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TOP 20 TEXAS FACILITIES RANKED BY TOTAL TOXIC ON-SITE RELEASES, 2001
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FACILITY NAME
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CITY
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COUNTY
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2001 ON-SITE RELEASES (LBS.)
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1. BASF Corp.
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Freeport
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Brazoria
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17,704,256
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2. Solutia Chocolate Bayou (Monsanto Co.)
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Alvin
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Brazoria
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17,585,235
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3. BP Chemicals Green Lake
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Port Lavaca
|
Calhoun
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14,586,843
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4. Du Pont Victoria Plant
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Victoria
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Victoria
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9,894,575
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5. Du Pont Beaumont Plant
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Beaumont
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Jefferson
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9,331,055
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6. Gibbons Creek Steam Electric Station
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Carlos
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Grimes
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8,423,634
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7. TXU Monticello Steam Electric Station & Lignite Mine
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Mount Pleasant
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Titus
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5,565,078
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8. BP Texas City
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Texas City
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Galveston
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5,554,455
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9. Martin Lake Steam Electric Station and Lignite Mine
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Tatum
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Rusk
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5,326,491
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10. Lyondell Chemical Co.
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Channelview
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Harris
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4,614,120
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11. Texas Eastman Chemical Co.
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Longview
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Harrison
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3,943,180
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12. Limestone Electric Generating Station
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Jewett
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Limestone
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3,681,386
|
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13. Du Pont Sabine River Works
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Orange
|
Orange
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3,310,228
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14. Dow Chemical Co.
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Freeport
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Brazoria
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3,106,102
|
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15. ISP Tech
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Texas City
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Galveston
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2,823,113
|
|
16. TM Deer Park Services
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Deer Park
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Harris
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2,755,042
|
|
17. TXU Big Brown Steam Electric Station & Lignite Mine
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Fairfield
|
Freestone
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2,715,931
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18. ALCOA
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Rockdale
|
Milam
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2,405,140
|
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19. Du Pont La Porte Plant
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La Porte
|
Harris
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2,242,166
|
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20. Merisol USA
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Houston
|
Harris
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2,205,550
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Note: Does not include off-site transfers for disposal
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Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxic Release
Inventory Database, 2001, Query Run on TRI Explorer, August 2003.
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TOP 5 TEXAS FACILITIES RANKED BY TOTAL DIOXIN and DIOXIN-LIKE
COMPOUNDS RELEASES, 2001
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FACILITY NAME
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CITY
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COUNTY
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2001 ON-SITE RELEASES (GRAMS)
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1. Dow Chemical
|
Freeport
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Brazoria
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14,270.6
|
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2. Oxy Vinyls
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La Porte
|
Harris
|
6,787.9
|
|
3. GB Biosciences Corp
|
Houston
|
Harris
|
6,631.0
|
|
4. Occidental Chemical Corp.
|
Gregory
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San Patricio
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356.0
|
|
5. Formosa Plastics
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Point Comfort
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Lavaca
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174.8
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Note: Includes off-site transfers for disposal
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Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxic Release
Inventory Database, 2001, Query Run on TRI Explorer, August 2003.
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TOP 20 TEXAS FACILITIES RANKED BY TOTAL TOXIC TRANSFERS TO
RECYCLING, ENERGY RECOVERY,TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL FACILITIES, 2001
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FACILITY NAME
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CITY
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COUNTY
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1997 OFF-SITE TRANSFERS (LBS.)
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1.Teris DBA Heat Treatment Services
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Dallas
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Dallas
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36,262,559
|
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2. Equistar Chemicals L.P.
|
Victoria
|
Victoria
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16,643,068
|
|
3. Chevron Phillips Chemcial Co.
|
Port Arthur
|
Jefferson
|
15,620,870
|
|
4. Bayer Corporation
|
Baytown
|
Chambers
|
14,726,255
|
|
5. Celanese Clear Lake Plant
|
Pasadena
|
Harris
|
11,867,536
|
|
6. Chaparral Steel Midlothian
|
Midlothian
|
Ellis
|
11,750,422
|
|
7. La Porte Methanol
|
La Porte
|
Harris
|
11,060,024
|
|
8. Safety-Kleen
|
Denton
|
Denton
|
10,841,044
|
|
9. Lyondell Chemical Co. Bayport
|
Pasadena
|
Harris
|
10,444,880
|
|
10. Resolution Performance Products
|
Deer Park
|
Harris
|
10,270,120
|
|
11. Structural Metals Inc.
|
Seguin
|
Guadalupe
|
6,319,320
|
|
12. Nucor Steel Texas
|
Jewett
|
Leon
|
6,319,320
|
|
13. Dow Chemical Co.
|
Freeport
|
Brazoria
|
6,232,902
|
|
14. Oxy Vinyls La Porte
|
La Porte
|
Harris
|
6,120,845
|
|
15. Huntsman Ethyleneamines Ltd
|
Freeport
|
Brazoria
|
5,326,743
|
|
16. Can Holdings Inc.
|
Pasadena
|
Harris
|
5,201,987
|
|
17. General Cable Inds.
|
Bonham
|
Fannin
|
4,957,994
|
|
18. Wyman-Gordon Forgings Inc.
|
Houston
|
Harris
|
4,670,613
|
|
19. Superior Essex
|
Brownwood
|
Brown
|
4,607,613
|
|
20. North Star Steel Texas
|
Rose City
|
Orange
|
4,595,288
|
|
Note: Does not include transfers to Publicly-owned Treatment Works (POTWs)
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Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxic Release
Inventory Database 2001, Query Run on EPA's TRIEXPLORER, August 2003.
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TOP 5 TEXAS FACILITIES RANKED BY TOTAL DIOXIN and DIOXIN-LIKE
COMPOUNDS TRANSFERS, 2001
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FACILITY NAME
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CITY
|
COUNTY
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2001 ON-SITE RELEASES (GRAMS)
|
|
1. Oxy Vinyls
|
La Porte
|
Harris
|
6,359.2
|
|
2. GB Biosciences Corp
|
Houston
|
Harris
|
44.4
|
|
3. Formosa Plastics
|
Point Comfort
|
Lavaca
|
17.5
|
|
4. Oxy Vinyls
|
Deer Park
|
Harris
|
6.09
|
|
5. La Gloria Oil & Gas Co.
|
Tyler
|
Smith
|
1.2
|
|
Note: Includes off-site transfers for disposal
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Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxic Release
Inventory Database, 2001, Query Run on TRI Explorer, August 2003.
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