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Environmental Release Report: WEYERHAEUSER CO.
 
 
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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
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    Top Ranked Noncancer Risk:MERCURY
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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 153,529 12,283
    Suspected Carcinogens 122 14
    Suspected Cardiovascular or Blood Toxicants 54,866 404
    Recognized Developmental Toxicants 54 103
    Suspected Developmental Toxicants 489,947 11,943
    Suspected Endocrine Toxicants 54 103
    Suspected Immunotoxicants 202,050 12,283
    Suspected Kidney Toxicants 487,196 13,231
    Suspected Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicants 606,288 15,181
    Suspected Musculoskeletal Toxicants 48,517
    Suspected Neurotoxicants 733,447 76,638
    Recognized Reproductive Toxicants 50 103
    Suspected Reproductive Toxicants 215,226 64,321
    Suspected Respiratory Toxicants 784,992 76,651
    Suspected Skin or Sense Organ Toxicants 790,510 26,736

    *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
    1988 548,200 20,300 1,510 0 570,010 0 NA
    1989 518,700 17,990 1,374 0 538,064 0 NA
    1990 487,455 12,555 9,780 0 509,790 0 NA
    1991 997,455 13,780 3,155 0 1,014,390 0 21,986,980
    1992 1,037,905 15,405 2,155 0 1,055,465 0 19,672,990
    1993 999,955 16,750 260 0 1,016,965 0 16,571,510
    1994 886,205 17,100 262 0 903,567 0 21,377,810
    1995 940,757 69,776 1,713 0 1,012,246 0 5,579,412
    1996 1,165,690 77,221 38 0 1,242,949 0 6,525,155
    1997 931,528 103,132 189,143 0 1,223,803 0 5,858,810
    1998 585,472 156,078 321,379 0 1,062,929 0 8,617,356
    1999 570,597 74,476 73,100 0 718,173 0 13,185,608
    2000 712,849 342,479 99,692 0 1,155,020 0 8,091,266
    2001 676,011 127,187 88,035 0 891,233 0 6,060,820
    2002 790,685 77,577 125,299 0 993,561 0 7,470,819
    "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 .3593 5.09 .009 0 5.46 0 5.46
    2001 .5462 0 .2253 0 .7715 0 .7715
    2002 .6241 0 .0181 0 .6422 0 .6422
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  • Facility Information
    2002 Facility Name: WEYERHAEUSER CO.
    Mailing Address: 58 WESCOR RD., HAWESVILLE, KY 42348
    Public Contact: JIM GRANT
    Phone: (270) 927-7361
    SIC Code: 26 Paper And Allied Products
    2002 Parent Company: WEYERHAEUSER CO.
    Latitude: 37.9087
    Longitude: -86.7611
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    • Scorecard's Criteria air pollutants report for this facility
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