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Rank in Toxic 100 Water: 23
Surface Water releases 2015 (lbs): 5,536,070
POTW (sewerage plant) transfers 2015 (lbs): 2,674
Pounds released post-treatment 2015 (lbs): 5,537,127
Total Surface Water and POTW Toxic Hazard 2015: 710,554,970
Percentage of national total 2015 surface water and POTW hazard: 0.3%

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This company is rank 31 on the Toxic 100 Air list.
This company is rank 30 on the Greenhouse 100 list.

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DOUBLE G COATINGS CO LP JACKSON MS Lead and lead compounds 0 0 0 263 0.00% 50%
DOUBLE G COATINGS CO LP JACKSON MS Manganese and manganese compounds 0 33 20 143 0.00% 50%
DOUBLE G COATINGS CO LP JACKSON MS Zinc and zinc compounds 0 36 12 40 0.00% 50%
GREAT LAKES WORKS EGL DEARBORN DEARBORN MI Zinc and zinc compounds 900 0 900 2,970 0.00%
GREAT LAKES WORKS EGL DEARBORN DEARBORN MI Nickel and nickel compounds 12 0 12 1,092 0.00%
LONE STAR TUBULAR OPERATIONS LONE STAR TX Copper and copper compounds 1 0 1 1,500 0.00%
LONE STAR TUBULAR OPERATIONS LONE STAR TX Manganese and manganese compounds 1,420 0 1,420 10,082 0.00%
LONE STAR TUBULAR OPERATIONS LONE STAR TX Lead and lead compounds 85 0 85 1,525,320 0.21%
OFFSHORE OPERATIONS HOUSTON HOUSTON TX Manganese and manganese compounds 11 0 11 78 0.00%
OFFSHORE OPERATIONS HOUSTON HOUSTON TX Lead and lead compounds 3 0 3 49,140 0.01%
PRO-TEC COATING CO LEIPSIC OH Ammonia 0 248 99 0 0.00% 50%
PRO-TEC COATING CO LEIPSIC OH Zinc and zinc compounds 0 10 3 11 0.00% 50%
TUBULAR PROCESSING HOUSTON OPERATIONS HOUSTON TX Lead and lead compounds 1 0 1 22,680 0.00%
TUBULAR PROCESSING HOUSTON OPERATIONS HOUSTON TX Manganese and manganese compounds 2 0 2 14 0.00%
US STEEL CORP GREAT LAKES WORKS ECORSE MI Mercury and mercury compounds 0 2 1 5,029 0.00%
US STEEL CORP GREAT LAKES WORKS ECORSE MI Nickel and nickel compounds 0 4 2 225 0.00%
US STEEL CORP GREAT LAKES WORKS ECORSE MI Arsenic and arsenic compounds 0 4 2 3,085,800 0.43%
US STEEL CORP GREAT LAKES WORKS ECORSE MI Chromium and chromium compounds 0 4 1 472,000 0.07%
US STEEL CORP GREAT LAKES WORKS ECORSE MI Copper and copper compounds 569 45 581 872,083 0.12%
US STEEL CORP GREAT LAKES WORKS ECORSE MI Lead and lead compounds 69 35 82 1,472,076 0.21%
US STEEL CORP GREAT LAKES WORKS ECORSE MI Ammonia 13,184 2,240 14,082 0 0.00%
US STEEL CORP GREAT LAKES WORKS ECORSE MI Nitrate compounds 39,520 0 39,520 24,898 0.00%
US STEEL CORP GREAT LAKES WORKS ECORSE MI Zinc and zinc compounds 515 174 574 1,894 0.00%
US STEEL CORP MIDWEST PLANT PORTAGE IN Chromium and chromium compounds 130 0 130 65,000,000 9.15%
US STEEL CORP MIDWEST PLANT PORTAGE IN Zinc and zinc compounds 200 0 200 660 0.00%
