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Rank in Toxic 100 Water: 14
Surface Water releases 2014 (lbs): 7,736,805
POTW (sewerage plant) transfers 2014 (lbs): 2,417,726
Pounds released post-treatment 2014 (lbs): 7,987,453
Total Surface Water and POTW Toxic Hazard 2014: 2,083,126,819
Percentage of national total 2014 surface water and POTW hazard: 0.801%

Chemicals at facilities displayed below: (
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BASF CORP GEISMAR LA Diaminotoluene (mixed isomers) 273 0 273 873,600,000 41.94%
BASF CORP SUFFOLK VA Acrylamide 0 9,013 716 357,816,210 17.18%
BASF CORP ZACHARY LA Dioxane 2,643 0 2,643 264,300,000 12.69%
BASF CORP NEWPORT DE p-Chloroaniline 0 2,987 1,606 176,704,942 8.48%
BASF CORP WYANDOTTE MI Propylene oxide 250 3,149 497 119,251,556 5.72%
BASF CORP MAULDIN PLANT MAULDIN SC Propylene oxide 221 2,207 394 94,507,926 4.54%
BASF CORP MAULDIN PLANT MAULDIN SC Ethylene oxide 162 1,621 288 63,456,371 3.05%
BASF CORP GEISMAR LA o-Toluidine 193 0 193 46,320,000 2.22%
BASF CORP ERIE PA Chromium and chromium compounds 3 354 87 43,271,997 2.08%
BASF CORP NEWPORT DE Aniline 0 27,295 2,159 12,306,502 0.59%
BASF CORP ELYRIA OH Chromium and chromium compounds 5 25 11 5,450,000 0.26%
BASF CORP WYANDOTTE MI Ethylene oxide 2 190 17 3,700,401 0.18%
BASF CORP WYANDOTTE MI Acrylonitrile 5 0 5 2,700,000 0.13%
BASF CORP SENECA SC Hydrazine 0 5 1 2,250,000 0.11%
BASF CORP ZACHARY LA Glycol ethers 11,416 0 11,416 2,054,880 0.10%
BASF CORP-SAVANNAH OPERATIONS SAVANNAH GA Nitrate compounds 2,860,000 0 2,860,000 1,801,800 0.09%
BASF CORP - HANNIBAL SITE PALMYRA MO 1,2-Dichloroethane 19 0 19 1,729,000 0.08%
BASF CORP MONACA PA Acrylonitrile 3 0 3 1,620,000 0.08%
BASF CORP GEISMAR LA Acetaldehyde 183 0 183 1,445,700 0.07%
BASF CORP ATTAPULGUS OPS ATTAPULGUS GA Nitrate compounds 2,290,000 0 2,290,000 1,442,700 0.07%
BASF CORP GEISMAR LA Sodium nitrite 110,000 0 110,000 1,100,000 0.05%
BASF CORP ERIE PA Copper and copper compounds 3 2,473 684 1,025,725 0.05%
BASF CORP - FREEPORT SITE FREEPORT TX Nitrate compounds 1,300,000 0 1,300,000 819,000 0.04%
BASF CORP KANKAKEE IL 1,2-Dichloroethane 0 16 7 611,083 0.03%
BASF CORP GEISMAR LA Nitrate compounds 905,000 0 905,000 570,150 0.03%
BASF CORP ERIE PA Lead and lead compounds 3 52 22 395,827 0.02%
BASF CORP GEISMAR LA Copper and copper compounds 240 0 240 360,000 0.02%
BASF CORP ERIE PA Sodium nitrite 0 35,003 34,355 343,554 0.02%
BASF CORP MC INTOSH AL Triethylamine 633 0 633 316,500 0.02%
BASF CORP WYANDOTTE MI Ethyl acrylate 5 14 6 291,072 0.01%
BASF CORP CINCINNATI OH Copper and copper compounds 138 7 140 209,891 0.01%
BASF CORP MONACA PA Ethyl acrylate 4 0 4 192,000 0.01%
