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Packaging Corporation of America

Rank in Toxic 100 Water: 19
Surface Water releases 2015 (lbs): 995,815
POTW (sewerage plant) transfers 2015 (lbs): 0
Pounds released post-treatment 2015 (lbs): 995,815
Total Surface Water and POTW Toxic Hazard 2015: 1,091,682,607
Percentage of national total 2015 surface water and POTW hazard: 0.5%

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PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA COUNCE MILL COUNCE TN Chromium and chromium compounds 800 0 800 400,000,000 36.64%
BOISE PACKAGING & NEWSPRINT LLC DERIDDER LA Chromium and chromium compounds 551 0 551 275,500,000 25.24%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC WALLULA WA Chromium and chromium compounds 400 0 400 199,850,006 18.31%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC INTERNATIONAL FALLS MN Acetaldehyde 5,500 0 5,500 43,450,000 3.98%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC WALLULA WA Acetaldehyde 3,675 0 3,675 29,032,500 2.66%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC JACKSON AL Acetaldehyde 3,100 0 3,100 24,490,000 2.24%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA COUNCE MILL COUNCE TN Polycyclic aromatic compounds 18 0 18 23,400,000 2.14%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA CLYATTVILLE GA Acetaldehyde 2,500 0 2,500 19,750,000 1.81%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA COUNCE MILL COUNCE TN Lead and lead compounds 900 0 900 16,200,000 1.48%
BOISE PACKAGING & NEWSPRINT LLC DERIDDER LA Acetaldehyde 1,400 0 1,400 11,060,000 1.01%
BOISE PACKAGING & NEWSPRINT LLC DERIDDER LA Lead and lead compounds 610 0 610 10,980,000 1.01%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC JACKSON AL Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 0 0 0 8,172,524 0.75%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA FILER CITY MI Acetaldehyde 617 0 617 4,874,300 0.45%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC WALLULA WA Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 0 0 0 4,212,212 0.39%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC WALLULA WA Lead and lead compounds 182 0 182 3,270,600 0.30%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA COUNCE MILL COUNCE TN Hydrogen sulfide 1,500 0 1,500 2,700,000 0.25%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA COUNCE MILL COUNCE TN Acetaldehyde 320 0 320 2,528,000 0.23%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC JACKSON AL Lead and lead compounds 102 0 102 1,836,000 0.17%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA COUNCE MILL COUNCE TN Catechol 200 0 200 1,800,000 0.16%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERI CA TOMAHAWK WI Lead and lead compounds 100 0 100 1,796,400 0.16%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC WALLULA WA Polycyclic aromatic compounds 1 0 1 1,430,000 0.13%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC JACKSON AL Hydrogen sulfide 330 0 330 594,000 0.05%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA CLYATTVILLE GA Lead and lead compounds 31 0 31 558,000 0.05%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA COUNCE MILL COUNCE TN Manganese and manganese compounds 63,000 0 63,000 447,300 0.04%
BOISE PACKAGING & NEWSPRINT LLC DERIDDER LA Catechol 44 0 44 396,000 0.04%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC WALLULA WA Hydrogen sulfide 209 0 209 376,200 0.03%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC JACKSON AL Manganese and manganese compounds 49,300 0 49,300 350,030 0.03%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA CLYATTVILLE GA Catechol 35 0 35 315,000 0.03%
BOISE PACKAGING & NEWSPRINT LLC DERIDDER LA Manganese and manganese compounds 43,300 0 43,300 307,430 0.03%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA FILER CITY MI Nitrate compounds 427,607 0 427,607 269,392 0.02%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC WALLULA WA Manganese and manganese compounds 35,684 0 35,684 253,356 0.02%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC INTERNATIONAL FALLS MN Manganese and manganese compounds 30,500 0 30,500 216,550 0.02%
BOISE PACKAGING & NEWSPRINT LLC DERIDDER LA Hydrogen sulfide 120 0 120 216,000 0.02%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC JACKSON AL Catechol 15 0 15 135,000 0.01%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC WALLULA WA Catechol 12 0 12 110,700 0.01%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA COUNCE MILL COUNCE TN Glycol ethers 600 0 600 108,000 0.01%
