TRI Pollution Prevention Report for ALBEMARLE CORP and Toluene

Facility ID: 70805LBMRLGULFS

Facility Name and Address:
ALBEMARLE CORP
1201 GULF STATES RD
BATON ROUGE, LA 70805

Parent Company: ALBEMARLE CORP

Industry: All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (325199)
Chemical: Toluene

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*
2013	Source Reduction:: W56: Reduced or eliminated use of an organic solvent	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits	W56: We have existing overflow alarms and shut off valves that are being utilized. We conduct monthly inspections of containment areas including tanks, pipes, and pumps. We also conduct an annual SPCC inspection of the entire site Source Reduction - We have existing overflow alarms and shut off valves that are being utilized. We conduct monthly inspections of containment areas including tanks, pipes, and pumps. We also conduct an annual SPCC inspection of the entire site
2012	Source Reduction:: W56: Reduced or eliminated use of an organic solvent	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits	Source Reduction - There were no newly installed systems on plant site but we do have existing overflow alarms and shut off valves that are being utilized. We also do monthly inspections of containment areas including tanks, pipes, and pumps. There is also a yearly SPCC inspection of the entire plant site. There was a reduction in this TRI chemical being used in a wash step in one process. Some of the previous solvents had been disposed of as waste due to composition of the materials in the solutions. There is a more efficient method of separating the solvents resulting in the material being sold instead of being disposed of.
2002	Source Reduction:: W25: Instituted clearinghouse to exchange materials that would otherwise be discarde	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance
1996	Source Reduction:: W52: Modified equipment, layout, or piping Source Reduction:: W61: Changed to aqueous cleaners (from solvents or other materials)	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T01: Internal pollution prevention opportunity audit(s) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T06: Employee recommendation (under a formal company program)
1995	Source Reduction:: W52: Modified equipment, layout, or piping	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T01: Internal pollution prevention opportunity audit(s) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
1994	Source Reduction:: W14: Changed production schedule to minimize equipment and feedstock changeovers	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T01: Internal pollution prevention opportunity audit(s) 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.