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Rank in Toxic 100 Water: 5
Surface Water releases 2014 (lbs): 156,853
POTW (sewerage plant) transfers 2014 (lbs): 86
Pounds released post-treatment 2014 (lbs): 156,884
Total Surface Water and POTW Toxic Hazard 2014: 6,468,521,622
Percentage of national total 2014 surface water and POTW hazard: 2.489%

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Chromium and chromium compounds 6,740 1 6,740 3,370,118,000 52.10%
Arsenic and arsenic compounds 2,018 0 2,018 3,027,000,000 46.80%
Copper and copper compounds 45,206 3 45,207 67,810,239 1.05%
Thallium and thallium compounds 70 0 70 980,000 0.02%
Lead and lead compounds 54 0 54 970,200 0.01%
Nickel and nickel compounds 10,073 7 10,077 917,036 0.01%
Barium and barium compounds 49,489 0 49,489 247,445 0.00%
Vanadium and vanadium compounds 1,740 0 1,740 243,600 0.00%
Selenium and selenium compounds 656 0 656 131,200 0.00%
Manganese and manganese compounds 10,108 0 10,108 71,767 0.00%
Zinc and zinc compounds 5,167 75 5,192 17,135 0.00%
Mercury and mercury compounds 2 0 2 15,000 0.00%
Styrene 0 0 0 0 0.00%
Beryllium and beryllium compounds 0 0 0 0 0.00%
Cobalt and cobalt compounds 16 0 16 0 0.00%
Hydrochloric acid 0 0 0 0 0.00%
Hydrogen fluoride 0 0 0 0 0.00%
Ammonia 25,515 0 25,515 0 0.00%
Sulfuric acid 0 0 0 0 0.00%
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 0 0 0 0 0.00%
Polycyclic aromatic compounds 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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