1998 Toxics Release Inventory
Reported Releases and Waste Management Activities (in pounds)

Original Industries
New Industries
Total
On-site Releases
55,083,095
58,553,846
113,636,941
Air Emissions
46,621,812
47,279,415
93,901,227
Surface Water Discharges
6,288,967
137,909
6,426,876
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
238,189
0
238,189
Other On-site Land Releases
1,934,127
11,136,522
13,070,649
Off-site Releases (Transfers Off-site to Disposal)*
2,410,951
2,776
2,413,727
Total On- and Off-site Releases
57,494,046
58,556,622
116,050,668
Recycled On-site
280,851,010
538,000
281,389,010
Recycled Off-site
53,769,200
185,517
53,954,717
Energy Recovery On-site
45,242,232
0
45,242,232
Energy Recovery Off-site
11,927,123
95,515
12,022,638
Treated On-site
174,892,589
354,733
175,247,322
Treated Off-site**
7,366,156
4,642
7,370,798
Quantity Released On- and Off-site***
64,208,570
58,544,165
122,752,735
Total Production-related Waste Managed
638,256,880
59,722,572
697,979,452
Total Non-production-related Waste Managed
65,965
2,643
68,608
Transfers Off-site for Further Waste Management/Disposal
Recycling
50,952,209
185,212
51,137,421
Energy Recovery
12,283,557
96,638
12,380,195
Treatment
5,527,971
14,711
5,542,682
Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTWs)
3,323,283
1,070
3,324,353
Metals and Metal Compounds*
70,047
0
70,047
Non-metal TRI Chemicals?*
3,253,236
1,070
3,254,306
Other Off-site Transfers?***
4,948
0
4,948
Off-site Transfers to Disposal
9,714,090
2,794
9,716,884
(not including metals to POTWs)



Total Transfers Off-site for Further
81,806,058
300,425
82,106,483
Waste Management/Disposal



* 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.
*** 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:
Dr. Bert K. Langley
(404) 656-6905
Fax: (404) 657-7893
EPA Regional Contact:
Ezequiel Velez
(404) 562-9191
Fax: (404) 562-9163
To obtain TRI data use assistance, call
TRI User Support Service (TRI-US):
(202) 260-1531
Fax: (202) 401-2347
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Original industry
The largest marker in the state map represents the largest facility for on-site releases in the state of Georgia. All markers are
proportionally-sized to represent the on-site releases at each facility within this state.
State/TRI Data
Population

7,642,207
Square Miles

57,919
Total Facilities

774
Total Forms

2,668
Form As

669
Original Industries
New Industries
Total
National Rank for Total On- and Off-site Releases*


Rank 14
17
19
Pounds 57,494,046
58,556,622
116,050,668
National Rank for Total On-site Releases**


Rank 13
17
18
Pounds 55,083,095
58,553,846
113,636,941
National Rank for Total Releases within State***


Rank 14
17
19
Pounds 56,981,318
58,616,737
115,598,055
National Rank for Production-related Waste Managed


Rank 12
24
16
Pounds 638,256,880
59,722,572
697,979,452
* 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.

