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Rank in Toxic 100 Water: 73
Surface Water releases 2018 (lbs): 895,789
POTW (sewerage plant) transfers 2018 (lbs): 137,901
Total Surface Water and POTW Toxic Hazard 2018: 63,497,235

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3M COTTAGE GROVE CENTER COTTAGE GROVE MN 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene 0 0 0 0.00%
3M COTTAGE GROVE CENTER COTTAGE GROVE MN 1,3-Phenylenediamine 0 0 0 0.00%
3M COTTAGE GROVE CENTER COTTAGE GROVE MN 1-Chloro-1,1-difluoroethane 0 0 0 0.00%
3M COTTAGE GROVE CENTER COTTAGE GROVE MN 2-Ethoxyethanol 0 0 0 0.00%
3M COTTAGE GROVE CENTER COTTAGE GROVE MN 2-Phenylphenol 0 0 0 0.00%
3M COTTAGE GROVE CENTER COTTAGE GROVE MN 4,4'-Isopropylidenediphenol 0 0 0 0.00%
3M COTTAGE GROVE CENTER COTTAGE GROVE MN 4,4'-Methylenedianiline 0 0 0 0.00%
3M COTTAGE GROVE CENTER COTTAGE GROVE MN Acetonitrile 0 0 0 0.00%
3M CO - CORDOVA CORDOVA IL Acetonitrile 28 0 1,624 0.00%
3M COTTAGE GROVE CENTER COTTAGE GROVE MN Acrylamide 0 0 0 0.00%
3M CO - DECATUR DECATUR AL Acrylic acid 39 0 78 0.00%
3M CO - CORDOVA CORDOVA IL Acrylic acid 0 0 0 0.00%
3M CO-VALLEY VALLEY NE Acrylic acid 0 90 180 0.00%
3M COTTAGE GROVE CENTER COTTAGE GROVE MN Acrylic acid 0 0 0 0.00%
3M CO - CORDOVA CORDOVA IL Acrylonitrile 0 0 0 0.00%
3M CO - CORDOVA CORDOVA IL Ammonia 330 0 0 0.00%
3M CO - DECATUR DECATUR AL Ammonia 1,490 0 0 0.00%
3M CO - NEVADA NEVADA MO Barium compounds 0 0 0 0.00%
3M CO - BROWNWOOD BROWNWOOD TX Barium compounds 101 0 505 0.00%
CERADYNE INC A 3M CO QUAPAW OK Boron trifluoride 0 0 0 0.00%
CERADYNE INC A 3M CO QUAPAW OK Bromine 0 0 0 0.00%
3M CO - CORDOVA CORDOVA IL Butyl acrylate 0 0 0 0.00%
3M COTTAGE GROVE CENTER COTTAGE GROVE MN Butyl acrylate 0 0 0 0.00%
3M CO - TONAWANDA TONAWANDA NY Carbon disulfide 0 300 3,000 0.00%
3M CO - CORDOVA CORDOVA IL Catechol 11 0 99,000 0.16%
3M UNITEK MONROVIA CA Chromium 5 250 43,350,000 68.27%
3M CO - LITTLE ROCK LITTLE ROCK AR Chromium compounds 0 0 0 0.00%
3M CO - WAUSAU - GREYSTONE WAUSAU WI Chromium compounds 0 0 0 0.00%
3M CO - WAUSAU DOWNTOWN WAUSAU WI Chromium compounds 0 0 90,300 0.14%
3M CO-VALLEY VALLEY NE Copper 0 0 0 0.00%
3M CO - LITTLE ROCK LITTLE ROCK AR Copper compounds 78 0 117,000 0.18%
3M CO - MENOMONIE MENOMONIE WI Copper compounds 0 0 0 0.00%
3M CO - WAUSAU DOWNTOWN WAUSAU WI Copper compounds 0 18 27,300 0.04%
