Rafael Mendez of Dow presented the Air Emissions Inventory and Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) for the Deer Park CAC plants. The Air Emissions Inventory is the collection and evaluation of criteria pollutants, which include total suspended particulates, sulfur oxides, carbon monoxide, and the ozone precursors volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and nitrogen oxides. The information is submitted to the TCEQ. The Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) is submitted to the EPA and tracks the management of certain toxic chemicals that may pose a threat to human health and the environment. Highlights from the Emissions Inventory and TRI are as follows. The “full presentation” includes explanations from each reporting plant for significant increases or decreases from 2019 to 2020.
