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2014 Hydrogen Fluoride Releases: Top 100 Polluters

Fluoride Action Network | Toxic Release Inventory | October 2016

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 2014

Rank POUNDS TRI CODE FACILITY
1 1,442,621 Hazardous Waste Treatment And Disposal VICKERY ENVIRONMENTAL INC.3956 STATE RT 412, VICKERY OHIO 43464 (SANDUSKY)
2 1,300,666 Phosphatic Fertilizer Manufacturing
Chemicals
J R SIMPLOT CO DON SID ING.1150 W HWY 30, POCATELLO IDAHO 83204 (POWER)
3 1,225,746 Phosphatic Fertilizer Manufacturing
Chemicals
SIMPLOT PHOSPHATES LLC.515 S HWY 430, ROCK SPRINGS WYOMING 82901 (SWEETWATER)
4 1,224,116 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
PRAIRIE STATE GENERATING CO.1739 NEW MARIGOLD RD, MARISSA ILLINOIS 62257 (WASHINGTON)
5 680,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
GERALD GENTLEMAN STATION.S HWY 25, SUTHERLAND NEBRASKA 69165 (LINCOLN)
6 658,878 Stone/Clay/Glass SAINT GOBAIN CERAMICS & PLASTICS INC.5300 GERBER RD, FORT SMITH ARKANSAS 72904 (SEBASTIAN)
7 592,000 Phosphatic Fertilizer Manufacturing
Chemicals
MOSAIC FERTILIZER LLC – NEW WALES PLANT.3095 COUNTY RD 640 W, MULBERRY FLORIDA 33860 (POLK)
8 447,642 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
HOMER CITY GENERATION LP.1750 POWER PLANT RD, HOMER CITY PENNSYLVANIA 15748 (INDIANA)
9 336,00 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
AMERICAN ELECTIC POWER ROCKPORT PLANT.2791 N US HWY 231, ROCKPORT INDIANA 47635 (SPENCER)
10 324,955 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
WA PARISH ELECTRIC GENERATING STATION.2500 Y.U. JONES RD, THOMPSONS TEXAS 77481 (FORT BEND)
11 294,208 Aluminum
Primary Metals
NORANDA ALUMINUM INC.391 ST JUDE INDUSTRIAL PARK, NEW MADRID MISSOURI 63869 (NEW MADRID)
12 273,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
ASSOCIATED ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC NEW MADRID POWER PLANT.41 ST JUDE RD, MARSTON MISSOURI 63866 (NEW MADRID)
13 272,056 Plastics & Resins
Chemicals
EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO TENNESSEE OPERATIONS.100 EASTMAN RD, KINGSPORT TENNESSEE 37660 (SULLIVAN)
14 271,078 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
BIG BROWN STEAM ELECTRIC STATION & LIGNITE MINE.11 MI E OF FAIRFIELD ON FM 2570, FAIRFIELD TEXAS 75840 (FREESTONE)
15 261,742 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
THOMAS HILL ENERGY CENTER – POWER DIV.5693 HWY F, CLIFTON HILL MISSOURI 65244 (RANDOLPH)
16 257,858 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
BIG CAJUN 2.10431 CAJUN 2 RD (HWY 981), NEW ROADS LOUISIANA 70760 (POINTE COUPEE)
17 250,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
US TVA SHAWNEE FOSSIL PLANT.7900 METROPOLIS LAKE RD, WEST PADUCAH KENTUCKY 42086 (MCCRACKEN)
18 245,642 Aluminum
Primary Metals
ALCOA WENATCHEE WORKS.6200 MALAGA HWY, MALAGA WASHINGTON 98828 (CHELAN)
19 242,186 Phosphatic Fertilizer Manufacturing
Chemicals
NU-WEST INDUSTRIES INC.3010 CONDA RD, SODA SPRINGS IDAHO 83276 (CARIBOU)
20 241,000 Aluminum
Primary Metals
CENTURY ALUMINUM OF KENTUCKY.1627 STATE RT 3543, HAWESVILLE KENTUCKY 42348 (HANCOCK)
21 233,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER BIG SANDY PLANT.US 23 6 MILES N, LOUISA KENTUCKY 41230 (LAWRENCE)
22 200,353 Aluminum
Primary Metals
CENTURY ALUMINUM SEBREE LLC.9404 STATE RT 2096, ROBARDS KENTUCKY 42452 (HENDERSON)
23 190,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
DUKE ENERGY FLORIDA INC – CRYSTAL RIVER POWER PLANT.15760 W POWERLINE ST, CRYSTAL RIVER FLORIDA 34428 (CITRUS)
24 185,380 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
SHAWVILLE STATION.250 POWER PLANT DR, SHAWVILLE PENNSYLVANIA 16873 (CLEARFIELD)