3M CO-COLUMBIA COLUMBIA MO Copper compounds 0 11 16,035 0.03%
3M COTTAGE GROVE CENTER COTTAGE GROVE MN Cyclohexane 0 0 0 0.00%
3M COTTAGE GROVE CENTER COTTAGE GROVE MN Dichloromethane 58 0 116,000 0.18%
3M CO H & CC DIV PRAIRIE DU CHIEN WI Diisocyanates 0 0 0 0.00%
3M COTTAGE GROVE CENTER COTTAGE GROVE MN Diisocyanates 0 0 0 0.00%
3M COTTAGE GROVE CENTER COTTAGE GROVE MN Epichlorohydrin 0 0 0 0.00%
3M CO - CORDOVA CORDOVA IL Ethyl acrylate 0 0 0 0.00%
3M COTTAGE GROVE CENTER COTTAGE GROVE MN Ethyl acrylate 0 0 0 0.00%
3M COTTAGE GROVE CENTER COTTAGE GROVE MN Ethylbenzene 0 0 0 0.00%
3M CO-PRAIRIE DU CHIEN BLDG 50 PRAIRIE DU CHIEN WI Ethylbenzene 0 0 0 0.00%
3M CO - CORDOVA CORDOVA IL Ethylbenzene 2 0 1,980 0.00%
3M CO - NEVADA NEVADA MO Ethylbenzene 0 0 0 0.00%
3M CO - DECATUR DECATUR AL Ethylbenzene 0 0 0 0.00%
3M COTTAGE GROVE CENTER COTTAGE GROVE MN Ethylene glycol 0 0 0 0.00%
3M CO - DECATUR DECATUR AL Ethylene glycol 0 0 0 0.00%
3M COTTAGE GROVE CENTER COTTAGE GROVE MN Formaldehyde 0 0 0 0.00%
3M CO - CORDOVA CORDOVA IL Formaldehyde 0 0 0 0.00%
3M PURIFICATION INC STAFFORD SPRINGS CT Formaldehyde 0 3,297 16,485 0.03%
3M CO-ALEXANDRIA ALEXANDRIA MN Formaldehyde 0 5 25 0.00%
3M COTTAGE GROVE CENTER COTTAGE GROVE MN Formic acid 0 0 0 0.00%
3M CO - MENOMONIE MENOMONIE WI Formic acid 0 300 150 0.00%
3M PURIFICATION INC (FORMERLY CUNO INC) MERIDEN CT Formic acid 0 0 0 0.00%
3M COTTAGE GROVE CENTER COTTAGE GROVE MN Glycol ethers 30 0 5,400 0.01%
3M CO - NEVADA NEVADA MO Glycol ethers 0 0 0 0.00%
3M CO - CORDOVA CORDOVA IL Glycol ethers 1,000 0 180,000 0.28%
3M CO - CORDOVA CORDOVA IL Hydrazine 5 0 15,000,000 23.62%
3M COTTAGE GROVE CENTER COTTAGE GROVE MN Hydrogen fluoride 0 0 0 0.00%
3M CO - CORDOVA CORDOVA IL Hydrogen fluoride 0 0 0 0.00%
3M COTTAGE GROVE CENTER COTTAGE GROVE MN Lead compounds 1 0 9,900 0.02%
3M CO - WAUSAU - GREYSTONE WAUSAU WI Lead compounds 0 0 0 0.00%
3M CO - CORDOVA CORDOVA IL Lead compounds 2 0 37,800 0.06%
3M CO - WAUSAU DOWNTOWN WAUSAU WI Lead compounds 0 1 13,860 0.02%
3M CO - BROWNWOOD BROWNWOOD TX Lead compounds 0 0 0 0.00%
3M CO - LITTLE ROCK LITTLE ROCK AR Lead compounds 0 0 0 0.00%
3M CO - LITTLE ROCK LITTLE ROCK AR Manganese compounds 0 0 0 0.00%
3M CO - WAUSAU - GREYSTONE WAUSAU WI Manganese compounds 0 0 0 0.00%
3M CO - WAUSAU DOWNTOWN WAUSAU WI Manganese compounds 0 125 888 0.00%
