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Rank among all TRI companies: 188
Air releases 2018 (lbs): 119,341
Incineration transfers 2018 (lbs): 0
Total Air and Incineration Toxic Score 2018: 253,434
EJ: Poor Share: 14%
EJ: Minority Share: 42%

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GERDAU AMERISTEEL ST PAUL MILL SAINT PAUL MN Chromium compounds 366 0 141,294 55.75% 13.6% 37.6%
GERDAU LONG STEEL NA-CHARLOTTE MILL CHARLOTTE NC Chromium compounds 31 0 44,074 17.39% 11.8% 62.3%
GERDAU AMERISTEEL CARTERSVILLE STEEL MILL CARTERSVILLE GA Chromium compounds 401 0 26,436 10.43% 10.7% 28.9%
GERDAU MACSTEEL MONROE MONROE MI Chromium compounds 234 0 10,430 4.12% 25.5% 25.9%
CHAPARRAL STEEL MIDLOTHIAN LP MIDLOTHIAN TX Chromium compounds 110 0 6,011 2.37% 13.3% 60.5%
CHAPARRAL STEEL MIDLOTHIAN LP MIDLOTHIAN TX Cadmium compounds 33 0 3,834 1.51% 15.4% 66.7%
GERDAU LONG STEEL NA-CHARLOTTE MILL CHARLOTTE NC Nickel compounds 134 0 3,244 1.28% 12.5% 47.8%
GERDAU AMERISTEEL ST PAUL MILL SAINT PAUL MN Manganese compounds 2,660 0 1,721 0.68% 13.4% 37.2%
GERDAU LONG STEEL NORTH AMERICA - JACKSON MILL JACKSON TN Cadmium compounds 25 0 1,691 0.67% 18.9% 40.2%
GERDAU LONG STEEL NORTH AMERICA - JACKSON MILL JACKSON TN Chromium compounds 115 0 1,545 0.61% 18.9% 40.2%
CHAPARRAL (VA) INC PETERSBURG VA Chromium compounds 37 0 1,386 0.55% 18.1% 56.8%
GERDAU SPECIAL STEEL NA JACKSON MI Chromium compounds 114 0 1,372 0.54% 15.7% 15.5%
GERDAU-FORT SMITH MILL FORT SMITH AR Chromium compounds 197 0 1,211 0.48% 17.9% 26.0%
GERDAU MACSTEEL MONROE MONROE MI Manganese compounds 2,832 0 1,126 0.44% 25.4% 25.9%
CHAPARRAL STEEL MIDLOTHIAN LP MIDLOTHIAN TX Nickel compounds 38 0 635 0.25% 15.4% 66.7%
GERDAU WILTON WILTON IA Chromium compounds 119 0 624 0.25% 13.1% 20.7%
CHAPARRAL (VA) INC PETERSBURG VA Nickel compounds 73 0 584 0.23% 16.4% 54.1%
GERDAU AMERISTEEL ST PAUL MILL SAINT PAUL MN Nickel 4 0 582 0.23% 13.7% 37.9%
GERDAU LONG STEEL NA-CHARLOTTE MILL CHARLOTTE NC Manganese compounds 270 0 518 0.20% 11.8% 61.9%
CHAPARRAL STEEL MIDLOTHIAN LP MIDLOTHIAN TX Manganese compounds 1,097 0 484 0.19% 13.5% 61.1%
GERDAU LONG STEEL NA-CHARLOTTE MILL CHARLOTTE NC Lead compounds 244 0 449 0.18% 11.9% 59.5%
GERDAU MACSTEEL MONROE MONROE MI Nickel compounds 15 0 413 0.16% 25.2% 26.0%
GERDAU AMERISTEEL ST PAUL MILL SAINT PAUL MN Lead compounds 350 0 364 0.14% 13.3% 36.9%
GERDAU AMERISTEEL CARTERSVILLE STEEL MILL CARTERSVILLE GA Manganese compounds 1,983 0 344 0.14% 11.2% 32.8%
CHAPARRAL STEEL MIDLOTHIAN LP MIDLOTHIAN TX Lead compounds 686 0 287 0.11% 15.4% 66.7%
GERDAU AMERISTEEL CARTERSVILLE STEEL MILL CARTERSVILLE GA Lead compounds 731 0 243 0.10% 11.2% 32.8%
GERDAU AMERISTEEL CARTERSVILLE STEEL MILL CARTERSVILLE GA Nickel compounds 14 0 240 0.09% 11.1% 31.7%
GERDAU AMERISTEEL ST PAUL MILL SAINT PAUL MN Chlorine 398 0 230 0.09% 12.8% 35.7%
