The following data comes from the Environmental Protection Agency’s Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) for Hydrogen Fluoride releases. Hydrogen Fluoride is the dominant source for levels of fluoride entering the U.S. environment according to TRI. These releases pollute our bodies, air, water, and soil. It’s important to emphasize, especially at the community level, that not all industries or sources that release fluoride into the environment are included in the TRI.
About the Table below:
- Pounds released: These are the On- and Off-site releases as reported by TRI. This amount does not include quantities of the toxic chemical that were the result of a catastrophic event, remedial action or other, one-time event not associated with production. It also does not include the wastes generated and disposed off-site to incineration and other methods of disposal (and exposure).
- Note: The quantities listed below change as TRI frequently updates its data. However, the changes are generally not significant.
Hydrogen Fluoride Releases: Top 100 Facilities in 2015
| Rank | POUNDS | TRI CODE | FACILITY |
| 1 | 2,669,530 | Hazardous Waste Treatment And Disposal | VICKERY ENVIRONMENTAL INC.3956 STATE RT 412, VICKERY OHIO 43464 (SANDUSKY) |
| 2 | 1,341,077 | Coal-fired Electric Utilities |
PRAIRIE STATE GENERATING CO.1739 NEW MARIGOLD RD, MARISSA ILLINOIS 62257 (WASHINGTON) |
| 3 | 856,197 | Phosphatic Fertilizer Manufacturing Chemicals |
SIMPLOT PHOSPHATES LLC.515 S HWY 430, ROCK SPRINGS WYOMING 82901 (SWEETWATER) |
| 4 | 835,480 | Chemicals | CHEMTRADE WEST US LLC.501 NICHOLS RD, PITTSBURG CALIFORNIA 94565 (CONTRA COSTA) |
| 5 | 835,186 | Phosphatic Fertilizer Manufacturing Chemicals |
J R SIMPLOT CO DON SID ING.1150 W HWY 30, POCATELLO IDAHO 83204 (POWER) |
| 6 | 690,000 | Coal-fired Electric Utilities |
GERALD GENTLEMAN STATION.S HWY 25, SUTHERLAND NEBRASKA 69165 (LINCOLN) |
| 7 | 598,000 | Phosphatic Fertilizer Manufacturing Chemicals |
MOSAIC FERTILIZER LLC – NEW WALES PLANT.3095 COUNTY RD 640 W, MULBERRY FLORIDA 33860 (POLK) |
| 8 | 495,711 | Aluminum Primary Metals |
NORANDA ALUMINUM INC.391 ST JUDE INDUSTRIAL PARK, NEW MADRID MISSOURI 63869 (NEW MADRID) |
| 9 | 460,971 | Coal-fired Electric Utilities |
BIG BROWN STEAM ELECTRIC STATION & LIGNITE MINE.11 MI E OF FAIRFIELD ON FM 2570, FAIRFIELD TEXAS 75840 (FREESTONE) |
| 10 | 402,018 | Coal-fired Electric Utilities |
WA PARISH ELECTRIC GENERATING STATION.2500 Y.U. JONES RD, THOMPSONS TEXAS 77481 (FORT BEND) |
| 11 | 357,719 | Coal-fired Electric Utilities |