BASF CORP - FREEPORT SITE FREEPORT TX Copper and copper compounds 107 0 107 160,500 0.01%
BASF CORP NEWPORT DE Biphenyl 0 17,076 195 155,733 0.01%
BASF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS DE PUERTO RICO MANATI PR Diuron 0 12 6 112,837 0.01%
BASF CORP SENECA SC Lead and lead compounds 1 14 6 101,030 0.00%
BASF CORP MC INTOSH AL Nitrate compounds 136,483 0 136,483 85,984 0.00%
BASF CORP SUFFOLK VA Acrylonitrile 0 2 0 84,348 0.00%
BASF CORP ERIE PA Nickel and nickel compounds 4 1,338 830 75,513 0.00%
BASF CORP ELYRIA OH Lead and lead compounds 1 4 2 41,008 0.00%
BASF CORP ELYRIA OH Copper and copper compounds 5 79 27 40,123 0.00%
BASF CORP CHATTANOOGA TN tert-Butyl alcohol 0 7,250 3,934 39,338 0.00%
BASF CORP SENECA SC Copper and copper compounds 1 71 21 30,819 0.00%
BASF CORP NEWPORT DE Methanol 0 358,135 28,400 28,400 0.00%
BASF CORP-PASADENA CATALYST SITE PASADENA TX Epichlorohydrin 0 5 3 26,705 0.00%
BASF CORP ZACHARY LA Nitrate compounds 39,333 0 39,333 24,780 0.00%
BASF CORP CINCINNATI OH Methanol 0 193,916 15,378 15,378 0.00%
BASF CORP GEISMAR LA Nickel and nickel compounds 155 0 155 14,105 0.00%
BASF CORP ELYRIA OH Mercury and mercury compounds 1 1 1 13,143 0.00%
BASF CORP SPARTANBURG SC Glycol ethers 0 750 60 10,719 0.00%
BASF CORP - FREEPORT SITE FREEPORT TX Nickel and nickel compounds 117 0 117 10,647 0.00%
BASF CORP - HANNIBAL SITE PALMYRA MO Bromine 5 0 5 10,500 0.00%
BASF CORP MONACA PA tert-Butyl alcohol 876 0 876 8,760 0.00%
BASF CORP - HANNIBAL SITE PALMYRA MO Nitrate compounds 13,600 0 13,600 8,568 0.00%
BASF CORP ELYRIA OH Molybdenum trioxide 1 20 20 7,788 0.00%
BASF CORP MAULDIN PLANT MAULDIN SC Diethanolamine 0 134 11 7,526 0.00%
BASF CORP SENECA SC Nickel and nickel compounds 2 130 83 7,520 0.00%
BASF CORP MONACA PA Nitrate compounds 7,231 0 7,231 4,556 0.00%
BASF CORP CINCINNATI OH Zinc and zinc compounds 1,114 106 1,150 3,795 0.00%
BASF CORP - FREEPORT SITE FREEPORT TX Zinc and zinc compounds 970 0 970 3,201 0.00%
BASF CORP HUNTSVILLE AL Copper and copper compounds 2 0 2 3,021 0.00%
BASF CORP ZACHARY LA Chloromethane 2 0 2 2,600 0.00%
BASF CORP - HANNIBAL SITE PALMYRA MO Triethylamine 5 0 5 2,500 0.00%
BASF CORP SUFFOLK VA Methanol 0 29,125 2,310 2,310 0.00%
BASF CORP KANKAKEE IL tert-Butyl alcohol 0 250 136 1,356 0.00%
BASF CORP - HANNIBAL SITE PALMYRA MO Nitric acid 5 0 5 1,350 0.00%
BASF CORP EVANS CITY PA tert-Butyl alcohol 0 238 129 1,291 0.00%
BASF CORP WASHINGTON NJ Ethylene glycol 0 30,882 2,452 1,226 0.00%
BASF CORP WASHINGTON NJ n-Butyl alcohol 0 1,500 119 1,187 0.00%
BASF CORP WYANDOTTE MI Glycol ethers 3 37 6 1,069 0.00%
BASF CORP CHATTANOOGA TN Styrene 0 4,000 204 1,022 0.00%
