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 2008

Rank POUNDS TRI CODE FACILITY
1 5,043,794 Hazardous Waste Treatment And Disposal VICKERY ENVIRONMENTAL INC. 3956 STATE RT 412, VICKERY OHIO 43464 (SANDUSKY)
2 1,500,005 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
KEYSTONE POWER PLANT. 313 KEYSTONE DR, SHELOCTA PENNSYLVANIA 15774 (ARMSTRONG)
3 1,200,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
BOWEN STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT. 317 COVERED BRIDGE RD, CARTERSVILLE GEORGIA 30120 (BARTOW)
4 925,010 Aluminum
Primary Metals
SAINT GOBAIN PROPPANTS. 5300 GERBER RD, FORT SMITH ARKANSAS 72904 (SEBASTIAN)
5 810,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER AMOS PLANT. 1530 WINFIELD RD, WINFIELD WEST VIRGINIA 25213 (PUTNAM)
6 748,205 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
FLORIDA POWER CORP CRYSTAL RIVER ENERGY COMPLEX. 15760 W POWERLINE ST, CRYSTAL RIVER FLORIDA 34428 (CITRUS)
7 710,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
SCHERER STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT. 10986 HWY 87, JULIETTE GEORGIA 31046 (MONROE)
8 710,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
BRANCH STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT. 1100 MILLEDGEVILLE RD, MILLEDGEVILLE GEORGIA 31061 (PUTNAM)
9 670,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
WANSLEY STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT. 1371 LIBERTY CHURCH RD, CARROLLTON GEORGIA 30116 (HEARD)
10 660,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
GASTON STEAM PLANT. HWY 25, WILSONVILLE ALABAMA 35186 (SHELBY)
11 626,700 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
W H SAMMIS PLANT. STATE RT 7, STRATTON OHIO 43961 (JEFFERSON)
12 604,368 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
MONTICELLO STEAM ELECTRIC STATION & LIGNITE MINE. OFF FM 127 8 MI SW OF MOUNT PLEASANT, MOUNT PLEASANT TEXAS 75455 (TITUS)
13 600,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
MILLER STEAM PLANT. 4250 PORTER RD, QUINTON ALABAMA 35130 (JEFFERSON)
14 590,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
GERALD GENTLEMAN STATION. S HWY 25, SUTHERLAND NEBRASKA 69165 (LINCOLN)
15 580,058 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
BRANDON SHORES & WAGNER COMPLEX. 1000 BRANDON SHORES RD, BALTIMORE MARYLAND 21226 (ANNE ARUNDEL)
16 556,205 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
SEMINOLE GENERATING STATION. 890 N US HWY 17, PALATKA FLORIDA 32177 (PUTNAM)
17 550,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
DETROIT EDISON MONROE POWER PLANT. 3500 E FRONT ST, MONROE MICHIGAN 48161 (MONROE)
18 521,463 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
BRUNNER ISLAND STEAM ELECTRIC STATION. WAGO RD PPL BRUNNER ISLAND SES, YORK HAVEN PENNSYLVANIA 17370 (YORK)
19 520,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
HATFIELD POWER STATION. 2907 E ROY FURMAN HWY, MASONTOWN PENNSYLVANIA 15461 (GREENE)
20 490,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
US TVA SHAWNEE FOSSIL PLANT. 7900 METROPOLIS LAKE RD, WEST PADUCAH KENTUCKY 42086 (MC CRACKEN)
21  476,242 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
DUKE ENERGY CORP PLANT ALLEN. 253 PLANT ALLEN RD, BELMONT NORTH CAROLINA 28012 (GASTON)
22 470,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
BARRY STEAM PLANT. US HWY 43, BUCKS ALABAMA 36512 (MOBILE)
23 463,662 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
WHITE BLUFF GENERATING PLANT. 1100 WHITE BLUFF RD, REDFIELD ARKANSAS 72132 (JEFFERSON)
24 461,985 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
INDEPENDENCE STEAM ELECTRIC STATION. 555 POINT FERRY RD, NEWARK ARKANSAS 72562 (INDEPENDENCE)
25 460,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
