Zip Code 28456
📍 Riegelwood, NC
Toxic Air Emissions Report (2024)
1,460,061.87 lbs
Total Air Pollution
In 2024, industrial facilities in Riegelwood, NC released over 1,460,061.87 lbs of pollutants. The primary source was INTERNATIONAL PAPER RIEGELWOOD MILL, which emitted large quantities of Methanol into the local air. Residents of 28456 face significantly higher exposure risks than the national average.
Top Polluting Facilities
- INTERNATIONAL PAPER RIEGELWOOD MILLOwned by: INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMethanol released to air899,238.00 lbsLBS
- INTERNATIONAL PAPER RIEGELWOOD MILLOwned by: INTERNATIONAL PAPER COAmmonia released to air137,098.00 lbsLBS
- INTERNATIONAL PAPER RIEGELWOOD MILLOwned by: INTERNATIONAL PAPER COChlorine dioxide released to air95,938.00 lbsLBS
- INTERNATIONAL PAPER RIEGELWOOD MILLOwned by: INTERNATIONAL PAPER COHydrogen sulfide released to air79,550.00 lbsLBS
- BAKELITE SYNTHETICSOwned by: BAKELITE US HOLDCO INCMethanol released to air60,088.00 lbsLBS
- INTERNATIONAL PAPER RIEGELWOOD MILLOwned by: INTERNATIONAL PAPER COHydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) released to air58,420.00 lbsLBS
- BAKELITE SYNTHETICSOwned by: BAKELITE US HOLDCO INCAmmonia released to air50,760.00 lbsLBS
- INTERNATIONAL PAPER RIEGELWOOD MILLOwned by: INTERNATIONAL PAPER COPhenol released to air20,812.00 lbsLBS
- INTERNATIONAL PAPER RIEGELWOOD MILL Cancer RiskOwned by: INTERNATIONAL PAPER COAcetaldehyde released to air18,429.00 lbsLBS
- INTERNATIONAL PAPER RIEGELWOOD MILLOwned by: INTERNATIONAL PAPER COCresol (mixed isomers) released to air12,505.00 lbsLBS
- BAKELITE SYNTHETICS Cancer RiskOwned by: BAKELITE US HOLDCO INCFormaldehyde released to air9,660.00 lbsLBS
- INTERNATIONAL PAPER RIEGELWOOD MILL Cancer RiskOwned by: INTERNATIONAL PAPER COFormaldehyde released to air9,149.00 lbsLBS
- INTERNATIONAL PAPER RIEGELWOOD MILLOwned by: INTERNATIONAL PAPER COChlorine released to air5,436.00 lbsLBS
- ENTEGRIS INC.Owned by: nann-Hexane released to air1,862.50 lbsLBS
- INTERNATIONAL PAPER RIEGELWOOD MILLOwned by: INTERNATIONAL PAPER COZinc compounds released to air479.50 lbsLBS
- INTERNATIONAL PAPER RIEGELWOOD MILLOwned by: INTERNATIONAL PAPER COManganese compounds released to air260.01 lbsLBS
- INTERNATIONAL PAPER RIEGELWOOD MILLOwned by: INTERNATIONAL PAPER COBarium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) released to air110.07 lbsLBS
- ENTEGRIS INC.Owned by: nanMethanol released to air104.80 lbsLBS
- ENTEGRIS INC.Owned by: nanToluene released to air72.8 lbsLBS
- INTERNATIONAL PAPER RIEGELWOOD MILLOwned by: INTERNATIONAL PAPER COLead compounds released to air59.48 lbsLBS
- INTERNATIONAL PAPER RIEGELWOOD MILL Cancer RiskOwned by: INTERNATIONAL PAPER COPolycyclic aromatic compounds released to air20.9 lbsLBS
- INTERNATIONAL PAPER RIEGELWOOD MILLOwned by: INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMercury compounds released to air6.51 lbsLBS
- INTERNATIONAL PAPER RIEGELWOOD MILLOwned by: INTERNATIONAL PAPER COBenzo[g,h,i]perylene released to air2.3 lbsLBS
- INTERNATIONAL PAPER RIEGELWOOD MILL Cancer RiskOwned by: INTERNATIONAL PAPER CODioxin and dioxin-like compounds released to air0.001002 lbsLBS
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