1998 Toxics Release Inventory
PRO"*4,0
MINNESOTA
Reported Releases and Waste Management Activities (in pounds)

Original Industries
New Industries
Total
On-site Releases
17,004,641
11,889,243
28,893,884
Air Emissions
15,904,943
1,773,087
17,678,030
Surface Water Discharges
812,176
18,641
830,817
Underground Injection Class I Wells
0
0
0
Underground Injection Class II-V Wells
0
0
0
On-site Land Releases to RCRA Subtitle C Landfills
1,069
0
1,069
Other On-site Land Releases
286,453
10,097,515
10,383,968
Off-site Releases (Transfers Off-site to Disposal)*
2,375,503
1,106,939
3,482,442
Total On- and Off-site Releases
19,380,144
12,996,182
32,376,326
Recycled On-site
187,351,415
4,031,921
191,383,336
Recycled Off-site
21,940,758
1,162,699
23,103,457
Energy Recovery On-site
7,034,602
0
7,034,602
Energy Recovery Off-site
2,191,446
105,123
2,296,569
Treated On-site
36,106,015
1,539,758
37,645,773
Treated Off-site**
10,716,446
13,323
10,729,769
Quantity Released On- and Off-site ***
20,096,775
12,945,025
33,041,800
Total Production-related Waste Managed
285,437,457
19,797,849
305,235,306
Total Non-production-related Waste Managed
19,320
251
19,571
Transfers Off-site for Further Waste Management/Disposal
Recycling
21,932,542
1,162,905
23,095,447
Energy Recovery
2,197,041
105,133
2,302,174
Treatment
1,245,251
1,197
1,246,448
Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTWs)
9,635,673
15,027
9,650,700
Metals and Metal Compounds*
134,379
2,550
136,929
Non-metal TRI Chemicals**
9,501,294
12,477
9,513,771
Other Off-site Transfers****
0
0
0
Off-site Transfers to Disposal
2,731,634
1,104,389
3,836,023
not including metals to POTWs)



Total Transfers Off-site for Further
Waste Management/Disposal
37,742,141
2,388,651
40,130,792
Transfers to POTWs of metals and metal compounds are included in off-site releases. Excludes transfer amounts sent for
disposal to other TRI facilities reporting that amount released on-site.
Transfers to POTWs of non-metals are included in treated off-site waste management activity.
f Excludes non-production-related releases; e.g. releases due to catastrophic events or remedial actions.
**Transfers reported without a valid waste management code.
For More Information

State Contact:
Steve Tomlyanovich
(651) 282-5396
Fax: (651) 296-0459
EPA Regional Contact
Thekna Codina
(312) 886-6219
Fax: (312) 353-4788
To obtain TRI data use assistance, call
TRI User Support Service (TRI-US):
(202) 260-1531
Fax: (202) 401-2347
Nezu industry
Original industry
The largest marker m the state may represents the largest facility for on-site releases m the state of Minnesota. All markers are
proportionally-sized to represent the on-site releases at each facility zuithm this state.
State/TRI Data ^
Population
Square Miles
Total Facilities
Total Forms
Form As
4,725,419
79,617
496
1,482
308
Original Industries
New Industries
Total
National Rank for Total On- and Off-site Releases*
Rank 34
36
36
Pounds 19,380,144
National Rank for Total On-site Releases**
Rank 33
12,996,182
35
32,376,326
36
Pounds 17,004,641
National Rank for Total Releases within State***
Rank 34
11,889,243
36
28,893,884
36
Pounds 18,085,510
National Rank for Production-related Waste Managed
Rank 26
13,171,883
35
31,257,393
30
Pounds 285,437,457
19,797,849
305,235,306
Includes transfers out-of-state for disposal. Excludes transfer amounts sent for disposal to other TRI facilities reporting
that amount released on-site.
Includes amounts released at the facility. Excludes amounts transferred to other sites.
Excludes transfers for disposal sent out-of-state or sent to other TRI facilities within the state reporting that amount
released on-site.
^ One facility, reporting 1.3 million pounds released on-site and total production-related waste managed, was incorrectly located in this state. Removal of this facility changes the national rank for total on-site releases for new industries from 35 to 37, for total
releases within the state for total industries from 36 to 37, and for production-related waste managed for new industries from 35 to 38.

