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Rank in Toxic 100 Water Polluters: 28
Surface Water releases 2022 (lbs): 1,023,028
POTW (sewerage plant) transfers 2022 (lbs): 0
Total Surface Water and POTW Toxic Hazard 2022: 462,531,627
Percentage of national total 2022 surface water and POTW hazard: 0.2%
EJ: Near Poor Share: 43%
EJ: Minority Share: 21%

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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 processing residue (COPR). COPR is the solid waste remaining after aqueous extraction of oxidized chromite ore that has been combined with soda ash and kiln roasted at approximately 2,000 F.) 920 0 128,800,000 27.85%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC JACKSON AL Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region of South Africa and the unreacted ore component of the chromite ore processing residue (COPR). COPR is the solid waste remaining after aqueous extraction of oxidized chromite ore that has been combined with soda ash and kiln roasted at approximately 2,000 F.) 610 0 103,700,000 22.42%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA COUNCE MILL COUNCE TN Acetaldehyde 9,600 0 75,840,000 16.40%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC INTERNATIONAL FALLS MN Acetaldehyde 5,300 0 41,870,000 9.05%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA CLYATTVILLE GA Acetaldehyde 2,778 0 21,946,200 4.74%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC WALLULA WA Acetaldehyde 2,012 0 15,894,800 3.44%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA - DERIDDER MILL DERIDDER LA Lead compounds 799 0 14,382,000 3.11%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA COUNCE MILL COUNCE TN Lead compounds 770 0 13,860,000 3.00%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA - DERIDDER MILL DERIDDER LA Vanadium compounds 974 0 13,636,000 2.95%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC JACKSON AL Acetaldehyde 860 0 6,794,000 1.47%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA FILER CITY MI Acetaldehyde 680 0 5,372,000 1.16%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC JACKSON AL Lead compounds 243 0 4,374,000 0.95%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA COUNCE MILL COUNCE TN Polycyclic aromatic compounds 16 0 2,880,000 0.62%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA COUNCE MILL COUNCE TN Hydrogen sulfide 1,300 0 2,340,000 0.51%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERI CA TOMAHAWK WI Lead compounds 103 0 1,850,400 0.40%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA - DERIDDER MILL DERIDDER LA Acetaldehyde 220 0 1,738,000 0.38%
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 processing residue (COPR). COPR is the solid waste remaining after aqueous extraction of oxidized chromite ore that has been combined with soda ash and kiln roasted at approximately 2,000 F.) 8 0 1,428,000 0.31%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC WALLULA WA Lead compounds 34 0 619,200 0.13%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA CLYATTVILLE GA Lead compounds 30 0 540,000 0.12%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA - DERIDDER MILL DERIDDER LA Catechol 59 0 531,000 0.11%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA COUNCE MILL COUNCE TN Catechol 56 0 504,000 0.11%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC JACKSON AL Hydrogen sulfide 200 0 360,000 0.08%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC JACKSON AL Catechol 38 0 342,000 0.07%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA - DERIDDER MILL DERIDDER LA Hydrogen sulfide 170 0 306,000 0.07%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC WALLULA WA Hydrogen sulfide 161 0 289,800 0.06%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC WALLULA WA Catechol 27 0 243,900 0.05%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA COUNCE MILL COUNCE TN Certain glycol ethers 1,350 0 243,000 0.05%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA FILER CITY MI Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 334,801 0 210,924 0.05%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC INTERNATIONAL FALLS MN Manganese compounds 28,400 0 201,640 0.04%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA CLYATTVILLE GA Catechol 20 0 175,500 0.04%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA - DERIDDER MILL DERIDDER LA Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 272,000 0 171,360 0.04%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA - DERIDDER MILL DERIDDER LA Manganese compounds 17,400 0 123,540 0.03%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA COUNCE MILL COUNCE TN Manganese compounds 16,900 0 119,990 0.03%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERI CA TOMAHAWK WI Catechol 13 0 119,700 0.03%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC INTERNATIONAL FALLS MN Catechol 13 0 117,000 0.03%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA CLYATTVILLE GA Manganese compounds 14,611 0 103,738 0.02%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERI CA TOMAHAWK WI Manganese compounds 13,197 0 93,699 0.02%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERI CA TOMAHAWK WI Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 134,724 0 84,876 0.02%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC JACKSON AL Manganese compounds 11,100 0 78,810 0.02%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC WALLULA WA Manganese compounds 7,672 0 54,471 0.01%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC WALLULA WA Methanol 51,482 0 51,482 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 16 0 28,800 0.01%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC JACKSON AL Nickel compounds 240 0 21,840 0.00%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC JACKSON AL Zinc compounds 2,700 0 8,910 0.00%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC JACKSON AL Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 10,800 0 6,804 0.00%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC INTERNATIONAL FALLS MN Zinc compounds 1,875 0 6,188 0.00%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA COUNCE MILL COUNCE TN Zinc compounds 1,450 0 4,785 0.00%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA FILER CITY MI Formaldehyde 949 0 4,745 0.00%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA - DERIDDER MILL DERIDDER LA Formaldehyde 800 0 4,000 0.00%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC WALLULA WA Mercury 0 0 4,000 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 WALLULA WA Formaldehyde 456 0 2,280 0.00%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA CLYATTVILLE GA Formaldehyde 393 0 1,965 0.00%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC JACKSON AL Formaldehyde 390 0 1,950 0.00%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA COUNCE MILL COUNCE TN Methanol 1,270 0 1,270 0.00%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA FILER CITY MI Methanol 990 0 990 0.00%
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC INTERNATIONAL FALLS MN Formic acid 1,900 0 950 0.00%
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA CLYATTVILLE GA Phenol 17 0 56 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 is reportable under this listing) 3,086 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 is reportable under this listing) 17,000 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 is reportable under this listing) 15,100 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 is reportable under this listing) 2,480 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 is reportable under this listing) 4,400 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 is reportable under this listing) 790 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 is reportable under this listing) 23,128 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 2022, 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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