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Environmental Release Report: TEMBEC USA L.L.C.
 
 
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  • 2002 Rankings: Major Chemical Releases or Waste Generation at This Facility*
    Cleanest/Best Facilities in US Percentile Dirtiest/Worst Facilities in US
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    Cancer risk score (air and water releases):
    Noncancer risk score (air and water releases):
    Air releases of recognized carcinogens:
    Air releases of recognized developmental toxicants:
    Air releases of recognized reproductive toxicants:

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    Rank facilities in LOUISIANA or in WEST FELICIANA County by chemical releases or waste generation

    *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
    List chemicals contributing to cancer risk
    Top Ranked Noncancer Risk:LEAD COMPOUNDS
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    See Scorecard's estimates of the health risks associated with outdoor air pollution for this area
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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 40,003 4,304
    Suspected Cardiovascular or Blood Toxicants 43,233 7,638
    Recognized Developmental Toxicants 19 144
    Suspected Developmental Toxicants 408,713 16,724
    Suspected Immunotoxicants 143,003 4,304
    Suspected Kidney Toxicants 405,733 17,018
    Suspected Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicants 544,177 23,278
    Suspected Musculoskeletal Toxicants 103,000
    Suspected Neurotoxicants 470,141 89,878
    Recognized Reproductive Toxicants 19 144
    Suspected Reproductive Toxicants 110,621 79,964
    Suspected Respiratory Toxicants 588,127 89,614
    Suspected Skin or Sense Organ Toxicants 586,945 26,464

    *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 439,150 23,400 6,100 0 468,650 0 NA
    1989 365,000 19,750 10,800 0 395,550 0 NA
    1990 485,250 13,000 8,755 0 507,005 0 NA
    1991 464,895 81,430 2,090 0 548,415 0 9,051,790
    1992 489,695 79,420 1,570 0 570,685 0 8,654,820
    1993 307,895 56,682 653 0 365,230 0 6,677,432
    1994 570,785 22,927 415 0 594,127 0 4,861,498
    1995 783,605 23,140 405 0 807,150 0 5,269,700
    1996 742,205 23,329 365 0 765,899 0 2,360,414
    1997 762,589 71,111 107,337 0 941,037 0 2,602,590
    1998 779,245 102,220 98,346 0 979,811 0 2,775,524
    1999 740,175 87,710 99,110 0 926,995 0 6,894,510
    2000 738,451 87,465 100,415 0 926,331 0 6,684,670
    2001 550,738 88,387 90,049 0 729,174 0 6,463,656
    2002 588,146 89,878 108,033 0 786,057 0 2,196,117
    "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 .3886 .3312 .2946 0 1.01 0 1.01
    2001 .4085 .4973 .2778 0 1.18 0 1.18
    2002 .4415 .4868 .2089 0 1.14 0 1.14
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  • Facility Information
    2002 Facility Name: TEMBEC USA L.L.C.
    Mailing Address: 2105 HWY. 964, SAINT FRANCISVILLE, LA 70775
    Public Contact: CLIFFORD JANNEY
    Phone: (225) 336-2527
    SIC Code: 26 Paper And Allied Products
    2002 Parent Company: NA
    Latitude: 30.70944
    Longitude: -91.3175
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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

    Information about whether this facility is in compliance with applicable environmental laws is available from EPA's Sector Facility Indexing Project:

    Scorecard's report for WEST FELICIANA County on:
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