TRI Pollution Prevention Report for ANHEUSER BUSCH-JACKSONVILLE BREWERY and Nitric acid

Facility ID: 32218NHSRB111BU

Facility Name and Address:
ANHEUSER BUSCH-JACKSONVILLE BREWERY
111 BUSCH DR
JACKSONVILLE, FL 32218

Parent Company: ANHEUSER-BUSCH COS LLC

Industry: Breweries (312120)
Chemical: Nitric acid

Production Related Waste Management for Selected Chemical

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Waste Management Comparison - 2019

Pollution Prevention Activities for Selected Chemical

Reporting Year	Section 8.10: Methods to Identify Activity	Section 8.11: Optional Pollution Prevention Information*
2022
2021	Barriers: B3-Barriers to P2 B3 - Concern that product quality may decline as a result of source reduction.	Barriers to P2: B3 - Concern that product quality may decline as a result of source reduction. - Nitric is used in the Brewing Clean In Place process. Have used other chemicals but Nitric combined with H2O2 does a better job at cleaning and keeping micros down.
2020	Barriers: B3-Barriers to P2 B3 - Concern that product quality may decline as a result of source reduction. Barriers: B7-Barriers to P2 B7 - No known substitutes or alternative technologies.	Barriers to P2: B7 - No known substitutes or alternative technologies. - Using Nitric Acid eliminates the need to degas the vessel when using caustic. Nitric does not react with the CO2. Degassing takes approximately 10 hours. Failure to degas properly while using Caustic will cause the vessel to violently implode. Barriers to P2: B3 - Concern that product quality may decline as a result of source reduction. - Closed loop system. Used for Clean in place purposes to control Micro.
2019		Other Environmental Practices: Waste Treatment - Nitric Acid is a strong acid that is completely neutralized during the wastewater treatment process. No Nitric Acid is released from the Facility.
2018		Other Environmental Practices: Waste Treatment - Nitric Acid is completely neutralized in the Wastewater treatment process via pH neutralization
2017		Other Environmental Practices: Waste Treatment - Complete Neutralization

*Classifications of Optional Pollution Prevention Information shown in brackets are provided by EPA.

TRI Pollution Prevention Glossary

The Waste Management Hierarchy

The waste management hierarchy established by the Pollution Prevention Act (PPA) guides waste generators toward the best options for managing wastes. The preferred option is to prevent pollution at its source, but for waste that is generated, the preferred management methods are recycling, followed by burning for energy recovery, treatment and, as a last resort, disposing of the waste.

Source Reduction includes activities that eliminate or reduce the generation of chemical waste.
Recycling includes the recovery of a toxic chemical in waste for reuse.
Energy Recovery includes the combustion of toxic chemicals in waste to generate heat or electricity.
Treatment includes the destruction of a toxic chemical in waste.
Disposal or Other Releases includes toxic chemical quantities entering the environment.

The PPA requires facilities to provide the following details about each chemical they report to TRI:

A breakdown of production-related waste managed. This includes all amounts of the chemical released directly to the environment or otherwise managed as waste, other than waste generated by one-time events not associated with normal production processes (e.g., fires or remedial actions).
A production ratio or activity index to provide context for reported toxic chemical quantities. For example, if a chemical is used in the manufacture of refrigerators, the production index would track the number of refrigerators produced and could be used to help gauge how much of the chemical is being released per unit of production.
Any newly implemented source reduction activities, reported using "W-codes" (e.g., "W41: Increased purity of raw materials")

Facilities may also provide optional Pollution Prevention Information describing their source reduction, recycling, or pollution control activities.