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1998 Toxics Release Inventory
PRO"*4,0
MINNESOTA
On-site and Off-site Releases for Top Ten Chemicals Ranked on Total Releases in the State (Original Industries)


On-Site Releases
Off-site Releases

Off-site Transfers to Disposal



Surface

On-site
Transfers
Total
Transferred
Transferred
Transferred


Air
Water
Underground
Releases to
Off-Site to
Releases in
Into
Within
Out of
CAS

Emissions
Discharges
Injection
Land
Disposal*
the State**
State
State
State
Number
Chemical
Pounds
Pounds
Pounds
Pounds
Pounds
Pounds
Pounds
Pounds
Pounds
1330-20-7
Xylene (mixed isomers)
1,953,526
197
0
398
21,292
1,975,413
42,701
16,222
5,070
110-54-3
n-Hexane
1,962,581
5
0
250
1,134
1,963,970
0
1,040
94
108-88-3
Toluene
1,945,295
206
0
0
11,566
1,957,067
12,486
10,947
619
100-42-5
Styrene
1,645,322
5
0
0
21,431
1,666,758
11
16,347
5,084
67-56-1
Methanol
1,489,787
12,057
0
2,500
4,236
1,508,580
15,351
4,236
0
7664-41-7
Ammonia
1,166,787
85,985
0
44,959
49,193
1,346,924
22
49,193
0
78-93-3
Methyl ethyl ketone
872,913
199
0
0
4,792
877,904
42,813
4,366
426
—
Glycol ethers
817,598
862
0
0
687
819,147
2,399
224
463
71-36-3
n-Butyl alcohol
702,795
0
0
0
0
702,795
220
0
0
—
Zinc compounds
28,147
4,846
0
17,000
615,971
665,964
9,070
61,260
554,713
Excludes amounts transferred to other TRI facilities in the state reporting that amount released on-site.
The chemical ranking is based on the amounts in this column.
On-site and Off-site Releases for Top Ten Chemicals Ranked on Total Releases in the State (Seven New Industries)


On-Site Releases
Off-site Releases

Off-site Transfers to Disposal



Surface

On-site
Transfers
Total
Transferred
Transferred
Transferred


Air
Water
Underground
Releases to
Off-Site to
Releases in
Into
Within
Out of
CAS

Emissions
Discharges
Injection
Land
Disposal*
the State**
State
State
State
Number
Chemical
Pounds
Pounds
Pounds
Pounds
Pounds
Pounds
Pounds
Pounds
Pounds
—
Barium compounds
59,313
7,455
0
7,559,285
992,840
8,618,893
150,000
992,820
20
—
Manganese compounds
9,430
8,200
0
1,219,915
23,370
1,260,915
19,000
23,360
10
7647-01-0
Hydrochloric acid
699,030
0
0
0
0
699,030
0
0
0
7664-39-3
Hydrogen fluoride
579,030
0
0
0
0
579,030
0
0
0
—
Zinc compounds
5,037
1,075
0
495,015
2,475
503,602
303
2,470
5
—
Copper compounds
5,840
1,175
0
334,020
1,425
342,460
1,300
1,420
5
7664-93-9
Sulfuric acid
224,265
0
0
0
0
224,265
0
0
0
—
Lead compounds
2,360
0
0
206,010
32
208,402
11
10
22
—
Nickel compounds
11,640
431
0
88,275
79,795
180,141
620
79,795
0
7664-41-7
Ammonia
147,099
0
0
5
0
147,104
0
0
0
Excludes amounts transferred to other TRI facilities in the state reporting that amount released on-site.
The chemical ranking is based on the amounts in this column.

