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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 MILL
    Owned by: INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO
    Methanol released to air
    899,238.00 lbs
    LBS
  • INTERNATIONAL PAPER RIEGELWOOD MILL
    Owned by: INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO
    Ammonia released to air
    137,098.00 lbs
    LBS
  • INTERNATIONAL PAPER RIEGELWOOD MILL
    Owned by: INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO
    Chlorine dioxide released to air
    95,938.00 lbs
    LBS
  • INTERNATIONAL PAPER RIEGELWOOD MILL
    Owned by: INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO
    Hydrogen sulfide released to air
    79,550.00 lbs
    LBS
  • BAKELITE SYNTHETICS
    Owned by: BAKELITE US HOLDCO INC
    Methanol released to air
    60,088.00 lbs
    LBS
  • INTERNATIONAL PAPER RIEGELWOOD MILL
    Owned by: INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO
    Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) released to air
    58,420.00 lbs
    LBS
  • BAKELITE SYNTHETICS
    Owned by: BAKELITE US HOLDCO INC
    Ammonia released to air
    50,760.00 lbs
    LBS
  • INTERNATIONAL PAPER RIEGELWOOD MILL
    Owned by: INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO
    Phenol released to air
    20,812.00 lbs
    LBS
  • INTERNATIONAL PAPER RIEGELWOOD MILL Cancer Risk
    Owned by: INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO
    Acetaldehyde released to air
    18,429.00 lbs
    LBS
  • INTERNATIONAL PAPER RIEGELWOOD MILL
    Owned by: INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO
    Cresol (mixed isomers) released to air
    12,505.00 lbs
    LBS
  • BAKELITE SYNTHETICS Cancer Risk
    Owned by: BAKELITE US HOLDCO INC
    Formaldehyde released to air
    9,660.00 lbs
    LBS
  • INTERNATIONAL PAPER RIEGELWOOD MILL Cancer Risk
    Owned by: INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO
    Formaldehyde released to air
    9,149.00 lbs
    LBS
  • INTERNATIONAL PAPER RIEGELWOOD MILL
    Owned by: INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO
    Chlorine released to air
    5,436.00 lbs
    LBS
  • ENTEGRIS INC.
    Owned by: nan
    n-Hexane released to air
    1,862.50 lbs
    LBS
  • INTERNATIONAL PAPER RIEGELWOOD MILL
    Owned by: INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO
    Zinc compounds released to air
    479.50 lbs
    LBS
  • INTERNATIONAL PAPER RIEGELWOOD MILL
    Owned by: INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO
    Manganese compounds released to air
    260.01 lbs
    LBS
  • INTERNATIONAL PAPER RIEGELWOOD MILL
    Owned by: INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO
    Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) released to air
    110.07 lbs
    LBS
  • ENTEGRIS INC.
    Owned by: nan
    Methanol released to air
    104.80 lbs
    LBS
  • ENTEGRIS INC.
    Owned by: nan
    Toluene released to air
    72.8 lbs
    LBS
  • INTERNATIONAL PAPER RIEGELWOOD MILL
    Owned by: INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO
    Lead compounds released to air
    59.48 lbs
    LBS
  • INTERNATIONAL PAPER RIEGELWOOD MILL Cancer Risk
    Owned by: INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO
    Polycyclic aromatic compounds released to air
    20.9 lbs
    LBS
  • INTERNATIONAL PAPER RIEGELWOOD MILL
    Owned by: INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO
    Mercury compounds released to air
    6.51 lbs
    LBS
  • INTERNATIONAL PAPER RIEGELWOOD MILL
    Owned by: INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO
    Benzo[g,h,i]perylene released to air
    2.3 lbs
    LBS
  • INTERNATIONAL PAPER RIEGELWOOD MILL Cancer Risk
    Owned by: INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO
    Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds released to air
    0.001002 lbs
    LBS

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