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Waste Management Reported to TRI In 2005, chemical manufacturers reported managing 11.4 billion absolute lbs. of TRI chemicals in waste. When normalized by the sector’s VOS, this was 12% less than 1996. Figure 3 shows how the sector managed this waste. In 2005, 5% of TRI-reported waste was released or disposed. Most of the waste disposed in 2005 went to underground injection wells, and the remainder was landfilled or placed in surface impoundments. In the same year, 15% was recovered for energy use, 39% was recycled, and 41% was treated. 35 When normalized by VOS between 1996 and 2005, the quantity of waste treated increased while the use of other management activities decreased. Specialty-batch producers reported 1.2 billion lbs. of total waste managed in 2005. Of this quantity, 1% was released or disposed, 9% was used for energy recovery, 26% was treated, and 65% was recycled. 36 For the overall sector, nitrate compounds and manganese were disposed in the greatest quantities and accounted for about one-third of disposals, while zinc and ammonia were the most frequently reported chemicals disposed, as indicated in Table 3. Figure 3 TRI Waste Management 1996–2005 8,000,000,000 7,000,000,000 6,000,000,000 Disposal or Other Releases Treatment 9% Energy Recovery 25% Recycling 15% 49% Normalized lbs 5,000,000,000 4,000,000,000 3,000,000,000 1996 total: 10.3 billion lbs 2005 total: 9.1 billion lbs 12% 2,000,000,000 1,000,000,000 0 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Notes: 1. Normalized by annual value of shipments. 2. Disposal and Other Releases includes air emissions, water discharges, and land disposals. 3. The apparent spike in treatment in 2000 was due to the report filed by a single facility. Sources: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Department of Commerce 34 Chemical Manufacturing 2008 SECTOR PERFORMANCE REPORT
Table 3 Top TRI Disposals 2005 Chemical Absolute Pounds Reported 1 Number of Facilities Reporting 2 Acetonitrile 16,700,000 3 22 Ammonia 27,850,000 164 Copper 3,198,000 139 Lead 3,067,000 363 Manganese 49,873,000 91 Methanol 16,452,000 146 Nitrate Compounds 54,996,000 103 Zinc 8,946,000 344 Percentage of Sector Total 61% 4 27% 5 Notes: 1. 297 million pounds total sector disposals. 2. 3,096 total TRI reporters in the sector. 3. Red indicates the chemical is one of top five chemicals reported in the given category. 4. Chemicals in this list represent 61% of the sector’s disposals. 5. 27% of facilities reported disposals of one or more chemicals in this list. Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Waste Minimization and Utility Conservation The Lockport, NY, facility of Isochem Inc., a phosgene and phosgene derivative manufacturer, implemented utility conservation, CO reduction, phosgene recovery, and distillation and reuse of process solvents. By re-piping process equipment and installing nitrogen flow meters, the facility pinpointed wasted resources, saved energy, and reduced onsite CO 2 emissions. Nitrogen reductions brought significant supplier energy savings and CO 2 reductions. By adding mass flow meters, automatic control valves, and some additional instrumentation, the facility reduced its need for excess CO used in high-quality phosgene production by nearly 15%. The changes also reduced onsite city water, caustic water, and sewer discharges, and reduced company and fuel supplier CO 2 emissions. The company initiated a novel approach of evaporating excess phosgene and recovering it for reuse. The installation of a solvent recovery distillation column permits purification of used organic solvents for reuse as a new raw material stream. This new process has reduced both raw material purchases of solvents and organic waste generation. 37 In 2006 the distillation equipment realized an annual total waste reduction of 609 tons. 38 Additional Environmental Management Activities An environmental management system is a set of processes and practices that enable an organization to reduce its environmental impacts and increase its operating efficiency. SOCMA’s ChemStewards program is an initiative to manage compliance with federal requirements and improve processes and efficiencies. 39 The three-tiered program allows SOCMA member companies to develop individual environment, health, safety, and security management systems. ChemStewards implementation guidance includes manuals, online assistance, regional meetings, and peer information exchange. ACC’s Responsible Care program offers a system for managing performance in environmental impact, health, safety, and security. All ACC member companies are required to have CEO-level commitments to Responsible Care. Program elements include publicly reporting performance, implementing the security code, applying a management system, and obtaining independent certification for the management system. 40 2008 SECTOR PERFORMANCE REPORT Chemical Manufacturing 35
Page 1 and 2: 2008 Sector Performance rePort
Page 3: table of Contents i Preface 1 Execu
Page 6 and 7: Key to our work is collaboration wi
Page 8 and 9: Energy Use The eight sectors for wh
Page 10 and 11: Sector Data Side by Side The follow
Page 12 and 13: TRI Air Emissions Across Sectors 19
Page 14 and 15: TRI Waste Management Across Sectors
Page 16 and 17: This report relies upon a variety o
Page 18 and 19: TABLE 3 Economic Activity Data for
Page 20 and 21: Presentation of TRI Air Emissions D
Page 22 and 23: Presentation 500,000,000 of TRI Was
Page 24 and 25: Cement Manufacturing 1 AT A GLANCE
Page 26 and 27: equires 32% more energy per ton of
Page 28 and 29: Summing the Toxicity Scores for all
Page 30 and 31: l t , r t i t i Figure 3 Cement Kil
Page 32 and 33: ChemiCal manufaCturing 1 AT A GLANC
Page 34 and 35: Chemical facilities purchase electr
Page 36 and 37: conservatively assumes that chemica
Page 38 and 39: Balanced Water Use at BASF Supply U
Page 42 and 43: Colleges & universities 1 AT A GLAN
Page 44 and 45: Criteria Air Pollutants Most CAP em
Page 46 and 47: Construction 1 AT A GLANCE 1996-200
Page 48 and 49: Figure 1 Fuel Use for Energy 2002 E
Page 50 and 51: Figure 4 Trends in Construction and
Page 52 and 53: Food & Beverage Manufacturing 1 AT
Page 54 and 55: Figure 2 Air Emissions Reported to
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Page 58 and 59: disposed or released to air or wate
Page 60 and 61: Forest Products 1 AT A GLANCE 1996-
Page 62 and 63: 2002 the manufacture of wood produc
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Page 66 and 67: Water discharges became a major foc
Page 68 and 69: Iron & Steel 1 AT A GLANCE 1996-200
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Page 76 and 77: Metal Casting 1 AT A GLANCE 1996-20
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Page 84 and 85: Oil & Gas AT A GLANCE 1996-2005 1,2
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Petroleum refining Latest Environme
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Figure 2 Al TRI HA s Air Emissions
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energy technologies, and improving
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Paint & Coatings 1 AT A GLANCE 1996
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Figure 1 Air Emissions Reported to
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Owned Treatment Works, but may also
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Ports 1 AT A GLANCE 2005: 360 publi
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Increasing Use of Solar Power The P
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developing retrofit and replacement
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“invasive” if they are capable
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shipbuilding & ship repair 1 AT A G
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of marine coatings. CAPs and GHGs a
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Table 1 Top TRI Air Emissions 2005
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Shipyards’ stormwater runoff is t
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data Sources, Methodologies, and CO
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Facilities described above must rep
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Data Processing RSEI calculates tox
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• Section 6.2: Transfers to other
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Cement Manufacturing 1. Facilities:
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12. Charles Heizenroth, EPA, person
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Forest Products 1. Facilities: Cens
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Public Data Release (PDR) (includes
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Advancing Port Sustainability, Janu
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