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Rank in Toxic 100 Water: 10
Surface Water releases 2017 (lbs): 4,021,135
POTW (sewerage plant) transfers 2017 (lbs): 2,280,673
Pounds released post-treatment 2017 (lbs): 4,116,726
Total Surface Water and POTW Toxic Hazard 2017: 1,932,669,534
Percentage of national total 2017 surface water and POTW hazard: 0.7%

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Chemicals displayed below: (
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Nitrate compounds 3,763,354 1,370,504 3,763,354 2,370,913 0.12%
Methanol 6 749,044 59,405 59,405 0.00%
Ammonia 45,587 69,013 73,261 0 0.00%
Acrylamide 0 23,242 1,845 922,707,684 47.74%
Biphenyl 0 16,452 188 150,042 0.01%
Aniline 0 14,050 1,111 6,334,726 0.33%
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone 1,147 11,550 2,064 0 0.00%
Ethylene glycol 46 10,235 859 429 0.00%
Ethylene oxide 2 3,418 269 59,092,903 3.06%
p-Chloroaniline 0 2,840 1,527 168,008,716 8.69%
Propylene oxide 12 2,445 204 48,885,099 2.53%
Styrene 46 1,516 123 617 0.00%
Acrylic acid 14 1,371 123 245 0.00%
3-Iodo-2-propynyl butylcarbamate 0 1,183 269 3,773 0.00%
Copper compounds 288 1,120 596 894,495 0.05%
Nickel compounds 156 667 568 51,668 0.00%
Zinc compounds 1,552 316 1,659 5,473 0.00%
Xylene (mixed isomers) 0 306 12 60 0.00%
Barium compounds 18 274 103 513 0.00%
1,2-Dichloroethane 5 250 110 10,003,175 0.52%
Chromium compounds 15 232 70 34,875,998 1.80%
Butyl acrylate 7 157 18 36 0.00%
Methyl methacrylate 6 145 17 12 0.00%
Ethyl acrylate 5 81 11 535,488 0.03%
Diethanolamine 0 79 6 4,440 0.00%
Molybdenum trioxide 5 65 68 25,978 0.00%
Glycol ethers 6,277 64 6,282 1,130,775 0.06%
Lead compounds 11 37 25 441,223 0.02%
Nitric acid 5 5 5 1,350 0.00%
Triethylamine 634 5 637 318,294 0.02%
n-Hexane 0 5 0 0 0.00%
Mercury compounds 0 1 0 3,143 0.00%
Acrylonitrile 7 1 7 3,822,174 0.20%
Dimethylamine 878 1 878 0 0.00%
Chlorine 0 0 0 0 0.00%
Sodium dicamba 0 0 0 0 0.00%
Butyraldehyde 0 0 0 0 0.00%
1,4-Dioxane 5,107 0 5,107 510,700,000 26.42%
Manganese compounds 5 0 5 35 0.00%
Dicamba 583 0 583 1,283 0.00%
Asbestos (friable) 0 0 0 0 0.00%
Polycyclic aromatic compounds 0 0 0 0 0.00%
Vanadium compounds 0 0 0 0 0.00%
Dimethyl phthalate 1,006 0 1,006 0 0.00%
Epichlorohydrin 0 0 0 0 0.00%
Lithium carbonate 5 0 5 0 0.00%
Toluene-2,4-diisocyanate 0 0 0 0 0.00%
Lead 0 0 0 0 0.00%
Chlorophenols 0 0 0 0 0.00%
Vinyl chloride 0 0 0 0 0.00%
Cobalt compounds 173 0 173 0 0.00%
Pendimethalin 5 0 5 50 0.00%
Toluene diisocyanate (mixed isomers) 0 0 0 0 0.00%
Diaminotoluene (mixed isomers) 36 0 36 115,200,000 5.96%
Dinitrotoluene (mixed isomers) 0 0 0 0 0.00%
Ozone 0 0 0 0 0.00%
Cyanide compounds 5 0 5 1,000 0.00%
Bromine 0 0 0 0 0.00%
Sulfuric acid 0 0 0 0 0.00%
Diisocyanates 0 0 0 0 0.00%
Hydrogen fluoride 0 0 0 0 0.00%
Hydrochloric acid 0 0 0 0 0.00%
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 0 0 0 0 0.00%
Sodium nitrite 140,000 0 140,000 1,400,000 0.07%
Manganese 204 0 204 1,448 0.00%
Propiconazole 0 0 0 0 0.00%
Paraldehyde 3 0 3 0 0.00%
Carbon tetrachloride 0 0 0 0 0.00%
Phosgene 0 0 0 0 0.00%
Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22) 0 0 0 0 0.00%
tert-Butyl alcohol 0 0 0 0 0.00%
Dimethyl sulfate 5 0 5 0 0.00%
Isobutyraldehyde 0 0 0 0 0.00%
sec-Butyl alcohol 5 0 5 50 0.00%
4,4'-Isopropylidenediphenol 0 0 0 0 0.00%
Formaldehyde 1,038 0 1,038 5,190 0.00%
Phthalic anhydride 0 0 0 0 0.00%
Toluene-2,6-diisocyanate 0 0 0 0 0.00%
Acetaldehyde 0 0 0 0 0.00%
Acetonitrile 6 0 6 348 0.00%
Formic acid 52,614 0 52,614 26,307 0.00%
Chloroform 0 0 0 0 0.00%
N,N-Dimethylformamide 5 0 5 50 0.00%
n-Butyl alcohol 0 0 0 0 0.00%
Benzene 0 0 0 0 0.00%
Bromomethane 0 0 0 0 0.00%
Ethylene 0 0 0 0 0.00%
Chloromethane 3 0 3 3,900 0.00%
Hydrogen cyanide 0 0 0 0 0.00%
Chloroethane 3 0 3 1 0.00%
Naphthalene 5 0 5 250 0.00%
o-Xylene 5 0 5 25 0.00%
Maleic anhydride 0 0 0 0 0.00%
Toluene 5 0 5 65 0.00%
Chlorobenzene 0 0 0 0 0.00%
Cyclohexanol 0 0 0 0 0.00%
Phenol 9 0 9 30 0.00%
2-Methoxyethanol 1 0 1 200 0.00%
2-Ethoxyethanol 1 0 1 3 0.00%
Cyclohexane 0 0 0 0 0.00%
Propylene 0 0 0 0 0.00%
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene 0 0 0 0 0.00%
Methyl isobutyl ketone 5 0 5 65 0.00%
Vinyl acetate 5 0 5 5 0.00%
o-Toluidine 190 0 190 45,600,000 2.36%
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene 0 0 0 0 0.00%
Methyl acrylate 10 0 10 330 0.00%
Cumene 5 0 5 50 0.00%
Nitrobenzene 0 0 0 0 0.00%
Ethylbenzene 0 0 0 0 0.00%
4,4'-Methylenedianiline 0 0 0 0 0.00%
1,3-Butadiene 0 0 0 0 0.00%
Acrolein 0 0 0 0 0.00%
Propargyl alcohol 0 0 0 0 0.00%
2,4-Dichlorophenol 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 2017, 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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