3M COTTAGE GROVE CENTER COTTAGE GROVE MN Mercury 0 0 300 0.00%
3M CO - CORDOVA CORDOVA IL Mercury 0 0 3,300 0.01%
3M CO-HUTCHINSON HUTCHINSON MN Methanol 0 278 278 0.00%
3M PURIFICATION INC (FORMERLY CUNO INC) MERIDEN CT Methanol 0 130,000 130,000 0.20%
3M CO - CORDOVA CORDOVA IL Methanol 1,700 0 1,700 0.00%
3M CO - NEVADA NEVADA MO Methanol 0 0 0 0.00%
3M CO - DECATUR DECATUR AL Methanol 491 0 491 0.00%
3M CO ROCKLAND MA Methanol 0 0 0 0.00%
3M COTTAGE GROVE CENTER COTTAGE GROVE MN Methanol 0 0 0 0.00%
3M COTTAGE GROVE CENTER COTTAGE GROVE MN Methyl acrylate 0 0 0 0.00%
3M CO - CORDOVA CORDOVA IL Methyl acrylate 5 0 168 0.00%
3M COTTAGE GROVE CENTER COTTAGE GROVE MN Methyl isobutyl ketone 0 0 0 0.00%
3M CO - DECATUR DECATUR AL Methyl isobutyl ketone 13 0 169 0.00%
3M CO - NEVADA NEVADA MO Methyl isobutyl ketone 0 0 0 0.00%
3M CO-PRAIRIE DU CHIEN BLDG 50 PRAIRIE DU CHIEN WI Methyl isobutyl ketone 0 0 0 0.00%
3M CO - CORDOVA CORDOVA IL Methyl methacrylate 0 0 0 0.00%
3M COTTAGE GROVE CENTER COTTAGE GROVE MN Methyl tert-butyl ether 5 0 465 0.00%
3M COTTAGE GROVE CENTER COTTAGE GROVE MN N,N-Dimethylformamide 0 0 0 0.00%
3M CO - MENOMONIE MENOMONIE WI N,N-Dimethylformamide 0 300 3,000 0.00%
3M COTTAGE GROVE CENTER COTTAGE GROVE MN n-Butyl alcohol 0 0 0 0.00%
3M CO - NEVADA NEVADA MO n-Butyl alcohol 0 0 0 0.00%
3M COTTAGE GROVE CENTER COTTAGE GROVE MN n-Hexane 0 0 0 0.00%
3M CO - MEDINA MEDINA OH n-Hexane 0 0 0 0.00%
3M CO ROCKLAND MA n-Hexane 0 0 0 0.00%
3M COTTAGE GROVE CENTER COTTAGE GROVE MN N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone 0 0 0 0.00%
3M CO-GREENVILLE GREENVILLE SC N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone 0 23 0 0.00%
3M CO-COLUMBIA COLUMBIA MO Nickel 0 5 455 0.00%
3M CO - CORDOVA CORDOVA IL Nickel compounds 99 0 9,009 0.01%
3M CO - WAUSAU - GREYSTONE WAUSAU WI Nickel compounds 0 0 0 0.00%
3M COTTAGE GROVE CENTER COTTAGE GROVE MN Nitrate compounds 516,358 0 325,306 0.51%
3M CO - GUIN GUIN AL Nitric acid 0 0 0 0.00%
3M COTTAGE GROVE CENTER COTTAGE GROVE MN Nitric acid 0 0 0 0.00%
3M COTTAGE GROVE CENTER COTTAGE GROVE MN o-Xylene 0 0 0 0.00%
3M COTTAGE GROVE CENTER COTTAGE GROVE MN p-Xylene 0 0 0 0.00%
3M COTTAGE GROVE CENTER COTTAGE GROVE MN Phenol 12 0 40 0.00%
3M PURIFICATION INC STAFFORD SPRINGS CT Phenol 0 0 0 0.00%
