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The 25 Facilities in West Virginia
storing the largest amounts of extremely hazardous substances.* |
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Facility
Name |
City |
Maximum
amount in a single process (lbs) |
Chemical |
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DUPONT
WASHINGTON WORKS
High-resolution photo from DEP, State of
WV:
http://cryptome.org/chem/dupont-001.jpg
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PARKERSBURG |
28,000,000 |
Formaldehyde (solution) |
| 2 |
DUPONT BELLE PLANT |
BELLE |
20,000,000 |
Ammonia (anhydrous) |
| 3 |
LYONDELL NORTH CHARLESTON
DISTRIBUTION TERMINAL |
CHARLESTON |
9,763,000 |
Propylene oxide |
| 4 |
NORTH CHARLESTON DISTRIBUTION
TERMINAL |
CHARLESTON |
5,606,940 |
Vinyl acetate monomer |
| 5 |
PPG INDUSTRIES, INC., NATRIUM |
NEW MARTINSVILLE |
4,717,755 |
Carbon disulfide |
| 6 |
GE PLASTICS - WASHINGTON |
WASHINGTON |
3,700,000 |
Acrylonitrile |
| 7 |
BAYER CORPORATION - NEW
MARTINSVILLE PLANT |
NEW MARTINSVILLE |
3,000,000 |
Toluene diisocyanate (unspecified isomer)
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LYONDELL SOUTH CHARLESTON PLANT |
SOUTH CHARLESTON |
2,275,000 |
Propylene oxide |
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UNION CARBIDE INSTITUTE PLANT |
INSTITUTE |
1,744,200 |
Ethylene oxide |
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P. B. & S. CHEMICAL COMPANY,
INC. (64) |
ST. ALBANS |
1,247,444 |
Chlorine |
| 11 |
FMC CORPORATION - NITRO, WV
PLANT |
NITRO |
750,000 |
Phosphorus trichloride |
| 12 |
CLEARON CORP. |
SOUTH CHARLESTON |
720,000 |
Chlorine |
| 13 |
RHONE POULENC INSTITUTE PLANT |
INSTITUTE |
670,000 |
Ammonia (anhydrous) |
| 14 |
FLEXSYS NITRO PLANT |
NITRO |
430,000 |
Carbon disulfide |
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AKZO NOBEL CHEMICALS, INC. |
GALLIPOLIS FERRY |
400,000 |
Phosphorus trichloride |
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TANNER INDUSTRIES, INC. |
KENOVA |
336,000 |
Ammonia (anhydrous) |
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CITY OF WHEELING WATER POLLUTION
CONTROL FACILITY |
WHEELING |
220,000 |
Chlorine |
| 18 |
WITCO CORPORATION, SISTERSVILLE
PLANT |
FRIENDLY |
200,000 |
Acrylonitrile |
| 19 |
LYONDELL ACN RAILCAR AT UCC
MASSEY RAILYARD |
SOUTH CHARLESTON |
190,000 |
Acrylonitrile |
| 20 |
TANNER INDUSTRIES, INC. |
MORGANTOWN |
180,230 |
Ammonia (anhydrous) |
| 21 |
CYTEC INDUSTRIES, WILLOW ISLAND
PLANT |
WILLOW ISLAND |
180,000 |
Hydrochloric acid (conc >=37%) |
| 22 |
UNION CARBIDE SOUTH CHARLESTON
PLANT |
SOUTH CHARLESTON |
161,000 |
Formaldehyde (solution) |
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GE SPECIALTY CHEMICALS INC.
MORGANTOWN SOUTH PLANT |
MORGANTOWN |
146,000 |
Phosphorus trichloride |
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GE SPECIALTY CHEMICALS INC.
MORGANTOWN NORTH PLANT |
MORGANTOWN |
146,000 |
Phosphorus trichloride |
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CENTURY ALUMINUM OF WEST VIRGINIA,
INC. |
RAVENSWOOD |
110,000 |
Chlorine |
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*Extremely hazardous substances
as defined by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under the Clean Air
Act, Section 112(r). |
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