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 Polluters in 1998

Rank POUNDS TRI CODE FACILITY
1 2,917,000 Hazardous Waste Treatment And Disposal VICKERY ENVIRONMENTAL INC. 3956 STATE RT 412, VICKERY OHIO 43464 (SANDUSKY)
2 1,984,000 Aluminum
Primary Metals
KAISER ALUMINUM & CHEMICAL CORP. MEAD WORKS. 2111 E. HAWTHORNE RD., MEAD WASHINGTON 99021 (SPOKANE)
3 1,186,921 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
BOWEN STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT. 317 COVERED BRIDGE RD, CARTERSVILLE GEORGIA 30120 (BARTOW)
4 1,072,310 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
MILLER STEAM PLANT. 4250 PORTER RD, QUINTON ALABAMA 35130 (JEFFERSON)
5 959,594 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
GASTON STEAM PLANT. HWY 25, WILSONVILLE ALABAMA 35186 (SHELBY)
6 950,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
GIBSON GENERATING STATION. 1097 N 950 W, OWENSVILLE INDIANA 47665 (GIBSON)
7 940,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
BASIN ELECTRIC LARAMIE RIVER STATION. 347 GRAYROCKS RD, WHEATLAND WYOMING 82201 (PLATTE)
8 904,918 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
SCHERER STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT. 10986 HWY 87, JULIETTE GEORGIA 31046 (MONROE)
9 880,005 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
DUKE ENERGY CORP BELEWS CREEK STEAM STATION. 3195 PINE HALL RD, BELEWS CREEK NORTH CAROLINA 27009 (STOKES)
10 858,991 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
BARRY STEAM PLANT. US HWY 43, BUCKS ALABAMA 36512 (MOBILE)
11 850,005 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER AMOS PLANT. 1530 WINFIELD RD, WINFIELD WEST VIRGINIA 25213 (PUTNAM)
12 840,000 Aluminum
Primary Metals
ALCOA INC – WARRICK OPERATIONS. HWYS 66 & 61, NEWBURGH INDIANA 47629 (WARRICK)
13 810,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
CAROLINA POWER & LIGHT CO – ROXBORO STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT. 1700 DUNNAWAY RD, SEMORA NORTH CAROLINA 27343 (PERSON)
14 790,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
W H SAMMIS PLANT. STATE RT 7, STRATTON OHIO 43961 (JEFFERSON)
15 770,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
JM STUART STATION. 745 U.S. 52, MANCHESTER OHIO 45144 (ADAMS)
16 750,010 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER KAMMER/MITCHELL PLANT. RT #2, MOUNDSVILLE WEST VIRGINIA 26041 (MARSHALL)
17 750,005 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
MARSHALL STEAM STATION. 8320 E NC 150 HWY, TERRELL NORTH CAROLINA 28682 (CATAWBA)
18 745,605 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
FLORIDA POWER CORP CRYSTAL RIVER ENERGY COMPLEX. 15760 W POWERLINE ST, CRYSTAL RIVER FLORIDA 34428 (CITRUS)
19 726,460 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
GORGAS STEAM PLANT. 460 GORGAS RD, PARRISH ALABAMA 35580 (WALKER)
20 690,005 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
DETROIT EDISON MONROE POWER PLANT. 3500 E FRONT ST, MONROE MICHIGAN 48161 (MONROE)
21 645,368 Coal And Lignite Surface Mining
Electric Utilities
TRANSALTA CENTRALIA GENERATION / MINING. 913 BIG HANAFORD RD, CENTRALIA WASHINGTON 98531 (LEWIS)
22 620,620 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
HATFIELD POWER STATION. 2907 E ROY FURMAN HWY, MASONTOWN PENNSYLVANIA 15461 (GREENE)
23 620,005 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
EME HOMER CITY GENERATION LP. 1750 POWER PLANT RD, HOMER CITY PENNSYLVANIA 15748 (INDIANA)
24 620,005 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
US TVA KINGSTON FOSSIL PLANT. 714 SWAN POND RD, HARRIMAN TENNESSEE 37748 (ROANE)
25 620,005 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
