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Rank in Toxic 100 Water: 23
Surface Water releases 2014 (lbs): 7,214,977
POTW (sewerage plant) transfers 2014 (lbs): 3,515
Pounds released post-treatment 2014 (lbs): 7,216,406
Total Surface Water and POTW Toxic Hazard 2014: 965,896,941
Percentage of national total 2014 surface water and POTW hazard: 0.372%

Chemicals at facilities displayed below: (
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USS GARY WORKS GARY IN Chromium and chromium compounds 830 0 830 415,000,000 42.97%
US STEEL CORP MIDWEST PLANT PORTAGE IN Chromium and chromium compounds 430 0 430 215,000,000 22.26%
USS GARY WORKS GARY IN Arsenic and arsenic compounds 88 0 88 132,000,000 13.67%
US STEEL CORP-FAIRFIELD WORKS FAIRFIELD AL Polycyclic aromatic compounds 28 0 28 36,166,000 3.74%
US STEEL CORP-FAIRFIELD WORKS FAIRFIELD AL Chromium and chromium compounds 70 0 70 35,000,000 3.62%
USS-CLAIRTON PLANT CLAIRTON PA Polycyclic aromatic compounds 18 0 18 23,608,000 2.44%
US STEEL GRANITE CITY WORKS GRANITE CITY IL Chromium and chromium compounds 37 0 37 18,500,000 1.92%
US STEEL CORP TUBULAR DIV LORAIN TUBULAR LORAIN OH Chromium and chromium compounds 36 0 36 18,000,000 1.86%
USS GARY WORKS GARY IN Lead and lead compounds 691 0 691 12,444,479 1.29%
USS MON VALLEY WORKS - IRVIN PLANT WEST MIFFLIN PA Lead and lead compounds 501 0 501 9,012,060 0.93%
US STEEL GRANITE CITY WORKS GRANITE CITY IL Lead and lead compounds 475 0 475 8,544,600 0.88%
USS MON VALLEY WORKS - EDGAR THOMSON PLANT BRADDOCK PA Chromium and chromium compounds 12 0 12 6,000,000 0.62%
USS GARY WORKS GARY IN Molybdenum trioxide 13,000 0 13,000 4,940,000 0.51%
US STEEL CORP GREAT LAKES WORKS ECORSE MI Arsenic and arsenic compounds 0 6 3 4,628,700 0.48%
US STEEL CORP-FAIRFIELD WORKS FAIRFIELD AL Lead and lead compounds 224 0 224 4,038,120 0.42%
USS GARY WORKS GARY IN Benzene 48 0 48 2,640,000 0.27%
USS-POSCO INDUSTRIES PITTSBURG CA Chromium and chromium compounds 4 0 4 2,235,000 0.23%
USS GARY WORKS GARY IN Nitrate compounds 3,500,000 0 3,500,000 2,205,000 0.23%
USS-CLAIRTON PLANT CLAIRTON PA Cyanide compounds 11,000 0 11,000 2,200,000 0.23%
US STEEL CORP GREAT LAKES WORKS ECORSE MI Lead and lead compounds 98 21 106 1,902,046 0.20%
USS-CLAIRTON PLANT CLAIRTON PA Nitrate compounds 2,700,000 0 2,700,000 1,701,000 0.18%
USS GARY WORKS GARY IN Antimony and antimony compounds 630 0 630 1,575,000 0.16%
USS GARY WORKS GARY IN Copper and copper compounds 860 0 860 1,290,000 0.13%
USS-CLAIRTON PLANT CLAIRTON PA Lead and lead compounds 65 0 65 1,170,720 0.12%
US STEEL CORP-FAIRFIELD WORKS FAIRFIELD AL Antimony and antimony compounds 420 0 420 1,050,000 0.11%
US STEEL CORP GREAT LAKES WORKS ECORSE MI Copper and copper compounds 536 72 556 833,732 0.09%