HOMER CITY GENERATION LP.1750 POWER PLANT RD, HOMER CITY PENNSYLVANIA 15748 (INDIANA) |
| 12 | 340,469 | Coal-fired Electric Utilities |
THOMAS HILL ENERGY CENTER – POWER DIV.5693 HWY F, CLIFTON HILL MISSOURI 65244 (RANDOLPH) |
| 13 | 320,350 | Primary Metals | AK STEEL CORP – ZANESVI LLE WORKS.1724 LINDEN AVE, ZANESVILLE OHIO 43701 (MUSKINGUM) |
| 14 | 285,556 | Coal-fired Electric Utilities |
SOUTHWESTERN PUBLIC SERVICE CO TOLK STATION.970 COUNTY RD 65, EARTH TEXAS 79031 (LAMB) |
| 15 | 271,24 | Phosphatic Fertilizer Manufacturing Chemicals |
NU-WEST INDUSTRIES INC.3010 CONDA RD, SODA SPRINGS IDAHO 83276 (CARIBOU) |
| 16 | 261,000 | Coal-fired Electric Utilities |
AMERICAN ELECTIC POWER ROCKPORT PLANT.2791 N US HWY 231, ROCKPORT INDIANA 47635 (SPENCER) |
| 17 | 248,853 | Plastics & Resins Chemicals |
EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO TENNESSEE OPERATIONS.100 EASTMAN RD, KINGSPORT TENNESSEE 37660 (SULLIVAN) |
| 18 | 226,402 | Aluminum Primary Metals |
ALCOA INC – WARRICK OPERATIONS.HWYS 66 & 61, NEWBURGH INDIANA 47629 (WARRICK |
| 19 | 216,600 | Aluminum Primary Metals |
CENTURY ALUMINUM SEBREE LLC.9404 STATE RT 2096, ROBARDS KENTUCKY 42452 (HENDERSON) |
| 20 | 216,301 | Aluminum Primary Metals |
ALCOA WENATCHEE WORKS.6200 MALAGA HWY, MALAGA WASHINGTON 98828 (CHELAN) |
| 21 | 212,000 | Coal-fired Electric Utilities |
ASSOCIATED ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC NEW MADRID POWER PLANT.41 ST JUDE RD, MARSTON MISSOURI 63866 (NEW MADRID) |
| 22 | 200,000 | Coal-fired Electric Utilities |
US TVA SHAWNEE FOSSIL PLANT.7900 METROPOLIS LAKE RD, WEST PADUCAH KENTUCKY 42086 (MCCRACKEN) |
| 23 | 194,252 | Ceramic Tile Stone/Clay/Glass |
DAL-TILE EL PASO MANUFACTURING.12001 RAILROAD DR, EL PASO TEXAS 79934 (EL PASO) |
| 24 | 192,757 | Stone/Clay/Glass | BORAL BRICKS OF TEXAS MUSKOGEE PLANT.3101 W 53RD ST S, MUSKOGEE OKLAHOMA 74401 (MUSKOGEE) |
| 25 | 186,818 | Coal-fired Electric Utilities |
AMEREN MISSOURI LABADIE ENERGY CENTER.226 LABADIE POWER PLANT RD, LABADIE MISSOURI 63055 (FRANKLIN) |
| 26 | 177,724 | Coal-fired Electric Utilities |
SOUTHWESTERN PUBLIC SERVICE CO TOLK STATION.970 COUNTY RD 65, EARTH TEXAS 79031 (LAMB) |
| 27 | 167,945 | Aluminum Primary Metals |
CENTURY ALUMINUM SEBREE LLC.9404 STATE RT 2096, ROBARDS KENTUCKY 42452 (HENDERSON) |
| 28 | 156,733 | Coal-fired Electric Utilities |
AVON LAKE POWER PLANT.33570 LAKE RD, AVON LAKE OHIO 44012 (LORAIN) |
| 29 | 156,000 | Coal-fired Electric Utilities |
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER BIG SANDY PLANT.US 23 6 MILES N, LOUISA KENTUCKY 41230 (LAWRENCE) |
