Toxic Release Inventory

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Toxic Release Inventory

• Overview of 2003 Data
• 669 Chemicals Covered (including PBTs)
• 23,000 Facilities Reporting Nationwide
• 1,507 Facilities in Region 7
• MO 581
• IA 433
• KS 288
• NE 205

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TRI Trends National vs. R7(2002 compared to
2003)
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Toxic Release Inventory 2003 Region 7 Summary 1.
Total Off-site Disposal or Other Releases
47.9 increase - Nebraska increase due to a
change in the way Whelan Energy Center in
Hastings, NE reports barium, lead and mercury
releases in their fly ash. - Missouri increase
due to activities at Doe Run Recycling Facility
in Boss, MO. 2. Water Discharges 31.4
increase - Due to the reporting of 3,500,000 lbs
of nitrates at Tyson Fresh Foods in Emporia, KS.
Nitrate had not been reported previously. - Due
to nitrate increases at Tyson Foods in Dakota
City, Excel Corp. in Schuyler and Farmland Foods
in Crete. 3. Recycled Material 19.4 increase
- Missouri increase due to 155 increase in the
on-site recycling at Doe Run in Glover, MO. -
Iowa increase due to additional
tetrachloroethylene On-site recycling at Alcoa
Inc. in Bettendorf, IA and copper Off-site
recycling at PMX Industries Inc. in Cedar Rapids,
IA. 4. Mercury Releases 13.1 increase - Due
to 2011 increase of mercury from Whelan Energy
Center in Hastings, NE, which is due to a change
in reporting how they dispose of their fly ash.
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Region 7 2003 Releases and Other Disposal (As
compared to 2002)
Total On-Site Disposal or Other Releases
183,654,477 (- 3.2) Fugitive Air
Emissions 10,130,981 (-10.4) Point
Source Air Emissions 59,724,371 (-
6.5) Surface Water Discharges 28,093,433
(-31.4) Total Off-site Disposal or Other
Releases 36,582,143 (47.9) Total On- and
Off-site Disposal or Other Releases 220,236,670
( 2.7) Recycled 721,750,742
(19.4) Energy Recovery 170,985,598
(- 1.73) Treated 74,187,383 (- 7.6)
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Toxic Release Inventory 2003 Missouri Summary 1.
Total Off-site Disposal or Other Releases
14.4 increase - Due to activities at Doe
Run Recycling in Boss, MO 2. Recycled Material
28.8 increase - Due to 155 increase at
Doe Run in Glover, MO 3. Treated Waste 13.7
increase - Due to new On-site treatments at
Amerenue Sioux Power Plant in West Alton and
Amerenue LaBadie Power Plant at LaBadie. - Due
to significantly increased On-site treatment at
Clariant LSM Inc in Springfield, Teva
Pharmaceuticals USA in Mexico and Mallinckrodt
Inc in St. Louis.
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Toxic Release Inventory 2003 Iowa Summary 1.
Recycled Material 16.9 increase - Due to
On-site recycling of 21,000,000 lbs of
tetrachloroethylene at Alcoa Inc. in Bettendorf
and Off-site recycling of 16,000,000 lbs of
copper at PMX Industries Inc. in Cedar
Rapids. 2. Treated Material 18.2 increase
- Due to a 91 increase of On-site treatment
of Ethylene at Equistar Chemicals LP Clinton
Plant.
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Toxic Release Inventory 2003 Kansas
Summary 1. Fugitive Air Emissions 6.2
increase - Due to 188 increase of zinc
compound releases at Landoll Corporation in
Marysville. 2. Surface Water Discharges 457
increase - Due to the reporting of 3,500,000
lbs of nitrate at Tyson Fresh Foods in Emporia.
Nitrate had not been reported previously. 3.
Total Off-site Disposal or Other Releases 60
decrease - Due to 5,542,173 lb decrease of Lead
Disposal to RCRA Subtitle C Landfills from
National Plastics Color, Inc in Valley Center.
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Toxic Release Inventory 2003 Nebraska Summary 1.
Total On-site Disposal or Other Releases 19.5
increase - Surface Water Discharges
38.7 increase - Due to nitrate release
increases at Tyson Foods in Dakota City, Excel
Corp in Schuyler and Farmland Foods in Crete. 2.
Total Off-site Disposal or Other Releases 353
increase - Due to a change in the way
Whelan Energy Center in Hastings reports barium,
lead and mercury releases in their ash.