KEYSTONE POWER PLANT. 313 KEYSTONE DR, SHELOCTA PENNSYLVANIA 15774 (ARMSTRONG)
26 620,005 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CARDINAL PLANT. 306 COUNTY RD 7 E, BRILLIANT OHIO 43913 (JEFFERSON)
27 594,932 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
WANSLEY STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT. 1371 LIBERTY CHURCH RD, CARROLLTON GEORGIA 30116 (HEARD)
28 580,780 Aluminum
Primary Metals
NORANDA ALUMINUM INC. 391 ST JUDE INDUSTRIAL PARK, NEW MADRID MISSOURI 63869 (NEW MADRID)
29 566,668 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
SEMINOLE GENERATING STATION. 890 N US HWY 17, PALATKA FLORIDA 32177 (PUTNAM)
30 550,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
GERALD GENTLEMAN STATION. S HWY 25, SUTHERLAND NEBRASKA 69165 (LINCOLN)
31 520,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
BECKJORD GENERATING STATION. 757 U.S. RT 52, NEW RICHMOND OHIO 45157 (CLERMONT)
32 510,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER NORTHEASTERN PLANT. JCT HWY US 169/OK 88, OOLOGAH OKLAHOMA 74053 (ROGERS)
33 498,857 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
BRANCH STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT. 1100 MILLEDGEVILLE RD, MILLEDGEVILLE GEORGIA 31061 (PUTNAM)
34 490,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
DOMINION MOUNT STORM POWER STATION. 436 DOMINION BLVD, MOUNT STORM WEST VIRGINIA 26739 (GRANT)
35 490,000 Aluminum
Primary Metals
CENTURY ALUMINUM OF KENTUCKY. 1627 STATE RT 271 N, HAWESVILLE KENTUCKY 42348 (HANCOCK)
36 490,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
BRANDON SHORES & WAGNER COMPLEX. 1000 BRANDON SHORES RD, BALTIMORE MARYLAND 21226 (ANNE ARUNDEL)
37 488,543 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
BIG CAJUN 2. 10431 CAJUN 2 RD (HWY 981), NEW ROADS LOUISIANA 70760 (POINTE COUPEE)
38 483,983 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
MONTOUR STEAM ELECTRIC STATION. 18 MCMICHAEL RD, DANVILLE PENNSYLVANIA 17821 (MONTOUR)
39 480,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
AMEREN MISSOURI LABADIE ENERGY CENTER. 226 LABADIE POWER PLANT RD, LABADIE MISSOURI 63055 (FRANKLIN)
40 460,460 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
FORT MARTIN POWER STATION. RT 53, MAIDSVILLE WEST VIRGINIA 26541 (MONONGALIA)
41 430,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
BALDWIN ENERGY COMPLEX. 10901 BALDWIN RD, BALDWIN ILLINOIS 62217 (RANDOLPH)
42 426,150 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
BRUNNER ISLAND STEAM ELECTRIC STATION. WAGO RD PPL BRUNNER ISLAND SES, YORK HAVEN PENNSYLVANIA 17370 (YORK)
43 422,900 Aluminum
Primary Metals
ALCOA INC. FM 1786 OFF RT 79, ROCKDALE TEXAS 76567 (MILAM)
44 420,005 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER MUSKINGUM RIVER PLANT. COUNTY LN RD #32, BEVERLY OHIO 45715 (WASHINGTON)
45 420,005 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER BIG SANDY PLANT. US 23 6 MILES N, LOUISA KENTUCKY 41230 (LAWRENCE)
46 410,005 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER MOUNTAINEER PLANT. RT 33, NEW HAVEN WEST VIRGINIA 25265 (MASON)
47 400,005 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CONESVILLE PLANT. 47201 COUNTY RD 273, CONESVILLE OHIO 43811 (COSHOCTON)
48 400,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
MOHAVE GENERATING STATION. 655 BRUCE WOODBURY DR, LAUGHLIN NEVADA 89029 (CLARK)
49 400,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
KYGER CREEK STATION. 5758 STATE RT 7 N, CHESHIRE OHIO 45620 (GALLIA)
50 400,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER WELSH PLANT. FM 1735 STOREROOM 65, PITTSBURG TEXAS 75686 (CAMP)
51 396,400 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