| 30 | 150,000 | Coal-fired Electric Utilities |
DUKE ENERGY FLORIDA LLC-CRYSTAL RIVER POWER PLANT.15760 W POWERLINE ST, CRYSTAL RIVER FLORIDA 34428 (CITRUS) |
| 31 | 146,800 | Aluminum Primary Metals |
ALCOA INC.PARK AVE E, MASSENA NEW YORK 13662 (ST LAWRENCE) |
| 32 | 144,760 | Glass Stone/Clay/Glass |
AGY AIKEN LLC.2556 WAGENER RD, AIKEN SOUTH CAROLINA 29801 (AIKEN) |
| 33 | 130,000 | Coal-fired Electric Utilities |
DUKE ENERGY INDIANA INC – WABASH RIVER GENERATING STATION.450 BOLTON RD, WEST TERRE HAUTE INDIANA 47885 (VIGO) |
| 34 | 127,556 | Coal-fired Electric Utilities |
MONTICELLO STEAM ELECTRIC STATION & LIGNITE MINE.OFF FM 127 8 MI SW OF MOUNT PLEASANT, MOUNT PLEASANT TEXAS 75455 (TITUS) |
| 35 | 127,359 | Coal-fired Electric Utilities |
J H CAMPBELL GENERATING PLANT.17000 CROSWELL ST, WEST OLIVE MICHIGAN 49460 (OTTAWA) |
| 36 | 127,278 | Aluminum Primary Metals |
CENTURY ALUMINUM OF SOUTH CAROLINA.3575 HWY 52, GOOSE CREEK SOUTH CAROLINA 29445 (BERKELEY) |
| 37 | 125,690 | Phosphatic Fertilizer Manufacturing Chemicals |
PCS PHOSPHATE CO INC.1530 NC HWY 306 S, AURORA NORTH CAROLINA 27806 (BEAUFORT) |
| 38 | 121,419 | Phosphatic Fertilizer Manufacturing Chemicals |
MOSAIC FERTILIZER LLC – PLANT CITY.660 E COUNTY LINE RD, PLANT CITY FLORIDA 33565 (HILLSBOROUGH) |
| 39 | 120,000 | Coal-fired Electric Utilities |
US TVA COLBERT FOSSIL PLANT.900 COLBERT STEAM PLANT RD, TUSCUMBIA ALABAMA 35674 (COLBERT) |
| 40 | 116,600 | Aluminum Primary Metals |
INTALCO ALUMINUM CORP.4050 MOUNTAIN VIEW RD, FERNDALE WASHINGTON 98248 (WHATCOM) |
| 41 | 115,496 | Coal-fired Electric Utilities |
COLETO CREEK POWER STATION.45 FM 2987, FANNIN TEXAS 77960 (GOLIAD) |
| 42 | 113,000 | Coal-fired Electric Utilities |
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER NORTHEASTERN PLANT.JCT HWY US 169/OK 88, OOLOGAH OKLAHOMA 74053 (ROGERS) |
| 43 | 100,868 | Stone/Clay/Glass | BELDEN BRICK CO PLANT 8.700 EDELWEISS DR NE, SUGARCREEK OHIO 44681 (TUSCARAWAS) |
| 44 | 97,800 | Coal-fired Electric Utilities |
BRANDON SHORES & WAGNER COMPLEX.1005 BRANDON SHORES RD, BALTIMORE MARYLAND 21226 (ANNE ARUNDEL) |
| 45 | 93,913 | Coal-fired Electric Utilities |
BOSWELL ENERGY CENTER.1210 NW 3RD ST, COHASSET MINNESOTA 55721 (ITASCA) |
| 46 | 93,550 | Phosphatic Fertilizer Manufacturing Chemicals |
MOSAIC FERTILIZER LLC – BARTOW.3200 HWY 60 W, BARTOW FLORIDA 33830 (POLK) |
| 47 | 93,000 | Coal-fired Electric Utilities |
DUKE ENERGY CAROLINAS LLC – BELEWS CREEK STEAM STATION.3195 PINE HALL RD, WALNUT COVE NORTH CAROLINA 27052 (STOKES) |
