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Rank in Toxic 100 Water Polluters: 50
Surface Water releases 2022 (lbs): 52,255
POTW (sewerage plant) transfers 2022 (lbs): 0
Total Surface Water and POTW Toxic Hazard 2022: 171,085,950
EJ: Near Poor Share: 31%
EJ: Minority Share: 26%

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This company is rank 2 on the Greenhouse 100 Polluters list.
This company is rank 27 on the Greenhouse 100 Suppliers list.

Chemicals at facilities displayed below: (display facilities) (display chemicals)
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(quantity x toxicity) descending.)
(Links on facility names lead to full TRI reports. Links on chemical names lead to New Jersey Right To Know Hazardous Substance Fact Sheets that have information on health effects.)
Facility NameCityStateChemicalSurface water releases (lbs)POTW transfers (lbs)Toxic Hazard
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Percent of total company hazardSplit *
BARRY STEAM PLANTBUCKSALChromium 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.) 1,2000108,000,00063.13%
E. C. GASTON ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANTWILSONVILLEALArsenic compounds20030,000,00017.54%
BOWEN STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANTCARTERSVILLEGACopper compounds (this category does not include copper phthalocyanine compounds that are substituted with only hydrogen, and/or chlorine, and/or bromine.)12,001018,001,50010.52%
BOWEN STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANTCARTERSVILLEGAArsenic compounds304,500,0002.63%
E. C. GASTON ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANTWILSONVILLEALCopper compounds (this category does not include copper phthalocyanine compounds that are substituted with only hydrogen, and/or chlorine, and/or bromine.)2,81904,228,5002.47%
BARRY STEAM PLANTBUCKSALCopper compounds (this category does not include copper phthalocyanine compounds that are substituted with only hydrogen, and/or chlorine, and/or bromine.)1,20001,800,0001.05%
MILLER STEAM PLANTQUINTONALChromium 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.) 1701,530,0000.89%
BARRY STEAM PLANTBUCKSALArsenic compounds101,500,0000.88%
E. C. GASTON ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANTWILSONVILLEALChromium 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.) 70630,0000.37%
E. C. GASTON ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANTWILSONVILLEALLead compounds280496,8000.29%
BOWEN STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANTCARTERSVILLEGANickel compounds1,4000127,4000.07%
MILLER STEAM PLANTQUINTONALBarium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7))8,770043,8500.03%
MILLER STEAM PLANTQUINTONALCopper compounds (this category does not include copper phthalocyanine compounds that are substituted with only hydrogen, and/or chlorine, and/or bromine.)29043,5000.03%
WANSLEY STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANTCARROLLTONGAMercury compounds4039,0000.02%
E. C. GASTON ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANTWILSONVILLEALNickel compounds371033,7610.02%
E. C. GASTON ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANTWILSONVILLEALBarium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7))4,530022,6500.01%
WANSLEY STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANTCARROLLTONGAManganese compounds2,900020,5900.01%
BARRY STEAM PLANTBUCKSALBarium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7))3,800019,0000.01%
BARRY STEAM PLANTBUCKSALNickel compounds180016,3800.01%
BARRY STEAM PLANTBUCKSALManganese compounds1,20008,5200.00%
MILLER STEAM PLANTQUINTONALManganese compounds81005,7510.00%
MILLER STEAM PLANTQUINTONALNickel compounds4904,4590.00%
WANSLEY STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANTCARROLLTONGABarium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7))76003,8000.00%
E. C. GASTON ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANTWILSONVILLEALZinc compounds89202,9440.00%
E. C. GASTON ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANTWILSONVILLEALManganese compounds20201,4340.00%
BARRY STEAM PLANTBUCKSALZinc compounds34001,1220.00%
E. C. GASTON ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANTWILSONVILLEALMercury compounds001,0000.00%
MISSISSIPPI POWER CO - PLANT DANIELMOSS POINTMSMercury compounds001,0000.00%
BOWEN STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANTCARTERSVILLEGAManganese compounds14009940.00%
MILLER STEAM PLANTQUINTONALZinc compounds23207660.00%
BOWEN STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANTCARTERSVILLEGAZinc compounds14704850.00%
MISSISSIPPI POWER CO - PLANT DANIELMOSS POINTMSManganese compounds6004260.00%
MISSISSIPPI POWER CO - PLANT DANIELMOSS POINTMSBarium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7))3801900.00%
WANSLEY STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANTCARROLLTONGAZinc compounds3901290.00%
MCDONOUGH/ATKINSON STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANTATLANTAGAAmmonia (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)100000.00%
BOWEN STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANTCARTERSVILLEGAAmmonia (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)1,600000.00%
WANSLEY STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANTCARROLLTONGAAmmonia (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)3,100000.00%
MILLER STEAM PLANTQUINTONALAmmonia (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)3,000000.00%
E. C. GASTON ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANTWILSONVILLEALAmmonia (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)36000.00%
BARRY STEAM PLANTBUCKSALAmmonia (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)230000.00%

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.

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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