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Environmental Release Report: LENZING FIBERS CORP.
 
 
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  • 2002 Rankings: Major Chemical Releases or Waste Generation at This Facility*
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    *Note: These rankings are based on chemical releases and transfers reported by industrial facilities to the Toxics Release Inventory, and do not take into account major sources of pollution or toxic chemicals that are not covered by TRI.

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  • 2002 TRI Pollution Releases Ranked by Potential Human Health Risks
    • Top Ranked Cancer Risk:LEAD COMPOUNDS
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  • 2002 TRI Pollution Releases Sorted by Health Effect*
    • Air Releases
    (Pounds from TRI sources)    		 Water Releases
    (Pounds from TRI sources)
    Recognized Carcinogens 821
    Suspected Cardiovascular or Blood Toxicants 17,754,389 500
    Recognized Developmental Toxicants 17,710,322 .200
    Suspected Developmental Toxicants 44,394
    Suspected Endocrine Toxicants 17,709,500 .200
    Suspected Immunotoxicants 368,123 3,446
    Suspected Kidney Toxicants 1,175 500
    Suspected Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicants 18,119,728 14,720
    Suspected Musculoskeletal Toxicants 408,049
    Suspected Neurotoxicants 17,762,976 14,878
    Recognized Reproductive Toxicants 17,710,305 .200
    Suspected Reproductive Toxicants 52,333 14,378
    Suspected Respiratory Toxicants 18,129,439 18,324
    Suspected Skin or Sense Organ Toxicants 18,118,906 14,720

    *Note: Some chemicals are associated with more than one health effect, so their release may be counted multiple times in this table. Therefore, it is not appropriate to sum releases sorted by health effect. Total reported releases to air and water are provided in the data summary below.
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  • What We Don't Know About Chemical Safety and Harm
    • Air Releases
    6 TRI chemicals released to air in the United States lack the risk assessment values required for safety assessment
    218 TRI chemicals released to air in the United States lack the exposure estimates required for safety assessment
    Water Releases
    5 TRI chems released to water in the United States lack the risk assessment values required for safety assessment
    172 TRI chemicals released to water in the United States lack the exposure estimates required for safety assessment
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  • TRI Data Summary
    • Environmental Releases, Transfers, and Production-Related Waste (Pounds from TRI sources)
    Year Air Releases Water Releases Land Releases Underground Injection Total Environmental Releases Total Off-Site Transfers Total Production-Related Waste
    1992 20,400,765 27,500 0 0 20,428,265 1,100,000 27,822,115
    1993 22,250,765 21,750 0 0 22,272,515 1,303,500 34,668,715
    1994 21,400,765 19,600 0 0 21,420,365 1,096,400 36,021,315
    1995 23,200,760 31,100 0 0 23,231,860 580,000 32,592,610
    1996 18,100,620 25,600 322,100 0 18,448,320 0 25,467,910
    1997 16,800,760 19,350 314,800 0 17,134,910 0 24,404,010
    1998 17,365,760 19,964 260,100 0 17,645,824 0 25,046,910
    1999 13,701,422 15,818 144,210 0 13,861,450 0 19,487,827
    2000 17,345,982 16,591 345,023 0 17,707,596 0 25,202,073
    2001 2,640,422 15,777 426,223 0 3,082,422 0 23,346,731
    2002 18,130,261 18,324 426,302 0 18,574,887 0 25,213,962
    "NA" means that no data are available because "Total-Production Related Waste" was not reported until 1991.
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  • Dioxin Compounds Summary
    • Environmental Releases, Transfers, and Production-Related Waste (Grams of Dioxin Compounds from TRI sources)
    Year Air Releases Water Releases Land Releases Underground Injection Total Environmental Releases Total Off-Site Transfers Total Production-Related Waste
    2000 .277 0 0 0 .277 0 .277
    2001 .271 0 0 0 .271 0 .271
    2002 .298 0 0 0 .298 0 .298
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  • Facility Information
    2002 Facility Name: LENZING FIBERS CORP.
    Mailing Address: HWY. 160, LOWLAND, TN 37778
    Public Contact: BILL SOUTH
    Phone: (423) 585-4805
    SIC Code: 28 Chemicals And Allied Products
    2002 Parent Company: NA
    Latitude: 36.16105
    Longitude: -83.24453
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  • Links

    • See EPA Envirofacts report for this facility for information about regulatory compliance, hazardous waste handling processes, Superfund status, and permitted air and water emissions.
    • RTK NET report for this facility, which includes its complete Form R report to EPA's Toxics Release Inventory

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