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Environmental Release Report: PACTIV 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:DICHLOROMETHANE
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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 154,873 5
    Suspected Cardiovascular or Blood Toxicants 154,873 5
    Suspected Endocrine Toxicants 154,873 5
    Suspected Kidney Toxicants 154,873 5
    Suspected Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicants 154,873 5
    Suspected Neurotoxicants 154,873 5
    Suspected Reproductive Toxicants 154,873 5
    Suspected Respiratory Toxicants 154,873 5

    *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
    1990 200,260 250 0 0 200,510 0 NA
    1991 216,100 250 0 0 216,350 23,855 10,463,000
    1992 154,467 250 0 0 154,717 10 10,956,000
    1993 163,197 250 0 0 163,447 0 12,165,000
    1994 254,694 250 0 0 254,944 250 15,254,000
    1995 235,087 5 0 0 235,092 250 13,837,000
    1996 289,944 5 0 0 289,949 250 14,776,329
    1997 262,851 5 0 0 262,856 1,500 12,588,736
    1998 275,797 5 0 0 275,802 1,000 12,014,179
    1999 244,785 5 0 0 244,790 500 11,513,487
    2000 232,754 5 0 0 232,759 500 10,977,193
    2001 193,731 5 0 0 193,736 250 10,624,017
    2002 154,873 5 0 0 154,878 250 9,695,099
    "NA" means that no data are available because "Total-Production Related Waste" was not reported until 1991.
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  • Facility Information
    2002 Facility Name: PACTIV CORP.
    Mailing Address: 300 HARRIS RD., WURTLAND, KY 41144
    Public Contact: GARRY LEWIS
    Phone: (606) 833-6135
    SIC Code: 30 Rubber And Misc. Plastics Products
    2002 Parent Company: PACTIV CORP.
    Latitude: 38.55098
    Longitude: -82.78902
    Facilities are encouraged to respond to the information presented in Scorecard.
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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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