US STEEL CORP MIDWEST PLANT PORTAGE IN Lead and lead compounds 4 0 4 71,100 0.01%
US STEEL CORP TUBULAR DIV LORAIN TUBULAR LORAIN OH Lead and lead compounds 21 0 21 374,940 0.05%
US STEEL CORP TUBULAR DIV LORAIN TUBULAR LORAIN OH Manganese and manganese compounds 840 0 840 5,964 0.00%
US STEEL CORP TUBULAR DIV LORAIN TUBULAR LORAIN OH Nickel and nickel compounds 200 0 200 18,200 0.00%
US STEEL CORP TUBULAR DIV LORAIN TUBULAR LORAIN OH Chromium and chromium compounds 41 0 41 20,500,000 2.89%
US STEEL CORP-FAIRFIELD WORKS FAIRFIELD AL Mercury and mercury compounds 4 0 4 40,000 0.01%
US STEEL CORP-FAIRFIELD WORKS FAIRFIELD AL Antimony and antimony compounds 320 0 320 800,000 0.11%
US STEEL CORP-FAIRFIELD WORKS FAIRFIELD AL Copper and copper compounds 120 0 120 180,000 0.03%
US STEEL CORP-FAIRFIELD WORKS FAIRFIELD AL Nickel and nickel compounds 46 0 46 4,186 0.00%
US STEEL CORP-FAIRFIELD WORKS FAIRFIELD AL Barium and barium compounds 220 0 220 1,100 0.00%
US STEEL CORP-FAIRFIELD WORKS FAIRFIELD AL Zinc and zinc compounds 2,000 0 2,000 6,600 0.00%
US STEEL CORP-FAIRFIELD WORKS FAIRFIELD AL Ammonia 640 0 640 0 0.00%
US STEEL CORP-FAIRFIELD WORKS FAIRFIELD AL Polycyclic aromatic compounds 19 0 19 24,570,000 3.46%
US STEEL CORP-FAIRFIELD WORKS FAIRFIELD AL Manganese and manganese compounds 656 0 656 4,658 0.00%
US STEEL CORP-FAIRFIELD WORKS FAIRFIELD AL Lead and lead compounds 91 0 91 1,643,580 0.23%
US STEEL CORP-FAIRFIELD WORKS FAIRFIELD AL Chromium and chromium compounds 19 0 19 9,500,000 1.34%
US STEEL CORP-FAIRFIELD WORKS FAIRFIELD AL Molybdenum trioxide 410 0 410 155,800 0.02%
US STEEL FAIRLESS HILLS WORKS FAIRLESS HILLS PA Zinc and zinc compounds 140 0 140 462 0.00%
US STEEL FAIRLESS HILLS WORKS FAIRLESS HILLS PA Lead and lead compounds 19 0 19 341,640 0.05%
US STEEL GRANITE CITY WORKS GRANITE CITY IL Vanadium and vanadium compounds 130 0 130 18,200 0.00%
US STEEL GRANITE CITY WORKS GRANITE CITY IL Copper and copper compounds 120 0 120 180,000 0.03%
US STEEL GRANITE CITY WORKS GRANITE CITY IL Chromium and chromium compounds 40 0 40 20,000,000 2.81%
US STEEL GRANITE CITY WORKS GRANITE CITY IL Beryllium and beryllium compounds 13 0 13 6,500 0.00%
US STEEL GRANITE CITY WORKS GRANITE CITY IL Barium and barium compounds 4,100 0 4,100 20,500 0.00%
US STEEL GRANITE CITY WORKS GRANITE CITY IL Nitrate compounds 670,000 0 670,000 422,100 0.06%
US STEEL GRANITE CITY WORKS GRANITE CITY IL Nickel and nickel compounds 340 0 340 30,940 0.00%
US STEEL GRANITE CITY WORKS GRANITE CITY IL Mercury and mercury compounds 5 0 5 54,000 0.01%
US STEEL GRANITE CITY WORKS GRANITE CITY IL Manganese and manganese compounds 1,300 0 1,300 9,230 0.00%
US STEEL GRANITE CITY WORKS GRANITE CITY IL Lead and lead compounds 220 0 220 3,958,200 0.56%
