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Special Report: EPA: US refiners lower air, increase water emissions during 1996-2005

12/01/2008
In the 10 years 1996-2005, US refiners significantly reduced the amount of hazardous air emissions, according to a September 2008 report from the US Environmental Protection Agency.The report “2008 Sector Performance Report” said that, in 2005, US refiners reported 42.2 million lb of absolute air emissions to EPA’s annual Toxics Release Inventory (TRI). This was a 31% decrease from the level in 1996, which was 61.1 million lb.TRI chemicals in water discharges, however, increased during the reporting period.The total amount of waste managed decreased during 1996-2005.Air emissionsIn 2005, 163 refineries reported they emitted 18.9 million lb less air pollutants than in 199...
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