| 48 | 90,003 | Coal-fired Electric Utilities |
GASTON STEAM PLANT.HWY 25, WILSONVILLE ALABAMA 35186 (SHELBY) |
| 49 | 89,735 | Chemicals | AIR PRODUCTS & CHEMICALS INC ELECTRONICS SPECIALTY MATERIALS.357 MARIAN AVE, TAMAQUA PENNSYLVANIA 18252 (SCHUYLKILL) |
| 50 | 88,121 | Coal-fired Electric Utilities |
OMAHA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT NEBRASKA CITY STATION.7264 L RD, NEBRASKA CITY NEBRASKA 68410 (OTOE) |
| 51 | 87,256 | Coal-fired Electric Utilities |
AMEREN MISSOURI RUSH ISLAND ENERGY CENTER.100 BIG HOLLOW RD, FESTUS MISSOURI 63028 (JEFFERSON) |
| 52 | 85,900 | Coal-fired Electric Utilities |
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER WELSH PLANT.FM 1735 STOREROOM 65, PITTSBURG TEXAS 75686 (CAMP) |
| 53 | 83,000 | Coal-fired Electric Utilities |
SIKESTON POWER STATION.1551 W WAKEFIELD ST, SIKESTON MISSOURI 63801 (SCOTT) |
| 54 | 83,000 | Coal-fired Electric Utilities |
GREENE COUNTY STEAM PLANT.HWY 43 & COUNTY RD 18, FORKLAND ALABAMA 36740 (GREENE) |
| 55 | 82,000 | Coal-fired Electric Utilities |
COAL CREEK STATION.2875 3RD ST SW, UNDERWOOD NORTH DAKOTA 58576 (MCLEAN) |
| 56 | 79,000 | Coal-fired Electric Utilities |
BARRY STEAM PLANT.US HWY 43, BUCKS ALABAMA 36512 (MOBILE) |
| 57 | 78,160 | Stone/Clay/Glass | CONTINENTAL BRICK CO.154 CHARLES TOWN RD, MARTINSBURG WEST VIRGINIA 25405 (BERKELEY) |
| 58 | 78,000 | Coal-fired Electric Utilities |
CHESTERFIELD POWER STATION.500 COXENDALE RD, CHESTER VIRGINIA 23836 (CHESTERFIELD) |
| 59 | 77,000 | Coal-fired Electric Utilities |
WHITE BLUFF GENERATING PLANT.1100 WHITE BLUFF RD, REDFIELD ARKANSAS 72132 (JEFFERSON) |
| 60 | 76,538 | Stone/Clay/Glass | ACME BRICK CO TULSA PLANT.4103 DAWSON RD, TULSA OKLAHOMA 74115 (TULSA) |
| 61 | 76,000 | Coal-fired Electric Utilities |
NEBRASKA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT SHELDON STATION.4500 W PELLA RD, HALLAM NEBRASKA 68368 (LANCASTER) |
| 62 | 74,340 | Coal-fired Electric Utilities |
SHAWVILLE STATION.250 POWER PLANT DR, SHAWVILLE PENNSYLVANIA 16873 (CLEARFIELD) |
| 63 | 74,000 | Coal-fired Electric Utilities |
US TVA JOHNSONVILLE FOSSIL PLANT.535 STEAM PLANT RD, NEW JOHNSONVILLE TENNESSEE 37134 (HUMPHREYS) |
| 64 | 73,200 | Coal-fired Electric Utilities |
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER MUSKINGUM RIVER PLANT.COUNTY LN RD #32, BEVERLY OHIO 45715 (WASHINGTON) |
| 65 | 73,200 | Coal-fired Electric Utilities |
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER HW PIRKEY POWER PLANT.2400 FM RD 3251, HALLSVILLE TEXAS 75650 (HARRISON) |
