Toxic Release Inventory, California

National TRI Information for California

Toxics Release Inventory Report, 2007 (PDF) (2pp, 86K)
Toxics Release Inventory Factsheet, 2007
California-Mexico Border Factsheet, 2007 (PDF) (2pp, 89K)
California-Mexico Border Factsheet (en Español), 2007 (PDF) (2pp, 88K)
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Top Ten Chemical Releases
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Top Ten Chemical Releases in California

Chemical	Total Releases (in pounds)
Lead and Lead Compounds	9,876,661
Ammonia	6,414,979
Biphenyl	4,407,850
Aluminum (Fume Or Dust)	3,564,460
Methanol	3,356,264
Asbestos (Friable)	2,533,673
Zinc Compounds	2,177,945
Nitrate Compounds	2,176,626
Styrene	1,576,853
N,N-Dimethylformamide	1,546,961

Top Ten Geographic Locations in California

San Francisco Bay Area

The San Francisco Bay Area includes 7 counties in the state of California. They are: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, and Santa Clara. In the reporting year 2007, the top 10 facilities for largest on/off site releases in the Bay Area are:

Rank	Facility Name	City Name	County Name	Total Pounds Released
1	Tesoro Refining & Marketing Co	Martinez	Contra Costa	1,618,301
2	Chevron Products Co. Richmond Refinery	Richmond	Contra Costa	926,873
3	Shell Oil Products US - Martinez Refinery	Martinez	Contra Costa	839,117
4	ConocoPhillips San Francisco Refinery	Rodeo	Contra Costa	555,585
5	New United Motor Manufacturing Inc	Fremont	Alameda	375,616
6	United States Pipe & Foundry Co LLC	Union City	Alameda	322,329
7	Hexion Specialty Chemicals Inc	Fremont	Alameda	309,060
8	Tyco Electronics Corp	Menlo Park	San Mateo	220,560
9	Owens Corning Santa Clara Plant	Santa Clara	Santa Clara	170,975
10	ConocoPhillips Carbon Plant	Rodeo	Contra Costa	106,242

San Joaquin Valley

San Joaquin Valley includes 8 counties in the state of California. They are: Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Merced, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, and Tulare.

In the reporting year 2007, the top ten facilities for largest on/off site releases in the San Joaquin Valley are:

Rank	Facility Name	City Name	County Name	Total Pounds Released
1	Chemical Waste Management Inc	Kettleman City	Kings	18,478,063
2	Clean Harbors Buttonwillow LLC	Buttonwillow	Kern	2,096,259
3	U.S. Navy Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake	China Lake	Kern	547,660
4	Certainteed Corp	Chowchilla	Madera	493,109
5	F&A Dairy Of California Inc	Newman	Stanislaus	435,595
6	Posdef Power Co L.P.	Stockton	San Joaquin	208,311
7	J.G. Boswell Co Oil Mill	Corcoran	Kings	142,544
8	Big West Of California Refinery	Bakersfield	Kern	95,240
9	Spreckels Sugar Co Inc.	Mendota	Fresno	63,320
10	Frito-Lay North America Inc.	Bakersfield	Kern	54,000

Los Angeles County

In the reporting year 2007, the top ten facilities for largest on/off site releases in Los Angeles County are:

Rank	Facility Name	City Name	Total Pounds Released
1	Quemetco Inc	City of Industry	1,797,518
2	Exxonmobil Oil Corp - Torrance Refinery	Torrance	1,253,518
3	Exide Technologies	Los Angeles	851,948
4	Berg Lacquer Co / Pacific Resource Recovery Services	Los Angeles	836,929
5	Bp West Coast Products LLC Carson	Carson	757,976
6	Chevron Products Co. Div Of Chevron Usa Inc.	El Segundo	626,430
7	Dow Chemical Torrance Facility	Torrance	563,711
8	Conocophillips Co La Refinery Wilmington Plant	Wilmington	354,418
9	Siemens Water Technologies Corp.	Vernon	300,121
10	Sanyo Solar (USA) LLC	Carson	242,783

Sacramento County

In the reporting year 2007, the top ten facilities for largest on/off site releases in the Sacramento County are:

Rank	Facility Name	City Name	Total Pounds Released
1	Grafil Inc.	Sacramento	49,630
2	D&T Fiberglass Inc	Sacramento	16,383
3	Blue Diamond Growers	Sacramento	10,357
4	Cultured Marble Products Ltd	Sacramento	8,307
5	Foremost Superior Marble	Sacramento	5,790
6	Agilent Technologies Inc.	Folsom	4,950
7	Cemex Bradshaw	Sacramento	3,404
8	Foremost Interiors	Rancho Cordova	3,043
9	Ampac Fine Chemicals LLC	Rancho Cordova	3,032
10	Isola	Elk Grove	2,398

Fresno County

In the reporting year 2007, the top ten facilities for largest on/off site releases in the
Fresno County are:

Facility Name	City Name	Total Pounds Released
Spreckels Sugar Co Inc.	Mendota	63,320
Sanger Boats Inc.	Fresno	17,641
Modern Welding Co Of California	Fresno	12,801
Hart & Cooley Inc	Sanger	5,162
Franzia Sanger	Sanger	4,252
Golden State Vintners	Fresno	1,974
Guardian Fabrication Inc.	Reedley	1,633
AG Formulators Inc	Fresno	550
Fresno Valves & Castings Inc.	Selma	311
RGM Products	Fresno	295

Kern County

In the reporting year 2007, the top ten facilities for largest on/off site releases in Kern County are:

Rank	Facility Name	City Name	Total Pounds Released
1	Clean Harbors Buttonwillow LLC	Buttonwillow	2,096,259
2	U.S. Navy Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake	China Lake	547,660
3	Big West Of California Refinery	Bakersfield	95,240
4	Frito-Lay North America Inc.	Bakersfield	54,000
5	California Portland Cement Co.Mojave Plant	Mojave	37,143
6	Mt. Poso Cogeneration	Bakersfield	18,646
7	Big West Of Californina Refinery	Bakersfield	14,408
8	Containment Solutions Inc	Bakersfield	11,121
9	Baker Petrolite	Bakersfield	9,976
10	Rio Bravo Jasmin	Bakersfield	8,570

San Diego County

In the reporting year 2006, the top ten facilities for largest on/off site releases in San Diego County are:

Rank	Facility Name	City Name	Total Pounds Released
1	GE Osmonics	Vista	1,638,260
2	General Dynamics (Nassco)	San Diego	230,056
3	U.S. Marine Corps Mcb Camp Pendleton	Camp Pendleton	189,774
4	Illumina, Inc	San Diego	63,447
5	U.S. Navy Naval Air Station North Island	San Diego	43,430
6	U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Miramar	San Diego	25,606
7	Dynegy South Bay LLC	Chula Vista	22,604
8	Rohr Inc (Dba.Goodrich Aerostructures Group)	Chula Vista	22,032
9	K-Tube Corp	Poway	19,853
10	Cabrillo Power I LLC Encina Power Plant	Carlsbad	18,008

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