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Packaging Corporation of America

Rank in Toxic 100 Water: 37
Surface Water releases 2019 (lbs): 1,226,925
POTW (sewerage plant) transfers 2019 (lbs): 0
Total Surface Water and POTW Toxic Hazard 2019: 401,771,594
Percentage of national total 2019 surface water and POTW hazard: 0.1%
EJ: Near Poor Share: 46%
EJ: Minority Share: 18%

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PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA COUNCE MILL COUNCE TN Chromium compounds 950 0 133,000,000 33.10%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA COUNCE MILL COUNCE TN Acetaldehyde 7,900 0 62,410,000 15.53%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC INTERNATIONAL FALLS MN Acetaldehyde 4,900 0 38,710,000 9.63%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC JACKSON AL Acetaldehyde 4,500 0 35,550,000 8.85%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC WALLULA WA Acetaldehyde 4,440 0 35,076,000 8.73%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC WALLULA WA Chromium compounds 132 0 22,355,000 5.56%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA CLYATTVILLE GA Acetaldehyde 2,655 0 20,974,500 5.22%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA COUNCE MILL COUNCE TN Lead compounds 800 0 14,400,000 3.58%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA - DERIDDER MILL DERIDDER LA Lead compounds 787 0 14,166,000 3.53%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA FILER CITY MI Acetaldehyde 696 0 5,498,400 1.37%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA COUNCE MILL COUNCE TN Polycyclic aromatic compounds 16 0 2,880,000 0.72%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA COUNCE MILL COUNCE TN Hydrogen sulfide 1,340 0 2,412,000 0.60%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA - DERIDDER MILL DERIDDER LA Acetaldehyde 250 0 1,975,000 0.49%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERI CA TOMAHAWK WI Lead compounds 105 0 1,884,600 0.47%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC WALLULA WA Lead compounds 102 0 1,843,200 0.46%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC JACKSON AL Lead compounds 59 0 1,062,000 0.26%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA FILER CITY MI Chromium compounds 6 0 1,037,000 0.26%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC JACKSON AL Hydrogen sulfide 351 0 631,800 0.16%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC JACKSON AL Catechol 60 0 540,000 0.13%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA CLYATTVILLE GA Lead compounds 29 0 522,000 0.13%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA - DERIDDER MILL DERIDDER LA Catechol 58 0 522,000 0.13%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA COUNCE MILL COUNCE TN Catechol 57 0 513,000 0.13%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC WALLULA WA Hydrogen sulfide 197 0 354,600 0.09%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA - DERIDDER MILL DERIDDER LA Hydrogen sulfide 170 0 306,000 0.08%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC WALLULA WA Catechol 29 0 264,600 0.07%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA COUNCE MILL COUNCE TN Glycol ethers 1,400 0 252,000 0.06%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC INTERNATIONAL FALLS MN Manganese compounds 34,300 0 243,530 0.06%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC WALLULA WA Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 0 0 220,078 0.05%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA CLYATTVILLE GA Catechol 19 0 171,000 0.04%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA - DERIDDER MILL DERIDDER LA Nitrate compounds 268,000 0 168,840 0.04%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA - DERIDDER MILL DERIDDER LA Manganese compounds 23,700 0 168,270 0.04%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC JACKSON AL Manganese compounds 21,100 0 149,810 0.04%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC WALLULA WA Manganese compounds 20,711 0 147,048 0.04%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC INTERNATIONAL FALLS MN Catechol 16 0 144,000 0.04%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA - DERIDDER MILL DERIDDER LA Vanadium compounds 959 0 134,260 0.03%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA FILER CITY MI Nitrate compounds 212,094 0 133,619 0.03%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA CLYATTVILLE GA Manganese compounds 18,590 0 131,989 0.03%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA COUNCE MILL COUNCE TN Manganese compounds 17,400 0 123,540 0.03%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERI CA TOMAHAWK WI Catechol 13 0 120,600 0.03%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERI CA TOMAHAWK WI Nitrate compounds 177,580 0 111,876 0.03%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERI CA TOMAHAWK WI Manganese compounds 13,442 0 95,438 0.02%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC WALLULA WA Methanol 87,790 0 87,790 0.02%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC JACKSON AL Nitrate compounds 131,000 0 82,530 0.02%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA COUNCE MILL COUNCE TN Nickel compounds 380 0 34,580 0.01%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA CLYATTVILLE GA Nitrate compounds 45,432 0 28,622 0.01%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA CLYATTVILLE GA Hydrogen sulfide 15 0 27,000 0.01%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC JACKSON AL Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 0 0 19,918 0.00%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA - DERIDDER MILL DERIDDER LA Zinc compounds 5,550 0 18,315 0.00%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC INTERNATIONAL FALLS MN Nitrate compounds 26,200 0 16,506 0.00%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC INTERNATIONAL FALLS MN Zinc compounds 2,260 0 7,458 0.00%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC JACKSON AL Zinc compounds 1,940 0 6,402 0.00%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA FILER CITY MI Formaldehyde 1,119 0 5,595 0.00%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA COUNCE MILL COUNCE TN Zinc compounds 1,450 0 4,785 0.00%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC JACKSON AL Formaldehyde 891 0 4,455 0.00%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA COUNCE MILL COUNCE TN Formaldehyde 800 0 4,000 0.00%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA - DERIDDER MILL DERIDDER LA Formaldehyde 790 0 3,950 0.00%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC JACKSON AL Mercury compounds 0 0 3,000 0.00%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA - DERIDDER MILL DERIDDER LA Mercury compounds 0 0 3,000 0.00%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC WALLULA WA Formaldehyde 490 0 2,450 0.00%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC WALLULA WA Nickel compounds 23 0 2,084 0.00%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA CLYATTVILLE GA Formaldehyde 379 0 1,895 0.00%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA COUNCE MILL COUNCE TN Methanol 1,100 0 1,100 0.00%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA FILER CITY MI Methanol 1,013 0 1,013 0.00%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC INTERNATIONAL FALLS MN Formic acid 2,000 0 1,000 0.00%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC JACKSON AL Formic acid 819 0 410 0.00%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA CLYATTVILLE GA Phenol 17 0 56 0.00%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC WALLULA WA Formic acid 74 0 37 0.00%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA FILER CITY MI Benzene 0 0 20 0.00%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA FILER CITY MI Phenol 5 0 18 0.00%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA FILER CITY MI Toluene 1 0 7 0.00%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA CLYATTVILLE GA Ammonia 1,532 0 0 0.00%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC JACKSON AL Ammonia 39,500 0 0 0.00%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA COUNCE MILL COUNCE TN Ammonia 15,600 0 0 0.00%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERI CA TOMAHAWK WI Ammonia 3,644 0 0 0.00%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC INTERNATIONAL FALLS MN Ammonia 12,700 0 0 0.00%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA - DERIDDER MILL DERIDDER LA Ammonia 920 0 0 0.00%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC WALLULA WA Ammonia 1,577 0 0 0.00%

For explanations of most columns above, including the EJ Shares, see the technical notes.

Toxic hazard: Pounds of direct releases to surface water and pounds transferred to Publicly Operated Treatment Works (POTW's) reported in the US Environmental Protection Agency's Toxics Release Inventory for the year 2019, 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.

* 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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