TRI Pollution Prevention Report for AIR LIQUIDE ELECTRONICS U.S. LP and Nitric acid

Facility ID: 75243RLQDL13546

Facility Name and Address:
AIR LIQUIDE ELECTRONICS U.S. LP
13546 N CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY
DALLAS, TX 75243

Parent Company: AMERICAN AIR LIQUIDE HOLDINGS INC

Industry: Other Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers (424690)
Chemical: Nitric acid

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*
2020	Source Reduction:: W14: Changed production schedule to minimize equipment and feedstock changeovers[-5-14%]	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
2019	Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance	W19: Minimize flushing product to drain between formulation blends via scheduling Source Reduction - Continual improvement in formulation process Source Reduction - Vendor assistance accepting return product no longer needed
2018	Source Reduction:: W22: Began to test outdated material - continue to use if still effective	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management	Source Reduction - Review all out of spec and out of control product. Review for process corrective and preventive measures.
2017	Source Reduction:: W22: Began to test outdated material - continue to use if still effective	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management	W22: Retest to verify if off spec material could be reused or to extend shelf life
2016	Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices[-25-49%]	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program)	W19: flush reduction on formulations
2015	Source Reduction:: W68: Improved rinse equipment operation	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other	W68: by rinsing the heel - container refills improved quality and reduced having to scrap material Source Reduction - preventive action from quality excursion at customer site
2014	Source Reduction:: W50: Optimized reaction conditions or otherwise increased efficiency of synthesis	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management	W50: formulation process improvement
2013	Source Reduction:: W58: Other process modifications	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other	W58: Off spec material will be evaluated for sale as a lower grade material verses discharging to the elementary neutralization system. Source Reduction - Off spec material will be evaluated for sale as a lower grade material
2012	Source Reduction:: W39: Other spill or leak prevention	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance
2011	Source Reduction:: W22: Began to test outdated material - continue to use if still effective Source Reduction:: W58: Other process modifications	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other	Source Reduction - Redefine material rework to prevent material loss
2010	Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices Source Reduction:: W22: Began to test outdated material - continue to use if still effective Source Reduction:: W58: Other process modifications	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other
2009	Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices Source Reduction:: W22: Began to test outdated material - continue to use if still effective Source Reduction:: W58: Other process modifications	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other	Source Reduction - process change on filter change out frequancy results in waste reduction all material is recieved in totes vs tanker truck reducing tank flush qualification.
2008	Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices Source Reduction:: W32: Improved procedures for loading, unloading, and transfer operations Source Reduction:: W58: Other process modifications	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other	Source Reduction - Worked with customer on dispense method to protect container integrity.
2007	Source Reduction:: W13: Improved maintenance scheduling, recordkeeping, or procedures Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other	Source Reduction - Decommission bulk tank - lessen sample usage and disposal.
2006	Source Reduction:: W13: Improved maintenance scheduling, recordkeeping, or procedures Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
2005	Source Reduction:: W13: Improved maintenance scheduling, recordkeeping, or procedures	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
2003	Source Reduction:: W13: Improved maintenance scheduling, recordkeeping, or procedures Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
2002	Source Reduction:: W13: Improved maintenance scheduling, recordkeeping, or procedures	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance
2001	Source Reduction:: W13: Improved maintenance scheduling, recordkeeping, or procedures	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance
2000	Source Reduction:: W13: Improved maintenance scheduling, recordkeeping, or procedures	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
1999	Source Reduction:: W13: Improved maintenance scheduling, recordkeeping, or procedures	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
1998	Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices Source Reduction:: W58: Other process modifications	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
1997	Source Reduction:: W36: Implemented inspection or monitoring program of potential spill or leak sources Source Reduction:: W39: Other spill or leak prevention	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T06: Employee recommendation (under a formal company program) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T06: Employee recommendation (under a formal company program)

*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.