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PUERTO

RICO

State/TRI Data

Population

3,782,862

Total Facilities

158

Total Forms

482

Form As

23

National Rank for



On- and Off-site Releases

40

On-site Releases

39

Transfers into State



National Rank

52

Pounds

4

Transfers out of State



National Rank

37

Pounds

10,712,638

o

Reported Releases and Waste Management Activities

(pounds)

On- and Off-site Releases	8,548,778

On-site Releases	7,992,534

Air Emissions	7,764,882

Surface Water Discharges	220,557
Undeiground Injection

Class I Wells	0

Class II-V Wells	0
Releases to Land

RCRA Subtitle C Landfills	250

Other On-site Land Releases	6,845

Transfers Off-site to Disposal	556,244

On-site Waste Management	41,414,230

Recycling	24,267,097

Eneigy Recoveiy	142,187

Treatment	17,004,946

Off-site Transfers for Further Waste Management 31,566,080

Recycling	13,509,670

Eneigy Recoveiy	10,621,929

Treatment	5,210,764

Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTWs)	2,179,129

Other Off-site Transfers	44,588

For More Information...

State Contact:
Genara Torres
(787) 766-2823
Fax (787) 766-0150

EPA Regional Contact:
Nora Lopez
(732) 906-6890
Fax (732) 321-6788

T o obtain TRI data use assistance,
call TRI User Support Service (TRI-US):

(202)260-1531

Fax (202) 401-2347


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Top Ten Chemicals for On- and Off-site Releases









Underground Injection

On-site Releases to Land



Total









Surface





RCRA

Other

Total

T ransfers

On- and

CAS



Air

Water

Class I

Class 11-V

Subtitle C

On-site Land

On-site

Off-site to

Off-site

Number

Chemical

Emissions

Discharges

Wells

Wells

Landfills

Releases

Releases

Disposal

Releases





Pounds

Pounds

Pounds

Pounds

Pounds

Pounds

Pounds

Pounds

Pounds

75-09-2

Dichloromethane

3,399,615

0

0

0

0

0

3,399,615

3

3,399,618

108-88-3

Toluene

1,134,194

30,180

0

0

0

0

1,164,374

890

1,165,264

110-54-3

n-Hexane

353,271

151,133

0

0

0

0

504,404

6

504,410

71-36-3

n-Butyl alcohol

471,027

0

0

0

0

0

471,027

0

471,027

67-56-1

Methanol

355,929

250

0

0

0

0

356,179

81

356,260

—

Zinc compounds

6,130

0

0

0

0

3,299

9,429

248,750

258,179

110-82-7

Cyclohexane

148,848

6,387

0

0

0

0

155,235

0

155,235

—

Glycol ethers

147,141

0

0

0

0

0

147,141

718

147,859

75-00-3

Chloroethane

136,460

0

0

0

0

0

136,460

0

136,460

71-43-2

Benzene

113,688

16,248

0

0

0

0

129,936

223

130,159

PUERTO RICO

Top Ten Facilities for On- and Off-site Releases







Underground Injection

On-site Releases to Land



Total







Surface





RCRA

Other

Total

T ransfers

On- and



Air

Water

Class I

Class II-V

Subtitle C

On-site Land

On-site

Off-site to

Off-site

Facility / City, County

Emissions

Discharges

Wells

Wells

Landfills

Releases

Releases

Disposal

Releases



Pounds

Pounds

Pounds

Pounds

Pounds

Pounds

Pounds

Pounds

Pounds

Upjohn Mfg. Co., Arecibo, Arecibo

1,524,240

0

0

0

0

0

1,524,240

0

1,524,240

Abbott Chemicals Inc., Barceloneta, Barceloneta

1,348,507

0

0

0

0

0

1,348,507

0

1,348,507

Phillips Puerto Rico Core Inc., Guayama, Guayama

652,625

27

0

0

0

0

652,652

3,289

655,941

Schering-Plough Prods. Inc., Las Piedras, Las Piedras

630,294

0

0

0

0

0

630,294

0

630,294

Coatings Inc. & Co., Bayamon, Bayamon

544,780

0

0

0

0

0

544,780

0

544,780

Caribbean Petroleum Corp., Bayamon, Bayamon

219,994

219,995

0

0

0

0

439,989

0

439,989

Cyanamid Agricultural, Manati, Manati

381,200

0

0

0

0

0

381,200

0

381,200

General Electric Co., Bayamon, Bayamon

66

0

0

0

0

0

66

240,200

240,266

Merck Sharp &Dohme Qui mien, Barceloneta, Barceloneta

214,157

0

0

0

0

0

214,157

0

214,157

Schering-Plough Prods. Inc., Manati, Manati

208,690

0

0

0

0

0

208,690

0

208,690

For More Information...

State Contact:
Genara Torres
(787) 766-2823
Fax (787) 766-0150

EPA Regional Contact:
Nora Lopez
(732) 906-6890
Fax (732) 321-6788

To obtain TRI data use assistance,
call TRI User Support Service (TRI-US):

(202)260-1531

Fax (202) 401-2347


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