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On- and Off-site Releases for Top Ten Facilities Ranked on Total On-site Releases in the State (Original Industries)

On-site Releases

Off-site Releases
(Transfers Off-site to Disposal)



Underground Injection
On-site Releases to Land



Facility, City, County
Air
Emissions
Pounds
Surface
Water
Discharges
Pounds
Class I
Wells
Pounds
Class II-V
Wells
Pounds
RCRA
Subtitle C
Landfills
Pounds
Other
On-site Land
Releases
Pounds
Total
On-site
Releases*
Pounds
Transferred
Within State
Pounds
Transferred
Out of State
Pounds
Koch Refining Co. L.P., Rosemount, Dakota
456,459
616,531
0
0
0
49
1,073,039
32,724
34
Ford Motor Co. — Twin Cities Assembly Plant, Saint Paul, Ramsey
854,652
0
0
0
0
0
854,652
1,095
13,131
Cenex Harvest States Oilseed Processing & Refining, Mankato, Blue Earth
733,000
0
0
0
250
0
733,250
0
0
Boise Cascade Corp., International Falls, Koochiching
506,568
50,260
0
0
0
44,523
601,351
0
0
3M, Cottage Grove Center, Cottage Grove, Washington
490,648
56,145
0
0
0
0
546,793
4,865
267,139
3M Hutchinson, Hutchinson, Mc Leod
541,365
0
0
0
0
0
541,365
22,930
7,080
Crystal Cabinet Works Inc., Princeton, Sherburne
515,272
0
0
0
0
0
515,272
0
0
3M, Saint Paul, Ramsey
453,689
0
0
0
0
0
453,689
5,464
0
Frigidaire Home Prods. — Freezer, Saint Cloud, Stearns
378,044
0
0
0
0
0
378,044
33,000
0
American Crystal Sugar Co., East Grand Forks, Polk
343,250
24,000
0
0
0
0
367,250
0
0
*The facility ranking is based on the amounts in this column; these quantities exclude transfers out of state.
On- and Off-site Releases for Top Ten Facilities Ranked on Total On-site Releases in the State (Seven New Industries)^








Off-site Releases



On-site Releases



(Transfers Off-site to Disposal)



Underground Iniection
On-site Releases to Land





Surface


RCRA
Other
Total



Air
Water
Class I
Class II-V
Subtitle C
On-site Land
On-site
Transferred
Transferred

Emissions
Discharges
Wells
Wells
Landfills
Releases
Releases*
Within State
Out of State
Facility, City, County
Pounds
Pounds
Pounds
Pounds
Pounds
Pounds
Pounds
Pounds
Pounds
Northern States Power Co., Becker, Sherburne
121,446
470
0
0
0
7,367,685
7,489,601
610
17
Bos well Energy Center, Cohasset, Itasca
124,200
11,190
0
0
0
1,600,025
1,735,415
50
25
Rochester Public Utilities Silver Lake Plant, Rochester, Olmsted
512,000
0
0
0
0
0
512,000
5,470
0
Austin Utilities Northeast Power Station, Austin, Mower
149,800
15
0
0
0
0
149,815
12,200
0
La skin Energy Center, Hoyt Lakes, St Louis
2,105
4,000
0
0
0
130,005
136,110
10
0
LSP — Cottage Grove L.P., Cottage Grove, Washington
120,005
0
0
0
0
0
120,005
0
0
Otter Tail Power Co., Hoot Lake Plant, Fergus Falls, Otter Tail
14,402
0
0
0
0
100,000
114,402
1,700
0
A.S. King Generating Plant, Bayport, Washington
89,211
1,580
0
0
0
15
90,806
547,020
5
High Bridge Generating Plant, Saint Paul, Ramsey
31,315
0
0
0
0
52,000
83,315
100,260
5
Black Dog Generating Plant, Burnsville, Dakota
32,715
30
0
0
0
30,005
62,750
121,215
5
*The facility ranking is based on the amounts in this column; these quantities exclude transfers out of state.
^One facility was incorrectly located in this state. It ranked third with total on-site releases of 1,311,745 pounds. It is instead located in Iowa and has been removed from this list.