US STEEL CORP-FAIRFIELD WORKS FAIRFIELD AL Copper and copper compounds 280 0 280 420,000 0.04%
US STEEL GRANITE CITY WORKS GRANITE CITY IL Nitrate compounds 610,000 0 610,000 384,300 0.04%
US STEEL CORP GREAT LAKES WORKS ECORSE MI Chromium and chromium compounds 0 3 1 354,000 0.04%
US STEEL CORP TUBULAR DIV LORAIN TUBULAR LORAIN OH Lead and lead compounds 18 0 18 326,700 0.03%
USS MON VALLEY WORKS - EDGAR THOMSON PLANT BRADDOCK PA Antimony and antimony compounds 110 0 110 275,000 0.03%
US STEEL FAIRLESS HILLS WORKS FAIRLESS HILLS PA Lead and lead compounds 13 0 13 242,820 0.03%
US STEEL CORP-FAIRFIELD WORKS FAIRFIELD AL Molybdenum trioxide 620 0 620 235,600 0.02%
USS GARY WORKS GARY IN Manganese and manganese compounds 28,600 0 28,600 203,060 0.02%
USS MON VALLEY WORKS - EDGAR THOMSON PLANT BRADDOCK PA Manganese and manganese compounds 27,000 0 27,000 191,700 0.02%
US STEEL GRANITE CITY WORKS GRANITE CITY IL Copper and copper compounds 110 0 110 165,000 0.02%
USS MON VALLEY WORKS - EDGAR THOMSON PLANT BRADDOCK PA Lead and lead compounds 8 0 8 144,540 0.01%
USS-CLAIRTON PLANT CLAIRTON PA Benzo(g,h,i)perylene 7 0 7 138,200 0.01%
US STEEL CORP MIDWEST PLANT PORTAGE IN Lead and lead compounds 6 0 6 104,580 0.01%
US STEEL CORP-FAIRFIELD WORKS FAIRFIELD AL Nitrate compounds 120,000 0 120,000 75,600 0.01%
US STEEL GRANITE CITY WORKS GRANITE CITY IL Cyanide compounds 320 0 320 64,000 0.01%
USS MON VALLEY WORKS - EDGAR THOMSON PLANT BRADDOCK PA Zinc and zinc compounds 19,000 0 19,000 62,700 0.01%
LONE STAR TUBULAR OPERATIONS LONE STAR TX Manganese and manganese compounds 8,070 0 8,070 57,297 0.01%
USS-CLAIRTON PLANT CLAIRTON PA Benzene 1 0 1 55,000 0.01%
USS GARY WORKS GARY IN Polycyclic aromatic compounds 0 0 0 52,000 0.01%
US STEEL CORP-FAIRFIELD WORKS FAIRFIELD AL Mercury and mercury compounds 5 0 5 52,000 0.01%
US STEEL GRANITE CITY WORKS GRANITE CITY IL Mercury and mercury compounds 5 0 5 49,400 0.01%
OFFSHORE OPERATIONS HOUSTON HOUSTON TX Lead and lead compounds 3 0 3 49,320 0.01%
USS MON VALLEY WORKS - EDGAR THOMSON PLANT BRADDOCK PA Copper and copper compounds 26 0 26 39,000 0.00%
USS-CLAIRTON PLANT CLAIRTON PA Pyridine 34 0 34 34,000 0.00%
US STEEL CORP GREAT LAKES WORKS ECORSE MI Nitrate compounds 52,440 0 52,440 33,037 0.00%
USS MON VALLEY WORKS - IRVIN PLANT WEST MIFFLIN PA Nitrate compounds 52,000 0 52,000 32,760 0.00%
USS GARY WORKS GARY IN Mercury and mercury compounds 3 0 3 29,100 0.00%
US STEEL GRANITE CITY WORKS GRANITE CITY IL Nickel and nickel compounds 310 0 310 28,210 0.00%
USS GARY WORKS GARY IN Selenium and selenium compounds 131 0 131 26,200 0.00%
USS GARY WORKS GARY IN Cadmium and cadmium compounds 11 0 11 22,000 0.00%
