Toxic Release Inventory Chemical Releases

TRI chemicals are those listed and reported to the EPA under the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act Section 313 (SARA 313). This reporting does not include underground injection of waste nor, to avoid double counting of emissions, the off-site transfer of TRI chemicals for disposal.

Arkema Inc. through its pollution prevention programs has reduced emissions of TRI chemicals at its sites through the implementation of specific pollution prevention processes. State of the art air pollution control devices that treat process vent streams such as thermal oxidizers have been installed at our Carrollton and Louisville plants in Kentucky. Many of our facilities have implemented programs to monitor volatile organic compound emission leaks from process components and repair promptly any components found to be leaking. These leak detection and repair (LDAR) programs have resulted in reductions of overall fugitive emissions at many Arkema facilities, most notably those in at Mobile, Alabama.  

At some facilities thermal oxidizers have replaced water-based pollution control devices. This has resulted in a reduction in both the quantity of waste-water discharged, and the amount of TRI chemicals released to water.

Year	Releases to Air	Releases to Land	Releases to Water	Total Releases
2000	1,523,257	400	102,226	1,625,883
2001	1,436,246	103	95,795	1,532,144
2002	1,033,244	114	83, 940	1,117,298
2003	795,129	67	32,498	827,694
2004	778,653	18,956*	36,261	833,870
2005	771,629	68,669*	28,984	869,282