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Environmental Release Report: ASARCO INC. RAY COMPLEX HAYDEN SMELTER & CONCENTRATOR
 
 
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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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  • 2002 TRI Pollution Releases Sorted by Health Effect*
    • Air Releases
    (Pounds from TRI sources)    		 Water Releases
    (Pounds from TRI sources)
    Recognized Carcinogens 8,888
    Suspected Carcinogens 12,553
    Suspected Cardiovascular or Blood Toxicants 21,104
    Recognized Developmental Toxicants 8,831
    Suspected Developmental Toxicants 10,694
    Suspected Immunotoxicants 13,835
    Suspected Kidney Toxicants 92,022
    Suspected Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicants 20,853
    Suspected Musculoskeletal Toxicants 66,438
    Suspected Neurotoxicants 21,116
    Recognized Reproductive Toxicants 8,741
    Suspected Reproductive Toxicants 1,885
    Suspected Respiratory Toxicants 153,675
    Suspected Skin or Sense Organ Toxicants 66,951

    *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 2,262,950 1,750 33,663,950 0 35,928,650 1,500 NA
    1989 822,150 1,750 15,749,150 0 16,573,050 1,750 NA
    1990 961,156 103 23,977,138 0 24,938,397 2,000 NA
    1991 737,546 0 25,746,045 0 26,483,591 4,220,869 59,222,983
    1992 715,322 0 12,269,865 0 12,985,187 11,005,713 84,779,256
    1993 715,841 0 3,204 0 719,045 10,654,447 136,567,212
    1994 827,521 0 17,081,434 0 17,908,955 7,897,305 138,768,462
    1995 1,123,303 0 17,187,172 0 18,310,475 23,773,808 106,062,173
    1996 1,196,128 0 10,045,816 0 11,241,944 38,393,991 104,511,594
    1997 259,491 0 567,403 0 826,894 15,062,170 78,040,776
    1998 157,531 0 45,835,850 0 45,993,381 4,311,997 116,671,954
    1999 170,336 0 46,192,440 0 46,362,776 7,028,315 137,293,565
    2000 160,082 0 35,327,394 0 35,487,476 2,137,619 101,964,989
    2001 172,926 0 51,702,830 0 51,875,756 2,292,467 90,119,767
    2002 173,197 0 34,767,994 0 34,941,191 1,817,589 91,472,626
    "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: ASARCO INC. RAY COMPLEX HAYDEN SMELTER & CONCENTRATOR
    Mailing Address: 640 ASARCO AVE., HAYDEN, AZ 85235
    Public Contact: JACK GARRITY
    Phone: (520) 356-3284
    SIC Code: 33 Primary Metal Industries
    2002 Parent Company: AMERICAS MINING CORP.
    Latitude: 33.00193
    Longitude: -110.78917
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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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