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Environmental Release Report: PREMCOR REFINING GROUP INC. PORT ARTHUR REFY.
 
 
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  • 2002 TRI Pollution Releases Ranked by Potential Human Health Risks
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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 15,608 154
    Suspected Carcinogens 32
    Suspected Cardiovascular or Blood Toxicants 48,414 71,879
    Recognized Developmental Toxicants 26,591 154
    Suspected Developmental Toxicants 32,380 3
    Suspected Endocrine Toxicants 10,033 154
    Suspected Immunotoxicants 50,490 154
    Suspected Kidney Toxicants 29,823 157
    Suspected Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicants 80,253 971
    Suspected Musculoskeletal Toxicants 204,887
    Suspected Neurotoxicants 94,455 971
    Recognized Reproductive Toxicants 8,444 154
    Suspected Reproductive Toxicants 47,073 817
    Suspected Respiratory Toxicants 299,769 971
    Suspected Skin or Sense Organ Toxicants 261,120 971

    *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
    1995 586,806 2,180 0 0 588,986 174,745 23,175,654
    1996 500,327 7,100 0 0 507,427 223,651 11,818,506
    1997 324,338 8,126 0 0 332,464 1,370 11,044,336
    1998 0 0 0 0 0 17,171 17,307
    1999 139,822 6,500 0 0 146,322 41,671 19,030,596
    2000 152,036 8,600 0 0 160,636 7,079 22,248,049
    2001 122,409 11,598 0 0 134,007 14,961 7,682,186
    2002 324,399 72,693 0 0 397,092 89,779 15,410,340
    "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
    2002 .1 0 0 0 .1 0 .1
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  • Facility Information
    2002 Facility Name: PREMCOR REFINING GROUP INC. PORT ARTHUR REFY.
    Mailing Address: 10801 S. GULFWAY DR., PORT ARTHUR, TX 77640
    Public Contact: MORRIS CARTER JR.
    Phone: (409) 985-1358
    SIC Code: 29 Petroleum And Coal Products
    2002 Parent Company: PREMCOR INC.
    Latitude: 29.87306
    Longitude: -93.99333
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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

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