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Environmental Release Report: DUKE ENERGY BELEWS CREEK STEAM STATION
 
 
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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:ARSENIC (ORGANIC OR INORGANIC COMPOUNDS)
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    Top Ranked Noncancer Risk:MERCURY COMPOUNDS
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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 2,755 40
    Suspected Carcinogens 4,006 211
    Suspected Cardiovascular or Blood Toxicants 945,197 236
    Recognized Developmental Toxicants 2,023 19
    Suspected Developmental Toxicants 942,711 208
    Suspected Immunotoxicants 12,008,133 104
    Suspected Kidney Toxicants 6,187 1,738
    Suspected Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicants 12,960,066 867
    Suspected Musculoskeletal Toxicants 13,670,000
    Suspected Neurotoxicants 962,243 969
    Recognized Reproductive Toxicants 1,293 18
    Suspected Reproductive Toxicants 960,321 778
    Suspected Respiratory Toxicants 13,696,864 2,346
    Suspected Skin or Sense Organ Toxicants 13,695,293 2,192

    *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 6,579,395 3,884 689,555 0 7,272,834 55 7,544,900
    1999 14,639,075 3,971 838,655 0 15,481,701 55 15,668,000
    2000 11,399,720 7,106 708,184 0 12,115,010 120 12,270,090
    2001 12,343,978 5,305 1,274,562 0 13,623,845 1 13,780,635
    2002 13,706,861 4,255 1,832,441 0 15,543,557 75 15,714,877
    "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 .8 0 0 0 .8 0 .8
    2001 .9 0 0 0 .9 0 .9
    2002 1.12 0 0 0 1.12 0 1.12
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  • Facility Information
    2002 Facility Name: DUKE ENERGY BELEWS CREEK STEAM STATION
    Mailing Address: 3195 PINE HALL RD., BELEWS CREEK, NC 27042
    Public Contact: RANDY D. BRITTON
    Phone: (336) 917-2018
    SIC Code: 49 Electric, Gas, And Sanitary Services
    2002 Parent Company: DUKE ENERGY CORP.
    Latitude: 36.33842
    Longitude: -80.05102
    Facilities are encouraged to respond to the information presented in Scorecard.
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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 STOKES County on:

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