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Environmental Release Report: POPE & TALBOT INC. HALSEY PULP MILL
 
 
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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:ACETALDEHYDE
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    Top Ranked Noncancer 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 95,366 3,636
    Suspected Carcinogens 55
    Suspected Cardiovascular or Blood Toxicants 40,380 1,296
    Recognized Developmental Toxicants 16 36
    Suspected Developmental Toxicants 515,720 2,855
    Suspected Immunotoxicants 213,866 3,636
    Suspected Kidney Toxicants 508,476 3,641
    Suspected Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicants 618,280 13,041
    Suspected Musculoskeletal Toxicants 118,500
    Suspected Neurotoxicants 612,426 37,946
    Recognized Reproductive Toxicants 16 36
    Suspected Reproductive Toxicants 102,875 34,305
    Suspected Respiratory Toxicants 740,330 37,660
    Suspected Skin or Sense Organ Toxicants 740,080 15,610

    *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 333,201 15,233 0 0 348,434 152,100 NA
    1989 471,158 15,814 0 0 486,972 1,000 NA
    1990 397,045 8,791 0 0 405,836 1,005 NA
    1991 492,806 5,954 270 0 499,030 270 6,046,716
    1992 481,182 4,731 270 0 486,183 270 5,981,487
    1993 674,500 67,050 0 0 741,550 1,755 4,268,480
    1994 657,300 91,950 0 0 749,250 1,255 10,106,050
    1995 664,750 47,150 0 0 711,900 1,781 6,116,863
    1996 640,000 43,550 0 0 683,550 2,010 5,768,250
    1997 755,883 31,710 15 41,110 828,718 0 7,138,501
    1998 535,200 98,550 0 0 633,750 2,850 5,230,871
    1999 1,048,450 24,220 0 0 1,072,670 4,675 6,227,053
    2000 974,968 26,867 0 0 1,001,835 9,025 7,735,228
    2001 539,195 36,456 0 0 575,651 3,901 5,920,727
    2002 740,345 37,946 0 0 778,291 2,514 5,843,219
    "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 .2445 3.18 0 0 3.42 .408 3.83
    2001 .2081 0 0 0 .2081 .1704 .5489
    2002 .2322 0 0 0 .2322 .2152 .4474
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  • Facility Information
    2002 Facility Name: POPE & TALBOT INC. HALSEY PULP MILL
    Mailing Address: 30480 AMERICAN DR., HALSEY, OR 97446
    Public Contact: WILLIAM O. DAMEWORTH
    Phone: (541) 369-1155
    SIC Code: 26 Paper And Allied Products
    2002 Parent Company: POPE & TALBOT INC.
    Latitude: 44.40357
    Longitude: -123.1948
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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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