US STEEL CORP TUBULAR DIV LORAIN TUBULAR LORAIN OH Nickel and nickel compounds 240 0 240 21,840 0.00%
USS GARY WORKS GARY IN Zinc and zinc compounds 6,200 0 6,200 20,460 0.00%
US STEEL GRANITE CITY WORKS GRANITE CITY IL Barium and barium compounds 3,800 0 3,800 19,000 0.00%
USS GARY WORKS GARY IN Nickel and nickel compounds 200 0 200 18,200 0.00%
USS GARY WORKS GARY IN Silver and silver compounds 87 0 87 17,400 0.00%
USS MON VALLEY WORKS - IRVIN PLANT WEST MIFFLIN PA Nickel and nickel compounds 190 0 190 17,290 0.00%
US STEEL GRANITE CITY WORKS GRANITE CITY IL Vanadium and vanadium compounds 120 0 120 16,800 0.00%
USS-POSCO INDUSTRIES PITTSBURG CA Antimony and antimony compounds 6 0 6 13,925 0.00%
US STEEL CORP MIDWEST PLANT PORTAGE IN Nitrate compounds 19,000 0 19,000 11,970 0.00%
US STEEL CORP-FAIRFIELD WORKS FAIRFIELD AL Zinc and zinc compounds 2,900 0 2,900 9,570 0.00%
US STEEL GRANITE CITY WORKS GRANITE CITY IL Manganese and manganese compounds 1,200 0 1,200 8,520 0.00%
LONE STAR TUBULAR OPERATIONS LONE STAR TX Lead and lead compounds 0 0 0 8,460 0.00%
USS MON VALLEY WORKS - EDGAR THOMSON PLANT BRADDOCK PA Cadmium and cadmium compounds 4 0 4 8,000 0.00%
TUBULAR PROCESSING HOUSTON OPERATIONS HOUSTON TX Lead and lead compounds 0 0 0 6,120 0.00%
US STEEL GRANITE CITY WORKS GRANITE CITY IL Beryllium and beryllium compounds 12 0 12 6,000 0.00%
US STEEL CORP-FAIRFIELD WORKS FAIRFIELD AL Nickel and nickel compounds 62 0 62 5,642 0.00%
US STEEL CORP TUBULAR DIV LORAIN TUBULAR LORAIN OH Manganese and manganese compounds 760 0 760 5,396 0.00%
US STEEL GRANITE CITY WORKS GRANITE CITY IL Zinc and zinc compounds 1,400 0 1,400 4,620 0.00%
USS MON VALLEY WORKS - EDGAR THOMSON PLANT BRADDOCK PA Nitrate compounds 7,200 0 7,200 4,536 0.00%
USS-CLAIRTON PLANT CLAIRTON PA Ethylbenzene 4 0 4 4,400 0.00%
US STEEL CORP GREAT LAKES WORKS ECORSE MI Mercury and mercury compounds 0 1 0 4,212 0.00%
US STEEL CORP-FAIRFIELD WORKS FAIRFIELD AL Manganese and manganese compounds 585 0 585 4,153 0.00%
USS GARY WORKS GARY IN Phenol 1,113 0 1,113 3,673 0.00%
DOUBLE EAGLE STEEL COATING CO DEARBORN MI Zinc and zinc compounds 1,100 0 1,100 3,630 0.00%
US STEEL CORP GREAT LAKES WORKS ECORSE MI Zinc and zinc compounds 771 252 856 2,826 0.00%
USS GARY WORKS GARY IN Beryllium and beryllium compounds 4 0 4 2,000 0.00%
US STEEL CORP-FAIRFIELD WORKS FAIRFIELD AL Barium and barium compounds 400 0 400 2,000 0.00%
DOUBLE G COATINGS CO LP JACKSON MS Manganese and manganese compounds 0 420 257 1,823 0.00%
USS MON VALLEY WORKS - IRVIN PLANT WEST MIFFLIN PA Zinc and zinc compounds 520 0 520 1,716 0.00%
USS MON VALLEY WORKS - EDGAR THOMSON PLANT BRADDOCK PA Nickel and nickel compounds 17 0 17 1,547 0.00%
LONE STAR TUBULAR OPERATIONS LONE STAR TX Copper and copper compounds 1 0 1 1,500 0.00%
