\J35g.' 1997 TOXICS RELEASE INVENTORY

GEORGIA

State/TRI Data

Population
Square Miles
Total Facilities

Total Forms
Form As

7,489,982
57,919
709
2,240
529

National Rank for Total On- and Off-site
Releases (includes transfers out-of-state for disposal)
Rank	13

Pounds	71,881,510

National Rank for Total On-site Releases
(includes quantities released at the facility; excludes
quantities transferred to other sites for disposal)

Rank	13

Pounds	58,546,961

National Rank for Total Releases within State

(excludes transfers out-of-state for disposal)

Rank	15

Pounds	60,881,263

National Rank for Production-related Waste
Managed

Rank 13
Pounds	650,761,026

The largest triangle appearing in the state map represents the largest facility for on-site
releases in the state of Georgia. All triangles are proportionally-sized to represent the
amounts of releases at each facility within this state.

Reported Releases and
Waste Management Activities

Pounds

On-site Releases

58,546,961

Air Emissions

48,218,319

Surface Water Discharges

7,181,085

Underground Injection Class I Wells

0

Underground Injection Class II-V Wells

0

On-site Land Releases to RCRA Subtitle C Landfills

2,070

Other On-site Land Releases

3,145,487

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

13,334,549

Total On- and Off-site Releases

71,881,510

Recycled On-site

289,377,913

Recycled Off-site

56,836,367

Energy Recovery On-site

52,445,180

Energy Recovery Off-site

11,671,644

Treated On-site

165,226,092

Treated Off-site

4,847,787

Quantity Released On- and Off-site

70,356,043

(excludes non-production-related releases; e.g. releases due to



catastrovhic events or remedial actions)



Total Production-related Waste Managed

650,761,026

Total Non-nroduction-related Waste Managed

481,339

Top Five Chemicals for Total Releases In State





On-site Releases

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











Underground Injection

On-site Releases to Land









CAS
Number

Chemical

Air
Emissions

Surface
Water
Discharges

Class I
Wells

Class II-V
Wells

RCRA
Subtitle C
Landfills

Other
On-site Land
Releases

Transferred Transferred
Into State Within State

Transferred
Out of State

Total Releases
in the State*





Pounds

Pounds

Pounds

Pounds

Pounds

Pounds

Pounds

Pounds

Pounds

Pounds

67-56-1

Methanol

12,015,153

342,900

0

0

0

10,140

7,617

101,790

35,003

12,477,600

7664-41-7

Ammonia

6,572,508

214,452

0

0

0

76,283

0

25,415

433

6,888,658



Nitrate compounds

13,900

5,983,496

0

0

0

288,471

0

750

0

6,286,617

108-88-3

Toluene

3,138,450

699

0

0

0

0

1,262

1,919

38,546

3,142,330

1330-20-7

Xylene (mixed isomers)

3,053,827

45

0

0

0

0

1,024

501

33,451

3,055,397

*The chemical ranking is based on the amounts in this column; these quantities exclude transfers out of state.


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1997 TOXICS RELEASE INVENTORY

GEORGIA

Top Five Facilities for Total On-site Releases



On-site Releases



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







Underground Injection

On-site Releases to Land







Facility / City, County

Air
Emissions

Surface
Water
Discharges

Class I
Wells

Class II-V
Wells

RCRA
Subtitle C
Landiflls

Other
On-site
Land
Releases

Total
On-site

Releases*

Transferred
Within State

Transferred
Out of State



Pounds

Pounds

Pounds

Pounds

Pounds

Pounds

Pounds

Pounds

Pounds

DSM Chemicals N.A. Inc., Augusta, Richmond

1,476,888

2,417,169

0

0

0

0

3,894,057

2,501

0

Engelhard Corp., Attapulgus, Decatur

1,586,082

1,651,075

0

0

0

0

3,237,157

0

0

Great Southern Paper Co., Cedar Springs, Early

2,461,677

81,319

0

0

0

655,933

3,198,929

0

0

Union Camp Corp., Savannah, Chatham

2,775,010

338,670

0

0

0

0

3,113,680

401,800

38,540

Inland Paperboard & Packaging, Rome, Floyd

2,304,938

199,605

0

0

0

169,593

2,674,136

1,300

0

*The facility ranking is based on the amounts in this column.

Top Five Facilities for Total Quantity Released On-site and Off-site

















Total

Total Non-







Energy

Energy





Quantity

Production-

Production-



Recycled

Recycled

Recovery

Recovery

Treated

Treated

Released On-

related Waste

related Waste

Facility / City, County

On-site

Off-site

On-site

Off-site

On-site

Off-site

and Off-site*

Managed

Managed



Pounds

Pounds

Pounds

Pounds

Pounds

Pounds

Pounds

Pounds

Pounds

Birmingham Southeast LLC, Cartersville, Bartow

0

0

0

0

0

0

5,294,688

5,294,688

0

Southwire Co., Carrollton, Carroll

1,400

370,718

0

77

2,400

190

4,031,540

4,406,325

291,717

DSM Chemicals N.A. Inc., Augusta, Richmond

230,648

0

569,056

0

9,860,037

41,659

3,896,881

14,598,281

0

Union Camp Corp., Savannah, Chatham

193,110

0

3,162,980

267,730

7,090,550

38,540

3,519,660

14,272,570

0

Engelhard Corp., Attapulgus, Decatur

0

0

0

0

0

0

3,237,157

3,237,157

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



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