Thallium and Thallium Compounds
EPA TRI Category Code: N760
Thallium and Thallium Compounds (EPA TRI Category Code N760) is a chemical tracked by the EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) program under Section 313 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act. The TRI requires industrial facilities above specified threshold quantities to disclose annual manufacturing, processing, and otherwise-used volumes, along with quantities released to air, water, land, and off-site transfers.
Across the United States, 19 facilities have filed TRI Form R disclosures for Thallium and Thallium Compounds, with a cumulative reported release volume of 732.9K lbs. The chemical is not flagged as a carcinogen in the TRI classification set. The largest individual disclosure in the current dataset comes from GIBSON GENERATING STATION in IN at 97.2K lbs.
TRI volumes are self-reported estimates, not measured stack emissions, and each pound counts equally regardless of chemical toxicity, so total pounds should not be equated with total risk. Inclusion of a chemical or facility in the TRI does not itself establish a health hazard; it documents the public right-to-know record. Consult EPA's IRIS (Integrated Risk Information System) and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry for health-effect summaries.
Release Summary
Which facilities release the most of this chemical?
Facilities with the largest reported releases of Thallium and Thallium Compounds. Up to 50 shown.
| # | Facility | Release (lbs) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gibson Generating Station | 97.2K lbs |
| 2 | Oak Grove Steam Electric Station | 77.1K lbs |
| 3 | Clean Harbors Grassy Mountain LLC | 73.1K lbs |
| 4 | Kentucky Utilities Co Ghent Station | 69.9K lbs |
| 5 | Merom Generating Station | 49.4K lbs |
| 6 | American Electric Power H.w. Pirkey Power Plant | 48.7K lbs |
| 7 | Miller Steam Plant | 41.5K lbs |
| 8 | Kennecott Utah Copper Smelter & Refinery | 35.4K lbs |
| 9 | Colstrip Steam Electric Station | 31.9K lbs |
| 10 | Chemical Waste Management | 31.6K lbs |
| 11 | Louisville Gas & Electric Co. - Trimble County Station | 30.3K lbs |
| 12 | Martin Lake Steam Electric Station & Lignite Mine | 29.4K lbs |
| 13 | Scherer Steam Electric Generating Plant | 25.7K lbs |
| 14 | Louisville Gas & Electric Co. - Mill Creek Station | 25.2K lbs |
| 15 | San Miguel Electric Cooperative Inc | 24.0K lbs |
| 16 | U.S. Tva Shawnee Fossil Plant | 21.0K lbs |
| 17 | U.S. Tva Cumberland Fossil Plant | 20.2K lbs |
| 18 | Gcc Rio Grande Inc | 1.2K lbs |
| 19 | Giant Cement Co | 41 lbs |
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Health Information
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.
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