BOISE PACKAGING & NEWSPRINT LLC DERIDDER LA Vanadium and vanadium compounds 740 0 740 103,600 0.01%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERI CA TOMAHAWK WI Manganese and manganese compounds 12,645 0 12,645 89,779 0.01%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC JACKSON AL Nitrate compounds 129,000 0 129,000 81,270 0.01%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC INTERNATIONAL FALLS MN Catechol 9 0 9 81,000 0.01%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA COUNCE MILL COUNCE TN Benzo(g,h,i)perylene 4 0 4 80,000 0.01%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC WALLULA WA Methanol 51,165 0 51,165 51,165 0.00%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA CLYATTVILLE GA Manganese and manganese compounds 6,750 0 6,750 47,925 0.00%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA COUNCE MILL COUNCE TN Nickel and nickel compounds 400 0 400 36,400 0.00%
BOISE PACKAGING & NEWSPRINT LLC DERIDDER LA Nickel and nickel compounds 290 0 290 26,390 0.00%
BOISE PACKAGING & NEWSPRINT LLC DERIDDER LA Zinc and zinc compounds 4,300 0 4,300 14,190 0.00%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC JACKSON AL Methanol 13,800 0 13,800 13,800 0.00%
BOISE PACKAGING & NEWSPRINT LLC DERIDDER LA Methanol 11,600 0 11,600 11,600 0.00%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA CLYATTVILLE GA Barium and barium compounds 2,310 0 2,310 11,550 0.00%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC JACKSON AL Zinc and zinc compounds 2,600 0 2,600 8,580 0.00%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC INTERNATIONAL FALLS MN Zinc and zinc compounds 2,000 0 2,000 6,600 0.00%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA COUNCE MILL COUNCE TN Zinc and zinc compounds 1,500 0 1,500 4,950 0.00%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA COUNCE MILL COUNCE TN Formaldehyde 970 0 970 4,850 0.00%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC JACKSON AL Formaldehyde 680 0 680 3,400 0.00%
BOISE PACKAGING & NEWSPRINT LLC DERIDDER LA Formaldehyde 655 0 655 3,275 0.00%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA FILER CITY MI Formaldehyde 651 0 651 3,255 0.00%
BOISE PACKAGING & NEWSPRINT LLC DERIDDER LA Mercury and mercury compounds 0 0 0 3,000 0.00%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC WALLULA WA Formaldehyde 558 0 558 2,790 0.00%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA CLYATTVILLE GA Formaldehyde 440 0 440 2,200 0.00%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC WALLULA WA Formic acid 3,872 0 3,872 1,936 0.00%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA COUNCE MILL COUNCE TN Methanol 1,400 0 1,400 1,400 0.00%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC INTERNATIONAL FALLS MN Formic acid 1,800 0 1,800 900 0.00%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA FILER CITY MI Methanol 899 0 899 899 0.00%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC JACKSON AL Formic acid 580 0 580 290 0.00%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA CLYATTVILLE GA Phenol 13 0 13 43 0.00%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA COUNCE MILL COUNCE TN Cresol (mixed isomers) 1 0 1 28 0.00%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA FILER CITY MI Benzene 0 0 0 18 0.00%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA FILER CITY MI Phenol 5 0 5 16 0.00%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA FILER CITY MI Toluene 0 0 0 6 0.00%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA COUNCE MILL COUNCE TN Ammonia 17,000 0 17,000 0 0.00%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC JACKSON AL Ammonia 37,700 0 37,700 0 0.00%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA CLYATTVILLE GA Ammonia 3,460 0 3,460 0 0.00%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERI CA TOMAHAWK WI Ammonia 3,137 0 3,137 0 0.00%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC WALLULA WA Ammonia 1,817 0 1,817 0 0.00%
BOISE PACKAGING & NEWSPRINT LLC DERIDDER LA Ammonia 1,500 0 1,500 0 0.00%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC INTERNATIONAL FALLS MN Ammonia 6,300 0 6,300 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 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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