| Deposit ID | 10169162 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0160779002 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | FMC Elemental Phosphorus Plant |
| Alternate or previous names | FMC Elemental P Plant |
| Point of reference | Plant |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.53834, 42.90631 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1359 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Power(county)
Idaho(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Michaud(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Pocatello(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Pocatello(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Portneuf(hydrologic unit)
Upper Snake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
BIA(Federal land areas administered by BIA)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Idaho | Power |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 006 S | 033 E | 12 | S2SESE | Idaho |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Primary |
| Plant (1) | -112.53834, 42.90631 |
|---|
| Operation type | Processing Plant |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0160779002 |
Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geol. Pamphlet 156.
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
Eastern Michaud Flats Contamination
Pocatello, Bannock County, Idaho
http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/HAC/PHA/emichaud/eas_p1.html - retreived 24 Dec 2008
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Environmental Factors | Wastewater generated by the FMC manufacturing processes can be categorized as phossy water, precipitator slurry, scrubber blowdown, or noncontact cooling water. Phossy water, precipitator slurry, and scrubber blowdown are discharged into various treatment ponds at the FMC facility. The treatment ponds facilitate the settling of solids from the wastewaters and provide for evaporation of water. Some of the water discharged to the phossy water, precipitator slurry and scrubber blowdown treatment ponds is recycled back to the manufacturing processes. In contrast, noncontact cooling water (i.e., secondary cooling loops, furnace cooling, and calciner water beams) from the FMC facility is sent to the on-site industrial wastewater basin for cooling and then discharged into the Portneuf River. |
| General | The FMC facility, FMC Elemental Phosphorus Plant, covers an estimated 1,189 acres and adjoins the western boundary of the Simplot Don Plant (2). Approximately 560 people are employed at the FMC Elemental Phosphorus Plant. Elemental phosphorus production at the facility has changed little since the plant operations began in 1949. Phosphate-bearing shale is shipped to FMC via the Union Pacific Railroad during the summer months. Ore cannot be shipped during the winter months because the ore tends to freeze in the rail cars. Therefore, the ore is stockpiled at the facility. Ore from the stockpiles is processed in four electric arc furnaces. The furnace reaction yields gaseous elemental phosphorus in addition to by-products, some of which contain radiological components. The elemental phosphorus is subsequently condensed to a liquid state and eventually shipped off-site. Approximately 1.5 million tons of ore are processed at the plant annually. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 22-OCT-97 | Buckingham, David A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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