Amoco-US Environmental Protection Agency, pollution prevention project, Yorktown, Virginia: Surface water data

Technical Report · Thu Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1991

OSTI ID:6489656

Baloo, S

The report summarizes the surface water sampling program at the Amoco Refinery at Yorktown, Virginia. This was undertaken as a part of the joint project between Amoco Corporation and the United States Environmental Protection Agency to review pollution prevention alternatives at a petroleum refinery. The surface water data provides a snapshot of surface water pollutant generation and discharge from the refinery. Different process units contribute to the total wastewater flow of 460 GPM in the refinery. Water in the ditch system, which is non-process water, is free of organic contamination. Oil and grease, phenols, ammonia and sulfides are the significant components measured in the process wastewater. The concentrations of organics in most water streams leaving the individual process units are relatively low, in the 1-5 parts per million (ppm) range. A few individual streams such as the crude desalter brine and tank water draws have high pollutant loadings. Concentrations of metals in the refinery wastewater are very low. The wastewater treatment plant is very effective in reducing the pollutant loading in the water with overall removal efficiencies greater than 99% for most organics and inorganics.

• Research Organization: Amoco Oil Co., Naperville, IL (United States)
• OSTI ID: 6489656
• Report Number(s): PB-92-228584/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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