1997 TOXICS RELEASE INVENTORY TEXAS State/TRI Data Population Square Miles Total Facilities Total Forms Form As 19,385,699 261,914 1,217 5,811 721 National Rank for Total On- and Off-site Releases (includes transfers out-of-state for disposal) Rank 1 Pounds 261,709,979 National Rank for Total On-site Releases (includes quantities released at the facility; excludes quantities transferred to other sites for disposal) Rank 1 Pounds 240,348,142 National Rank for Total Releases within State (excludes transfers out-of-state for disposal) Rank 1 Pounds 258,326,051 National Rank for Production-related Waste Managed Rank 1 Pounds 4,169,616,535 The largest triangle appearing in the state map represents the largest facility for on-site releases in the state of Texas. 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 240,348,142 Air Emissions 108,366,675 Surface Water Discharges 20,788,710 Underground Injection Class I Wells 89,929,406 Underground Injection Class II-V Wells 0 On-site Land Releases to RCRA Subtitle C Landfills 1,280,565 Other On-site Land Releases 19,982,786 Off-site Releases (Transfers Off-site to Disposal) 21,361,837 Total On- and Off-site Releases 261,709,979 Recycled On-site 1,086,499,032 Recycled Off-site 158,569,874 Energy Recovery On-site 984,889,997 Energy Recovery Off-site 82,814,401 Treated On-site 1,518,558,745 Treated Off-site 86,209,030 Quantity Released On- and Off-site 252,075,456 (excludes non-production-related releases; e.g. releases due to catastrovhic events or remedial actions) Total Production-related Waste Managed 4,169,616,535 Total Non-nroduction-related Waste Managed 2,342,993 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 Nitrate compounds 50 19,186,835 8,166,113 0 0 160 70,100 0 0 27,423,258 7664-41-7 Ammonia 8,192,215 611,909 17,163,161 0 1,626 276,952 173,436 880,462 12,655 27,299,761 67-56-1 Methanol 12,505,623 153,758 6,742,435 0 1,394 21,016 58,815 216,311 1,668 19,699,352 Chromium compounds 27,475 13,836 7,203 0 507 14,539,030 66,518 3,446,516 65,123 18,101,085 74-81-1 Ethylene 16,342,653 0 2,632 0 0 0 0 0 0 16,345,285 *The chemical ranking is based on the amounts in this column; these quantities exclude transfers out of state. ------- 1997 TOXICS RELEASE INVENTORY TEXAS 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 Within State Transferred Out of State Pounds Pounds Pounds Pounds Pounds Pounds Pounds Pounds Pounds Du Pont, Victoria, Victoria 479,188 1,745 23,040,356 0 13,473 154 23,534,916 0 0 BASF Corp., Freeport, Brazoria 403,839 14,011,739 2,111,920 0 0 0 16,527,498 25,175 8,608 American Chrome & Chemicals, Corpus Christi, Nueces 89,700 6,050 0 0 0 14,500,000 14,595,750 3,162,605 0 BP Chemicals Inc., Port Lavaca, Calhoun 178,619 883 13,554,980 0 8,788 0 13,743,270 8,433 0 Sterling Chemicals Inc., Texas City, Galveston 894,759 5,097 10,008,421 0 0 0 10,908,277 15,285 2 *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 Du Pont, Victoria, Victoria 0 0 24,683,408 0 7,393,669 897,139 23,534,916 56,509,132 0 BASF Corp., Freeport, Brazoria 0 138,300 11,672,900 559,741 80,563,300 252,900 16,608,206 109,795,347 0 American Chrome & Chemicals, Corpus Christi, Nueces 0 0 0 0 0 3,160,000 14,591,500 17,751,500 0 BP Chemicals Inc., Port Lavaca, Calhoun 0 0 132,898,300 0 2,555,677 18,766 13,741,200 149,213,943 15,636 Sterling Chemicals Inc., Texas City, Galveston 130,000 162 139,505,891 9,147 5,083,925 5,910 10,957,383 155,692,418 16,981 * The facility ranking is based on the amounts in this column; these quantities exclude non-production-related releases. 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