US TVA COLBERT FOSSIL PLANT. 900 COLBERT STEAM PLANT RD, TUSCUMBIA ALABAMA 35674 (COLBERT)
26 450,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
US TVA KINGSTON FOSSIL PLANT. 714 SWAN POND RD, HARRIMAN TENNESSEE 37748 (ROANE)
27 450,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
US TVA JOHNSONVILLE FOSSIL PLANT. 535 STEAM PLANT RD, NEW JOHNSONVILLE TENNESSEE 37134 (HUMPHREYS)
28 450,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER MUSKINGUM RIVER PLANT. COUNTY LN RD #32, BEVERLY OHIO 45715 (WASHINGTON)
29 400,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
CHOLLA POWER PLANT. 4801 FRONTAGE RD, JOSEPH CITY ARIZONA 86032 (NAVAJO)
30 400,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
AMERICAN ELECTIC POWER ROCKPORT PLANT. 2791 N US HWY 231, ROCKPORT INDIANA 47635 (SPENCER)
31 394,609 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
JM STUART STATION. 745 U.S. 52, MANCHESTER OHIO 45144 (ADAMS)
32 390,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
YATES STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT. 708 DYER RD, NEWNAN GEORGIA 30263 (COWETA)
33 389,200 Steel
Primary Metals
AK STEEL CORP – ZANESVI LLE WORKS. 1724 LINDEN AVE, ZANESVILLE OHIO 43701 (MUSKINGUM)
34 381,000 Phosphatic Fertilizer Manufacturing
Chemicals
MOSAIC FERTILIZER LLC – NEW WALES PLANT. 3095 COUNTY RD 640 W, MULBERRY FLORIDA 33860 (POLK)
35 380,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
WA PARISH ELECTRIC GENERATING STATION. 2500 Y.U. JONES RD, THOMPSONS TEXAS 77481 (FORT BEND)
36 375,723 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
DOMINION KINCAID GENERATION LLC. RT 104, KINCAID ILLINOIS 62540 (CHRISTIAN)
37 364,370 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
AMEREN MISSOURI LABADIE ENERGY CENTER. 226 LABADIE POWER PLANT RD, LABADIE MISSOURI 63055 (FRANKLIN)
38 360,005 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
EME HOMER CITY GENERATION LP. 1750 POWER PLANT RD, HOMER CITY PENNSYLVANIA 15748 (INDIANA)
39 358,910 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
BALDWIN ENERGY COMPLEX. 10901 BALDWIN RD, BALDWIN ILLINOIS 62217 (RANDOLPH)
40 352,242 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
BIG BROWN STEAM ELECTRIC STATION & LIGNITE MINE. 11 MI E OF FAIRFIELD ON FM 2570, FAIRFIELD TEXAS 75840 (FREESTONE)
41 340,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
MISSISSIPPI POWER CO – PLANT DANIEL. 13201 HWY 63 N, MOSS POINT MISSISSIPPI 39562 (JACKSON)
42 330,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
MISSISSIPPI POWER CO – PLANT WATSON. INTERSTATE 10 & LORRAINE RD, GULFPORT MISSISSIPPI 39502 (HARRISON)
43 330,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
FORT MARTIN POWER STATION. RT 53, MAIDSVILLE WEST VIRGINIA 26541 (MONONGALIA)
44 325,063 Aluminum
Primary Metals
ALCOA INC – WARRICK OPERATIONS. HWYS 66 & 61, NEWBURGH INDIANA 47629 (WARRICK)
45 321,400 Petroleum TESORO REFINING & MARKETING CO – MANDAN REFINERY. 900 OLD RED TRAIL NE, MANDAN NORTH DAKOTA 58554 (MORTON)
46 320,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
J H CAMPBELL GENERATING PLANT. 17000 CROSWELL ST, WEST OLIVE MICHIGAN 49460 (OTTAWA)
47 303,407 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
CLIFFSIDE STEAM STATION. 573 DUKE POWER RD, MOORESBORO NORTH CAROLINA 28114 (RUTHERFORD)
48 301,500 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
KENTUCKY UTILITIES CO GHENT STATION. 9485 US HWY 42E, GHENT KENTUCKY 41045 (CARROLL)
49 298,111 Aluminum
Primary Metals
ORMET PRIMARY ALUMINUM CORP. 43840 STATE RT 7, HANNIBAL OHIO 43931 (MONROE)
50 296,241 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
STATE LINE ENERGY LLC. 103RD ST & LAKE MICHIGAN, HAMMOND INDIANA 46320 (LAKE)
51 293,730 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