| 66 | 71,699 | Stone/Clay/Glass | BORAL BRICKS ~ TERRE HAUTE.5601 E PRICE DR, TERRE HAUTE INDIANA 47802 (VIGO) |
| 67 | 69,956 | Coal-fired Electric Utilities |
LIMESTONE ELECTRIC GENERATING STATION.3964 FM39, JEWETT TEXAS 75846 (LIMESTONE) |
| 68 | 67,311 | Stone/Clay/Glass | BELDEN BRICK CO PLANT 6.600EDELWEISS DR NE, SUGARCREEK OHIO 44681 (TUSCARAWAS) |
| 69 | 66,976 | Coal-fired Electric Utilities |
EDGEWATER GENERATING STATION.3739 LAKESHORE DR, SHEBOYGAN WISCONSIN 53081 (SHEBOYGAN) |
| 70 | 65,798 | Fabricated Metals | ALCOA CLEVELAND WORKS.1600 HARVARD AVE, CUYAHOGA HEIGHTS OHIO 44105 (CUYAHOGA) |
| 71 | 65,797 | Metal Heat Treating Fabricated Metals |
HOWMET CORP – PLANT 5.1600 S WARNER, WHITEHALL MICHIGAN 49461 (MUSKEGON) |
| 72 | 65,534 | Primary Metals | HOWMET CASTINGS & SERVICES INC.ONE HOWMET DR, HAMPTON VIRGINIA 23661 (HAMPTON (CITY) |
| 73 | 63,010 | Coal-fired Electric Utilities |
ST JOHNS RIVER POWER PARK/NORTHSIDE GENERATING STATION.11201 NEW BERLIN RD, JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA 32226 (DUVAL) |
| 74 | 63,000 | Coal-fired Electric Utilities |
DAIRYLAND POWER COOPERATIVE-ALMA SITE.500 OLD STH 35, ALMA WISCONSIN 54610 (BUFFALO) |
| 75 | 62,198 | Chemicals | EAGLE NATRIUM LLC.15696 ENERGY RD, PROCTOR WEST VIRGINIA 26055 (MARSHALL) |
| 76 | 61,683 | Coal-fired Electric Utilities |
COLSTRIP ENERGY LP ROSEBUD POWER PLANT.18 SNIDER SUBDIVISION RD, COLSTRIP MONTANA 59323 (ROSEBUD) |
| 77 | 61,000 | Coal-fired Electric Utilities |
INDEPENDENCE STEAM ELECTRIC STATION.555 POINT FERRY RD, NEWARK ARKANSAS 72562 (INDEPENDENCE) |
| 78 | 60,788 | Coal-fired Electric Utilities |
OAK GROVE STEAM ELECTRIC STATION.8127 OAK GROVE RD, FRANKLIN TEXAS 77856 (ROBERTSON) |
| 79 | 59,000 | Coal-fired Electric Utilities |
MISSISSIPPI POWER CO – PLANT WATSON.INTERSTATE 10 & LORRAINE RD, GULFPORT MISSISSIPPI 39502 (HARRISON) |
| 80 | 58,965 | Coal-fired Electric Utilities |
BIG CAJUN 2.10431 CAJUN 2 RD (HWY 981), NEW ROADS LOUISIANA 70760 (POINTE COUPEE) |
| 81 | 57,270 | Coal-fired Electric Utilities |
PACIFICORP JIM BRIDGER PLANT & BRIDGER COAL CO.9 MILES N OF POINT OF ROCKS, POINT OF ROCKS WYOMING 82942 (SWEETWATER) |
| 82 | 56,747 | Stone/Clay/Glass | GENERAL SHALE BRICK INC.1845 W DARTMOUTH AVE, DENVER COLORADO 80110 (DENVER) |
| 83 | 56,559 | Stone/Clay/Glass | CHEROKEE BRICK & TILE CO.3250 WATERVILLE RD, MACON GEORGIA 31206 (BIBB) |
| 84 | 55,900 | Phosphatic Fertilizer Manufacturing Chemicals |
MOSAIC FERTILIZER LLC-RIVERVIEW.8813 S US HWY 41, RIVERVIEW FLORIDA 33578 (HILLSBOROUGH) |
