PERI: Toxic 100 Index

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

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