CLIFTY CREEK STATION. 1335 CLIFTY HOLLOW RD, MADISON INDIANA 47250 (JEFFERSON)
52 291,400 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
KENTUCKY UTILITIES CO – E W BROWN STATION. 815 DIX DAM RD, HARRODSBURG KENTUCKY 40330 (MERCER)
53 290,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
BIG CAJUN 2. 10431 CAJUN 2 RD (HWY 981), NEW ROADS LOUISIANA 70760 (POINTE COUPEE)
54 290,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER BIG SANDY PLANT. US 23 6 MILES N, LOUISA KENTUCKY 41230 (LAWRENCE)
55 280,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
US TVA WIDOWS CREEK FOSSIL PLANT. 2800 STEAM PLANT RD, STEVENSON ALABAMA 35772 (JACKSON)
56 270,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
SPURLOCK POWER STATION. 1301 W SECOND ST, MAYSVILLE KENTUCKY 41056 (MASON)
57 270,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
MUSKOGEE GENERATING STATION. 5501 THREE FORKS RD, FORT GIBSON OKLAHOMA 74434 (MUSKOGEE)
58 270,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
CHESTERFIELD POWER STATION. 500 COXENDALE RD, CHESTER VIRGINIA 23836 (CHESTERFIELD)
59 260,749 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
WATEREE STATION – SCE& G. 142 WATEREE STATION RD, EASTOVER SOUTH CAROLINA 29044 (RICHLAND)
60 260,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
US TVA JOHN SEVIER FOSSIL PLANT. 611 OLD HWY 70, ROGERSVILLE TENNESSEE 37857 (HAWKINS)
61 260,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
CAROLINA POWER & LIGHT CO – MAYO ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT. 10660 BOSTON RD, ROXBORO NORTH CAROLINA 27574 (PERSON)
62 260,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER PHILIP SPORN PLANT. STATE RT 33, NEW HAVEN WEST VIRGINIA 25265 (MASON)
63 257,500 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
EASTLAKE PLANT. 10 ERIE RD, EASTLAKE OHIO 44095 (LAKE)
64 254,480 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
MIDAMERICAN ENERGY CO GEORGE NEAL NORTH. 1151 260TH ST, SERGEANT BLUFF IOWA 51054 (WOODBURY)
65 251,700 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
KYGER CREEK STATION. 5758 STATE RT 7 N, CHESHIRE OHIO 45620 (GALLIA)
66 250,005 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
SHAWVILLE STATION. 250 POWER PLANT DR, SHAWVILLE PENNSYLVANIA 16873 (CLEARFIELD)
67 250,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
PLEASANT PRAIRIE POWER PLANT. 8000 95TH ST, PLEASANT PRAIRIE WISCONSIN 53158 (KENOSHA)
68 250,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CONESVILLE PLANT. 47201 COUNTY RD 273, CONESVILLE OHIO 43811 (COSHOCTON)
69 249,568 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
MIDAMERICAN ENERGY CO WALTER SCOTT JR ENERGY CENTER. 7215 NAVAJO ST, COUNCIL BLUFFS IOWA 51501 (POTTAWATTAMIE)
70 244,300 Aluminum
Primary Metals
CENTURY ALUMINUM OF KENTUCKY. 1627 STATE RT 271 N, HAWESVILLE KENTUCKY 42348 (HANCOCK)
71 240,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
MCDONOUGH/ATKINSON STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT. 5551 S COBB DR, SMYRNA GEORGIA 30080 (COBB)
72 240,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
GULF POWER CO – PLANT CRIST. 11999 PATE RD, PENSACOLA FLORIDA 32514 (ESCAMBIA)
73 233,500 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
THOMAS HILL ENERGY CENTER – POWER DIV. 5693 HWY F, CLIFTON HILL MISSOURI 65244 (RANDOLPH)
74 230,005 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
PORTLAND POWER PLANT. 5027 RIVER RD, MOUNT BETHEL PENNSYLVANIA 18343 (NORTHAMPTON)
75 230,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
INDIAN RIVER GENERATING STATION. 29416 POWER PLANT RD, DAGSBORO DELAWARE 19939 (SUSSEX)
76 230,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CENTER. 2701 VEPCO ST, CHESAPEAKE VIRGINIA 23323 (CHESAPEAKE (CITY))
77 229,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