| 85 | 55,879 | Coal-fired Electric Utilities |
FOUR CORNERS STEAM ELECTRIC STATION.COUNTY RD 6675, FRUITLAND NEW MEXICO 87416 (SAN JUAN) |
| 86 | 55,800 | Coal-fired Electric Utilities |
OGE ENERGY CORP SOONER GENERATING STATION.HWY 15 N, RED ROCK OKLAHOMA 74651 (NOBLE) |
| 87 | 54,837 | Coal-fired Electric Utilities |
EDISON INTERNATIONAL POWERTON GENERATING STATION.13082 E MANITO RD, PEKIN ILLINOIS 61554 (TAZEWELL) |
| 88 | 54,800 | Coal-fired Electric Utilities |
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER FLINT CREEK PLANT.21797 SWEPCO PLANT RD, GENTRY ARKANSAS 72734 (BENTON) |
| 89 | 54,185 | Paper | BLUE RIDGE PAPER PRODUCTS INC (DBA EVERGREEN PACKAGING).175 MAIN ST PO BOX 4000, CANTON NORTH CAROLINA 28716 (HAYWOOD) |
| 90 | 53,000 | Coal-fired Electric Utilities |
NIPSCO MICHIGAN CITY GENERATING STATION.101 WABASH, MICHIGAN CITY INDIANA 46360 (LAPORTE) |
| 91 | 53,000 | Coal-fired Electric Utilities |
DTE ELECTRIC COMPANY ST. CLAIR POWER PLANT.4901 POINTE DR, EAST CHINA TOWNSHIP MICHIGAN 48054 (ST CLAIR) |
| 92 | 53,000 | Coal-fired Electric Utilities |
DOMINION MOUNT STORM POWER STATION.436 DOMINION BLVD, MOUNT STORM WEST VIRGINIA 26739 (GRANT) |
| 93 | 51,436 | Stone/Clay/Glass | CARBO CERAMICS INC-EUFAULA FACILITY.36 ARCH DR, EUFAULA ALABAMA 36027 (BARBOUR) |
| 94 | 50,869 | Stone/Clay/Glass | FORTERRA BRICK – ATHENS PLANT.200 ATHENS BRICK RD, ATHENS TEXAS 75751 (HENDERSON) |
| 95 | 49,000 | Coal-fired Electric Utilities |
COLORADO SPRINGS UTILITIES MARTIN DRAKE POWER PLANT.700 S CONEJOS ST, COLORADO SPRINGS COLORADO 80903 (EL PASO) |
| 96 | 48,014 | Chemicals | ASCEND PERFORMANCE MATERIALS OPERATIONS LLC-DECATUR PLANT.1050 CHEMSTRAND AVE, DECATUR ALABAMA 35601 (MORGAN) |
| 97 | 47,766 | Stone/Clay/Glass | BELDEN BRICK PLANT 4.475 DOVER RD NW, SUGARCREEK OHIO 44681 (TUSCAR |
| 98 | 47,754 | Coal-fired Electric Utilities |
JOLIET GENERATING STATION (#9 & #29).1800 CHANNAHON RD, JOLIET ILLINOIS 60436 (WILL) |
| 99 | 47,315 | Stone/Clay/Glass | BORAL BRICKS INC PHENIX CITY PLANT 4.1501 BRICKYARD RD, PHENIX CITY ALABAMA 36869 (RUSSELL) |
| 100 | 47,000 | Coal-fired Electric Utilities |
DTE ELECTRIC CO-BELLE RIVER POWER PLANT.4505 KING RD, CHINA TOWNSHIP MICHIGAN 48054 (ST CLAIR) |
2015 Total Releases:
| Waste Managed |
Off & On Site Releases |
|
| Hydrogen Fluoride | 234,964,442 | 24,403,880 |
| Sulfuryl Fluoride | 1,264,849 | 393,064 |
| Fluorine Releases | 1,049,311 | 62,420 |
See TOP 100 FACILITIES FOR HYDROGEN FLUORIDE RELEASES BY YEAR:
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