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Total Production-related Waste for Top Ten Facilities Ranked on Quantity Released On- and Off-site (Original Industries)
Facility, City, County
Recycled
On-site
Pounds
Recycled
Off-site
Pounds
Energy
Recovery
On-site
Pounds
Energy
Recovery
Off-site
Pounds
Treated
On-site
Pounds
Treated
Off-site
Pounds
Quantity
Released On-
and Off-site*
Pounds
Total
Production-
related Waste
Managed
Pounds
Total Non-
Pro duction-
related Waste
Managed
Pounds
North Star Recycling, Saint Paul, Ramsey
0
0
0
0
0
0
1,241,207
1,241,207
0
Koch Refining Co. L.P., Rosemount, Dakota
164,650
99,532
0
0
1,283,150
348
1,105,721
2,653,401
2,999
Ford Motor Co. — Twin Cities Assembly Plant, Saint Paul, Ramsey
0
874,096
0
0
428,900
15,900
866,379
2,185,275
0
3M, Cottage Grove Center, Cottage Grove, Washington
0
1,101,552
1,291,640
454,480
15,203,124
145,049
845,805
19,041,650
8
Cenex Harvest States Oilseed Processing & Refining, Mankato, Blue Earth
0
17,000
0
0
16,200
600
730,000
763,800
0
Boise Cascade Corp., International Falls, Koochiching
0
0
3,040,000
0
4,658,000
0
602,410
8,300,410
0
3M Hutchinson, Hutchinson, Mc Leod
20,471,000
1,100,000
0
59,390
3,193,000
406,900
579,836
25,810,126
0
Crystal Cabinet Works Inc., Princeton, Sherburne
0
163,123
0
0
0
0
515,312
678,435
0
3M, Saint Paul, Ramsey
0
24,200
228,648
18,359
2,308,829
130,163
459,153
3,169,352
0
Frigidaire Home Prods. — Freezer, Saint Cloud, Stearns
0
36,000
0
0
0
3,500
411,035
450,535
0
* The facility ranking is based on the amounts in this column; these quantities exclude
non-production-related releases.







Total Production-related Waste for Top Ten Facilities Ranked
on Quantity Released On- and Off-site (Seven New Industries)^


Facility, City, County
Recycled
On-site
Pounds
Recycled
Off-site
Pounds
Energy
Recovery
On-site
Pounds
Energy
Recovery
Off-site
Pounds
Treated
On-site
Pounds
Treated
Off-site
Pounds
Quantity
Released On-
and Off-site*
Pounds
Total
Production-
related Waste
Managed
Pounds
Total Non-
Production-
related Waste
Managed
Pounds
Northern States Power Co., Becker, Sherburne
0
0
0
0
589,100
0
7,453,651
8,042,751
0
Bo swell Energy Center, Co h asset, Itasca
0
0
0
0
122,000
0
1,727,000
1,849,000
0
A.S. King Generating Plant, Bayport, Washington
0
0
0
0
83,000
0
635,300
718,300
0
Rochester Public Utilities Silver Lake Plant, Rochester, Olmsted
0
0
0
0
0
0
513,100
513,100
0
Riverside Generating Plant, Minneapolis, Hennepin
0
0
0
0
81,000
0
376,000
457,000
0
Black Dog Generating Plant, Burnsville, Dakota
0
0
0
0
50,000
0
181,200
231,200
0
High Bridge Generating Plant, Saint Paul, Ramsey
0
0
0
0
49,000
0
178,800
227,800
0
Austin Utilities Northeast Power Station, Austin, Mower
0
0
0
0
128,000
0
161,800
289,800
0
Laskin Energy Center, Hoyt Lakes, St Louis
0
0
0
0
0
0
140,000
140,000
0
LSP — Cottage Grove L.P., Cottage Grove, Washington
0
0
0
0
0
0
120,000
120,000
0
*The facility ranking is based on the amounts in this column; these quantities exclude non-production-related releases.
^One facility was incorrectly located in this state. It ranked third with quantity released on- and off-site of 1,318,000 pounds. It is instead located in Iowa and has been removed from this list.

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