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The 25 Facilities in Virginia
storing the largest amounts of extremely hazardous substances.* |
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Facility
Name |
City |
Maximum
amount in a single process (lbs) |
Chemical |
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1 |
ALLIED
SIGNAL - HOPEWELL PLANT |
HOPEWELL |
40,000,000 |
Ammonia (anhydrous) |
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RADFORD ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT |
RADFORD, VA |
2,100,000 |
Nitric acid (conc >=80%) |
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HERCULES - HOPEWELL PLANT |
HOPEWELL |
850,000 |
Chlorine |
4 |
PRILLAMAN CHEMICAL, SUFFOLK
DIVISION |
SUFFOLK |
600,000 |
Chlorine |
5 |
LAROCHE INDUSTRIES INC. |
SUFFOLK |
545,710 |
Ammonia (anhydrous) |
6 |
CIBA SPECIALTY CHEMICALS WATER
TREATMENTS, INC. |
SUFFOLK |
535,000 |
Acrylonitrile |
7 |
DUPONT SPRUANCE PLANT |
CHESTERFIELD |
520,000 |
Chloroform |
8 |
ROYSTER - CLARK
WEST POINT |
WEST POINT |
500,000 |
Ammonia (anhydrous) |
9 |
SOLITE CORP., DBA VIRGINIA SOLITE |
CASCADE |
460,000 |
Vinyl acetate monomer |
10 |
JCI JONES CHEMICALS INC MILFORD
PLANT |
MILFORD |
360,000 |
Chlorine |
11 |
SEWELL PRODUCTS, INC. - SALEM
PLANT |
SALEM |
360,000 |
Chlorine |
12 |
ROYSTER - CLARK
NORFOLK |
CHESAPEAKE |
339,300 |
Ammonia (anhydrous) |
13 |
STONEWALL PLANT |
ELKTON |
300,000 |
Hydrogen chloride (anhydrous) |
14 |
CITY OF RICHMOND
WATER PURIFICATION PLANT |
RICHMOND |
265,000 |
Chlorine |
15 |
CITY OF RICHMOND WASTEWATER
TREATMENT PLANT |
RICHMOND |
237,000 |
Chlorine |
16 |
HERCULES INCORPORATED FRANKLIN
VIRGINIA |
COURTLAND |
210,000 |
Phosphorus trichloride |
17 |
INTERNATIONAL PAPER-FRANKLIN,
VIRGINIA |
FRANKLIN |
180,000 |
Chlorine |
18 |
CONAGRA FROZEN FOODS |
CROZET |
177,565 |
Ammonia (anhydrous) |
19 |
ANHEUSER-BUSCH,
INC. WILLIAMSBURG BREWERY |
WILLIAMSBURG |
170,000 |
Ammonia (anhydrous) |
20 |
CELANESE CHEMICAL DIVISION -
AMINES PLANT |
PORTSMOUTH |
140,000 |
Ammonia (anhydrous) |
21 |
SMITHFIELD PACKING CO. (SMIITHFIELD,
VA) |
SMITHFIELD |
130,000 |
Ammonia (anhydrous) |
22 |
HOPEWELL WATER TREATMENT PLANT |
HOPEWELL |
120,000 |
Chlorine |
23 |
ROYSTER - CLARK
CHESAPEAKE |
CHESAPEAKE |
119,000 |
Ammonia (conc >=20%) |
24 |
GWALTNEY OF SMITHFIELD |
SMITHFIELD |
110,000 |
Ammonia (anhydrous) |
25 |
HICKSON DANCHEM CORPORATION |
DANVILLE |
107,404 |
Hydrochloric acid (conc >=37%) |
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*Extremely hazardous substances
as defined by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under the Clean Air
Act, Section 112(r). |
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