SALT RIVER PROJECT NAVAJO GENERATING STATION. 5 MI E OF PAGE ON HWY 98, PAGE ARIZONA 86040 (COCONINO)
52 389,300 Glass
Stone/Clay/Glass
OWENS CORNING. 2648 WAGENER RD, AIKEN SOUTH CAROLINA 29801 (AIKEN)
53 380,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
CHESTERFIELD POWER STATION. 500 COXENDALE RD, CHESTER VIRGINIA 23836 (CHESTERFIELD)
54 370,005 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER PHILIP SPORN PLANT. STATE RT 33, NEW HAVEN WEST VIRGINIA 25265 (MASON)
55 370,005 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
AMERICAN ELECTIC POWER ROCKPORT PLANT. 2791 N US HWY 231, ROCKPORT INDIANA 47635 (SPENCER)
56 370,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
EDISON INTERNATIONAL POWERTON GENERATING STATION. 13082 E MANITO RD, PEKIN ILLINOIS 61554 (TAZEWELL)
57 358,000 Aluminum
Primary Metals
ORMET PRIMARY ALUMINUM CORP. 43840 STATE RT 7, HANNIBAL OHIO 43931 (MONROE)
58 354,415 Aluminum
Primary Metals
CHINOOK VENTURES INC. 4029 INDUSTRIAL WAY, LONGVIEW WASHINGTON 98632 (COWLITZ)
59 354,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
WILL COUNTY GENERATING STATION. 529 E 135 ST, ROMEOVILLE ILLINOIS 60446 (WILL)
60 350,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
JOLIET GENERATING STATION (#9 & #29). 1800 CHANNAHON RD, JOLIET ILLINOIS 60436 (WILL)
61 340,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
WA PARISH ELECTRIC GENERATING STATION. 2500 Y.U. JONES RD, THOMPSONS TEXAS 77481 (FORT BEND)
62 340,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
PUBLIC SERVICE CO OF COLORADO HAYDEN STATION. 13125 HWY 40, HAYDEN COLORADO 81639 (ROUTT)
63 340,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
MORGANTOWN GENERATING STATION. 12620 CRAIN HWY, NEWBURG MARYLAND 20664 (CHARLES)
64 340,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
EASTLAKE PLANT. 10 ERIE RD, EASTLAKE OHIO 44095 (LAKE)
65 340,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
COAL CREEK STATION. 2875 3RD ST SW, UNDERWOOD NORTH DAKOTA 58576 (MCLEAN)
66 320,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
PLEASANT PRAIRIE POWER PLANT. 8000 95TH ST, PLEASANT PRAIRIE WISCONSIN 53158 (KENOSHA)
67 320,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
MIAMI FORT GENERATING STATION. 11021 BROWER RD, NORTH BEND OHIO 45052 (HAMILTON)
68 320,000 Brick
Stone/Clay/Glass
GLEN-GERY CORP MID ATLANTIC PLANT. 423 S POTTSVILLE PIKE, SHOEMAKERSVILLE PENNSYLVANIA 19555 (BERKS)
69 310,005 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
US TVA JOHN SEVIER FOSSIL PLANT. 611 OLD HWY 70, ROGERSVILLE TENNESSEE 37857 (HAWKINS)
70 310,005 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
US TVA BULL RUN FOSSIL PLANT. 1265 EDGEMOOR RD, CLINTON TENNESSEE 37716 (ANDERSON)
71 310,005 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
DETROIT EDISON ST CLAIR POWER PLANT. 4901 POINTE DR, EAST CHINA TOWNSHIP MICHIGAN 48054 (ST CLAIR)
72 308,684 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
GULF POWER CO – PLANT CRIST. 11999 PATE RD, PENSACOLA FLORIDA 32514 (ESCAMBIA)
73 306,533 Brick
Stone/Clay/Glass
BORAL BRICKS INC- AUGUSTA PL ANTS 3 4 5. 1630 ARTHERN RD, AUGUSTA GEORGIA 30901 (RICHMOND)
74 300,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
WAUKEGAN GENERATING STATION. 401 E GREENWOOD AVE, WAUKEGAN ILLINOIS 60087 (LAKE)
75 300,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
CLIFTY CREEK STATION. 1335 CLIFTY HOLLOW RD, MADISON INDIANA 47250 (JEFFERSON)
76 290,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
SPURLOCK POWER STATION. 1301 W SECOND ST, MAYSVILLE KENTUCKY 41056 (MASON)
77 288,916 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
INDEPENDENCE STEAM ELECTRIC STATION. 555 POINT FERRY RD, NEWARK ARKANSAS 72562 (INDEPENDENCE)
