TRI Pollution Prevention Report for ASCENT CHEMICALS and Chloroacetic acid

Facility ID: 37311MNFCT4325O

Facility Name and Address:
ASCENT CHEMICALS
4325 OLD TASSO RD
CLEVELAND, TN 37312

Parent Company: ASCENT INDUSTRIES

Industry: All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (325199)
Chemical: Chloroacetic acid

Production Related Waste Management for Selected Chemical


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    Waste Management Comparison - 2020



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*
2021 Source Reduction:: S25: Other process modifications made
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits
S25: Reaction is being run at a lower temperature to reduce emissions.

2020
Source Reduction: Source Reduction - We have modified the reaction procedure with the intent of reducing releases in 2021.

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