Zip Code 24426
📍 Covington, VA
Toxic Air Emissions Report (2024)
1,897,180.64 lbs
Total Air Pollution
In 2024, industrial facilities in Covington, VA released over 1,897,180.64 lbs of pollutants. The primary source was WESTROCK VIRGINIA CORP, which emitted large quantities of Methanol into the local air. Residents of 24426 face significantly higher exposure risks than the national average.
Top Polluting Facilities
- WESTROCK VIRGINIA CORPOwned by: WESTROCK COMethanol released to air1,210,800.00 lbsLBS
- WESTROCK VIRGINIA CORPOwned by: WESTROCK COHydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) released to air268,000.00 lbsLBS
- WESTROCK VIRGINIA CORPOwned by: WESTROCK COAmmonia released to air175,991.00 lbsLBS
- WESTROCK VIRGINIA CORPOwned by: WESTROCK COHydrogen sulfide released to air78,530.00 lbsLBS
- WESTROCK VIRGINIA CORPOwned by: WESTROCK COSulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) released to air37,400.00 lbsLBS
- WESTROCK VIRGINIA CORP Cancer RiskOwned by: WESTROCK COAcetaldehyde released to air36,530.00 lbsLBS
- WESTROCK VIRGINIA CORPOwned by: WESTROCK COPhenol released to air27,407.40 lbsLBS
- INGEVITY VIRGINIA CORPOwned by: INGEVITY CORPMethanol released to air26,661.00 lbsLBS
- WESTROCK VIRGINIA CORP Cancer RiskOwned by: WESTROCK COFormaldehyde released to air11,716.20 lbsLBS
- INGEVITY VIRGINIA CORPOwned by: INGEVITY CORPFormic acid released to air7,938.00 lbsLBS
- WESTROCK VIRGINIA CORPOwned by: WESTROCK COCresol (mixed isomers) released to air6,366.54 lbsLBS
- WESTROCK VIRGINIA CORPOwned by: WESTROCK COChlorine dioxide released to air3,375.00 lbsLBS
- INGEVITY VIRGINIA CORP Cancer RiskOwned by: INGEVITY CORPFormaldehyde released to air2,322.00 lbsLBS
- INGEVITY VIRGINIA CORP Cancer RiskOwned by: INGEVITY CORPAcetaldehyde released to air1,467.00 lbsLBS
- WESTROCK VIRGINIA CORPOwned by: WESTROCK COBarium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) released to air1,110.00 lbsLBS
- WESTROCK VIRGINIA CORPOwned by: WESTROCK COZinc compounds released to air459.00 lbsLBS
- WESTROCK VIRGINIA CORPOwned by: WESTROCK COChlorine released to air437.00 lbsLBS
- WESTROCK VIRGINIA CORPOwned by: WESTROCK COManganese compounds released to air313.00 lbsLBS
- WESTROCK VIRGINIA CORP Cancer RiskOwned by: WESTROCK COPolycyclic aromatic compounds released to air235.00 lbsLBS
- WESTROCK VIRGINIA CORPOwned by: WESTROCK COLead compounds released to air87.8 lbsLBS
- WESTROCK VIRGINIA CORPOwned by: WESTROCK COMercury compounds released to air17.8 lbsLBS
- WESTROCK VIRGINIA CORPOwned by: WESTROCK COVanadium compounds released to air13.4 lbsLBS
- WESTROCK VIRGINIA CORPOwned by: WESTROCK COBenzo[g,h,i]perylene released to air2.55 lbsLBS
- WESTROCK VIRGINIA CORP Cancer RiskOwned by: WESTROCK CODioxin and dioxin-like compounds released to air0.78569 lbsLBS
- WESTROCK VIRGINIA CORPOwned by: WESTROCK COFormic acid released to air0.11 lbsLBS
- WESTROCK VIRGINIA CORP Cancer RiskOwned by: WESTROCK COCatechol released to air0.04 lbsLBS
- INGEVITY VIRGINIA CORP Cancer RiskOwned by: INGEVITY CORPDioxin and dioxin-like compounds released to air0.01459 lbsLBS
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