GERDAU LONG STEEL NORTH AMERICA - JACKSON MILL JACKSON TN Manganese compounds 1,699 0 212 0.08% 18.9% 40.2%
GERDAU LONG STEEL NORTH AMERICA - JACKSON MILL JACKSON TN Lead compounds 832 0 199 0.08% 18.9% 40.2%
GERDAU LONG STEEL NORTH AMERICA - JACKSON MILL JACKSON TN Nickel compounds 19 0 169 0.07% 18.9% 40.1%
GERDAU AMERISTEEL US INC ARLINGTON TN Nickel 3 0 150 0.06% 7.3% 31.0%
GERDAU-FORT SMITH MILL FORT SMITH AR Manganese compounds 3,049 0 147 0.06% 18.2% 26.3%
CHAPARRAL STEEL MIDLOTHIAN LP MIDLOTHIAN TX Mercury compounds 625 0 136 0.05% 15.4% 66.7%
GERDAU SPECIAL STEEL NA JACKSON MI Nickel compounds 15 0 134 0.05% 15.8% 15.5%
CHAPARRAL (VA) INC PETERSBURG VA Lead compounds 90 0 112 0.04% 18.4% 57.3%
CHAPARRAL (VA) INC PETERSBURG VA Manganese compounds 230 0 99 0.04% 18.2% 57.0%
GERDAU SPECIAL STEEL NA JACKSON MI Manganese compounds 645 0 94 0.04% 16.0% 15.4%
GERDAU MACSTEEL MONROE MONROE MI Lead compounds 187 0 89 0.04% 24.1% 26.1%
GERDAU-FORT SMITH MILL FORT SMITH AR Nickel compounds 18 0 60 0.02% 18.5% 26.7%
GERDAU LONG STEEL NA-CHARLOTTE MILL CHARLOTTE NC Mercury compounds 197 0 57 0.02% 12.6% 46.3%
GERDAU WILTON WILTON IA Manganese compounds 1,317 0 52 0.02% 13.6% 21.6%
GERDAU AMERISTEEL ST PAUL MILL SAINT PAUL MN Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 0 0 47 0.02% 13.8% 38.0%
GERDAU AMERISTEEL CARTERSVILLE STEEL MILL CARTERSVILLE GA Zinc compounds 26,847 0 39 0.02% 11.2% 32.8%
GERDAU LONG STEEL NA-CHARLOTTE MILL CHARLOTTE NC Zinc compounds 2,574 0 38 0.02% 11.8% 61.7%
GERDAU WILTON WILTON IA Nickel compounds 8 0 24 0.01% 13.6% 21.6%
GERDAU LONG STEEL NORTH AMERICA - JACKSON MILL JACKSON TN Zinc compounds 22,202 0 23 0.01% 18.9% 40.2%
GERDAU SPECIAL STEEL NA JACKSON MI Lead compounds 78 0 20 0.01% 15.9% 15.4%
GERDAU AMERISTEEL ST PAUL MILL SAINT PAUL MN Zinc compounds 7,624 0 19 0.01% 12.8% 35.8%
GERDAU WILTON WILTON IA Lead compounds 359 0 19 0.01% 14.6% 23.4%
CHAPARRAL (VA) INC PETERSBURG VA Mercury compounds 172 0 16 0.01% 16.2% 53.7%
GERDAU MACSTEEL MONROE MONROE MI Zinc compounds 7,212 0 15 0.01% 24.1% 26.1%
GERDAU AMERISTEEL ST PAUL MILL SAINT PAUL MN Mercury compounds 32 0 10 0.00% 12.8% 35.7%
CHAPARRAL STEEL MIDLOTHIAN LP MIDLOTHIAN TX Zinc compounds 4,847 0 9 0.00% 15.4% 66.7%
GERDAU AMERISTEEL CARTERSVILLE STEEL MILL CARTERSVILLE GA Copper compounds 253 0 7 0.00% 11.0% 31.2%
GERDAU AMERISTEEL US INC ARLINGTON TN Manganese 10 0 6 0.00% 7.3% 31.0%
GERDAU MACSTEEL MONROE MONROE MI Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 0 0 6 0.00% 16.6% 27.3%
GERDAU AMERISTEEL CARTERSVILLE STEEL MILL CARTERSVILLE GA Mercury compounds 43 0 6 0.00% 11.5% 34.3%
GERDAU LONG STEEL NA-CHARLOTTE MILL CHARLOTTE NC Copper compounds 19 0 5 0.00% 11.7% 63.1%
GERDAU MACSTEEL MONROE MONROE MI Barium compounds 18 0 4 0.00% 25.3% 25.9%
