PERI: Toxic 100 Index

Packaging Corporation of America

Rank among all TRI companies: 662
Air releases 2015 (lbs): 6,208,371
Incineration transfers 2015 (lbs): 0
Total Air and Incineration Toxic Score 2015: 25,045
EJ: Poor Share: 22%
EJ: Minority Share: 32%

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Chemical	Air releases (lbs)	Incineration transfers (lbs)	Toxicity Weight	Toxic Score (quantity x exposure x toxicity x population)	Percent of total company score	EJ: Poor Share	EJ: Near Poor Share	EJ: Minority Share	EJ: Black Share	EJ: Hispanic Share
Benzo(g,h,i)perylene	9	0	20,000	0	0.00%	26.8%	52.3%	38.2%	31.0%	4.3%
Barium and barium compounds	3,403	0	7,000	58	0.23%	26.7%	52.0%	40.7%	30.8%	6.5%
Manganese and manganese compounds	3,571	0	12,000	73	0.29%	24.3%	49.3%	34.9%	23.9%	7.4%
Methanol	4,263,479	0	0	5	0.02%	24.6%	49.1%	38.1%	23.7%	10.9%
Chromium and chromium compounds	195	0	43,000,000	2,786	11.12%	22.0%	48.2%	22.0%	14.1%	4.6%
Hydrogen sulfide	493,340	0	1,800	7,808	31.18%	23.8%	48.0%	30.2%	19.8%	7.5%
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds	0	0	1,400,000,000	0	0.00%	22.9%	47.3%	33.5%	19.4%	10.1%
Nickel and nickel compounds	169	0	930,000	133	0.53%	19.9%	46.1%	17.4%	9.4%	4.4%
Acetaldehyde	263,096	0	7,900	7,846	31.33%	22.4%	45.8%	35.5%	21.4%	10.6%
Glycol Ethers	38	0	180	0	0.00%	21.2%	44.5%	7.3%	3.2%	2.2%
Polycyclic aromatic compounds	588	0	710,000	271	1.08%	20.2%	44.2%	28.9%	11.2%	14.0%
Formaldehyde	56,741	0	46,000	4,868	19.44%	20.8%	44.1%	34.9%	12.9%	17.6%
Ammonia	567,127	0	35	40	0.16%	20.2%	43.8%	27.9%	10.0%	13.6%
Zinc and zinc compounds	2,810	0	100	0	0.00%	19.2%	43.8%	22.1%	13.7%	3.9%
Hydrochloric acid	287,512	0	180	128	0.51%	19.9%	42.7%	35.9%	9.0%	22.4%
Phenol	141,247	0	18	4	0.02%	19.6%	42.6%	23.2%	9.7%	9.2%
Cresol (mixed isomers)	106,600	0	6	1	0.00%	18.5%	42.0%	25.4%	4.5%	16.4%
Lead and lead compounds	961	0	23,000	52	0.21%	19.4%	42.0%	37.5%	9.8%	22.9%
Mercury and mercury compounds	8	0	12,000	0	0.00%	16.9%	42.0%	27.8%	15.2%	7.1%
Vanadium and vanadium compounds	11	0	140	0	0.00%	16.9%	42.0%	27.8%	15.2%	7.1%
Chlorine dioxide	8,899	0	18,000	621	2.48%	18.1%	41.0%	15.4%	3.1%	7.4%
Chlorine	2,257	0	23,000	188	0.75%	17.5%	39.1%	34.1%	2.8%	26.1%
Benzene	5,098	0	28,000	162	0.64%	17.2%	37.7%	10.4%	1.9%	3.4%
Toluene	1,213	0	1	0	0.00%	17.2%	37.5%	10.4%	1.8%	3.3%

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