Zip Code 39701
📍 Columbus, MS
Toxic Air Emissions Report (2024)
1,366,368.06 lbs
Total Air Pollution
In 2024, industrial facilities in Columbus, MS released over 1,366,368.06 lbs of pollutants. The primary source was COLUMBUS CELLULOSE FIBERS, which emitted large quantities of Methanol into the local air. Residents of 39701 face significantly higher exposure risks than the national average.
Top Polluting Facilities
- COLUMBUS CELLULOSE FIBERSOwned by: INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMethanol released to air941,926.53 lbsLBS
- COLUMBUS CELLULOSE FIBERSOwned by: INTERNATIONAL PAPER COAmmonia released to air119,887.75 lbsLBS
- COLUMBUS CELLULOSE FIBERSOwned by: INTERNATIONAL PAPER COHydrogen sulfide released to air80,748.02 lbsLBS
- COLUMBUS CELLULOSE FIBERSOwned by: INTERNATIONAL PAPER COHydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) released to air67,608.16 lbsLBS
- COLUMBUS CELLULOSE FIBERS Cancer RiskOwned by: INTERNATIONAL PAPER COAcetaldehyde released to air65,211.54 lbsLBS
- STEEL DYNAMICS INC FLAT ROLL GROUP COLUMBUS DIVOwned by: STEEL DYNAMICS INCManganese compounds released to air16,537.00 lbsLBS
- COLUMBUS BRICK COOwned by: GENERAL SHALE BRICK INCHydrogen fluoride released to air13,380.00 lbsLBS
- COLUMBUS CELLULOSE FIBERSOwned by: INTERNATIONAL PAPER COPhenol released to air12,307.55 lbsLBS
- COLUMBUS CELLULOSE FIBERS Cancer RiskOwned by: INTERNATIONAL PAPER COFormaldehyde released to air10,633.69 lbsLBS
- STEEL DYNAMICS INC FLAT ROLL GROUP COLUMBUS DIVOwned by: STEEL DYNAMICS INCCertain glycol ethers released to air7,785.00 lbsLBS
- STEEL DYNAMICS INC FLAT ROLL GROUP COLUMBUS DIVOwned by: STEEL DYNAMICS INCZinc compounds released to air6,726.00 lbsLBS
- STEEL DYNAMICS INC FLAT ROLL GROUP COLUMBUS DIVOwned by: STEEL DYNAMICS INCn-Butyl alcohol released to air3,887.00 lbsLBS
- STEEL DYNAMICS INC FLAT ROLL GROUP COLUMBUS DIVOwned by: STEEL DYNAMICS INC1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene released to air2,971.00 lbsLBS
- STEEL DYNAMICS INC FLAT ROLL GROUP COLUMBUS DIVOwned by: STEEL DYNAMICS INCHydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) released to air2,375.00 lbsLBS
- STEEL DYNAMICS INC FLAT ROLL GROUP COLUMBUS DIVOwned by: STEEL DYNAMICS INCXylene (mixed isomers) released to air2,211.00 lbsLBS
- STEEL DYNAMICS INC FLAT ROLL GROUP COLUMBUS DIV Cancer RiskOwned by: STEEL DYNAMICS INCNickel compounds released to air2,168.00 lbsLBS
- STEEL DYNAMICS INC FLAT ROLL GROUP COLUMBUS DIVOwned by: STEEL DYNAMICS INCChromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) released to air2,106.00 lbsLBS
- COLUMBUS CELLULOSE FIBERSOwned by: INTERNATIONAL PAPER COCresol (mixed isomers) released to air1,583.62 lbsLBS
- STEEL DYNAMICS INC FLAT ROLL GROUP COLUMBUS DIV Cancer RiskOwned by: STEEL DYNAMICS INCNaphthalene released to air1,443.00 lbsLBS
