Arsenic compounds

Carcinogen

CAS Number: N020

Release Summary

Total Releases
114.6M lbs
Number of Facilities
120
Carcinogen
Yes
Persistent Bioaccumulative Toxicant
No

Top Releasing Facilities

Facilities with the largest reported releases of Arsenic compounds. Up to 50 shown.

# Facility Release (lbs)
1 NEVADA GOLD MINES LLC - CARLIN SOUTH AREA 22.8M lbs
2 NEVADA GOLD MINES LLC - GOLDSTRIKE MINES INC 17.0M lbs
3 NEVADA GOLD MINES LLC - TURQUOISE RIDGE 5.0M lbs
4 POGO MINE 4.1M lbs
5 FORT KNOX MINE 1.5M lbs
6 SMOKY VALLEY COMMON OPERATION 1.4M lbs
7 AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER AMOS PLANT 1.1M lbs
8 ASARCO LLC RAY COMPLEX/ HAYDEN SMELTER & CONCENTRATOR 908.0K lbs
9 NEVADA GOLD MINES LLC-CORTEZ DISTRICT 712.9K lbs
10 OCEANAGOLD HAILE GOLD MINE 600.0K lbs
11 NEVADA GOLD MINES LLC - PHOENIX MINE 338.4K lbs
12 EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO TENNESSEE OPERATIONS 63.8K lbs
13 HUMPHREY NO 7 56.3K lbs
14 EBENSBURG POWER CO 44.1K lbs
15 CARDINAL PLANT 42.4K lbs
16 PHELPS DODGE COPPER PRODUCTS CO 36.3K lbs
17 SAN MIGUEL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC 33.9K lbs
18 DUKE ENERGY PROGRESS LLC - ROXBORO STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT 32.1K lbs
19 WHITE SPRINGS AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS INC. - NUTRIEN 28.5K lbs
20 AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER KAMMER/MITCHELL PLANT 26.7K lbs
21 SPRINGERVILLE GENERATING STATION 26.2K lbs
22 NICHIHA USA INC. - MACON CEMENT FIBERBO 26.1K lbs
23 BUICK RESOURCE RECYCLING FACILITY LLC 26.1K lbs
24 OTTER TAIL POWER CO COYOTE STATION 20.6K lbs
25 PRAIRIE STATE GENERATING CO 20.5K lbs
26 MOUNTAINEER PLANT 18.6K lbs
27 ALCOA WARRICK NEWCO LLC 18.4K lbs
28 CITY OF FREMONT DEPARTMENT OF UTILITIES LON D WRIGHT POWER 17.0K lbs
29 CONECSUS LLC 15.5K lbs
30 MAX ENVIRONMENTAL -- YUKON FACILITY 14.7K lbs
31 PANTHER CREEK POWER OPERATING LLC 13.5K lbs
32 NIPSCO R.M.SCHAHFER GENERATING STATION 12.2K lbs
33 OAK GROVE STEAM ELECTRIC STATION 11.4K lbs
34 USS GARY WORKS 11.3K lbs
35 STANTON ENERGY CENTER 10.1K lbs
36 J R SIMPLOT CO DON SID ING 9.8K lbs
37 MARTIN LAKE STEAM ELECTRIC STATION & LIGNITE MINE 9.0K lbs
38 W H SAMMIS PLANT 6.8K lbs
39 WAYNE DISPOSAL INC 6.4K lbs
40 MATHESON TRI-GAS-NEW JOHNSONVILLE TN BRANCH 5.4K lbs
41 W.A. PARISH ELECTRIC GENERATING STATION 5.0K lbs
42 CULPEPER OF FRUITLAND LLC 4.8K lbs
43 JERRITT CANYON MINE 3.7K lbs
44 ARCH WOOD PROTECTION INC 3.1K lbs
45 BRANDON SHORES & WAGNER COMPLEX 2.5K lbs
46 DESOTO TREATED MATERIALS INC 2.3K lbs
47 OAK CREEK SITE 2.1K lbs
48 HEIDELBERG MATERIALS US CEMENT LLC 1.5K lbs
49 HOOVER TREATED WOOD PRODUCTS INC 1.0K lbs
50 HOOVER TREATED WOOD PRODUCTS INC. 891 lbs

Health Information

Carcinogen Classification: This chemical is classified as a known or suspected carcinogen by the EPA under the Toxic Release Inventory program. This classification is based on evaluations by agencies including the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the National Toxicology Program (NTP), and the EPA itself.

Data comes from the EPA Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) program. Release quantities are self-reported by facilities and may represent estimates. The total shown aggregates reports across all facilities and reporting years.

PlainEnviro presents this data without advocacy framing. The presence of a chemical in the TRI database does not by itself indicate a health risk at current exposure levels. For health-related questions about specific chemical exposures, consult your local health agency or a toxicologist.