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Rank in Toxic 100 Water: 92
Surface Water releases 2014 (lbs): 559,019
POTW (sewerage plant) transfers 2014 (lbs): 170,596
Pounds released post-treatment 2014 (lbs): 572,622
Total Surface Water and POTW Toxic Hazard 2014: 13,749,383
Percentage of national total 2014 surface water and POTW hazard: 0.005%

Chemicals at facilities displayed below: (
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3M COTTAGE GROVE CENTER COTTAGE GROVE MN Antimony and antimony compounds 3,565 0 3,565 8,912,500 64.82%
3M COTTAGE GROVE CENTER COTTAGE GROVE MN Sodium nitrite 231,859 0 231,859 2,318,590 16.86%
3M CO - CORDOVA CORDOVA IL Glycol ethers 5,700 0 5,700 1,026,000 7.46%
3M COTTAGE GROVE CENTER COTTAGE GROVE MN 1,2-Dichloroethane 5 0 5 455,000 3.31%
3M COTTAGE GROVE CENTER COTTAGE GROVE MN Nitrate compounds 313,085 0 313,085 197,244 1.43%
3M COTTAGE GROVE CENTER COTTAGE GROVE MN Dichloromethane 88 0 88 176,000 1.28%
3M CO - LITTLE ROCK LITTLE ROCK AR Copper and copper compounds 116 0 116 174,000 1.27%
3M CO - CORDOVA CORDOVA IL Triethylamine 320 0 320 160,000 1.16%
3M CO - CORDOVA CORDOVA IL Catechol 11 0 11 99,000 0.72%
3M CO - CORDOVA CORDOVA IL Lead and lead compounds 5 0 5 93,578 0.68%
3M COTTAGE GROVE CENTER COTTAGE GROVE MN Lead and lead compounds 3 0 3 54,000 0.39%
3M CO - BROWNWOOD BROWNWOOD TX Lead and lead compounds 2 0 2 28,800 0.21%
3M PURIFICATION INC (FORMERLY CUNO INC) MERIDEN CT Methanol 0 166,108 13,172 13,172 0.10%
3M CO - CORDOVA CORDOVA IL Nickel and nickel compounds 130 0 130 11,830 0.09%
CERADYNE INC A 3M CO SEATTLE WA Lead and lead compounds 0 1 0 6,574 0.05%
3M CO-COLUMBIA COLUMBIA MO Copper and copper compounds 1 6 3 4,794 0.03%
3M CO - CORDOVA CORDOVA IL Mercury and mercury compounds 0 0 0 3,788 0.03%
3M CO - CORDOVA CORDOVA IL Acetonitrile 46 0 46 2,668 0.02%
3M CO - CORDOVA CORDOVA IL Ethylbenzene 2 0 2 2,200 0.02%
3M CO - CORDOVA CORDOVA IL Methanol 2,200 0 2,200 2,200 0.02%
3M ELYRIA ELYRIA OH Hydrogen sulfide 0 5 1 2,034 0.01%
3M CO - TONAWANDA TONAWANDA NY Carbon disulfide 0 900 115 1,155 0.01%
3M PURIFICATION INC STAFFORD SPRINGS CT Formaldehyde 0 2,505 199 993 0.01%
3M COTTAGE GROVE CENTER COTTAGE GROVE MN Zinc and zinc compounds 277 0 277 914 0.01%
3M CO - DECATUR DECATUR AL Methyl isobutyl ketone 54 0 54 702 0.01%
3M ELYRIA ELYRIA OH Carbon disulfide 0 250 32 321 0.00%
3M CO - DECATUR DECATUR AL Methanol 300 0 300 300 0.00%
3M CO - BROWNWOOD BROWNWOOD TX Barium and barium compounds 44 0 44 220 0.00%
3M CO - MENOMONIE MENOMONIE WI N,N-Dimethylformamide 0 225 18 179 0.00%
3M CO - NEVADA NEVADA MO Barium and barium compounds 26 0 26 130 0.00%
3M CO - BROWNWOOD BROWNWOOD TX Zinc and zinc compounds 23 20 30 98 0.00%
3M CO-COLUMBIA COLUMBIA MO Zinc and zinc compounds 23 2 24 78 0.00%
3M CO - LITTLE ROCK LITTLE ROCK AR Zinc and zinc compounds 23 0 23 75 0.00%
3M COTTAGE GROVE CENTER COTTAGE GROVE MN Phenol 18 0 18 59 0.00%
3M CO - DECATUR DECATUR AL Acrylic acid 27 0 27 54 0.00%
3M CO BROOKINGS BROOKINGS SD Zinc and zinc compounds 0 42 14 47 0.00%
3M CO - CORDOVA CORDOVA IL Toluene 2 0 2 26 0.00%
3M CO-HUTCHINSON HUTCHINSON MN Methanol 0 277 22 22 0.00%
3M CO-VALLEY VALLEY NE Acrylic acid 0 94 7 15 0.00%
3M CO - CORDOVA CORDOVA IL Xylene (mixed isomers) 2 0 2 10 0.00%
3M CO-ALEXANDRIA ALEXANDRIA MN Phenol 0 26 2 7 0.00%
3M CO - CORDOVA CORDOVA IL Methyl acrylate 0 0 0 3 0.00%
3M CO-ALEXANDRIA ALEXANDRIA MN Formaldehyde 0 4 0 2 0.00%
3M CO - CORDOVA CORDOVA IL Styrene 0 0 0 2 0.00%
3M CO - CORDOVA CORDOVA IL tert-Butyl alcohol 0 0 0 1 0.00%
3M COTTAGE GROVE CENTER COTTAGE GROVE MN Ammonia 161 0 161 0 0.00%
3M CO - CORDOVA CORDOVA IL Ammonia 900 0 900 0 0.00%
3M CO-GREENVILLE GREENVILLE SC N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone 0 131 10 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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