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Rank in Toxic 100 Water: 28
Surface Water releases 2017 (lbs): 899,332
POTW (sewerage plant) transfers 2017 (lbs): 0
Pounds released post-treatment 2017 (lbs): 899,332
Total Surface Water and POTW Toxic Hazard 2017: 579,473,045
Percentage of national total 2017 surface water and POTW hazard: 0.2%

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PACKAGING CORP OF AMERI CA TOMAHAWK WI Nitrate compounds 184,946 0 184,946 116,516 0.02%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC JACKSON AL Nitrate compounds 131,800 0 131,800 83,034 0.01%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA FILER CITY MI Nitrate compounds 96,519 0 96,519 60,807 0.01%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC INTERNATIONAL FALLS MN Nitrate compounds 82,900 0 82,900 52,227 0.01%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA - DERIDDER MILL DERIDDER LA Manganese compounds 54,900 0 54,900 389,790 0.07%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC JACKSON AL Manganese compounds 50,200 0 50,200 356,420 0.06%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA COUNCE MILL COUNCE TN Manganese compounds 49,000 0 49,000 347,900 0.06%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC JACKSON AL Ammonia 30,000 0 30,000 0 0.00%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC INTERNATIONAL FALLS MN Manganese compounds 29,500 0 29,500 209,450 0.04%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC WALLULA WA Methanol 19,934 0 19,934 19,934 0.00%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC WALLULA WA Manganese compounds 18,663 0 18,663 132,507 0.02%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC JACKSON AL Methanol 15,800 0 15,800 15,800 0.00%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA COUNCE MILL COUNCE TN Acetaldehyde 13,000 0 13,000 102,700,000 17.72%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA COUNCE MILL COUNCE TN Ammonia 13,000 0 13,000 0 0.00%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERI CA TOMAHAWK WI Manganese compounds 12,704 0 12,704 90,198 0.02%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA - DERIDDER MILL DERIDDER LA Methanol 12,000 0 12,000 12,000 0.00%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC WALLULA WA Ammonia 10,605 0 10,605 0 0.00%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC INTERNATIONAL FALLS MN Ammonia 10,000 0 10,000 0 0.00%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA CLYATTVILLE GA Manganese compounds 9,620 0 9,620 68,302 0.01%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC INTERNATIONAL FALLS MN Acetaldehyde 5,500 0 5,500 43,450,000 7.50%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA - DERIDDER MILL DERIDDER LA Zinc compounds 5,450 0 5,450 17,985 0.00%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA CLYATTVILLE GA Ammonia 4,464 0 4,464 0 0.00%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC JACKSON AL Acetaldehyde 3,500 0 3,500 27,650,000 4.77%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERI CA TOMAHAWK WI Ammonia 2,956 0 2,956 0 0.00%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC JACKSON AL Zinc compounds 2,600 0 2,600 8,580 0.00%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA CLYATTVILLE GA Acetaldehyde 2,570 0 2,570 20,303,000 3.50%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA CLYATTVILLE GA Barium compounds 2,138 0 2,138 10,690 0.00%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC INTERNATIONAL FALLS MN Formic acid 2,000 0 2,000 1,000 0.00%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC INTERNATIONAL FALLS MN Zinc compounds 1,950 0 1,950 6,435 0.00%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC WALLULA WA Acetaldehyde 1,823 0 1,823 14,401,700 2.49%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA COUNCE MILL COUNCE TN Zinc compounds 1,500 0 1,500 4,950 0.00%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA COUNCE MILL COUNCE TN Methanol 1,500 0 1,500 1,500 0.00%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA - DERIDDER MILL DERIDDER LA Acetaldehyde 1,500 0 1,500 11,850,000 2.04%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA - DERIDDER MILL DERIDDER LA Ammonia 1,300 0 1,300 0 0.00%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA FILER CITY MI Formaldehyde 1,175 0 1,175 5,875 0.00%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA COUNCE MILL COUNCE TN Hydrogen sulfide 1,100 0 1,100 1,980,000 0.34%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA FILER CITY MI Methanol 971 0 971 971 0.00%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA - DERIDDER MILL DERIDDER LA Vanadium compounds 942 0 942 131,880 0.02%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA - DERIDDER MILL DERIDDER LA Formaldehyde 830 0 830 4,150 0.00%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA - DERIDDER MILL DERIDDER LA Lead compounds 773 0 773 13,914,000 2.40%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA COUNCE MILL COUNCE TN Formaldehyde 750 0 750 3,750 0.00%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC JACKSON AL Formaldehyde 740 0 740 3,700 0.00%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC JACKSON AL Formic acid 740 0 740 370 0.00%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA COUNCE MILL COUNCE TN Lead compounds 690 0 690 12,420,000 2.14%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA FILER CITY MI Acetaldehyde 667 0 667 5,269,300 0.91%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA COUNCE MILL COUNCE TN Glycol ethers 640 0 640 115,200 0.02%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA COUNCE MILL COUNCE TN Chromium compounds 600 0 600 300,000,000 51.77%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC WALLULA WA Formaldehyde 502 0 502 2,510 0.00%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA CLYATTVILLE GA Formaldehyde 407 0 407 2,035 0.00%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC JACKSON AL Hydrogen sulfide 366 0 366 658,800 0.11%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA COUNCE MILL COUNCE TN Nickel compounds 330 0 330 30,030 0.01%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC WALLULA WA Formic acid 258 0 258 129 0.00%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC WALLULA WA Hydrogen sulfide 193 0 193 347,400 0.06%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA - DERIDDER MILL DERIDDER LA Hydrogen sulfide 160 0 160 288,000 0.05%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC WALLULA WA Lead compounds 124 0 124 2,232,000 0.39%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC JACKSON AL Lead compounds 104 0 104 1,872,000 0.32%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA COUNCE MILL COUNCE TN Catechol 100 0 100 900,000 0.16%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERI CA TOMAHAWK WI Lead compounds 99 0 99 1,783,800 0.31%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA - DERIDDER MILL DERIDDER LA Catechol 56 0 56 504,000 0.09%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA CLYATTVILLE GA Catechol 35 0 35 315,000 0.05%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA CLYATTVILLE GA Lead compounds 29 0 29 513,000 0.09%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERI CA TOMAHAWK WI Catechol 17 0 17 155,700 0.03%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC JACKSON AL Catechol 15 0 15 135,000 0.02%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA CLYATTVILLE GA Hydrogen sulfide 15 0 15 27,000 0.00%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA COUNCE MILL COUNCE TN Polycyclic aromatic compounds 14 0 14 2,520,000 0.43%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA CLYATTVILLE GA Phenol 13 0 13 43 0.00%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC WALLULA WA Catechol 11 0 11 100,800 0.02%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC INTERNATIONAL FALLS MN Catechol 9 0 9 81,000 0.01%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA FILER CITY MI Phenol 5 0 5 17 0.00%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA FILER CITY MI Chromium compounds 4 0 4 2,100,000 0.36%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA COUNCE MILL COUNCE TN Benzo(g,h,i)perylene 3 0 3 60,000 0.01%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA COUNCE MILL COUNCE TN Cresol (mixed isomers) 1 0 1 20 0.00%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA FILER CITY MI Toluene 1 0 1 13 0.00%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA - DERIDDER MILL DERIDDER LA Mercury compounds 0 0 0 3,000 0.00%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC JACKSON AL Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 0 0 0 8,322,552 1.44%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA FILER CITY MI Benzene 0 0 0 19 0.00%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC WALLULA WA Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 0 0 0 309,256 0.05%

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.

* 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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