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Environmental Release Report: TEXAS PETROCHEMICALS L.P.
 
 
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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:1,3-BUTADIENE
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    Top Ranked Noncancer Risk:1,3-BUTADIENE
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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 148,231 1
    Suspected Carcinogens 29,005 614
    Suspected Cardiovascular or Blood Toxicants 148,231 1
    Recognized Developmental Toxicants 148,231 1
    Suspected Developmental Toxicants 20,772 751
    Suspected Endocrine Toxicants 2 1
    Suspected Immunotoxicants 2 1
    Suspected Kidney Toxicants 49,777 1,365
    Suspected Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicants 197,983 2,608
    Suspected Neurotoxicants 198,129 2,611
    Recognized Reproductive Toxicants 148,231 1
    Suspected Reproductive Toxicants 10,582 1,245
    Suspected Respiratory Toxicants 208,020 2,608
    Suspected Skin or Sense Organ Toxicants 197,983 2,608

    *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 287,759 0 0 0 287,759 106,854 NA
    1989 351,530 57,274 0 0 408,804 0 NA
    1990 283,203 28,990 0 0 312,193 0 NA
    1991 319,015 25,274 0 0 344,289 0 90,925,426
    1992 285,367 19,939 0 0 305,306 0 86,059,770
    1993 241,840 2,641 23 0 244,504 23 88,326,218
    1994 228,159 1,284 221 0 229,664 221 93,745,431
    1995 146,400 1,178 0 0 147,578 362,805 66,364,536
    1996 210,754 25,692 0 0 236,446 306,016 65,027,834
    1997 218,445 37,972 0 0 256,417 931,014 39,514,616
    1998 196,066 31,104 0 0 227,170 460,116 66,463,012
    1999 200,967 21,637 0 0 222,604 180,540 67,269,426
    2000 203,913 2,744 0 0 206,657 12,354 67,446,444
    2001 195,089 2,046 0 0 197,135 17,190 106,353,747
    2002 208,166 2,611 0 0 210,777 8,071 128,551,167
    "NA" means that no data are available because "Total-Production Related Waste" was not reported until 1991.
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  • Facility Information
    2002 Facility Name: TEXAS PETROCHEMICALS L.P.
    Mailing Address: 8600 PARK PL. BLVD., HOUSTON, TX 77017
    Public Contact: MAX D. JONES
    Phone: (713) 475-7760
    SIC Code: 28 Chemicals And Allied Products
    2002 Parent Company: TEXAS PETROCHEMICALS HOLDINGS INC.
    Latitude: 29.69855
    Longitude: -95.25696
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  • Links

    • Scorecard's Criteria air pollutants report for this facility
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