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Monsanto From: Kevin S. Cahill - G4WD - 4-7518 Date: May 25, 1993 Subj: Illinois EPA Report To: Diane Herndon - A2SP Carlos Navarrete - G5NA Larry O'Neill - G4WA Robert Potter - G4NH David Sliney - G4NJ Michael Winkel - G5NA cc: Keith Miller - 1740 Russ Sackett - 1740 Andrea Smith - 1740 t/Koren Wassell - G4WF Attached please find a copy of articles that appeared in today's Metro East edition of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, and the Belleville News-Democrat regarding an Illinois EPA report issued on emissions in the State of Illinois. The reports lists the W. G. Krummrich plant as the state's number one source of emissions. The information is based on 1991 numbers. We are prepared for additional inquiries. /ms Enclosure Kevin S. Cahill OSH 134928 STLCOPCB4034887 ]2:32?M FROM MONSANTO CHEM CORP rnfiicr\ S/TUESDAY AY, MAY 25, 1993 ^ lou-'s "O - Metro East Pollution Down, But EPA Calls Levels High By 11m Novak . HmatetMaCamteMdMl . Mary Gada, director of the Mate EPA. This (meat highlight* tiUkt VOHinthty tibUutlOO SPUNGFIELDTlti. ^bemlisal emls- prevention efforts by Blinds corapanleswre tuc- slons hove fallen inMadjsonand St Clair conn* Veaaful." Gade aid. "One of the agency's top ties, bat the MetroEaMwenremilns one of the.> priorities fs to vrorfcwtthlij^ttiJHeatoflhd way* to state's mast polluted arena, according to a report change their processes to't^^pUj*fptts to the issued Monday. . ' . - state's air. land and 'wtoriniSJ^.-.-t Madison and St Clair counties account for 16 Hydrochloric add was the rood abundant toxic percent of the any land.. ;-------- -i-----------:------------------------------~k*^hjftjCTfTW?aaed and water pollution In- ., ' ' envl* I.l.i.l.n..o..ls, second only to? "I___ |Sf. Jj`woififti4Ul,,,,,tfn'd-fhe tbe six-county Chicago^ (Ylprisanto Corp. rail {aswa.f.4>Ur , itsnuaiToxic ChemicAIU^^CttCftliCHlS from Its pUrtfJn rgest amount of the emieai released by *of WlMUatrWi in T^r|- Edit area, .J&SSUS : "*' .ccordiOK to th, E| BtatowfifciSSa.inil* . FlflytM&stries to Madison and St Clair coun- chloric add waa reh TKnmddofhy^owqiAmttMoti tics releasodM-Tnillllein poundroftaxie ehchtf-'v pounds ofthcchemtodtl cats In 1981, ebouWtniUioo pounds lea than the^ The EPA report fhowr ~*<; previousyear, thdgPAfound by examiningforms 311 million pounds chemicals re* - tiled by each company under the federal govern* leased by 1,301 fadliUei j^paa'Ihg^^lO 1080, meat's' Emergency Planning and Community there were 339 tnllHon pound* of todc chemicals Right-to-Knew Act- , released by 1,303 computes. The state's bIgnat polluter:.was Monsanto ' M.8 million pounds of toxic chemicals were corp, which released-"M.! nllillbc pounds of recycled or recovered for energy use. No satis- chemicals from its plant InSauget according to 'tics were kept in previous years on recycled the EPA.' ' chemicals. . A Monsanto official said emissions of toxic S3 million pounds of toxic chemicals ralaased chemteafclitSatyp: have been falling lines 1687. . by 10 companies In St Clair County. St Clair Andr Smith, spokeswoman tor tbe Monsanto . County rank* second to CbOk County, where 81 Kruwmrtch plant in Sauget said. "We fully intend mitlton pounds of chemicals were releepe^ by 381 to continue reducing emissions with the ultimate compaales. - . - " ' goal of zero effect on ths environment" . 17.7 militoo pounds Of hazardout chemical* other major polluters In the Metro East were - released by 3V taadaeme* In Madison County.'' ,, Olin Corp., Which'released M million pounds Of 2<7.8 muniluliwon pnomumndns oWf chwemnimcals rnelmeasimed in* - chemicals in East'AMon, and Orantte aty Stel.'*ffthe Matro Eaat.aiea were takas to waste water , ^wfcldi`released 4X million pooads of chenricai.5atjetaieirt piaxts; 13 milUoo.pounds.wes-disposed Vthe EPA'renortod: - .. .* , " or recycled off-ifte. l. .'