Tennessee Valley Authority
Toxics Release Inventory
Bull Run Fossil Plant
2004 data
All amounts are in pounds
| Chemical |
Air1 |
Water2 |
Land3 |
Off-Site Disposal4 |
Total Releases5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Antimony Compounds |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Arsenic Compounds |
92 | 2,724 | 27,000 | 4 | 29,820 |
Barium Compounds |
164 | 3,598 | 247,000 | 450 | 251,212 |
Beryllium Compounds |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cadmium Compounds |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chromium Compounds |
186 | 206 | 44,900 | 68 | 45,360 |
Cobalt Compounds |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Copper Compounds |
153 | 2,620 | 58,900 | 64 | 61,737 |
Lead Compounds |
100 | 62 | 24,320 | 12 | 24,494 |
Manganese Compounds |
301 | 30 | 61,600 | 141 | 62,072 |
Mercury Compounds |
190 | 0 | 131 | 0 | 321 |
Nickel Compounds |
193 | 659 | 38,900 | 90 | 39,842 |
Selenium Compounds |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Silver Compounds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Thallium Compounds |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Vanadium Compounds |
145 | 114 | 88,000 | 128 | 88,387 |
Zinc Compounds |
563 | 30 | 58,200 | 47 | 58,840 |
Hydrochloric Acid (aerosol) |
2,900,006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,900,006 |
Hydrogen Fluoride |
230,006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 230,006 |
Sulfuric Acid (aerosol) |
230,006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 230,006 |
Benzo(g,h,i)perylene |
0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Dioxin (grams) | 0.95 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.95 |
Dioxin |
0.002 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.002 |
Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds |
13.4 | 0.0 | 5.2 | 0.0 | 19 |
| Napthalene | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
Ammonia |
4,167 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 4,245 |
Nitrate Compounds |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TOTALS |
3,366,312 | 10,119 | 648,957 | 1,004 | 4,026,391 |
Megawatt-hours generated at this site, 2004 |
5,089,880 |
Pounds released per megawatt-hour |
0.79 |
1 “Air” indicates emissions that come out of the stack.
2 “Water” indicates emissions that have been placed in an on-site holding pond and then discharged to the local waterway following all state and local permit requirements.
3 “Land” indicates ash that has been put in ponds or stacked dry in a pile on-site.
4 “Off-site disposal” indicates ash used for such things as driveways and fill for industrial parks.
5 Total 2004 releases represent a decrease of 1,023,877 pounds from 2003. Releases decreased because less coal was burned. The decrease was somewhat offset by the replacement of a small amount of western coal with eastern coal, which has higher concentrations of nearly all reportable chemicals.
2003 data
All amounts are in pounds
| Chemical |
Air1 |
Water2 |
Land3 |
Off-Site Disposal4 |
Total Releases5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Antimony Compounds |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Arsenic Compounds |
136 |
2,900 |
28,000 |
1 |
31,101 |
Barium Compounds |
291 |
3,900 |
305,003 |
53 |
309,053 |
Beryllium Compounds |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Cadmium Compounds |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Chromium Compounds |
246 |
222 |
48,500 |
5 |
49,005 |
Cobalt Compounds |
68 |
0 |
20,200 |
2 |
20,202 |
Copper Compounds |
211 |
2,600 |
62,700 |
5 |
65,505 |
Lead Compounds |
141.5 |
67 |
25,700.1 |
3.0 |
25,913 |
Manganese Compounds |
337 |
30 |
68,000 |
10 |
69,010 |
Mercury Compounds |
260 |
0 |
132.7 |
0 |
390 |
Nickel Compounds |
262 |
687 |
41,600 |
5 |
42,605 |
Selenium Compounds |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Thallium Compounds |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Vanadium Compounds |
217 |
172 |
93,900 |
9 |
94,309 |
Zinc Compounds |
789 |
30 |
62,300 |
3 |
63,103 |
Hydrochloric Acid (aerosol) |
3,700,006 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3,700,000 |
Hydrogen Fluoride |
300,706 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
300,000 |
Sulfuric Acid (aerosol) |
240,006 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
240,000 |
Benzo(g,h,i)perylene |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
Dioxin |
0.003 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.003 |
Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds |
3.4 |
0 |
7.2 |
0 |
10.7 |
Ammonia |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Nitrate Compounds |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
TOTALS |
4,242,979 |
10,540 |
756,044 |
96 |
5,010,207 |
Megawatt-hours generated at this site, 2003 |
6,443,620 |
Pounds released per megawatt-hour |
0.78 |
1 “Air” indicates emissions that come out of the stack.
2 “Water” indicates emissions that have been placed in an on-site holding pond and then discharged to the local waterway following all state and local permit requirements.
3 “Land” indicates ash that has been put in ponds or stacked dry in a pile on-site.
4 “Off-site disposal” indicates ash used for such things as driveways and fill for industrial parks.
5 Total 2003 releases represent an increase of 208,337 pounds over 2002. Releases increased primarily because more coal was used and more slag remained onsite. Offsite waste transfers increased because more solid and hazardous waste was shipped offsite for disposal.