BASF CORP ELYRIA OH Zinc and zinc compounds 297 32 308 1,016 0.00%
BASF CORP ELYRIA OH Nickel and nickel compounds 1 15 10 933 0.00%
BASF CORP WEST MEMPHIS AR Glycol ethers 5 0 5 900 0.00%
BASF CORP-PASADENA CATALYST SITE PASADENA TX Toluene 0 900 45 590 0.00%
BASF CORP-PASADENA CATALYST SITE PASADENA TX Ethylene glycol 0 14,000 1,112 556 0.00%
BASF CORP GEISMAR LA Formaldehyde 79 0 79 395 0.00%
BASF CORP ZACHARY LA 2-Methoxyethanol 2 0 2 360 0.00%
BASF CORP ZACHARY LA Formaldehyde 72 0 72 360 0.00%
BASF CORP MC INTOSH AL Ethylene glycol 669 0 669 335 0.00%
BASF CORP ELYRIA OH Nitrate compounds 515 448,595 515 324 0.00%
BASF CORP GEISMAR LA Formic acid 640 0 640 320 0.00%
BASF CORP WYANDOTTE MI Styrene 41 421 63 313 0.00%
BASF CORP ERIE PA Barium and barium compounds 58 0 58 290 0.00%
BASF CORP - HANNIBAL SITE PALMYRA MO Naphthalene 5 0 5 250 0.00%
BASF CORP MC INTOSH AL Methyl acrylate 7 0 7 231 0.00%
BASF CORP ERIE PA Vanadium and vanadium compounds 1 0 1 196 0.00%
BASF CORP-PASADENA CATALYST SITE PASADENA TX Dibutyl phthalate 0 2,500 19 195 0.00%
BASF CORP - FREEPORT SITE FREEPORT TX Manganese and manganese compounds 27 0 27 192 0.00%
BASF CORP SENECA SC Barium and barium compounds 0 99 31 153 0.00%
BASF CORP HUNTSVILLE AL Nickel and nickel compounds 2 0 2 138 0.00%
BASF CORP MONACA PA Methyl acrylate 4 0 4 132 0.00%
BASF CORP WYANDOTTE MI Ethylene glycol 0 3,191 253 127 0.00%
BASF CORP WYANDOTTE MI Zinc and zinc compounds 0 104 35 116 0.00%
BASF CORP GEISMAR LA Toluene 8 0 8 104 0.00%
BASF CORP SENECA SC Nitrate compounds 149 12,000 149 94 0.00%
BASF CORP WEST MEMPHIS AR Methyl acrylate 3 0 3 84 0.00%
BASF CORP WEST MEMPHIS AR Methanol 73 0 73 73 0.00%
BASF CORP ELYRIA OH Barium and barium compounds 5 26 13 65 0.00%
BASF CORP - HANNIBAL SITE PALMYRA MO Methyl isobutyl ketone 5 0 5 65 0.00%
BASF CORP - HANNIBAL SITE PALMYRA MO Toluene 5 0 5 65 0.00%
BASF CORP EVANS CITY PA Methanol 0 750 59 59 0.00%
BASF CORP PASADENA TX Methanol 0 750 59 59 0.00%
BASF CORP ZACHARY LA Acetonitrile 1 0 1 58 0.00%
BASF CORP - HANNIBAL SITE PALMYRA MO Acetonitrile 1 0 1 58 0.00%
BASF CORP MAULDIN PLANT MAULDIN SC Ethylene glycol 64 639 115 57 0.00%
BASF CORP WYANDOTTE MI sec-Butyl alcohol 5 0 5 50 0.00%
BASF CORP - HANNIBAL SITE PALMYRA MO Pendimethalin 5 0 5 50 0.00%
BASF CORP - HANNIBAL SITE PALMYRA MO N,N-Dimethylformamide 5 0 5 50 0.00%
BASF CORP MAULDIN PLANT MAULDIN SC Methanol 0 569 45 45 0.00%
BASF CORP NEWPORT DE Xylene (mixed isomers) 0 214 8 42 0.00%
BASF CORP HUNTSVILLE AL Barium and barium compounds 1 20 7 37 0.00%
BASF CORP WYANDOTTE MI Acrylic acid 1 174 15 30 0.00%
BASF CORP ELYRIA OH Manganese and manganese compounds 1 5 4 29 0.00%