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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
67-56-1
Methanol
11,725,667
263,531
0
5,670
13,647
12,008,515
11,776
11,486
2,161
7664-41-7
Ammonia
7,783,968
160,380
0
39,968
8,776
7,993,092
13,872
8,516
260
-
Zinc compounds
110,043
130,622
0
133,054
6,089,662
6,463,381
28,157
333,716
5,755,951
-
Nitrate compounds
7,712
5,132,505
0
277,849
1,300
5,419,366
5
1,300
0
100-42-5
Styrene
3,276,027
250
0
500
29,687
3,306,464
172,136
17,008
12,679
1330-20-7
Xylene (mixed isomers)
3,225,599
45
0
0
12,032
3,237,676
633
1,019
11,013
108-88-3
Toluene
2,810,247
659
0
0
23,908
2,834,814
1,403
858
23,300
7647-01-0
Hydrochloric acid
2,164,579
0
0
0
0
2,164,579
0
0
0
-
Manganese compounds
69,842
302,856
0
600,701
907,811
1,881,210
0
373,690
534,121
110-54-3
n-Hexane
1,535,936
34
0
0
255
1,536,225
256
255
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.
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
7647-01-0
Hydrochloric acid
38,269,704
0
0
0
0
38,269,704
0
0
0
—
Barium compounds
39,663
25,732
0
6,618,145
0
6,683,540
755
0
0
7664-93-9
Sulfuric acid
4,725,070
0
0
0
0
4,725,070
0
0
0
7664-39-3
Hydrogen fluoride
4,000,199
0
0
0
0
4,000,199
10
0
0
-
Copper compounds
6,749
42,209
0
816,294
5
865,257
250
5
0
—
Manganese compounds
10,211
38,071
0
786,652
0
834,934
250
0
0
-
Zinc compounds
21,291
20,818
0
714,767
5
756,881
625
5
0
—
Chromium compounds
8,753
3,680
0
718,708
9
731,150
1,403
0
9
-
Nickel compounds
8,446
5,731
0
572,189
0
586,366
250
0
0
—
Cobalt compounds
3,328
0
0
382,554
0
385,882
250
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)
Facility, City, County
On-site Releases
Total
On-site
Releases*
Pounds
Off-site Releases
(Transfers Off-site to Disposal)
Air
Emissions
Pounds
Surface
Water
Discharges
Pounds
Underground Iniection
Class I Class II-V
Wells Wells
Pounds Pounds
On-site Releases to Land
RCRA Other
Subtitle C On-site Land
Landfills Releases
Pounds Pounds
Transferred
Within State
Pounds
Transferred
Out of State
Pounds
Engelhard Corp. Attapulgus Ops., Attapulgus, Decatur
2,569,943
1,164,148
0
0
0
0
3,734,091
0
0
Union Camp Corp., Savannah, Chatham
2,626,430
304,830
0
0
0
0
2,931,260
380,800
27,830
Great Southern Paper Co., Cedar Springs, Early
2,449,036
77,695
0
0
0
349,957
2,876,688
0
0
DSM Chemicals N.A. Inc., Augusta, Richmond
696,044
2,063,957
0
0
0
0
2,760,001
2,849
0
Inland Paperboard & Packaging Inc., Rome, Floyd
2,119,772
126,247
0
0
0
156,422
2,402,441
8,628
0
International Paper, Augusta Ops., Augusta, Richmond
1,822,356
213,787
0
0
0
291,221
2,327,364
0
0
GM MLCG — Doraville Assembly, Doraville, De Kalb
2,246,720
60
0
0
0
0
2,246,780
980
10,604
PCS Nitrogen Fertilizer L.P., Augusta, Richmond
1,600,126
374,600
0
0
0
0
1,974,726
0
0
Georgia-Pacific Corp. Brunswick Ops., Brunswick, Glynn
1,422,140
27,258
0
0
0
34,816
1,484,214
0
0
Gilman Paper Co., Saint Marys, Camden
1,159,947
154,345
0
0
0
0
1,314,292
50,250
0
* The facility ranking is based on the amounts in this column; these Cjuantities 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)
Facility, City, County
On-site Releases
Total
On-site
Releases*
Pounds
Off-site Releases
(Transfers Off-site to Disposal)
Air
Emissions
Pounds
Surface
Water
Discharges
Pounds
Underground Iniection
Class 1 Class II-V
Wells Wells
Pounds Pounds
On-site Releases to Land
RCRA Other
Subtitle C On-site Land
Landfills Releases
Pounds Pounds
Transferred
Within State
Pounds
Transferred
Out of State
Pounds
Bowen Steam Electric Generating Plant, Cartersville, Bartow
18,052,259
18,589
0
0
0
1,430,077
19,500,925
0
18
Scherer Steam Electric Generating Plant, Juliette, Monroe
8,917,138
26,293
0
0
0
5,006,931
13,950,362
0
0
Wansley Steam Electric Generating Plant, Roopville, Heard
6,675,128
7,379
0
0
0
1,359,569
8,042,076
6
0
Branch Steam Electric Generating Plant, Milledgeville, Putnam
5,576,860
11,220
0
0
0
1,371,097
6,959,177
4
0
Yates Steam Electric Generating Plant, Newnan, Coweta
2,529,202
30,119
0
0
0
894,032
3,453,353
0
0
McDonough/Atkinson Steam Electric Generating Plant, Smyrna, Cobb
3,021,517
33,394
0
0
0
360,439
3,415,350
0
0
Hammond Steam Electric Generating Plant, Coosa, Floyd
1,262,847
3,147
0
0
0
556,984
1,822,978
0
0
Savannah Electric — Plant Mcintosh, Rincon, Effingham
442,558
0
0
0
0
53,733
496,291
0
0
Arkwright Steam Electric Generating Plant, Macon, Bibb
193,828
15
0
0
0
24,938
218,781
0
0
Mitchell Steam Electric Generating Plant, Albany, Dougherty
153,768
181
0
0
0
55,327
209,276
0
0
*The facility ranking is based on the amounts in this column; these Cjuantities exclude transfers out of state.