2002 data
All amounts are in pounds
| Chemical |
Air1 |
Water2 |
Land3 |
Off-Site Disposal4 |
Total Releases5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antimony Compounds | 0 |
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| Arsenic Compounds | 68 |
2,944 |
29,526 |
32,538 |
|
| Barium Compounds | 102 |
3,888 |
298,515 |
6 |
302,512 |
| Beryllium Compounds | 0 |
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| Chromium Compounds | 160 |
222 |
55,171 |
55,554 |
|
| Cobalt Compounds | 38 |
0 |
23,418 |
23,456 |
|
| Copper Compounds | 146 |
2,617 |
71,061 |
73,824 |
|
| Lead Compounds | 76 |
0 |
29,401 |
4 |
29,481 |
| Manganese Compounds | 214 |
30 |
75,855 |
76,100 |
|
| Mercury Compounds | 277 |
0 |
157 |
434 |
|
| Nickel Compounds | 186 |
660 |
47,210 |
48,057 |
|
| Selenium Compounds | 0 |
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| Thallium Compounds | 0 |
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| Vanadium Compounds | 113 |
1,178 |
105,855 |
107,147 |
|
| Zinc Compounds | 562 |
30 |
70,509 |
71,101 |
|
| Hydrochloric Acid (aerosol) | 4,093,806 |
4,093,806 |
|||
| Hydrogen Fluoride | 318,876 |
318,876 |
|||
| Sulfuric Acid (aerosol) | 257,246 |
257,246 |
|||
| Benzo(g,h,i)perylene | 0.1 |
0.09 |
0 |
||
| Dioxin | 0.003 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.003 |
| n-Hexane | 285 |
285 |
|||
| Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds | 18.55 |
6.48 |
25 |
||
| 1,2,4-trimethylbenzene | 285 |
285 |
|||
| Ammonia | 0 |
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| Nitrate Compounds | 0 |
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| TOTALS | 4,672,459 | 11,569 | 806,686 |
10 | 5,490,724 |
1 “Air” indicates emissions that come out of the stack.
2 “Water” indicates emissions that have been placed in an on-site holding pond and then discharged to the local waterway following all state and local permit requirements.
3 “Land” indicates ash that has been put in ponds or stacked dry in a pile on-site.
4 “Off-site disposal” indicates ash used for such things as driveways and fill for industrial parks.
5 Total 2002 releases represent an increase of 313,046 pounds over 2001. Releases increased primarily because more coal was combusted.
2001 data
All amounts are in pounds
| Chemical |
Air1 |
Water2 |
Land3 |
Off-Site Disposal4 |
Total Releases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenic Compounds | 1,007 |
2,228 |
11,149 |
18,520 |
32,904 |
| Barium Compounds | 764 |
5,864 |
166,533 |
186,300 |
359,461 |
| Chromium Compounds | 470 |
29 |
30,117 |
32,560 |
63,176 |
| Cobalt Compounds | 107 |
117 |
10,468 |
11,610 |
22,302 |
| Copper Compounds | 483 |
1,807 |
32,455 |
38,790 |
73,536 |
| Lead Compounds | 164 |
29 |
13,561 |
16,620 |
30,375 |
| Manganese Compounds | 496 |
5,160 |
33,331 |
38,720 |
77,707 |
| Mercury Compounds | 331 |
0 |
72 |
98 |
501 |
| Nickel Compounds | 240 |
1,071 |
27,628 |
31,070 |
60,009 |
| Vanadium Compounds | 638 |
3 |
58,011 |
66,870 |
125,522 |
| Zinc Compounds | 209 |
469 |
35,567 |
46,330 |
82,575 |
| Hydrochloric Acid (aerosol) | 3,709,000 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3,709,000 |
| Hydrogen Fluoride | 332,506 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
332,506 |
| Sulfuric Acid (aerosol) | 272,525 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
272,525 |
| Benzo(g,h,i)perylene | 0.1 |
0 |
0.1 |
0 |
0.2 |
| Dioxin (1.4 grams) | 0.003 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.003 |
| n-Hexane | 510 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
510 |
| Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds | 18 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
24 |
| 1,2,4-trimethylbenzene | 510 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
510 |
| TOTALS | 4,319,979 |
16,777 |
418,897 |
487,490 |
5,243,144 |
1 “Air” indicates emissions that come out of the stack.
2 “Water” indicates emissions that have been placed in an on-site holding pond and then discharged to the local waterway following all state and local permit requirements.
3“Land” indicates ash that has been put in ponds or stacked dry in a pile on-site.
4“Off-site disposal” indicates ash used for such things as driveways and fill for industrial parks.
