissions
5,442,235
Surface Water Discharges
670,797
Underground Injection Class I Wells
0
Underground Injection Class II-V Wells
0
On-site Land Releases to RCRA Subtitle C Landfills
5
Other On-site Land Releases
38,626
Off-site Releases (Transfers Off-site to Disposal)
3,518,017
Total On- and Off-site Releases
9,669,680
Recycled On-site
118,391,038
Recycled Off-site
24,579,626
Energy Recovery On-site
3,400,445
Energy Recovery Off-site
2,809,593
Treated On-site
39,959,725
Treated Off-site
10,289,214
Quantity Released On- and Off-site
11,102,578
(excludes non-production-related releases; e.g. releases due to

catastrovhic events or remedial actions)

Total Production-related Waste Managed
210,532,219
Total Non-nroduction-related Waste Managed
30,290
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
75-09-2
Dichloromethane
1,178,869
255
0
0
0
2
0
1,800
18,037
1,180,926
67-56-1
Methanol
729,949
64,481
0
0
0
0
0
0
4,400
794,430
108-88-3
Toluene
668,010
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
739
668,015

Nitrate compounds
177
457,292
0
0
0
0
0
74,600
522
532,069
7440-50-8
Copper
20,672
1,315
0
0
0
250
6,614
423,585
1,512,541
452,436
*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
CONNECTICUT
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
Pfizer Inc., Groton, New London

462,140
97,220
0
0
0
0
559,360
8,440 49,190
Cytec Ind., Wallingford, New Haven

285,775
224,845
0
0
0
0
510,620

0 522
Dow North America, Gales Ferry, New London

480,501
11
0
0
0
0
480,512

0 3
Spongex Intl., Shelton, Fairfield

440,246
0
0
0
0
0
440,246

0 0
Olin Corp., Waterbury, New Haven

188,005
32
0
0
0
0
188,037
1,636 10,440
*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
Pfizer Inc., Groton, New London

0
270,000
0
0
4,217,960
6,347,158
4,026,395

14,861,513
323
Cytec Ind., Wallingford, New Haven

71,268,478
0
0
865,515
5,010,515
54,322
510,620

77,709,450
76
Dow North America, Gales Ferry, New London

0
0
1,241,000
0
3,262
1,073,003
481,136

2,798,401
3,500
Spongex Intl., Shelton, Fairfield

0
0
0
0
0
0
440,246

440,246
0
Durham Mfg. Co., Durham, Middlesex

209,970
12,830
0
0
0
7,524
222,800

453,124
0
* The facility ranking is based on the amounts in this column; these quantities exclude
non-production-related releases.






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