GERDAU SPECIAL STEEL NA JACKSON MI Zinc compounds 3,958 0 4 0.00% 15.8% 15.5%
GERDAU-FORT SMITH MILL FORT SMITH AR Zinc compounds 13,130 0 3 0.00% 19.9% 28.4%
GERDAU MACSTEEL MONROE MONROE MI Copper compounds 94 0 3 0.00% 25.0% 25.9%
GERDAU AMERISTEEL ST PAUL MILL SAINT PAUL MN Copper 12 0 3 0.00% 13.9% 38.3%
CHAPARRAL STEEL MIDLOTHIAN LP MIDLOTHIAN TX Copper compounds 104 0 3 0.00% 15.3% 66.7%
CHAPARRAL STEEL MIDLOTHIAN LP MIDLOTHIAN TX Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 0 0 2 0.00% 15.4% 66.7%
GERDAU LONG STEEL NORTH AMERICA - JACKSON MILL JACKSON TN Barium compounds 38 0 2 0.00% 18.9% 39.9%
GERDAU LONG STEEL NORTH AMERICA - JACKSON MILL JACKSON TN Copper compounds 141 0 2 0.00% 18.9% 40.4%
GERDAU LONG STEEL NA-CHARLOTTE MILL CHARLOTTE NC Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 0 0 2 0.00% 12.6% 46.3%
GERDAU WILTON WILTON IA Zinc compounds 6,960 0 2 0.00% 14.6% 23.5%
GERDAU AMERISTEEL CARTERSVILLE STEEL MILL CARTERSVILLE GA Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 0 0 1 0.00% 11.5% 34.3%
CHAPARRAL (VA) INC PETERSBURG VA Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 0 0 1 0.00% 16.2% 53.7%
GERDAU SPECIAL STEEL NA JACKSON MI Mercury compounds 26 0 1 0.00% 14.1% 15.9%
GERDAU-FORT SMITH MILL FORT SMITH AR Lead compounds 13 0 1 0.00% 19.5% 28.0%
GERDAU SPECIAL STEEL NA JACKSON MI Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 0 0 1 0.00% 14.1% 15.9%
GERDAU SPECIAL STEEL NA JACKSON MI Copper compounds 47 0 1 0.00% 15.9% 15.5%
GERDAU LONG STEEL NORTH AMERICA - JACKSON MILL JACKSON TN Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 0 0 1 0.00% 19.4% 36.5%
GERDAU-FORT SMITH MILL FORT SMITH AR Barium compounds 12 0 0 0.00% 17.6% 25.6%
GERDAU WILTON WILTON IA Mercury compounds 15 0 0 0.00% 14.7% 23.6%
GERDAU-FORT SMITH MILL FORT SMITH AR Copper compounds 103 0 0 0.00% 19.4% 27.8%
GERDAU WILTON WILTON IA Barium compounds 5 0 0 0.00% 11.6% 18.1%
GERDAU WILTON WILTON IA Copper compounds 84 0 0 0.00% 14.1% 22.6%
GERDAU WILTON WILTON IA Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 0 0 0 0.00% 14.7% 23.6%
GERDAU MACSTEEL MONROE MONROE MI Vanadium compounds 38 0 0 0.00% 25.6% 25.9%
GERDAU-FORT SMITH MILL FORT SMITH AR Molybdenum trioxide 1 0 0 0.00% 18.0% 26.1%
GERDAU MACSTEEL MONROE MONROE MI Mercury compounds 0 0 0 0.00% 20.9% 26.6%
GERDAU LONG STEEL NORTH AMERICA - JACKSON MILL JACKSON TN Mercury compounds 0 0 0 0.00% 18.9% 40.2%
GERDAU-FORT SMITH MILL FORT SMITH AR Mercury compounds 1 0 0 0.00% 19.9% 28.4%
GERDAU-FORT SMITH MILL FORT SMITH AR Vanadium compounds 14 0 0 0.00% 17.3% 25.2%
GERDAU SPECIAL STEEL NA JACKSON MI Vanadium compounds 9 0 0 0.00% 15.9% 15.4%
GERDAU-FORT SMITH MILL FORT SMITH AR Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 0 0 0 0.00% 19.9% 28.4%

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