Facility Profile

KENTUCKY UTILITIES CO GHENT STATION
PPL CORP
Facility Summary
9485 US HWY 42E, GHENT, KY, 41045 (CARROLL)
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:
- 30,438.50 metric tons of Methane (CH4)
- 52,774.91 metric tons of Nitrous Oxide (N2O)
- 10,302,400.80 metric tons of Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
18-month enforcement and compliance history summary for this facility:
Facility: No Violation Identified
Clean Air Act: No Violation Identified
Clean Water Act: No Violation Identified
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act : No Violation Identified
Total Penalties: $0
Last Penalty: 08/21/2013
2022 Toxic Substance Releases
Substance Total
(lbs)
Air
(lbs)
Water
(lbs)
Land
(lbs)
UnInj
(lbs)
Offsite
(lbs)
SULFURIC ACID
CASRN: 7664-93-9
820,240.00 820,240.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
BARIUM COMPOUNDS
CASRN: N040
469,422.53 380.93 1,861.60 467,180.00 0.00 0.00
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
VANADIUM COMPOUNDS
CASRN: N770
214,907.28 317.28 0.00 214,590.00 0.00 0.00
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
MANGANESE COMPOUNDS
CASRN: N450
211,098.10 398.10 0.00 210,700.00 0.00 0.00
This substance is a clean air act chemical. (Source: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI))
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
HYDROCHLORIC ACID
CASRN: 7647-01-0
178,600.00 178,600.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
This substance is a developmental or reproductive toxin. (Source: Plastichem Project)
This substance is a clean air act chemical. (Source: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI))
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
ZINC COMPOUNDS
CASRN: N982
156,064.89 2,575.04 179.85 153,310.00 0.00 0.00
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS
CASRN: N090
147,083.22 379.15 164.07 146,540.00 0.00 0.00
This substance is a clean air act chemical. (Source: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI))
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
COPPER COMPOUNDS
CASRN: N100
86,009.56 257.76 1,520.80 84,231.00 0.00 0.00
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
MERCURY COMPOUNDS
CASRN: N495
85,062.27 322.76 274.51 84,465.00 0.00 0.00
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
ARSENIC COMPOUNDS
CASRN: N020
52,455.77 183.75 41.02 52,231.00 0.00 0.00
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
NITRATE COMPOUNDS (WATER DISSOCIABLE)
CASRN: N511
44,963.00 0.00 44,963.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
THALLIUM COMPOUNDS
CASRN: N760
39,387.43 27.43 0.00 39,360.00 0.00 0.00
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
LEAD COMPOUNDS
CASRN: N420
38,856.00 155.00 6.30 38,694.70 0.00 0.00
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
COBALT COMPOUNDS
CASRN: N096
33,027.89 64.27 12.62 32,951.00 0.00 0.00
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
HYDROFLUORIC ACID
CASRN: 7664-39-3
18,262.00 18,262.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
BERYLLIUM COMPOUNDS
CASRN: N050
16,756.10 17.10 0.00 16,739.00 0.00 0.00
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
AMMONIA
CASRN: 7664-41-7
4,108.38 3,456.20 652.18 0.00 0.00 0.00
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
MERCURY COMPOUNDS
CASRN: N458
847.10 51.30 0.30 795.50 0.00 0.00
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))
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
NAPHTHALENE
CASRN: 91-20-3
32.64 32.64 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC COMPOUNDS (TRI CATEGORY)
CASRN: N590
5.90 5.90 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
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))
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
DIOXIN AND DIOXIN-LIKE COMPOUNDS (TRI CATEGORY)
CASRN: N150
2.02 2.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
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))
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite