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Rank in Toxic 100 Water: 82
Surface Water releases 2014 (lbs): 26,952
POTW (sewerage plant) transfers 2014 (lbs): 2,646
Pounds released post-treatment 2014 (lbs): 28,563
Total Surface Water and POTW Toxic Hazard 2014: 20,149,341
Percentage of national total 2014 surface water and POTW hazard: 0.008%

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Chromium and chromium compounds 36 14 39 19,442,681 96.49%
Lead and lead compounds 20 1 21 376,078 1.87%
Sodium nitrite 25,700 1,390 27,064 270,641 1.34%
Copper and copper compounds 32 12 35 53,075 0.26%
Manganese and manganese compounds 394 131 474 3,366 0.02%
Chlorine 249 0 249 2,486 0.01%
Zinc and zinc compounds 0 455 154 508 0.00%
Nickel and nickel compounds 0 6 4 337 0.00%
Ethylene glycol 260 30 262 131 0.00%
Phenol 11 0 11 37 0.00%
Methanol 0 0 0 0 0.00%
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene 0 0 0 0 0.00%
Toluene 0 0 0 0 0.00%
Propylene (Propene) 0 0 0 0 0.00%
Triethylamine 0 0 0 0 0.00%
Xylene (mixed isomers) 0 0 0 0 0.00%
Cobalt and cobalt compounds 0 0 0 0 0.00%
Ammonia 250 0 250 0 0.00%
Glycol ethers 0 0 0 0 0.00%
Nitrate compounds 0 608 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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