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Environmental Release Report: WHEELABRATOR FRACKVILLE ENERGY CO. INC.
 
 
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  • 2002 Rankings: Major Chemical Releases or Waste Generation at This Facility*
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    *Note: These rankings are based on chemical releases and transfers reported by industrial facilities to the Toxics Release Inventory, and do not take into account major sources of pollution or toxic chemicals that are not covered by TRI.

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  • 2002 TRI Pollution Releases Ranked by Potential Human Health Risks
    • Top Ranked Cancer Risk:CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS
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    Top Ranked Noncancer Risk:HYDROCHLORIC ACID
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  • 2002 TRI Pollution Releases Sorted by Health Effect*
    • Air Releases
    (Pounds from TRI sources)    		 Water Releases
    (Pounds from TRI sources)
    Recognized Carcinogens .502
    Suspected Carcinogens 5
    Suspected Cardiovascular or Blood Toxicants .503
    Recognized Developmental Toxicants .503
    Suspected Developmental Toxicants .002
    Suspected Immunotoxicants 54,113
    Suspected Kidney Toxicants 16
    Suspected Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicants 54,108
    Suspected Musculoskeletal Toxicants 54,107
    Suspected Neurotoxicants 6
    Recognized Reproductive Toxicants .500
    Suspected Reproductive Toxicants 5
    Suspected Respiratory Toxicants 54,122
    Suspected Skin or Sense Organ Toxicants 54,117

    *Note: Some chemicals are associated with more than one health effect, so their release may be counted multiple times in this table. Therefore, it is not appropriate to sum releases sorted by health effect. Total reported releases to air and water are provided in the data summary below.
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  • What We Don't Know About Chemical Safety and Harm
    • Air Releases
    6 TRI chemicals released to air in the United States lack the risk assessment values required for safety assessment
    218 TRI chemicals released to air in the United States lack the exposure estimates required for safety assessment
    Water Releases
    5 TRI chems released to water in the United States lack the risk assessment values required for safety assessment
    172 TRI chemicals released to water in the United States lack the exposure estimates required for safety assessment
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  • TRI Data Summary
    • Environmental Releases, Transfers, and Production-Related Waste (Pounds from TRI sources)
    Year Air Releases Water Releases Land Releases Underground Injection Total Environmental Releases Total Off-Site Transfers Total Production-Related Waste
    1998 25 0 0 0 25 236,537 236,550
    1999 35 0 0 0 35 252,753 252,768
    2000 52,781 0 0 0 52,781 204,756 257,518
    2001 58,399 0 0 0 58,399 214,359 272,740
    2002 54,133 0 0 0 54,133 0 209,928
    "NA" means that no data are available because "Total-Production Related Waste" was not reported until 1991.
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  • Dioxin Compounds Summary
    • Environmental Releases, Transfers, and Production-Related Waste (Grams of Dioxin Compounds from TRI sources)
    Year Air Releases Water Releases Land Releases Underground Injection Total Environmental Releases Total Off-Site Transfers Total Production-Related Waste
    2000 .7117 0 0 0 .7117 0 .7117
    2001 .7399 0 0 0 .7399 0 .7399
    2002 .7429 0 0 0 .7429 0 .7429
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  • Facility Information
    2002 Facility Name: WHEELABRATOR FRACKVILLE ENERGY CO. INC.
    Mailing Address: 475 MOREA RD., FRACKVILLE, PA 17931
    Public Contact: ANTHONY J. BACKO
    Phone: (570) 773-0405
    SIC Code: 49 Electric, Gas, And Sanitary Services
    2002 Parent Company: WASTE MANAGEMENT INC.
    Latitude: 40.78253
    Longitude: -76.22838
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  • Links

    • See EPA Envirofacts report for this facility for information about regulatory compliance, hazardous waste handling processes, Superfund status, and permitted air and water emissions.
    • RTK NET report for this facility, which includes its complete Form R report to EPA's Toxics Release Inventory

    Scorecard's report for SCHUYLKILL County on:

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