25 184,816 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
MONTICELLO STEAM ELECTRIC STATION & LIGNITE MINE.OFF FM 127 8 MI SW OF MOUNT PLEASANT, MOUNT PLEASANT TEXAS 75455 (TITUS)
26 183,216 Aluminum
Primary Metals
ALCOA INC – WARRICK OPERATIONS.HWYS 66 & 61, NEWBURGH INDIANA 47629 (WARRICK
27 177,010 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
EDISON INTERNATIONAL POWERTON GENERATING STATION.13082 E MANITO RD, PEKIN ILLINOIS 61554 (TAZEWELL)
28 171,685 Ceramic Tile
Stone/Clay/Glass
DAL-TILE EL PASO MANUFACTURING.12001 RAILROAD DR, EL PASO TEXAS 79934 (EL PASO)
29 170,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
WHITE BLUFF GENERATING PLANT.1100 WHITE BLUFF RD, REDFIELD ARKANSAS 72132 (JEFFERSON)
30 170,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
INDEPENDENCE STEAM ELECTRIC STATION.555 POINT FERRY RD, NEWARK ARKANSAS 72562 (INDEPENDENCE)
31 168,270  Primary Metals HOWMET CASTINGS & SERVICES INC.ONE HOWMET DR, HAMPTON VIRGINIA 23661 (HAMPTON (CITY)
32 165,908 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
AMEREN MISSOURI LABADIE ENERGY CENTER.226 LABADIE POWER PLANT RD, LABADIE MISSOURI 63055 (FRANKLIN)
33  164,000  Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER MUSKINGUM RIVER PLANT.COUNTY LN RD #32, BEVERLY OHIO 45715 (WASHINGTON)
34 162,870 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
KINCAID GENERATION LLC.4 MILES W OF KINCAID ON RT 104, KINCAID ILLINOIS 62540 (CHRISTIAN)
35 160,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
US TVA COLBERT FOSSIL PLANT.900 COLBERT STEAM PLANT RD, TUSCUMBIA ALABAMA 35674 (COLBERT)
36  157,121 Steel
Primary Metals
AK STEEL CORP – ZANESVI LLE WORKS.1724 LINDEN AVE, ZANESVILLE OHIO 43701 (MUSKINGUM)
37  150,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
COLETO CREEK POWER STATION.45 FM 2987, FANNIN TEXAS 77960 (GOLIAD)
38  146,986 Glass
Stone/Clay/Glass
AGY AIKEN LLC.2556 WAGENER RD, AIKEN SOUTH CAROLINA 29801 (AIKEN)
39 140,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
MISSISSIPPI POWER CO – PLANT WATSON.INTERSTATE 10 & LORRAINE RD, GULFPORT MISSISSIPPI 39502 (HARRISON)
40 138,382 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
J H CAMPBELL GENERATING PLANT.17000 CROSWELL ST, WEST OLIVE MICHIGAN 49460 (OTTAWA)
41 137,386 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
LIMESTONE ELECTRIC GENERATING STATION.3964 FM39, JEWETT TEXAS 75846 (LIMESTONE)
42 133,338 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
AVON LAKE POWER PLANT.33570 LAKE RD, AVON LAKE OHIO 44012 (LORAIN)
43 133,200 Aluminum
Primary Metals
INTALCO ALUMINUM CORP.4050 MOUNTAIN VIEW RD, FERNDALE WASHINGTON 98248 (WHATCOM)
44  131,000 Aluminum
Primary Metals
ALCOA INC.PARK AVE E, MASSENA NEW YORK 13662 (ST LAWRENCE)
45 128,932 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
JOLIET GENERATING STATION (#9 & #29).1800 CHANNAHON RD, JOLIET ILLINOIS 60436 (WILL)
46  127,443 Aluminum
Primary Metals
CENTURY ALUMINUM OF SOUTH CAROLINA.3575 HWY 52, GOOSE CREEK SOUTH CAROLINA 29445 (BERKELEY)
47 124,183  Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
SOUTHWESTERN PUBLIC SERVICE CO TOLK STATION.970 COUNTY RD 65, EARTH TEXAS 79031 (LAMB)
48  124,069 Phosphatic Fertilizer Manufacturing
Chemicals
PCS PHOSPHATE CO INC.1530 NC HWY 306 S, AURORA NORTH CAROLINA 27806 (BEAUFORT)
49  120,940 Phosphatic Fertilizer Manufacturing
Chemicals
MOSAIC FERTILIZER LLC – PLANT CITY.660 E COUNTY LINE RD, PLANT CITY FLORIDA 33565 (HILLSBOROUGH)
50  120,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
GREENE COUNTY STEAM PLANT.HWY 43 & COUNTY RD 18, FORKLAND ALABAMA 36740 (GREENE)
51 120,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
GASTON STEAM PLANT.HWY 25, WILSONVILLE ALABAMA 35186 (SHELBY)
