TRI Pollution Prevention Report for ROCKPORT PLANT and Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7))

Facility ID: 47635RCKPR2791N

Facility Name and Address:
ROCKPORT PLANT
2791 NORTH US HIGHWAY 231
ROCKPORT, IN 47635

Parent Company: AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER

Industry: Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation (221112)
Chemical: Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7))

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*
1999 Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
1998 Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices
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:
Facilities may also provide optional Pollution Prevention Information describing their source reduction, recycling, or pollution control activities.