US STEEL GRANITE CITY WORKS GRANITE CITY IL Zinc and zinc compounds 810 0 810 2,673 0.00%
US STEEL GRANITE CITY WORKS GRANITE CITY IL Ammonia 960 0 960 0 0.00%
USS GARY WORKS GARY IN Arsenic and arsenic compounds 85 0 85 127,500,000 17.94%
USS GARY WORKS GARY IN Silver and silver compounds 66 0 66 13,200 0.00%
USS GARY WORKS GARY IN Antimony and antimony compounds 550 0 550 1,375,000 0.19%
USS GARY WORKS GARY IN Ammonia 1,852 0 1,852 0 0.00%
USS GARY WORKS GARY IN Barium and barium compounds 81 0 81 405 0.00%
USS GARY WORKS GARY IN Beryllium and beryllium compounds 3 0 3 1,500 0.00%
USS GARY WORKS GARY IN Cadmium and cadmium compounds 10 0 10 20,000 0.00%
USS GARY WORKS GARY IN Chromium and chromium compounds 720 0 720 360,000,000 50.66%
USS GARY WORKS GARY IN Cobalt and cobalt compounds 63 0 63 0 0.00%
USS GARY WORKS GARY IN Copper and copper compounds 897 0 897 1,345,500 0.19%
USS GARY WORKS GARY IN Nickel and nickel compounds 131 0 131 11,921 0.00%
USS GARY WORKS GARY IN Mercury and mercury compounds 3 0 3 29,000 0.00%
USS GARY WORKS GARY IN Polycyclic aromatic compounds 0 0 0 598,000 0.08%
USS GARY WORKS GARY IN Nitrate compounds 2,500,000 0 2,500,000 1,575,000 0.22%
USS GARY WORKS GARY IN Selenium and selenium compounds 111 0 111 22,200 0.00%
USS GARY WORKS GARY IN Benzene 200 0 200 11,000,000 1.55%
USS GARY WORKS GARY IN Phenol 1,111 0 1,111 3,666 0.00%
USS GARY WORKS GARY IN Molybdenum trioxide 12,000 0 12,000 4,560,000 0.64%
USS GARY WORKS GARY IN Lead and lead compounds 746 0 746 13,433,400 1.89%
USS GARY WORKS GARY IN Manganese and manganese compounds 15,800 0 15,800 112,180 0.02%
USS GARY WORKS GARY IN Zinc and zinc compounds 8,000 0 8,000 26,400 0.00%
USS MON VALLEY WORKS - EDGAR THOMSON PLANT BRADDOCK PA Antimony and antimony compounds 94 0 94 235,000 0.03%
USS MON VALLEY WORKS - EDGAR THOMSON PLANT BRADDOCK PA Nickel and nickel compounds 18 0 18 1,638 0.00%
USS MON VALLEY WORKS - EDGAR THOMSON PLANT BRADDOCK PA Mercury and mercury compounds 0 0 0 500 0.00%
USS MON VALLEY WORKS - EDGAR THOMSON PLANT BRADDOCK PA Manganese and manganese compounds 1,900 0 1,900 13,490 0.00%
USS MON VALLEY WORKS - EDGAR THOMSON PLANT BRADDOCK PA Lead and lead compounds 8 0 8 137,340 0.02%
USS MON VALLEY WORKS - EDGAR THOMSON PLANT BRADDOCK PA Beryllium and beryllium compounds 1 0 1 500 0.00%
USS MON VALLEY WORKS - EDGAR THOMSON PLANT BRADDOCK PA Barium and barium compounds 97 0 97 485 0.00%
USS MON VALLEY WORKS - EDGAR THOMSON PLANT BRADDOCK PA Cadmium and cadmium compounds 4 0 4 8,000 0.00%
USS MON VALLEY WORKS - EDGAR THOMSON PLANT BRADDOCK PA Nitrate compounds 7,100 0 7,100 4,473 0.00%
USS MON VALLEY WORKS - EDGAR THOMSON PLANT BRADDOCK PA Chromium and chromium compounds 13 0 13 6,500,000 0.91%