52 120,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
DUKE ENERGY INDIANA INC – WABASH RIVER GENERATING STATION.450 BOLTON RD, WEST TERRE HAUTE INDIANA 47885 (VIGO)
53 119,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER NORTHEASTERN PLANT.JCT HWY US 169/OK 88, OOLOGAH OKLAHOMA 74053 (ROGERS)
54 112,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER WELSH PLANT.FM 1735 STOREROOM 65, PITTSBURG TEXAS 75686 (CAMP)
55 110,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
SIKESTON POWER STATION.1551 W WAKEFIELD ST, SIKESTON MISSOURI 63801 (SCOTT)
56 110,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
BRANCH STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT.1100 MILLEDGEVILLE RD, MILLEDGEVILLE GEORGIA 31061 (PUTNAM)
57 105,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
NEBRASKA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT SHELDON STATION.4500 W PELLA RD, HALLAM NEBRASKA 68368 (LANCASTER)
58 103,532 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
PACIFICORP CARBON PLANT.INTERSECTION HWY 6 & 191, HELPER UTAH 84526 (CARBON)
59  101,200 Phosphatic Fertilizer Manufacturing
Chemicals
MOSAIC FERTILIZER LLC – BARTOW.3200 HWY 60 W, BARTOW FLORIDA 33830 (POLK)
60  101,015 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
SOUTHWESTERN PUBLIC SERVICE CO HARRINGTON STATION.8400 N LAKESIDE DR, AMARILLO TEXAS 79108 (POTTER)
61  100,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
MISSISSIPPI POWER CO – PLANT DANIEL.13201 HWY 63 N, MOSS POINT MISSISSIPPI 39562 (JACKSON)
62  96,833  Stone/Clay/Glass ACME BRICK CO TULSA PLANT.4103 DAWSON RD, TULSA OKLAHOMA 74115 (TULSA)
63  95,267 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
IPL PETERSBURG.6925 N STATE RD 57, PETERSBURG INDIANA 47567 (PIKE)
64  94,851 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
MARTIN LAKE STEAM ELECTRIC STATION & LIGNITE MINE.8850 FM 2658 N, TATUM TEXAS 75691 (RUSK)
65  94,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CENTER.2701 VEPCO ST, CHESAPEAKE VIRGINIA 23323 (CHESAPEAKE (CITY))
66  93,873 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
DE KARN JC WEADOCK GENERATING PLANT.N WEADOCK HWY, ESSEXVILLE MICHIGAN 48732 (BAY)
67  92,587 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
AMEREN MISSOURI RUSH ISLAND ENERGY CENTER.100 BIG HOLLOW RD, FESTUS MISSOURI 63028 (JEFFERSON)
68  90,400 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
BRANDON SHORES & WAGNER COMPLEX.1005 BRANDON SHORES RD, BALTIMORE MARYLAND 21226 (ANNE ARUNDEL)
69  90,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
SCHERER STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT.10986 HWY 87, JULIETTE GEORGIA 31046 (MONROE)
70 89,121  Chemicals AIR PRODUCTS & CHEMICALS INC ELECTRONICS SPECIALTY MATERIALS.357 MARIAN AVE, TAMAQUA PENNSYLVANIA 18252 (SCHUYLKILL)
71 87,600 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER TANNERS CREEK PLANT.AEP DR, LAWRENCEBURG INDIANA 47025 (DEARBORN)
72 85,838 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
BOSWELL ENERGY CENTER.1210 NW 3RD ST, COHASSET MINNESOTA 55721 (ITASCA)
73 85,021 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
NIPSCO MICHIGAN CITY GENERATING STATION.101 WABASH, MICHIGAN CITY INDIANA 46360 (LAPORTE)
74  85,017 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
MUSKOGEE GENERATING STATION.5501 THREE FORKS RD, FORT GIBSON OKLAHOMA 74434 (MUSKOGEE)
75 84,400 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER KAMMER/MITCHELL PLANT.RT #2, MOUNDSVILLE WEST VIRGINIA 26041 (MARSHALL)
76 84,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
BARRY STEAM PLANT.US HWY 43, BUCKS ALABAMA 36512 (MOBILE)
