TRI Pollution Prevention Report for BEST PETROLEUM CORP BULK TERMINAL and Benzene

Facility ID: 0096WPMNRG1922A

Facility Name and Address:
BEST PETROLEUM CORP BULK TERMINAL
RD 28 KM 0.2
GUAYNABO, PR 00965

Parent Company:

Industry: Petroleum Bulk Stations and Terminals (424710)
Chemical: Benzene

Production Related Waste Management for Selected Chemical

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Waste Management Comparison - 2022

Pollution Prevention Activities for Selected Chemical

Reporting Year	Section 8.10: Newly Implemented Source Reduction Activity	Section 8.10: Methods to Identify Activity	Section 8.11: Optional Pollution Prevention Information*
2022
2021			Other Barriers to Source Reduction - A 99.26% of vapors emissions at the Truck Loading are recovered in the VRU (Vapor Recovery Unit).
2020			Other Environmental Practices: Recycling - A 99.26 % of vapors emissions at the Truck Loading are recovered in the VRU.
2019			Other Environmental Practices: Recycling - A 99.26% of the vapors emissions at the Truck Loading are recovered in the VRU.
2012			Source Reduction - The amount of product vapor released from the loading rack is recovered in filters and transferred to product tanks for use in the facility. This practice significantly reduces the amount of toxic chemicals entering the environment.
2010			Source Reduction - Gasoline from stack emissions recovered in the vapor recovery unit is transfered back to storage tank
2009			Source Reduction - Vapor Recovery Unit is operated, mantained and monitored as validated in 2008.
2008	Source Reduction:: W35: Installed vapor recovery systems	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other	Source Reduction - The vapor recovery system is a dry closed loop with no water discharge

*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.