Packaging Corporation of America
Rank among all TRI companies: 680
Air releases 2017 (lbs): 5,807,099
Incineration transfers 2017 (lbs): 0
Total Air and Incineration Toxic Score 2017: 21,699
EJ: Poor Share: 22%
EJ: Minority Share: 29%
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This company is rank 28 on the Toxic 100 Water list .
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Acetaldehyde
298,898
0
7,900
8,719
40.18%
22.6%
45.4%
28.6%
19.0%
7.0%
Hydrogen sulfide
401,925
0
1,800
5,659
26.08%
24.1%
47.1%
35.7%
23.6%
9.4%
Formaldehyde
37,615
0
46,000
3,110
14.33%
21.1%
43.7%
38.6%
19.1%
15.3%
Chromium compounds
114
0
43,000,000
2,799
12.90%
18.6%
42.7%
10.6%
3.9%
2.9%
Chlorine dioxide
9,149
0
18,000
633
2.92%
21.8%
40.6%
13.1%
3.4%
4.7%
Chlorine
2,507
0
23,000
226
1.04%
20.0%
39.5%
21.6%
3.3%
13.3%
Benzene
5,078
0
28,000
164
0.76%
15.0%
36.7%
10.8%
1.7%
3.6%
Polycyclic aromatic compounds
544
0
390,000
106
0.49%
22.0%
46.1%
23.9%
17.3%
3.5%
Nickel compounds
80
0
930,000
85
0.39%
21.0%
46.6%
10.8%
5.7%
2.9%
Manganese compounds
3,508
0
12,000
71
0.33%
24.0%
47.9%
34.9%
25.5%
6.1%
Hydrochloric acid
169,548
0
180
45
0.21%
24.6%
49.1%
31.0%
23.8%
4.4%
Barium compounds
2,963
0
7,000
43
0.20%
25.2%
49.4%
36.0%
27.8%
5.3%
Lead compounds
609
0
23,000
21
0.09%
23.2%
46.9%
36.9%
25.2%
8.1%
Ammonia
530,561
0
7
7
0.03%
21.2%
43.4%
24.9%
11.6%
9.3%
Methanol
4,112,658
0
0
5
0.02%
24.8%
48.2%
38.2%
25.8%
9.5%
Phenol
141,194
0
18
3
0.02%
19.5%
41.3%
22.3%
10.8%
7.3%
Cresol (mixed isomers)
86,002
0
6
1
0.00%
20.7%
43.5%
14.1%
7.3%
3.0%
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds
0
0
1,400,000,000
0
0.00%
22.4%
45.3%
33.0%
19.6%
9.7%
Zinc compounds
2,900
0
100
0
0.00%
20.3%
43.1%
22.3%
13.6%
4.1%
Benzo(g,h,i)perylene
9
0
20,000
0
0.00%
26.4%
50.5%
37.6%
30.8%
4.2%
Mercury compounds
8
0
12,000
0
0.00%
16.6%
41.2%
28.3%
15.3%
7.5%
Glycol Ethers
40
0
180
0
0.00%
19.0%
42.7%
7.2%
3.4%
2.4%
Toluene
1,178
0
1
0
0.00%
15.0%
36.7%
10.8%
1.6%
3.5%
Vanadium compounds
10
0
140
0
0.00%
16.6%
41.2%
28.3%
15.3%
7.5%
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