Packaging Corporation of America
Rank in Toxic 100 Water: 37
Surface Water releases 2020 (lbs): 1,334,114
POTW (sewerage plant) transfers 2020 (lbs): 0
Total Surface Water and POTW Toxic Hazard 2020: 457,619,803
Percentage of national total 2020 surface water and POTW hazard: 0.1%
EJ: Near Poor Share: 45%
EJ: Minority Share: 5%
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PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA COUNCE MILL
COUNCE
TN
Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region of South Africa and the unreacted ore component of the chromite ore processi
920
0
128,800,000
28.15%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA COUNCE MILL
COUNCE
TN
Acetaldehyde
16,100
0
127,190,000
27.79%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC
WALLULA
WA
Acetaldehyde
5,434
0
42,928,600
9.38%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC
INTERNATIONAL FALLS
MN
Acetaldehyde
5,200
0
41,080,000
8.98%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC
WALLULA
WA
Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region of South Africa and the unreacted ore component of the chromite ore processi
136
0
23,086,000
5.04%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA
CLYATTVILLE
GA
Acetaldehyde
2,804
0
22,151,600
4.84%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC
JACKSON
AL
Acetaldehyde
2,600
0
20,540,000
4.49%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA - DERIDDER MILL
DERIDDER
LA
Lead compounds
790
0
14,220,000
3.11%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA COUNCE MILL
COUNCE
TN
Lead compounds
770
0
13,860,000
3.03%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA
FILER CITY
MI
Acetaldehyde
691
0
5,458,900
1.19%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA COUNCE MILL
COUNCE
TN
Polycyclic aromatic compounds
16
0
2,880,000
0.63%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA COUNCE MILL
COUNCE
TN
Hydrogen sulfide
1,290
0
2,322,000
0.51%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERI CA
TOMAHAWK
WI
Lead compounds
104
0
1,879,200
0.41%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA - DERIDDER MILL
DERIDDER
LA
Acetaldehyde
200
0
1,580,000
0.35%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC
WALLULA
WA
Lead compounds
85
0
1,526,400
0.33%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA
FILER CITY
MI
Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region of South Africa and the unreacted ore component of the chromite ore processi
8
0
1,326,000
0.29%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC
JACKSON
AL
Lead compounds
46
0
828,000
0.18%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA
CLYATTVILLE
GA
Lead compounds
32
0
576,000
0.13%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA - DERIDDER MILL
DERIDDER
LA
Catechol
59
0
531,000
0.12%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA COUNCE MILL
COUNCE
TN
Catechol
55
0
495,000
0.11%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC
JACKSON
AL
Hydrogen sulfide
270
0
486,000
0.11%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC
JACKSON
AL
Catechol
47
0
423,000
0.09%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC
WALLULA
WA
Hydrogen sulfide
204
0
367,200
0.08%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA - DERIDDER MILL
DERIDDER
LA
Hydrogen sulfide
170
0
306,000
0.07%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC
WALLULA
WA
Catechol
30
0
269,100
0.06%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC
INTERNATIONAL FALLS
MN
Manganese compounds
35,700
0
253,470
0.06%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERI CA
TOMAHAWK
WI
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)
328,954
0
207,242
0.05%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA COUNCE MILL
COUNCE
TN
Certain glycol ethers
1,070
0
192,600
0.04%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA
CLYATTVILLE
GA
Catechol
20
0
180,000
0.04%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA - DERIDDER MILL
DERIDDER
LA
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)
270,000
0
170,100
0.04%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA - DERIDDER MILL
DERIDDER
LA
Manganese compounds
23,900
0
169,690
0.04%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC
INTERNATIONAL FALLS
MN
Catechol
17
0
153,000
0.03%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA
FILER CITY
MI
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)
233,475
0
147,089
0.03%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC
WALLULA
WA
Manganese compounds
20,337
0
144,393
0.03%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA - DERIDDER MILL
DERIDDER
LA
Vanadium compounds
970
0
135,800
0.03%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA COUNCE MILL
COUNCE
TN
Manganese compounds
16,800
0
119,280