US STEEL FAIRLESS HILLS WORKS FAIRLESS HILLS PA Zinc and zinc compounds 450 0 450 1,485 0.00%
USS MON VALLEY WORKS - IRVIN PLANT WEST MIFFLIN PA Manganese and manganese compounds 180 0 180 1,278 0.00%
USS-CLAIRTON PLANT CLAIRTON PA Naphthalene 13 0 13 650 0.00%
USS GARY WORKS GARY IN Barium and barium compounds 120 0 120 600 0.00%
USS MON VALLEY WORKS - EDGAR THOMSON PLANT BRADDOCK PA Mercury and mercury compounds 0 0 0 600 0.00%
WHEELING MACHINE PRODUCTS HUGHES SPRINGS HUGHES SPRINGS TX Lead and lead compounds 0 0 0 526 0.00%
USS MON VALLEY WORKS - EDGAR THOMSON PLANT BRADDOCK PA Beryllium and beryllium compounds 1 0 1 500 0.00%
US STEEL GRANITE CITY WORKS GRANITE CITY IL Phenol 150 0 150 495 0.00%
USS-CLAIRTON PLANT CLAIRTON PA Phenol 140 0 140 462 0.00%
WHEELING MACHINE PINE BLUFF PINE BLUFF AR Lead and lead compounds 0 0 0 460 0.00%
USS MON VALLEY WORKS - EDGAR THOMSON PLANT BRADDOCK PA Barium and barium compounds 92 0 92 460 0.00%
USS-POSCO INDUSTRIES PITTSBURG CA Nickel and nickel compounds 5 0 5 431 0.00%
US STEEL CORP MIDWEST PLANT PORTAGE IN Zinc and zinc compounds 100 0 100 330 0.00%
US STEEL CORP GREAT LAKES WORKS ECORSE MI Nickel and nickel compounds 0 4 2 225 0.00%
WHEELING MACHINE PRODUCTS HUGHES SPRINGS HUGHES SPRINGS TX Manganese and manganese compounds 15 4 17 124 0.00%
USS-CLAIRTON PLANT CLAIRTON PA Mercury and mercury compounds 0 0 0 100 0.00%
OFFSHORE OPERATIONS HOUSTON HOUSTON TX Manganese and manganese compounds 11 0 11 78 0.00%
WHEELING MACHINE PINE BLUFF PINE BLUFF AR Nickel and nickel compounds 0 1 1 56 0.00%
USS-CLAIRTON PLANT CLAIRTON PA Xylene (mixed isomers) 11 0 11 55 0.00%
USS-CLAIRTON PLANT CLAIRTON PA Toluene 4 0 4 52 0.00%
DOUBLE G COATINGS CO LP JACKSON MS Zinc and zinc compounds 0 23 8 26 0.00%
USS-CLAIRTON PLANT CLAIRTON PA Anthracene 7 0 7 23 0.00%
USS-CLAIRTON PLANT CLAIRTON PA Styrene 4 0 4 20 0.00%
USS-POSCO INDUSTRIES PITTSBURG CA Zinc and zinc compounds 5 0 5 15 0.00%
WHEELING MACHINE PINE BLUFF PINE BLUFF AR Zinc and zinc compounds 0 3 1 3 0.00%
USS GARY WORKS GARY IN Cobalt and cobalt compounds 75 0 75 0 0.00%
USS GARY WORKS GARY IN Ammonia 977 0 977 0 0.00%
US STEEL CORP-FAIRFIELD WORKS FAIRFIELD AL Ammonia 680 0 680 0 0.00%
USS-CLAIRTON PLANT CLAIRTON PA Dibenzofuran 34 0 34 0 0.00%
USS-CLAIRTON PLANT CLAIRTON PA Ammonia 949 0 949 0 0.00%
USS-CLAIRTON PLANT CLAIRTON PA Phenanthrene 7 0 7 0 0.00%
US STEEL GRANITE CITY WORKS GRANITE CITY IL Ammonia 2,500 0 2,500 0 0.00%
US STEEL CORP GREAT LAKES WORKS ECORSE MI Ammonia 11,300 2,926 12,473 0 0.00%
USS MON VALLEY WORKS - EDGAR THOMSON PLANT BRADDOCK PA Ammonia 18 0 18 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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