3M CO-PRAIRIE DU CHIEN BLDG 50 PRAIRIE DU CHIEN WI Phenol 0 0 0 0.00%
3M CO-ALEXANDRIA ALEXANDRIA MN Phenol 0 2,839 9,369 0.01%
3M COTTAGE GROVE CENTER COTTAGE GROVE MN Propyleneimine 0 0 0 0.00%
3M CO - WAUSAU - GREYSTONE WAUSAU WI Sodium nitrite 0 0 0 0.00%
3M COTTAGE GROVE CENTER COTTAGE GROVE MN Sodium nitrite 373,521 0 3,735,211 5.88%
3M COTTAGE GROVE CENTER COTTAGE GROVE MN Styrene 0 0 0 0.00%
3M CO - CORDOVA CORDOVA IL Styrene 0 0 0 0.00%
3M CO - CORDOVA CORDOVA IL tert-Butyl alcohol 18 0 180 0.00%
3M COTTAGE GROVE CENTER COTTAGE GROVE MN tert-Butyl alcohol 0 0 0 0.00%
3M COTTAGE GROVE CENTER COTTAGE GROVE MN Tetrachloroethylene (Perchloroethylene) 0 0 0 0.00%
3M CO - DECATUR DECATUR AL Toluene 0 0 0 0.00%
3M CO - CORDOVA CORDOVA IL Toluene 0 0 0 0.00%
3M CO ROCKLAND MA Toluene 0 0 0 0.00%
3M COTTAGE GROVE CENTER COTTAGE GROVE MN Toluene 7 0 91 0.00%
3M CO - NEVADA NEVADA MO Toluene 0 0 0 0.00%
3M CO - MEDINA MEDINA OH Toluene 0 0 0 0.00%
3M COTTAGE GROVE CENTER COTTAGE GROVE MN Toluene-2,4-diisocyanate 0 0 0 0.00%
3M CO-FAIRMONT FAIRMONT MN Toluenediisocyanate 0 0 0 0.00%
3M COTTAGE GROVE CENTER COTTAGE GROVE MN Trichloroethylene 0 0 0 0.00%
3M CO - CORDOVA CORDOVA IL Triethylamine 380 0 190,000 0.30%
3M COTTAGE GROVE CENTER COTTAGE GROVE MN Vinyl acetate 0 0 0 0.00%
3M CO-PRAIRIE DU CHIEN BLDG 50 PRAIRIE DU CHIEN WI Xylene (mixed isomers) 0 0 0 0.00%
3M CO - NEVADA NEVADA MO Xylene (mixed isomers) 0 0 0 0.00%
3M COTTAGE GROVE CENTER COTTAGE GROVE MN Xylene (mixed isomers) 0 0 0 0.00%
3M CO - DECATUR DECATUR AL Xylene (mixed isomers) 0 0 0 0.00%
3M CO - CORDOVA CORDOVA IL Xylene (mixed isomers) 0 0 0 0.00%
3M CO - BROWNWOOD BROWNWOOD TX Zinc compounds 0 12 40 0.00%
3M CO BROOKINGS BROOKINGS SD Zinc compounds 0 25 83 0.00%
3M CO - WAUSAU DOWNTOWN WAUSAU WI Zinc compounds 0 5 16 0.00%
3M CO - LITTLE ROCK LITTLE ROCK AR Zinc compounds 0 0 0 0.00%
3M CO-VALLEY VALLEY NE Zinc compounds 0 0 0 0.00%
3M CO-COLUMBIA COLUMBIA MO Zinc compounds 0 17 56 0.00%

Toxic hazard: Pounds of direct releases to surface water and pounds transferred to Publicly Operated Treatment Works (POTW's) reported in the US Environmental Protection Agency's Toxics Release Inventory for the year 2018, 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.

* 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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