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Rank in Toxic 100 Water: 55
Surface Water releases 2014 (lbs): 20,859,035
POTW (sewerage plant) transfers 2014 (lbs): 195,234
Pounds released post-treatment 2014 (lbs): 20,934,612
Total Surface Water and POTW Toxic Hazard 2014: 78,296,995
Percentage of national total 2014 surface water and POTW hazard: 0.030%

Chemicals displayed below: (
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Chromium and chromium compounds 65 0 65 32,500,000 41.51%
Hydrogen sulfide 17,614 1,475 17,947 32,305,230 41.26%
Nitrate compounds 20,833,812 14,256 20,833,812 13,125,301 16.76%
Glycol ethers 1,640 0 1,640 295,200 0.38%
Sodium nitrite 46 7,214 7,126 71,262 0.09%
Ethylene glycol 0 29 2 1 0.00%
Formaldehyde 0 0 0 0 0.00%
Peroxyacetic acid 0 0 0 0 0.00%
Manganese and manganese compounds 0 0 0 0 0.00%
Zinc and zinc compounds 0 0 0 0 0.00%
Ammonia 5,858 169,979 74,020 0 0.00%
Sulfuric acid 0 0 0 0 0.00%
Nitric acid 0 2,281 0 0 0.00%
Chlorine 0 0 0 0 0.00%
Chlorine dioxide 0 0 0 0 0.00%

Toxic hazard: Pounds of direct releases to surface water and estimated releases from transfers to Publicly Operated Treatment Works (POTW's) reported in the US Environmental Protection Agency's Toxics Release Inventory for the year 2014, weighted by toxicity of chemicals. Weights are from the EPA's Risk-Screening Environmental Indicators project. For details, see technical notes.

Quantity of toxic surface water releases and POTW transfers: Pounds of toxic chemicals released directly to surface water at each TRI facility or transferred off-site to a POTW, without weighting for toxicity or population.

Quantity of toxic post-treatment releases: Pounds of toxic chemicals released directly to surface water plus released after treatment at POTW's.

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