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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