77  83,129 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
COAL CREEK STATION.2875 3RD ST SW, UNDERWOOD NORTH DAKOTA 58576 (MCLEAN)
78 82,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
DUKE ENERGY OHIO INC – WC BECKJORD STATION.757 U.S. RT 52, NEW RICHMOND OHIO 45157 (CLERMONT)
79  80,900 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER HW PIRKEY POWER PLANT.2400 FM RD 3251, HALLSVILLE TEXAS 75650 (HARRISON)
80  79,900 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER KANAWHA RIVER PLANT.RT 60 E, GLASGOW WEST VIRGINIA 25086 (KANAWHA)
81  79,349 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
OMAHA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT NEBRASKA CITY STATION.7264 L RD, NEBRASKA CITY NEBRASKA 68410 (OTOE)
82 79,305 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
WILL COUNTY GENERATING STATION.529 E 135 ST, ROMEOVILLE ILLINOIS 60446 (WILL
83  79,305 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
COLUMBIA ENERGY CENTER.W8375 MURRAY RD, PARDEEVILLE WISCONSIN 53954 (COLUMBIA)
84  77,902 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
FOUR CORNERS STEAM ELECTRIC STATION.COUNTY RD 6675, FRUITLAND NEW MEXICO 87416 (SAN JUAN)
85  77,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
CHESTERFIELD POWER STATION.500 COXENDALE RD, CHESTER VIRGINIA 23836 (CHESTERFIELD)
86  76,900 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER PHILIP SPORN PLANT.STATE RT 33, NEW HAVEN WEST VIRGINIA 25265 (MASON)
87 76,260  Stone/Clay/Glass BELDEN BRICK CO PLANT 8.700 EDELWEISS DR NE, SUGARCREEK OHIO 44681 (TUSCARAWAS)
88 74,615 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
EDGEWATER GENERATING STATION.3739 LAKESHORE DR, SHEBOYGAN WISCONSIN 53081 (SHEBOYGAN)
89 73,850  Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
US ECOLOGY NEVADA INC.12 MILES S OF BEATTY ON HWY 95, BEATTY NEVADA 89003 (NYE)
90  72,838 Metal Heat Treating
Fabricated Metals
HOWMET CORP – PLANT 5.1600 S WARNER, WHITEHALL MICHIGAN 49461 (MUSKEGON)
91 72,500  Stone/Clay/Glass CONTINENTAL BRICK CO.154 CHARLES TOWN RD, MARTINSBURG WEST VIRGINIA 25405 (BERKELEY)
92 72,189 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
ST JOHNS RIVER POWER PARK/NORTHSIDE GENERATING STATION.11201 NEW BERLIN RD, JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA 32226 (DUVAL)
93 70,918 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
KENTUCKY UTILITIES CO GREEN RIVER STATION.US HWY 431, CENTRAL CITY KENTUCKY 42330 (MUHLENBERG)
94 70,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
US TVA JOHNSONVILLE FOSSIL PLANT.535 STEAM PLANT RD, NEW JOHNSONVILLE TENNESSEE 37134 (HUMPHREYS)
95 68,280 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
IPL HARDING STREET GENERATING STATION.3700 S HARDING ST, INDIANAPOLIS INDIANA 46217 (MARION)
96 68,077 Stone/Clay/Glass CARBO CERAMICS INC-EUFAULA FACILITY.36 ARCH DR, EUFAULA ALABAMA 36027 (BARBOUR)
97  68,000 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
DUKE ENERGY MIAMI FORT LLC.11021 BROWER RD, NORTH BEND OHIO 45052 (HAMILTON)
98  66,730 Chemicals EAGLE NATRIUM LLC.15696 ENERGY RD, PROCTOR WEST VIRGINIA 26055 (MARSHALL)
99 65,704 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
EMPIRE DISTRICT ELECTRIC CO ASBURY GENERATING STATION.21133 UPHILL LN, ASBURY MISSOURI 64832 (JASPER)
100  65,500 Coal-fired
Electric Utilities
MIDAMERICAN ENERGY CO GEORGE NEAL NORTH.1151 260TH ST, SERGEANT BLUFF IOWA 51054 (WOODBURY)

2014 Total Releases:

Waste Managed
Off & On Site Releases
Hydrogen Fluoride 27,281,516 pounds 234,964,442
Sulfuryl Fluoride 1,074,187 314,877
Fluorine Releases 919,828 59,925 pounds

See  TOP 100 FACILITIES FOR HYDROGEN FLUORIDE RELEASES BY YEAR:

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