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Environmental Release Report: BIG BROWN STEAM ELECTRIC STATION & LIGNITE MINE
 
 
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  • 2002 Rankings: Major Chemical Releases or Waste Generation at This Facility*
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    *Note: These rankings are based on chemical releases and transfers reported by industrial facilities to the Toxics Release Inventory, and do not take into account major sources of pollution or toxic chemicals that are not covered by TRI.

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  • 2002 TRI Pollution Releases Ranked by Potential Human Health Risks
    • Top Ranked Cancer Risk:ARSENIC (ORGANIC OR INORGANIC COMPOUNDS)
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    Top Ranked Noncancer Risk:MERCURY COMPOUNDS
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  • 2002 TRI Pollution Releases Sorted by Health Effect*
    • Air Releases
    (Pounds from TRI sources)    		 Water Releases
    (Pounds from TRI sources)
    Recognized Carcinogens 216
    Suspected Carcinogens 20,036
    Suspected Cardiovascular or Blood Toxicants 123,020
    Recognized Developmental Toxicants 501
    Suspected Developmental Toxicants 103,107
    Suspected Immunotoxicants 273,600
    Suspected Kidney Toxicants 20,556
    Suspected Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicants 395,567
    Suspected Musculoskeletal Toxicants 408,069
    Suspected Neurotoxicants 124,183
    Recognized Reproductive Toxicants 77
    Suspected Reproductive Toxicants 123,771
    Suspected Respiratory Toxicants 410,156
    Suspected Skin or Sense Organ Toxicants 411,166

    *Note: Some chemicals are associated with more than one health effect, so their release may be counted multiple times in this table. Therefore, it is not appropriate to sum releases sorted by health effect. Total reported releases to air and water are provided in the data summary below.
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  • What We Don't Know About Chemical Safety and Harm
    • Air Releases
    6 TRI chemicals released to air in the United States lack the risk assessment values required for safety assessment
    218 TRI chemicals released to air in the United States lack the exposure estimates required for safety assessment
    Water Releases
    5 TRI chems released to water in the United States lack the risk assessment values required for safety assessment
    172 TRI chemicals released to water in the United States lack the exposure estimates required for safety assessment
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  • TRI Data Summary
    • Environmental Releases, Transfers, and Production-Related Waste (Pounds from TRI sources)
    Year Air Releases Water Releases Land Releases Underground Injection Total Environmental Releases Total Off-Site Transfers Total Production-Related Waste
    1998 141,110 20 2,218,600 0 2,359,730 22 2,460,225
    1999 147,311 0 2,165,239 0 2,312,550 0 2,422,590
    2000 528,849 67 2,631,404 0 3,160,320 0 7,622,360
    2001 1,056,887 61 1,658,983 0 2,715,931 0 2,715,928
    2002 414,060 0 1,812,153 0 2,226,213 0 2,226,213
    "NA" means that no data are available because "Total-Production Related Waste" was not reported until 1991.
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  • Dioxin Compounds Summary
    • Environmental Releases, Transfers, and Production-Related Waste (Grams of Dioxin Compounds from TRI sources)
    Year Air Releases Water Releases Land Releases Underground Injection Total Environmental Releases Total Off-Site Transfers Total Production-Related Waste
    2000 .6814 0 0 0 .6814 0 .6814
    2001 .0013 0 0 0 .0013 0 .0013
    2002 .0014 0 0 0 .0014 0 .0014
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  • Facility Information
    2002 Facility Name: BIG BROWN STEAM ELECTRIC STATION & LIGNITE MINE
    Mailing Address: 11 MI E OF FAIRFIELD ON FM 2570, FAIRFIELD, TX 75840
    Public Contact: J. R. ROBERTSON
    Phone: (214) 812-8416
    SIC Code: 49 Electric, Gas, And Sanitary Services
    2002 Parent Company: TXU
    Latitude: 31.7425
    Longitude: -96.15
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  • Links

    • See EPA Envirofacts report for this facility for information about regulatory compliance, hazardous waste handling processes, Superfund status, and permitted air and water emissions.
    • RTK NET report for this facility, which includes its complete Form R report to EPA's Toxics Release Inventory

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