*. ,V- ;>i' 1 Thoetatagtva Us annual report to local healtnW'" No toxic chemicals rMeeied.in 33 of.the agenda to hdp them determine the impectstMTc Mate's 103 counties; irtclpdipg Jersey.'Macoupin toxic chemicals have on their-residents, saidfiandMonroe. > < >- . : W Aw- 4r*fss*eM!ir>Ji .. *i#r rfHi o^Wi- .na^T 1W" ` j.. . _j '_n ' .. ' '*-i *' * '' DSW 134929 STLCOPCB4034888 Metro-east industries>7^ cut toxic emissions By Rod HtftmrttUr Bdtortb NwsJJammit 1; . . , ~ ; Metro-east unJiistfies continue to ieduoethe amounts'of toxic chemicals released into the environment, according to a state report released Monday, The Illinois Environmental Protec tion Agency report also showed St. Clair and Madison counties were responsible for 16.3 percent of all tox ic chemicals released In the state in 1991, down from 26,6 percent in 1990. St. Clair County continues to rank second in the total number of toxins reported, according to the report. Madison County reported an increase in total amount of toxins released in 1991, but dropped from third to fifth in . . the state.< behind Winnebago and Douglas counties in northern Illinois, "Cook County, which includes Chicago, ranks first, The IEPA released its fifth annual report Monday on toxic chemicals that were released into the air, water and ground during 1991, the most current year reported. . Across the state, industries released more than 300 million pounds of pol lutants into the environment in 1991, up more than 33 percent from 1990. But officials attribute the increase to more stringent state reporting require ments. . The report is based on information > . See POLLUTION/3A Pollution- Continued from 1A sions by individual industi not show where chem supplied by 1,301 industries and water released--it only shows i treatment plants, including 30 in Madi of chemicals industries ar< son and St Clair counties. . The report shows that: . list. --------- - --- . IEPA director Mary A More than 33 million pounds of toxic chemicals were released in some * fonn in St. Clair County, down from 463 million pounds ini 1990. Almost 17.7 million pounds of toxins were released in Madison the report does show the voluntary pollution prevc linois companies. Of the tries and water treatment; 453 reported they had urn. lution prevention and re< Couny.up from 1S.3 million pounds in sions from 70.8 million 1990. . ........ ` 1990 to 56.6 million poun Approximately 6.8 million pounds Companies that modifu of toxic chemicals were transferred off duction processes to re the site where they were.produeed for reported cuts of 8.67 mil recycling or energy recovery. between 1990 and 1991. The 1991 report is the first to in "One ofthe agency's toj clude transfers of waste for recycling to work with industries to ovenergy recovery." Previous reports change their processes to: included only-vWMtes transferred off sloni to the state's air, Ian, the site for treatment, storage or dis ways," Gade said. posal. . '-Mevtw ' -" Information from the H Statewide, industries released or on toxic chemicals is relea transferred more than 311.2 million health facilities throughou pounds of-toxic chemicals, a 33.8 in they can assess the imptd crease from the 232.6 million pounds chemicals. reported in 1990. However, IEPA offi cials ware that figure is deceiving, both because of the new requirement to ^report recycling arid Energy recovery and because some chemicals have been added or subtracted from the list of those reported each year. A^ comparison of only those chemicals reportable for all five years of the reports shows a drop of 33 per cent throughout the state since 1987. The report does not list toxic emis Even though toxins r released into the cnvironhi health problem only can o< son is directly exposed t< IEPA officials said. State law requires that a that has 20 or more em. uses a toxic chemical or c a quantify greater than -|Q per year-must report die sions to the IEPA. '