VIRGINIA
The 25 Facilities in Virginia storing the largest amounts of extremely hazardous substances.*
Facility Name City Maximum amount in a single process (lbs) Chemical
1 ALLIEDSIGNAL - HOPEWELL PLANT HOPEWELL 40,000,000 Ammonia (anhydrous)
2 RADFORD ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT RADFORD, VA 2,100,000 Nitric acid (conc >=80%)
3 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%)
*Extremely hazardous substances as defined by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under the Clean Air Act, Section 112(r).



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