78 285,359 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
YATES STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT. 708 DYER RD, NEWNAN GEORGIA 30263 (COWETA)
79 280,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
PACIFICORP HUNTER PLANT. 3 MILES S OF CASTLE DALE ON STATE HIGHTWAY 10, CASTLE DALE UTAH 84513 (EMERY)
80 280,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
MUSKOGEE GENERATING STATION. 5501 THREE FORKS RD, FORT GIBSON OKLAHOMA 74434 (MUSKOGEE)
81 270,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
PACIFICORP ENERGY HUNTINGTON PLANT. 10 MILES W OF HUNTINGTON, HUNTINGTON UTAH 84528 (EMERY)
82 261,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
LCRA FAYETTE POWER PROJECT. 6549 POWER PLANT RD, LA GRANGE TEXAS 78945 (FAYETTE)
83 260,005 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
FLORIDA POWER CORP ANCLOTE POWER PLANT. 1729 BAILLIES BLUFF RD, HOLIDAY FLORIDA 34691 (PASCO)
84 260,005 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER TANNERS CREEK PLANT. AEP DR, LAWRENCEBURG INDIANA 47025 (DEARBORN)
85 260,005 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CLINCH RIVER PLANT. JUNCTION OF ST RTS 664 & 665, CLEVELAND VIRGINIA 24225 (RUSSELL)
86 260,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
PUBLIC SERVICE CO OF COLORADO CHEROKEE STATION. 6198 FRANKLIN ST, DENVER COLORADO 80216 (ADAMS)
87  260,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
J H CAMPBELL GENERATING PLANT. 17000 CROSWELL ST, WEST OLIVE MICHIGAN 49460 (OTTAWA)
88  260,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
HUNTLEY GENERATING STATION. 3500 RIVER RD, TONAWANDA NEW YORK 14150 (ERIE)
89  260,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
DAYTON POWER & LIGHT CO KILLEN STATION. 14869 U S 52, MANCHESTER OHIO 45144 (ADAMS)
90  260,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
CAROLINA POWER & LIGHT CO – MAYO ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT. 10660 BOSTON RD, ROXBORO NORTH CAROLINA 27574 (PERSON)
91  250,005 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
DUKE ENERGY CORP PLANT ALLEN. 253 PLANT ALLEN RD, BELMONT NORTH CAROLINA 28012 (GASTON)
92  250,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
OAK CREEK SITE. 11060 S CHICAGO RD, OAK CREEK WISCONSIN 53154 (MILWAUKEE)
93  250,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
DOMINION KINCAID GENERATION LLC. RT 104, KINCAID ILLINOIS 62540 (CHRISTIAN)
94  250,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER OKLAUNION PLANT. 12567 FM RD 3430, VERNON TEXAS 76384 (WILBARGER)
95 245,816 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
GREENE COUNTY STEAM PLANT. HWY 43 & COUNTY RD 18, FORKLAND ALABAMA 36740 (GREENE)
96 242,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
STANTON ENERGY CENTER. 5100 S ALAFAYA TRAIL, ORLANDO FLORIDA 32831 (ORANGE)
97 241,500 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
NEARMAN CREEK POWER STATION. 4240 N 55TH ST, KANSAS CITY KANSAS 66104 (WYANDOTTE)
98 240,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CENTER. 2701 VEPCO ST, CHESAPEAKE VIRGINIA 23323 (CHESAPEAKE (CITY))
99 235,945 Aluminum
Primary Metals
COLUMBIA FALLS ALUMINUM CO LLC. 2000 ALUMINUM DR, COLUMBIA FALLS MONTANA 59912 (FLATHEAD)
100 230,079 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
WHITE BLUFF GENERATING PLANT. 1100 WHITE BLUFF RD, REDFIELD ARKANSAS 72132 (JEFFERSON)

1998 Total Releases:

Waste Managed
Off & On Site Releases
Hydrogen Fluoride 369,598,342 76,551,752
Sulfuryl Fluoride 461,000 466,000
Fluorine Releases 36,510 261,655

See  TOP 100 FACILITIES FOR HYDROGEN FLUORIDE RELEASES BY YEAR:

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