TRI Pollution Prevention Report for AIR LIQUIDE ELECTRONICS US LP and Ammonia

Facility ID: 19067RLQDM19STE

Facility Name and Address:
AIR LIQUIDE ELECTRONICS US LP
19 STEEL RD W
MORRISVILLE, PA 19067

Parent Company: AIR LIQUIDE AMERICA

Industry: Industrial Gas Manufacturing (325120)
Chemical: Ammonia

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: Newly Implemented Source Reduction Activity	Section 8.10: Methods to Identify Activity	Section 8.11: Optional Pollution Prevention Information*
2018			Other Environmental Practices: Recycling - Returning cylinders containing residual ammonia have their product collected and reprocessed.
2017			Other Environmental Practices: Recycling - Returning cylinders containing residual product are recovered and reprocessed for further use.
2016			Other Environmental Practices: Recycling - Returning cylinders containing residual product are recovered and reprocessed for further use.
2015			Other Environmental Practices: Recycling - We are recovering returning product from customers and re-purifying it for reuse.
2013	Source Reduction:: W49: Other raw material modifications	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other	Source Reduction - Product from returned compressed gas cylinders of Ammonia are recovered and repurified for addtional use.
2012	Source Reduction:: W49: Other raw material modifications	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other	Other Environmental Practices - Customer returned cylinders containing residual anhydrous ammonia are transfilled back into the bulk raw source anhydrous ammonia storage tank and the product is reprocessed, repurified and used.
2010			Other Environmental Practices - Air Liquide is making every effort to recycle the ammonia product returned in cylinders from customers for reuse. The amount of recycled material will be dictated by how much residual product customers leave in the returning cylinders.

*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.