2000 data
All amounts are in pounds
| Chemical |
Air1 |
Water2 |
Land3 |
Off-Site Disposal4 |
Total Releases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenic Compounds | 1,101 | 2,232 | 3,925 | 26,410 | 33,669 |
| Barium Compounds | 1,047 | 5,873 | 87,938 | 269,331 | 364,189 |
| Hydrochloric Acid (aerosol) | 3,262,006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,262,006 |
| Chromium Compounds | 286 | 176 | 16,275 | 47,204 | 63,941 |
| Cobalt Compounds | 27 | 117 | 5,608 | 16,846 | 22,598 |
| Copper Compounds | 328 | 1,746 | 16,559 | 56,023 | 74,657 |
| Hydrogen Fluoride | 292,406 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 292,406 |
| Lead Compounds | 142 | 117 | 6,756 | 23,963 | 30,978 |
| Manganese Compounds | 239 | 7,048 | 14,751 | 56,303 | 78,341 |
| Mercury Compounds | 345 | 6 | 18 | 95 | 464 |
| Nickel Compounds | 128 | 1,009 | 14,659 | 44,987 | 60,783 |
| Vanadium Compounds | 507 | 2 | 30,477 | 96,589 | 127,575 |
| Zinc Compounds | 196 | 470 | 17,166 | 66,633 | 84,464 |
| Sulfuric Acid (aerosol) | 367,456 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 367,456 |
| n-Hexane | 510 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 510 |
| 1,2,4-trimethylbenzene | 510 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 510 |
| Benzo(g,h,i)perylene | 0.08 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.14 |
| Dioxin (2.22 grams) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Polycyclic Aromatic Cmpd. | 16 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 21 |
| TOTALS | 3,927,249 | 18,797 | 214,133 | 704,386 | 4,864,565 |
1 “Air” indicates emissions that come out of the stack.
2 “Water” indicates emissions that have been placed in an on-site holding pond and then discharged to the local waterway following all state and local permit requirements.
3“Land” indicates ash that has been put in ponds or stacked dry in a pile on-site.
4“Off-site disposal” indicates ash used for such things as driveways and fill for industrial parks.
1999 data
All amounts are in pounds
| Chemical |
Air1 |
Water2 |
Land3 |
Off-Site Disposal4 |
Total Releases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenic compounds | 872 |
2,026 |
12,228 |
9,553 |
24,679 |
| Barium compounds | 827 |
5,331 |
166,728 |
95,410 |
268,296 |
| Beryllium compounds | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Chromium compounds | 227 |
95 |
28,927 |
17,630 |
46,879 |
| Copper compounds | 260 |
1,326 |
31,256 |
21,620 |
54,462 |
| Hydrochloric acid (aerosol) | 2,579,006 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2,579,006 |
| Hydrogen fluoride | 231,200 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
231,200 |
| Lead compounds | 114 |
107 |
12,930 |
9,365 |
22,516 |
| Manganese compounds | 193 |
2,292 |
34,655 |
20,540 |
57,680 |
| Nickel compounds | 102 |
836 |
27,244 |
16,460 |
44,642 |
| Selenium compounds | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Sulfuric acid (aerosol) | 352,607 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
352,607 |
| Zinc compounds | 155 |
427 |
34,703 |
26,040 |
61,325 |
| n-Hexane | 510 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
510 |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 510 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
510 |
| Total | 3,166,583 |
12,440 |
348,671 |
216,618 |
3,744,312 |
1 “Air” indicates emissions that come out of the stack.
2 “Water” indicates emissions that have been placed in an on-site holding pond and then discharged to the local waterway following all state and local permit requirements.
3“Land” indicates ash that has been put in ponds or stacked dry in a pile on-site.
4“Off-site disposal” indicates ash used for such things as driveways and fill for industrial parks.
1998 data
All amounts are in pounds
| Chemical |
Air |
Water |
Land |
Total On-Site1 |
Off-Site Disposal |
Total Releases2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenic compounds |
1,087 |
2,440 |
10,769 |
14,296 |
16,060 |
30,356 |
| Barium compounds | 972 |
6,421 |
178,651 |
186,044 |
148,100 |
334,144 |
| Hydrochloric
acid (aerosol) |
3,145,389 |
0 |
0 |
3,145,389 |
0 |
3,145,389 |
| Chromium compounds |
272 |
139 |
32,220 |
32,631 |
26,040 |
58,671 |
| Cobalt compounds | 25 |
128 |
11,213 |
11,366 |
9,340 |
20,706 |
| Copper compounds | 313 |
4,541 |
34,000 |
38,854 |
32,110 |
70,964 |
| Hydrogen fluoride | 307,651 |
0 |
0 |
307,651 |
0 |
307,651 |
| Lead compounds | 136 |
0 |
14,067 |
14,203 |
13,900 |
28,103 |
| Manganese compounds |
239 |
11,330 |
38,784 |
50,353 |
30,320 |
80,673 |
| Nickel compounds | 123 |
514 |
29,457 |
30,094 |
25,060 |
55,154 |
| Zinc compounds | 189 |
514 |
36,338 |
37,041 |
39,390 |
76,431 |
| Sulfuric
acid (aerosol) |
519,128 |
0 |
0 |
519,128 |
0 |
519,128 |
| N-hexane | 510 |
0 |
0 |
510 |
0 |
510 |
| 1,2,4- trimethylbenzene |
510 |
0 |
0 |
510 |
0 |
510 |
| Total | 3,976,544 |
26,026 |
385,499 |
4,388,069 |
340,320 |
4,728,389 |
1. Total on-site releases is the sum of all air, water, and land releases.
2. Total releases is the sum of total on-site releases and off-site disposal