0.03%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC
JACKSON
AL
Manganese compounds
16,400
0
116,440
0.03%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA
CLYATTVILLE
GA
Manganese compounds
16,053
0
113,976
0.02%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERI CA
TOMAHAWK
WI
Manganese compounds
13,392
0
95,083
0.02%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC
WALLULA
WA
Methanol
76,559
0
76,559
0.02%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC
JACKSON
AL
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)
102,000
0
64,260
0.01%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA COUNCE MILL
COUNCE
TN
Nickel compounds
370
0
33,670
0.01%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA
CLYATTVILLE
GA
Hydrogen sulfide
17
0
30,600
0.01%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA - DERIDDER MILL
DERIDDER
LA
Zinc compounds
5,600
0
18,480
0.00%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC
JACKSON
AL
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds (Manufacturing; and the processing or otherwise use of dioxin and dioxin like compounds if the dioxin and dioxin like
0
0
15,475
0.00%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC
INTERNATIONAL FALLS
MN
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)
22,900
0
14,427
0.00%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC
INTERNATIONAL FALLS
MN
Zinc compounds
2,400
0
7,920
0.00%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA
FILER CITY
MI
Formaldehyde
1,491
0
7,455
0.00%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC
WALLULA
WA
Nickel compounds
59
0
5,324
0.00%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC
INTERNATIONAL FALLS
MN
Formaldehyde
1,000
0
5,000
0.00%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC
JACKSON
AL
Zinc compounds
1,500
0
4,950
0.00%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA COUNCE MILL
COUNCE
TN
Zinc compounds
1,460
0
4,818
0.00%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA - DERIDDER MILL
DERIDDER
LA
Formaldehyde
790
0
3,950
0.00%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA COUNCE MILL
COUNCE
TN
Formaldehyde
770
0
3,850
0.00%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA - DERIDDER MILL
DERIDDER
LA
Mercury compounds
0
0
3,500
0.00%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC
JACKSON
AL
Formaldehyde
660
0
3,300
0.00%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC
WALLULA
WA
Formaldehyde
496
0
2,480
0.00%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA
CLYATTVILLE
GA
Formaldehyde
421
0
2,105
0.00%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA COUNCE MILL
COUNCE
TN
Methanol
1,230
0
1,230
0.00%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA
FILER CITY
MI
Methanol
1,006
0
1,006
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
270
0
135
0.00%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA
CLYATTVILLE
GA
Phenol
18
0
59
0.00%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC
WALLULA
WA
Formic acid
83
0
42
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 (includes anhydrous ammonia and aqueous ammonia from water dissociable ammonium salts and other sources; 10 percent of total aqueous ammonia i
1,601
0
0
0.00%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC
JACKSON
AL
Ammonia (includes anhydrous ammonia and aqueous ammonia from water dissociable ammonium salts and other sources; 10 percent of total aqueous ammonia i
30,700
0
0
0.00%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA COUNCE MILL
COUNCE
TN
Ammonia (includes anhydrous ammonia and aqueous ammonia from water dissociable ammonium salts and other sources; 10 percent of total aqueous ammonia i
15,020
0
0
0.00%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERI CA
TOMAHAWK
WI
Ammonia (includes anhydrous ammonia and aqueous ammonia from water dissociable ammonium salts and other sources; 10 percent of total aqueous ammonia i
2,227
0
0
0.00%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC
INTERNATIONAL FALLS
MN
Ammonia (includes anhydrous ammonia and aqueous ammonia from water dissociable ammonium salts and other sources; 10 percent of total aqueous ammonia i
8,800
0
0
0.00%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA - DERIDDER MILL
DERIDDER
LA
Ammonia (includes anhydrous ammonia and aqueous ammonia from water dissociable ammonium salts and other sources; 10 percent of total aqueous ammonia i
740
0
0
0.00%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC
WALLULA
WA
Ammonia (includes anhydrous ammonia and aqueous ammonia from water dissociable ammonium salts and other sources; 10 percent of total aqueous ammonia i
36,772
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 2020, 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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