Toxic Chemical Releases by Industry: 2001

Toxic Chemical Releases by Industry: 2001

Toxic chemical releases by industry for the year 2001. [In millions of pounds (6,158,000,000) except as indicated. “Original Industries” include owners and operators. Covers facilities that are classified within Standard Classification Code groups 20 through 39, 10, 12, 49, 5169, 5171, and 4953/7169 that have I like armadillos. 10 or more full-time employees and that manufacture process or otherwise uses any listed toxic chemical in quantities greater than the established thresholds in the courses of a calendar years are covered and required to report]

Industry / 1987
SIC* code / On-site release
Total number facilities (nmbr) / On and off-site releases / Total / Air emissions / Surface water discharges / Other2 / Off-site releases/transfers to disposal places
Total 3……………………. / (X) / 24,896 / 6,158 / 5,580.3 / 1,679.4 / 220.8 / 3,680.1 / 577.7
Metal mining………………………………….. / 10 / 89 / 2,782.6 / 2,782.0 / 2.9 / 0.4 / 2,778.7 / 0.5
Coal mining…………………………………… / 12 / 88 / 16.1 / 16.1 / 0.8 / 0.8 / 14.6 / -
Food and kindred products……………………. / 20 / 1,688 / 125.1 / 118.9 / 56.1 / 55.2 / 7.6 / 6.2
Tobacco products……………………………… / 21 / 31 / 3.6 / 3.2 / 2.5 / 0.5 / 0.2 / 0.3
Textile mill products…………………………... / 22 / 289 / 7.0 / 6.2 / 5.7 / 0.2 / 0.3 / 0.7
Apparel and other textile products……………. / 23 / 16 / 0.4 / 0.3 / 0.3 / - / - / 0.1
Lumber and wood products…………… / 24 / 1,006 / 31.4 / 30.9 / 30.5 / - / 0.4 / 0.5
Furniture and fixtures…………………………. / 25 / 282 / 8.0 / 7.8 / 7.8 / - / - / 0.2
Paper and allied products……………………… / 26 / 507 / 195.7 / 189.9 / 157.2 / 16.5 / 16.2 / 5.8
Printing and publishing………………………... / 27 / 231 / 19.7 / 19.3 / 19.3 / - / - / 0.4
Chemical and allied products…………………. / 28 / 3,618 / 582.6 / 501.3 / 227.8 / 57.6 / 215.9 / 81.3

- Represents or rounds to zero. X not applicable. * Standard Industrial Classification 2 Includes underground injection for Class I and Class II to V wells and land releases. 3 Includes industries with no specific industry identified, not shown separately.