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Environmental Release Report: EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO. VORIDIAN DIV.
 
 
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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 Ozone Depleting Potential
    • Top Ranked Ozone Depleting Chemical:METHYL BROMIDE
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  • 2002 TRI Pollution Releases Ranked by Potential Human Health Risks
    • Top Ranked Cancer Risk:ACETALDEHYDE
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    Top Ranked Noncancer Risk:METHYL BROMIDE
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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 140,099 500
    Suspected Carcinogens 505 250
    Suspected Cardiovascular or Blood Toxicants 473,651 50,505
    Recognized Developmental Toxicants 58,051 30,000
    Suspected Developmental Toxicants 875,650 20,260
    Suspected Endocrine Toxicants 12,002 30,000
    Suspected Immunotoxicants 448,751 750
    Suspected Kidney Toxicants 907,451 50,760
    Suspected Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicants 891,151 53,410
    Suspected Musculoskeletal Toxicants 174,000
    Suspected Neurotoxicants 934,701 53,410
    Recognized Reproductive Toxicants 12,049 30,000
    Suspected Reproductive Toxicants 460,902 22,900
    Suspected Respiratory Toxicants 1,083,157 53,660
    Suspected Skin or Sense Organ Toxicants 1,070,157 23,660

    *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
    1988 1,948,800 16,930 33,450 0 1,999,180 159,100 NA
    1989 2,102,450 21,450 14,300 0 2,138,200 186,950 NA
    1990 2,262,120 61,330 16,825 0 2,340,275 84,229 NA
    1991 2,874,601 51,745 48,970 0 2,975,316 77,160 129,940,520
    1992 2,769,770 82,156 36,227 0 2,888,153 118,135 9,683,370
    1993 2,197,196 72,926 23,027 0 2,293,149 123,890 7,982,771
    1994 1,461,539 32,970 28,148 0 1,522,657 342,189 7,698,541
    1995 1,432,151 31,423 23,738 0 1,487,312 2,407,250 9,651,514
    1996 1,455,032 16,905 24,643 0 1,496,580 301,723 6,247,848
    1997 1,457,331 21,248 40,502 0 1,519,081 1,246,322 6,577,831
    1998 1,408,841 22,279 34,900 0 1,466,020 361,385 6,725,081
    1999 1,189,345 33,277 12,519 0 1,235,141 665,490 7,878,183
    2000 1,268,959 43,401 5,418 0 1,317,778 633,681 9,614,402
    2001 1,131,703 43,560 5,906 0 1,181,169 643,634 8,155,427
    2002 1,083,208 53,660 7,446 0 1,144,314 673,512 10,921,605
    "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
    2001 .33 0 0 0 .33 0 .33
    2002 .29 0 0 0 .29 0 .29
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  • Facility Information
    2002 Facility Name: EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO. VORIDIAN DIV.
    Mailing Address: INTERSECTION I-26 & HWY. 21 S., CAYCE-WEST COLUMBIA, SC 29169
    Public Contact: MIKE NEWMAN
    Phone: (803) 926-5050
    SIC Code: 28 Chemicals And Allied Products
    2002 Parent Company: EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO.
    Latitude: 33.99441
    Longitude: -81.09085
    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 LEXINGTON County on:

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