Facility detail

AK STEEL CORP ASHLAND WORKS - COKE PLANT

U.S. 23, ASHLAND, KY, 41105

Parent company: AK STEEL CORP

Carcinogen PBT — EPA classifications across all reporting years

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Year-over-year total releases

Reported on-site TRI releases in pounds (lbs), grouped by reporting year.

Top chemical totals

The 10 chemicals with the highest cumulative on-site releases in pounds (lbs) across all available years.

Full release table

Rows are years. Columns show the five highest-total chemicals across all years plus each year's total release volume.

All values in pounds (lbs)
Year	Ammonia	Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)	Benzene	Naphthalene	Ethylene	Total (lbs)
2011	4,556	27,180	9,268	94	—	44,924
2010	8,754	45,992	13,981	177	—	73,053
2009	8,179	49,762	39,665	303	—	104,369
2008	8,643	53,154	44,728	387	—	114,890
2007	8,156	77,658	52,280	366	—	147,651
2006	15,300	78,000	16,300	242	—	112,299
2005	15,239	78,230	18,318	274	—	114,555
2004	15,318	44,861	15,092	239	—	76,991
2003	15,668	36,190	12,193	210	—	65,462
2002	16,507	44,861	15,492	174	—	78,326
2001	15,404	115,200	16,541	235	—	150,326
2000	15,161	135,700	18,031	271	—	172,440
1999	14,882	115,800	19,321	293	—	156,967
1998	14,734	52,000	22,357	284	—	96,601
1997	2,205	—	5,905	830	1,305	12,350
1996	3,200	—	3,760	1,100	2,205	13,145
1995	15,700	—	6,905	6,450	2,205	35,845
1994	10,950	—	13,750	29,250	13,005	71,730
1993	11,550	—	13,750	28,190	12,505	70,445
1992	26,500	—	12,750	26,750	11,805	82,255
1991	235,250	—	119,500	18,800	5,405	405,125
1990	341,600	—	149,500	36,550	12,005	576,480
1989	328,250	—	150,500	36,900	12,000	569,190
1988	—	—	—	—	12,000	76,300
1987	—	—	—	—	—	3,500

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