BECKJORD GENERATING STATION. 757 U.S. RT 52, NEW RICHMOND OHIO 45157 (CLERMONT)
78 226,700 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
MORGANTOWN GENERATING STATION. 12620 CRAIN HWY, NEWBURG MARYLAND 20664 (CHARLES)
79 222,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
ASSOCIATED ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC NEW MADRID POWER PLANT. 41 ST JUDE RD, MARSTON MISSOURI 63866 (NEW MADRID)
80 220,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
CAROLINA POWER & LIGHT CO – ROXBORO STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT. 1700 DUNNAWAY RD, SEMORA NORTH CAROLINA 27343 (PERSON)
81 215,944 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
BIG RIVERS ELECTRIC CORP COLEMAN STATION. 4982 RIVER RD, HAWESVILLE KENTUCKY 42348 (HANCOCK)
82 213,669 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
NIPSCO RMSCHAHFER GENERATING STATION. 2723 E 1500 N, WHEATFIELD INDIANA 46392 (JASPER)
83 210,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
PRESQUE ISLE POWER PLANT. 2701 LAKESHORE BLVD, MARQUETTE MICHIGAN 49855 (MARQUETTE)
84 207,486 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
LANSING BOARD OF WATER & LIGHT -ECKERT. 601 ISLAND AVE, LANSING MICHIGAN 48910 (INGHAM)
85 206,052 Aluminum
Primary Metals
NORANDA ALUMINUM INC. 391 ST JUDE INDUSTRIAL PARK, NEW MADRID MISSOURI 63869 (NEW MADRID)
86 203,949 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
GENCO WILLIAMS STATION. 2242 BUSHY PARK RD, GOOSE CREEK SOUTH CAROLINA 29445 (BERKELEY)
87 203,370 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
COLUMBIA ENERGY CENTER. W8375 MURRAY RD, PARDEEVILLE WISCONSIN 53954 (COLUMBIA)
88 200,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
OGE ENERGY CORP SOONER GENERATING STATION. HWY 15 N, RED ROCK OKLAHOMA 74651 (NOBLE)
89 200,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
GREENE COUNTY STEAM PLANT. HWY 43 & COUNTY RD 18, FORKLAND ALABAMA 36740 (GREENE)
90 200,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER KAMMER/MITCHELL PLANT. RT #2, MOUNDSVILLE WEST VIRGINIA 26041 (MARSHALL)
91 200,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CARDINAL PLANT. 306 COUNTY RD 7 E, BRILLIANT OHIO 43913 (JEFFERSON)
92 199,682 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
AMEREN MISSOURI RUSH ISLAND ENERGY CENTER. 100 BIG HOLLOW RD, FESTUS MISSOURI 63028 (JEFFERSON)
93 196,650 Aluminum
Primary Metals
ALCOA. 2300 N WRIGHT RD, ALCOA TENNESSEE 37701 (BLOUNT)
94 195,355 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
AMEREN ENERGY GENERATING NEWTON POWER STATION. 6725 N 500TH ST, NEWTON ILLINOIS 62448 (JASPER)
95 195,254 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
SUNBURY GENERATION LP. OLD SUSQUEHANNA TRAIL, SHAMOKIN DAM PENNSYLVANIA 17876 (SNYDER)
96 195,100 Glass
Stone/Clay/Glass
AGY AIKEN LLC. 2556 WAGENER RD, AIKEN SOUTH CAROLINA 29801 (AIKEN)
97 193,836 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
SOUTHWESTERN PUBLIC SERVICE CO TOLK STATION. 970 COUNTY RD 65, EARTH TEXAS 79031 (LAMB)
98 192,347 Plastics & Resins
Chemicals
EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO TENNESSEE OPERATIONS. 100 EASTMAN RD, KINGSPORT TENNESSEE 37662 (SULLIVAN)
99 191,815 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
WESTERN FARMERS ELECTRIC COOP. HWY 70, HUGO OKLAHOMA 74743 (CHOCTAW)
100 190,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
US TVA GALLATIN FOSSIL PLANT. 1499 STEAM PLANT RD, GALLATIN TENNESSEE 37066 (SUMNER)

2008 Total Releases:

Waste Managed
Off & On Site Releases
Hydrogen Fluoride 299,083,601 65,592,917
Sulfuryl Fluoride 679,865 109,865
Fluorine Releases 701,472 91,874

See  TOP 100 FACILITIES FOR HYDROGEN FLUORIDE RELEASES BY YEAR:

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