Environmental Releases for PLUM CREEK MDF INC.

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Environmental Release Report: PLUM CREEK MDF INC.

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2002 Rankings: Major Chemical Releases or Waste Generation at this Facility

2002 TRI Pollution Releases Ranked by Potential Human Health Risks

2002 TRI Pollution Releases Sorted by Health Effect

What We Don't Know About Chemical Safety and Harm

TRI Data Summary

Facility Information

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PLUM CREEK MDF INC., COLUMBIA FALLS, MT

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2002 Rankings: Major Chemical Releases or Waste Generation at This Facility*

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Cancer risk score (air and water releases):

Noncancer risk score (air and water releases):

Air releases of recognized carcinogens:

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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:	FORMALDEHYDE
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Top Ranked Noncancer Risk:	FORMALDEHYDE
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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	326,250
Suspected Developmental Toxicants	308,250
Suspected Immunotoxicants	326,250
Suspected Kidney Toxicants	308,250
Suspected Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicants	710,750
Suspected Neurotoxicants	710,750
Suspected Reproductive Toxicants	402,500
Suspected Respiratory Toxicants	710,750
Suspected Skin or Sense Organ Toxicants	710,750
*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	72,200	0	0	0	72,200	0	NA
1989	170,750	0	0	0	170,750	0	NA
1990	148,806	0	750	0	149,556	250	NA
1991	340,300	0	0	0	340,300	0	340,550
1992	405,800	0	0	0	405,800	0	404,800
1993	369,400	0	250	0	369,650	0	368,800
1994	390,000	0	0	0	390,000	0	389,000
1995	315,000	0	250	0	315,250	0	314,000
1996	338,000	0	0	0	338,000	0	337,000
1997	751,000	0	0	0	751,000	0	750,000
1998	666,150	0	0	0	666,150	0	664,900
1999	741,550	0	0	0	741,550	0	740,300
2000	783,250	0	0	0	783,250	0	782,000
2001	697,550	0	0	0	697,550	0	696,300
2002	710,750	0	0	0	710,750	0	1,419,500
"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:	PLUM CREEK MDF INC.
Mailing Address:	500 12TH AVE. W., COLUMBIA FALLS, MT 59912
Public Contact:	BOB JIRSA
Phone:	(206) 467-3626
SIC Code:	24 Lumber And Wood Products
2002 Parent Company:	PLUM CREEK TIMBER CO. INC.
Latitude:	48.37431
Longitude:	-114.19652

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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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