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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
Birmingham Southeast LLC, Cartersville, Bartow
0
0
0
0
0
0
3,831,978
3,831,978
0
Engelhard Corp. Attapulgus Ops., Attapulgus, Decatur
0
0
0
0
559
0
3,734,091
3,734,650
0
Union Camp Corp., Savannah, Chatham
113,650
0
2,746,410
170,910
6,476,030
27,800
3,315,920
12,850,720
0
South wire Co., Carrollton, Carroll
0
1,018,383
0
55
1
82
3,182,027
4,200,548
2,470
Great Southern Paper Co., Cedar Springs, Early
430
0
56,920
0
7,111,300
1,700
2,859,200
10,029,550
0
DSM Chemicals N.A. Inc., Augusta, Richmond
388,713
0
2,130,329
0
8,737,355
25,427
2,762,850
14,044,674
0
Inland Paperboard & Packaging Inc., Rome, Floyd
0
0
11,190,000
0
3,309,660
1
2,362,998
16,862,659
0
International Paper, Augusta Ops., Augusta, Richmond
0
0
95,700
0
16,314,660
0
2,326,190
18,736,550
0
GM MLCG — Doraville Assembly, Doraville, De Kalb
0
1,299,308
0
18,970
395,240
312,690
2,211,028
4,237,236
0
PCS Nitrogen Fertilizer L.P., Augusta, Richmond
0
0
0
0
0
0
1,974,726
1,974,726
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
Bowen Steam Electric Generating Plant, Cartersville, Bartow

0
0
0
0
0
0
19,500,943
19,500,943
0
Scherer Steam Electric Generating Plant, Juliette, Monroe

0
0
0
0
0
0
13,950,365
13,950,365
0
Wansley Steam Electric Generating Plant, Roopville, Heard

0
0
0
0
0
0
8,042,081
8,042,081
0
Branch Steam Electric Generating Plant, Milledgeville, Putnam

0
0
0
0
0
0
6,959,184
6,959,184
0
Yates Steam Electric Generating Plant, Newnan, Coweta

0
0
0
0
0
0
3,453,356
3,453,356
0
McDonough/Atkinson Steam Electric Generating Plant, Smyrna, Cobb

0
0
0
0
0
0
3,415,352
3,415,352
0
Hammond Steam Electric Generating Plant, Coosa, Floyd

0
0
0
0
0
0
1,822,978
1,822,978
0
Savannah Electric — Plant Mcintosh, Rincon, Effingham

0
0
0
0
0
0
496,291
496,291
0
Arkwright Steam Electric Generating Plant, Macon, Bibb

0
0
0
0
0
0
218,756
218,756
0
Mitchell Steam Electric Generating Plant, Albany, Dougherty

0
0
0
0
0
0
209,276
209,276
0
*The facility ranking is based on the amounts in this column; these quantities exclude non-production-related releases.

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