USS MON VALLEY WORKS - EDGAR THOMSON PLANT BRADDOCK PA Copper and copper compounds 25 0 25 37,500 0.01%
USS MON VALLEY WORKS - EDGAR THOMSON PLANT BRADDOCK PA Zinc and zinc compounds 32,000 0 32,000 105,600 0.01%
USS MON VALLEY WORKS - EDGAR THOMSON PLANT BRADDOCK PA Ammonia 18 0 18 0 0.00%
USS MON VALLEY WORKS - IRVIN PLANT WEST MIFFLIN PA Lead and lead compounds 307 0 307 5,518,440 0.78%
USS MON VALLEY WORKS - IRVIN PLANT WEST MIFFLIN PA Manganese and manganese compounds 140 0 140 994 0.00%
USS MON VALLEY WORKS - IRVIN PLANT WEST MIFFLIN PA Nickel and nickel compounds 150 0 150 13,650 0.00%
USS MON VALLEY WORKS - IRVIN PLANT WEST MIFFLIN PA Zinc and zinc compounds 460 0 460 1,518 0.00%
USS-CLAIRTON PLANT CLAIRTON PA Pyridine 34 0 34 34,000 0.00%
USS-CLAIRTON PLANT CLAIRTON PA Phenol 87 0 87 287 0.00%
USS-CLAIRTON PLANT CLAIRTON PA Toluene 4 0 4 52 0.00%
USS-CLAIRTON PLANT CLAIRTON PA Styrene 4 0 4 20 0.00%
USS-CLAIRTON PLANT CLAIRTON PA Ethylbenzene 4 0 4 4,400 0.00%
USS-CLAIRTON PLANT CLAIRTON PA Naphthalene 7 0 7 350 0.00%
USS-CLAIRTON PLANT CLAIRTON PA Phenanthrene 7 0 7 0 0.00%
USS-CLAIRTON PLANT CLAIRTON PA Benzene 1 0 1 55,000 0.01%
USS-CLAIRTON PLANT CLAIRTON PA Anthracene 7 0 7 23 0.00%
USS-CLAIRTON PLANT CLAIRTON PA Ammonia 565 0 565 0 0.00%
USS-CLAIRTON PLANT CLAIRTON PA Polycyclic aromatic compounds 13 0 13 16,393,000 2.31%
USS-CLAIRTON PLANT CLAIRTON PA Nitrate compounds 2,200,000 0 2,200,000 1,386,000 0.20%
USS-CLAIRTON PLANT CLAIRTON PA Cyanide compounds 10,000 0 10,000 2,000,000 0.28%
USS-CLAIRTON PLANT CLAIRTON PA Mercury and mercury compounds 0 0 0 100 0.00%
USS-CLAIRTON PLANT CLAIRTON PA Lead and lead compounds 48 0 48 861,660 0.12%
USS-CLAIRTON PLANT CLAIRTON PA Xylene (mixed isomers) 11 0 11 55 0.00%
USS-CLAIRTON PLANT CLAIRTON PA Benzo(g,h,i)perylene 7 0 7 136,000 0.02%
USS-CLAIRTON PLANT CLAIRTON PA Dibenzofuran 34 0 34 0 0.00%
USS-POSCO INDUSTRIES PITTSBURG CA Antimony and antimony compounds 5 0 5 13,000 0.00% 50%
WHEELING MACHINE PINE BLUFF PINE BLUFF AR Zinc and zinc compounds 0 2 1 2 0.00%
WHEELING MACHINE PINE BLUFF PINE BLUFF AR Lead and lead compounds 0 0 0 197 0.00%
WHEELING MACHINE PRODUCTS HUGHES SPRINGS HUGHES SPRINGS TX Manganese and manganese compounds 1 1 2 11 0.00%
WHEELING MACHINE PRODUCTS HUGHES SPRINGS HUGHES SPRINGS TX Lead and lead compounds 0 0 0 2,471 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 2015, 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.

* Split: if 50% appears in this column, then the facility's releases have been split among two 50/50% ownership parent companies for their parent company data, although the full pounds and hazard are displayed here.

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