(July 2016) — Check out our newest white paper, “Methanol Refining and Export on the Columbia: What You Need to Know,” which provides information on the world’s largest natural gas-to-methanol refinery at the Port of Kalama Washington, what's at stake, environmental impacts, and more. Read it online today.
What are the risks of methanol refining at the Port of Kalama?
"...levels of small particulate matter in the air near the refinery would be close to the maximum short-term exposure levels recommended by the World Health Organization. Washington also established recommended lifetime exposure levels—called Acceptable Source Impact Levels—for diesel particulate matter. Emissions from the Kalama Methanol Refinery and export terminal would be five times greater than Washington’s Acceptable Source Impact Level for diesel particulate matter."
Who Owns the Kalama Methanol Refinery?
