E. C. GASTON ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT
SOUTHERN CO
Facility Summary
31972 HIGHWAY 25, WILSONVILLE, AL, 35186 (SHELBY)
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:
- 10,274.00 metric tons of Methane (CH4)
- 17,625.21 metric tons of Nitrous Oxide (N2O)
- 4,107,378.70 metric tons of Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
18-month enforcement and compliance history summary for this facility:
Facility: Significant Violation
Clean Air Act: Violation Addressed; EPA Has Lead Enforcement
Clean Water Act: No Violation Identified
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act : No Violation Identified
Total Penalties: $0
Last Penalty: 08/24/2015
2022 Toxic Substance Releases
| Substance | Total (lbs) |
Air (lbs) |
Water (lbs) |
Land (lbs) |
UnInj (lbs) |
Offsite (lbs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
BARIUM COMPOUNDS
CASRN: N040 |
225,350.00 | 250.00 | 4,530.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 220,570.00 |
|
|
||||||
| Substance | Total | Air | Water | Land | UnInj | Offsite |
|
MANGANESE COMPOUNDS
CASRN: N450 |
41,367.00 | 90.00 | 202.00 | 75.00 | 0.00 | 41,000.00 |
|
This substance is a clean air act chemical.
(Source: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI))
|
||||||
| Substance | Total | Air | Water | Land | UnInj | Offsite |
|
VANADIUM COMPOUNDS
CASRN: N770 |
33,110.00 | 110.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 33,000.00 |
|
|
||||||
| Substance | Total | Air | Water | Land | UnInj | Offsite |
|
ZINC COMPOUNDS
CASRN: N982 |
18,992.00 | 1,100.00 | 892.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 17,000.00 |
|
|
||||||
| Substance | Total | Air | Water | Land | UnInj | Offsite |
|
COPPER COMPOUNDS
CASRN: N100 |
17,888.00 | 69.00 | 2,819.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 15,000.00 |
|
|
||||||
| Substance | Total | Air | Water | Land | UnInj | Offsite |
|
CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS
CASRN: N090 |
17,864.00 | 89.00 | 7.00 | 750.00 | 0.00 | 17,018.00 |
|
This substance is a clean air act chemical.
(Source: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI))
|
||||||
| Substance | Total | Air | Water | Land | UnInj | Offsite |
|
ARSENIC COMPOUNDS
CASRN: N020 |
16,146.00 | 48.00 | 20.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 16,078.00 |
|
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))
|
||||||
| Substance | Total | Air | Water | Land | UnInj | Offsite |
|
HYDROCHLORIC ACID
CASRN: 7647-01-0 |
15,000.00 | 15,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
|
This substance is a developmental or reproductive toxin.
(Source: Plastichem Project)
This substance is an asthmagen.
(Source: Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics (AOEC))
This substance is a clean air act chemical.
(Source: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI))
|
||||||
| Substance | Total | Air | Water | Land | UnInj | Offsite |
|
MERCURY COMPOUNDS
CASRN: N495 |
13,961.00 | 110.00 | 371.00 | 480.00 | 0.00 | 13,000.00 |
|
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))
|
||||||
| Substance | Total | Air | Water | Land | UnInj | Offsite |
|
SULFURIC ACID
CASRN: 7664-93-9 |
10,000.00 | 10,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
|
This substance is a carcinogen.
(Source: U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services 15th Report on Carcinogens)
This substance is an asthmagen.
(Source: Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics (AOEC))
|
||||||
| Substance | Total | Air | Water | Land | UnInj | Offsite |
|
HYDROFLUORIC ACID
CASRN: 7664-39-3 |
7,900.00 | 7,900.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
|
This substance is an asthmagen.
(Source: Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics (AOEC))
This substance is a clean air act chemical.
(Source: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI))
|
||||||
| Substance | Total | Air | Water | Land | UnInj | Offsite |
|
AMMONIA
CASRN: 7664-41-7 |
5,536.00 | 5,500.00 | 36.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
|
This substance is an endocrine disruptor.
(Source: TEDX (The Endocrine Disruption eXchange))
This substance is an asthmagen.
(Source: Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics (AOEC))
|
||||||
| Substance | Total | Air | Water | Land | UnInj | Offsite |
|
LEAD COMPOUNDS
CASRN: N420 |
5,097.20 | 35.30 | 27.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5,034.30 |
|
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))
|
||||||
| Substance | Total | Air | Water | Land | UnInj | Offsite |
|
MERCURY COMPOUNDS
CASRN: N458 |
128.90 | 17.40 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 111.40 |
|
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 |
0.12 | 0.12 | 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 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))
|
||||||
| Substance | Total | Air | Water | Land | UnInj | Offsite |