TRI Pollution Prevention Report for CHEMTREAT INC and Sodium nitrite

Facility ID: 23005CHMTR500LI

Facility Name and Address:
CHEMTREAT INC
10040 LICKINGHOLE RD
ASHLAND, VA 23005

Parent Company: DANAHER CORP

Industry: All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (325998)
Chemical: Sodium nitrite

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*
2016		Barriers: B7-Barriers to P2 B7 - No known substitutes or alternative technologies.	Barriers to P2: B7 - No known substitutes or alternative technologies. - additional alternatives are not presently known
2013	Source Reduction:: W13: Improved maintenance scheduling, recordkeeping, or procedures	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T01: Internal pollution prevention opportunity audit(s)	Other Environmental Practices - Continuous improvement efforts drive pollution prevention activities at this facility. Waste water reduction is an area of focus for production and maintenance activities.
2012	Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits
2011	Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits	No Information - No comments needed
2002	Source Reduction:: W42: Substituted raw materials Source Reduction:: W49: Other raw material modifications	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
2001	Source Reduction:: W49: Other raw material modifications Source Reduction:: W64: Improved draining procedures	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other
2000	Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices Source Reduction:: W49: Other raw material modifications Source Reduction:: W67: Improved rinse equipment design	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other
1999	Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices Source Reduction:: W49: Other raw material modifications Source Reduction:: W67: Improved rinse equipment design	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other
1998	Source Reduction:: W32: Improved procedures for loading, unloading, and transfer operations Source Reduction:: W39: Other spill or leak prevention Source Reduction:: W67: Improved rinse equipment design	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other
1997	Source Reduction:: W32: Improved procedures for loading, unloading, and transfer operations	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other
1996	Source Reduction:: W14: Changed production schedule to minimize equipment and feedstock changeovers Source Reduction:: W66: Modified or installed rinse systems	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management

*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.