United States Environmental Protection Agency EPA530-R-08-001 February 2008 National Priority Chemicals Trends Report (2001-2005) Section 4 Chemical Specific Trends Analyses for Priority Chemicals (2001-2005): Heptachlor Hazardous Waste Minimization and Management Division Office of Solid Waste U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Contact Information: Bill Kline, Senior Data Analyst Analysis & Information Branch (540) 341-3631 kline.bill@epa.gov Tammie Owen, Data Analyst Analysis & Information Branch (703) 308-4044 owen.tammie@epa.gov Ben Lesser, Chief Analysis & Information Branch (703) 308-0314 lesser.ben@epa.gov ------- Heptachlor Chemical Information: Alternate Names -l,4,5,6,7,8-Heptachloro-3a, 4,7,7a-tetrahydro-4,7-ethanoindene, Heptachlorane General Use - Heptachlor is an organochlorine insecticide produced by the chlorination of chlordane. It is a white powder that smells like mothballs. Heptachlor is now severely restricted and is presently only used in the United States to control fire ants in buried, pad-mounted electric power transformers and in underground cable television and telephone cable boxes. How Much Heptachlor Was Generated? Exhibit 4.55. National Generation of Heptachlor (2001-2005) TRI Reporting Year 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Total Quantity of Heptachlor (pounds) 0 14 54 775 109 Number of TRI Facilities Reporting Heptachlor 0 1 1 2 2 From 2001-2005, no more than two facilities reported heptachlor. For 2005, two facilities reported 109 pounds - a decrease of 666 pounds or approximately 86 percent compared to the peak quantity reported for 2004 (Exhibit 4.55). 4-40 ------- Where Was Heptachlor Generated? Exhibit 4.56. Location of Facilities that Reported Heptachlor (2005) WASHINGTON (mains J |EPA v Region 1 ake Superior NORTH DAKOTA iSOTA /NEW y 5Y0RK \ EPA ^ ) Regjon 2 PENNSYLVANIA j] EPA Y \ Regiorx3jfj IDAHO NEMHAMPSH EPA Region 10 SOUTH DAKOTA WYOMING .WISCONSIN! MICHIGAI EPA Region 8 :oNsecticut NEVADA IOWA NEBRASKA EPA .Region 7 OHIO ILLINOIS EPA Region 9 •LA WARE COLORADO ¦WEST VIRGIN CALIFORNIA MISSOURI VIRGINIA KANSAS KENTUCKY NORTH CAROLINA SOUTH N CAROLINA EPA ' Region 4 ARIZONA ARKANSAS NEW MEXICO EPA Region 6 MISSISSIf PI UNITED STATES LOUISIAI ALABAMA Alaska Gulf of Mexico [FLORID/ Puerto Rico Pacific Ocean ( Guam V, 2 Facilities Reporting Heptachlor A Largest facility reporting heptachlor ~ Other facility reporting heptachlor Atlantic Ocean Facilities Reporting Heptachlor (2005) Office of Solid Waste - Fall 2007 Analysis and Information Branch :or 2005, two facilities in two states reported heptachlor (Exhibit 4.56). Exhibit 4.57. Quantity of Heptachlor, by EPA Region, State, and County (2001-2005) EPA Region State County 2001 (pounds) 2002 (pounds) 2003 (pounds) 2004 (pounds) 2005 (pounds) Percent of Total Quantity (2005) 6 LA Iberville 0 0 0 0 100 91.7% 2 NJ Salem 0 14 54 9 9 8.2% 6 IX Harris 0 0 0 766 0 0.0% Total 0 14 54 775 109 100.0% A facility located in Louisiana reported approximately 92 percent of the total national quantity of heptachlor for 2005 (Exhibit 4.57). This facility had not previously reported heptachlor. The facility in Texas reported heptachlor once - for 2004. Since 2002, the facility in New Jersey has reported heptachlor each year. 4-41 ------- Which Industries Generated Heptachlor? Exhibit 4.58. Industry Sectors Quantities of Heptachlor (2001-2005) Primary SIC Code SIC Description Facilities Reporting Heptachlor in This SIC Code (2005)* Quantity (pounds) of Heptachlor Percent of Total National Quantity of Heptachlor (2005) 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2879 Pesticides and agricultural chemicals, nec 1 0 0 0 0 100 91.7% 2821 Plastics materials and resins 1 0 0 0 0 9 8.3% 2819 Industrial inorganic chemicals, nec 0 0 0 0 766 0 0.0% Total 2 0 0 0 766 109 100.0% * Note: The facility that reported its primary SIC code as SIC 2869 for 2002-2003, reported its SIC as 2865 for 2004 and as SIC 2821 for 2005. For 2005, two facilities, one each in SIC 2879 (Pesticides and agricultural chemicals, nec) and SIC 2821 (Plastics materials and resins) reported heptachlor (Exhibit 4.58). For 2005, the facility in SIC 2879 reported approximately 92 percent of the total quantity of heptachlor. For 2004, the facility in SIC 2819 (Industrial inorganic chemicals, nec) reported the largest quantity of heptachlor from 2001-2005, but none in any other of these years. How Did Facilities Manage Heptachlor? Exhibit 4.59. Trends in Management Methods for Heptachlor (2001-2005) Management Method for Heptachlor 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Disposal Quantity (pounds) 0 2 8 7 2 Energy Recovery Quantity (pounds) 0 0 0 0 0 Treatment Quantity (pounds) 0 12 46 768 107 Recycled (pounds)15 0 0 0 0 0 15 For additional information on recycled quantities see footnote 8. 4-42 ------- Exhibit 4.60. Management Methods for Heptachlor in Industry Sectors (2005) Primary SIC Code SIC Code Description Onsite Disposal (pounds) Offsite Disposal (pounds) Onsite Energy Recovery (pounds) Offsite Energy Recovery (pounds) Onsite Treatment (pounds) Offsite T reatment (pounds) Onsite Recycling (pounds) Offsite Recycling (pounds) 2879 Pesticides and agricultural chemicals, nec 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 2821 Plastics materials and resins 0 2 0 0 7 0 0 0 Total 0 2 0 0 107 0 0 0 Facilities primarily treated heptachlor in each year for which it was reported; only relatively small quantities were disposed of. Exhibits 4.59 and 4.60 show the national trends for how facilities managed heptachlor in 2001-2005. Each of these facilities was not the primary generator of heptachlor, but rather managed wastes containing heptachlor initially generated offsite. The facility, located in New Jersey, that reported heptachlor since 2002, under three different SIC codes (SIC 2869 in 2002-2003, SIC 2865 in 2004, SIC 2821 in 2005), primarily treated wastewaters (containing heptachlor) from offsite sources; it disposed of a small portion of the heptachlor. The other facility that reported heptachlor for 2005, located in Louisiana, treated (using incineration) waste from other facilities. The facility that reported virtually all the heptachlor in 2004 likewise treated (incinerated) wastes received from offsite customers. 4-43 ------- |