BASF CORP ZACHARY LA Toluene 2 0 2 26 0.00%
BASF CORP - HANNIBAL SITE PALMYRA MO Formaldehyde 5 0 5 25 0.00%
BASF CORP - HANNIBAL SITE PALMYRA MO o-Xylene 5 0 5 25 0.00%
BASF CORP ERIE PA Nitrate compounds 28 329,084 28 18 0.00%
BASF CORP ZACHARY LA Ethylene glycol 31 0 31 16 0.00%
BASF CORP WYANDOTTE MI Butyl acrylate 0 72 5 10 0.00%
BASF CORP MONACA PA Styrene 2 0 2 10 0.00%
BASF CORP MONACA PA Vinyl acetate 10 0 10 10 0.00%
BASF CORP CHATTANOOGA TN Styrene 0 36 2 9 0.00%
BASF CORP WYANDOTTE MI Methyl methacrylate 6 70 11 8 0.00%
BASF CORP MONACA PA Butyl acrylate 3 0 3 6 0.00%
BASF CORP - HANNIBAL SITE PALMYRA MO Methanol 5 0 5 5 0.00%
BASF CORP LEVITTOWN PA Ethylene glycol 5 14 6 3 0.00%
BASF CORP PASADENA TX n-Hexane 0 250 0 3 0.00%
BASF CORP - HANNIBAL SITE PALMYRA MO Chloroethane (Ethyl chloride) 5 0 5 2 0.00%
BASF CORP ZACHARY LA Methanol 1 0 1 1 0.00%
BASF CORP ZACHARY LA 2-Ethoxyethanol 0 0 0 1 0.00%
BASF CORP MONACA PA Methyl methacrylate 1 0 1 1 0.00%
BASF CORP ZACHARY LA Chloroethane (Ethyl chloride) 2 0 2 1 0.00%
BASF CORP HUNTSVILLE AL Nitrate compounds 1 70 1 1 0.00%
BASF CORP KANKAKEE IL Methanol 0 5 0 0 0.00%
BASF CORP-PASADENA CATALYST SITE PASADENA TX n-Hexane 0 5 0 0 0.00%
BASF CORP GEISMAR LA Ammonia 10,500 0 10,500 0 0.00%
BASF CORP SUFFOLK VA Ammonia 0 1,165 467 0 0.00%
BASF CORP ZACHARY LA Paraldehyde 1 0 1 0 0.00%
BASF CORP NEWPORT DE N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone 0 14,692 1,167 0 0.00%
BASF CORP NEWPORT DE Nitrate compounds 0 27,671 0 0 0.00%
BASF CORP WYANDOTTE MI Ammonia 4 2,019 814 0 0.00%
BASF CORP WYANDOTTE MI N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone 2 264 23 0 0.00%
BASF CORP WYANDOTTE MI Diisocyanates 0 15 0 0 0.00%
BASF CORP ERIE PA Ammonia 85 377,029 151,274 0 0.00%
BASF CORP ELYRIA OH Lithium carbonate 1 25 26 0 0.00%
BASF CORP ELYRIA OH Cobalt and cobalt compounds 5 5 8 0 0.00%
BASF CORP ELYRIA OH Ammonia 5 1,538 622 0 0.00%
BASF CORP SENECA SC Nitric acid 0 5 0 0 0.00%
BASF CORP MONACA PA Ammonia 148 0 148 0 0.00%
BASF CORP-SAVANNAH OPERATIONS SAVANNAH GA Ammonia 21,300 0 21,300 0 0.00%
BASF CORP - HANNIBAL SITE PALMYRA MO Ammonia 136 0 136 0 0.00%
BASF CORP - HANNIBAL SITE PALMYRA MO Dimethyl sulfate 5 0 5 0 0.00%
BASF CORP ATTAPULGUS OPS ATTAPULGUS GA Ammonia 19,200 0 19,200 0 0.00%
BASF CORP - FREEPORT SITE FREEPORT TX Cobalt and cobalt compounds 42 0 42 0 0.00%
BASF CORP - FREEPORT SITE FREEPORT TX Ammonia 1,070 0 1,070 0 0.00%
BASF CORP LEVITTOWN PA Lithium carbonate 5 0 5 0 0.00%
BASF PEEKSKILL PIGMENT FACILITY PEEKSKILL NY Nitrate compounds 0 449,202 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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