BEFESA ZINC US INC.
BEFESA HOLDING US INC.
Facility Summary
900 DELAWARE AVE, PALMERTON, PA, 18071 (CARBON)
In 2022, this facility made toxic releases of:
- Concern to the air
- Onsite air release of Clean Air Act chemicals
- Onsite release Persistent bioaccumulative toxic substance (PBTs)
- Onsite release of known carcinogens
This facility reported the following greenhouse gas releases for 2022:
- 1.50 metric tons of Methane (CH4)
- 2.68 metric tons of Nitrous Oxide (N2O)
- 124,603.30 metric tons of Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
18-month enforcement and compliance history summary for this facility:
Facility: Violation Identified
Clean Air Act: Violation w/in 1 Year
Clean Water Act: Violation Identified
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act : No Violation Identified
Total Penalties: $16,548,000
Last Penalty: 06/24/2021
2022 Toxic Substance Releases
| Substance | Total (lbs) |
Air (lbs) |
Water (lbs) |
Land (lbs) |
UnInj (lbs) |
Offsite (lbs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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ZINC COMPOUNDS
CASRN: N982 |
28,459.44 | 23,548.44 | 4,650.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 261.00 |
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| Substance | Total | Air | Water | Land | UnInj | Offsite |
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LEAD COMPOUNDS
CASRN: N420 |
5,757.74 | 5,723.01 | 27.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.73 |
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This is a persistent bioaccumulative toxic substance (PBTs).
(Source: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI))
This substance is a carcinogen.
(Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Toxics Release Inventory Basis of OSHA Carcinogens)
This substance is a neurotoxin.
(Source: Grandjean P, Landrigan PJ. Neurobehavioural effects of developmental toxicity)
This substance is a clean air act chemical.
(Source: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI))
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| Substance | Total | Air | Water | Land | UnInj | Offsite |
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MERCURY COMPOUNDS
CASRN: N458 |
722.00 | 722.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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This is a persistent bioaccumulative toxic substance (PBTs).
(Source: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI))
This substance is a clean air act chemical.
(Source: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI))
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| Substance | Total | Air | Water | Land | UnInj | Offsite |
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MANGANESE COMPOUNDS
CASRN: N450 |
433.85 | 268.81 | 147.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 18.04 |
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This substance is a clean air act chemical.
(Source: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI))
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| Substance | Total | Air | Water | Land | UnInj | Offsite |
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CADMIUM COMPOUNDS
CASRN: N078 |
366.38 | 335.00 | 26.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.38 |
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This substance is a carcinogen.
(Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Toxics Release Inventory Basis of OSHA Carcinogens)
This substance is a clean air act chemical.
(Source: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI))
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| Substance | Total | Air | Water | Land | UnInj | Offsite |
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MERCURY COMPOUNDS
CASRN: N495 |
30.67 | 16.05 | 14.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.62 |
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This substance is a carcinogen.
(Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Toxics Release Inventory Basis of OSHA Carcinogens)
This substance is a clean air act chemical.
(Source: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI))
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| Substance | Total | Air | Water | Land | UnInj | Offsite |
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DIOXIN AND DIOXIN-LIKE COMPOUNDS (TRI CATEGORY)
CASRN: N150 |
0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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This is a persistent bioaccumulative toxic substance (PBTs).
(Source: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI))
This substance is a carcinogen.
(Source: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI))
This substance is a dioxin.
(Source: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI))
This substance is a clean air act chemical.
(Source: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI))
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| Substance | Total | Air | Water | Land | UnInj | Offsite |