- COLUMBUS CELLULOSE FIBERSOwned by: INTERNATIONAL PAPER COChlorine released to air986.87 lbsLBS
- COLUMBUS CELLULOSE FIBERSOwned by: INTERNATIONAL PAPER COChlorine dioxide released to air860.42 lbsLBS
- STEEL DYNAMICS INC FLAT ROLL GROUP COLUMBUS DIV Cancer RiskOwned by: STEEL DYNAMICS INCEthylbenzene released to air605.00 lbsLBS
- STEEL DYNAMICS INC FLAT ROLL GROUP COLUMBUS DIV Cancer RiskOwned by: STEEL DYNAMICS INCCumene released to air541.00 lbsLBS
- GOLDEN TRIANGLE MILL SERVICEOwned by: EDW C LEVY COManganese compounds released to air416.00 lbsLBS
- STEEL DYNAMICS INC FLAT ROLL GROUP COLUMBUS DIVOwned by: STEEL DYNAMICS INCLead compounds released to air334.60 lbsLBS
- COLUMBUS CELLULOSE FIBERSOwned by: INTERNATIONAL PAPER COZinc compounds released to air275.84 lbsLBS
- COLUMBUS CELLULOSE FIBERSOwned by: INTERNATIONAL PAPER COManganese compounds released to air221.09 lbsLBS
- STEEL DYNAMICS INC FLAT ROLL GROUP COLUMBUS DIVOwned by: STEEL DYNAMICS INCMercury compounds released to air156.80 lbsLBS
- COLUMBUS CELLULOSE FIBERS Cancer RiskOwned by: INTERNATIONAL PAPER COPolycyclic aromatic compounds released to air118.30 lbsLBS
- STEEL DYNAMICS INC FLAT ROLL GROUP COLUMBUS DIVOwned by: STEEL DYNAMICS INCDimethyl phthalate released to air112.00 lbsLBS
- STEEL DYNAMICS INC FLAT ROLL GROUP COLUMBUS DIVOwned by: STEEL DYNAMICS INCCopper compounds released to air63 lbsLBS
- ABB MOTORS & MECHANICAL INC. Cancer RiskOwned by: ABB INCNickel released to air40.28 lbsLBS
- ABB MOTORS & MECHANICAL INC.Owned by: ABB INCCopper released to air39.03 lbsLBS
- GOLDEN TRIANGLE MILL SERVICEOwned by: EDW C LEVY COChromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) released to air39 lbsLBS
- COLUMBUS CELLULOSE FIBERSOwned by: INTERNATIONAL PAPER COLead compounds released to air22.98 lbsLBS
- COLUMBUS BRICK CO Cancer RiskOwned by: GENERAL SHALE BRICK INCLead released to air22 lbsLBS
- COLUMBUS CELLULOSE FIBERSOwned by: INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMercury compounds released to air8.09 lbsLBS
- STEEL DYNAMICS INC FLAT ROLL GROUP COLUMBUS DIV Cancer RiskOwned by: STEEL DYNAMICS INCCadmium compounds released to air6 lbsLBS
- COLUMBUS CELLULOSE FIBERSOwned by: INTERNATIONAL PAPER COBenzo[g,h,i]perylene released to air1.53 lbsLBS
- ABB MOTORS & MECHANICAL INC. Cancer RiskOwned by: ABB INCLead released to air1.28 lbsLBS
- COLUMBUS CELLULOSE FIBERS Cancer RiskOwned by: INTERNATIONAL PAPER CODioxin and dioxin-like compounds released to air0.520654 lbsLBS
- COLUMBUS ROLL SHOPOwned by: nanChromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) released to air0.2 lbsLBS
- DELTA INDUSTRIES INC - PLANT 41 Cancer RiskOwned by: DELTA INDUSTRIES INCLead released to air0.188826 lbsLBS
- GOLDEN TRIANGLE MILL SERVICEOwned by: EDW C LEVY COLead compounds released to air0.15 lbsLBS
- MMC MATERIALS INC - COLUMBUS SOUTH Cancer RiskOwned by: MMC MATERIALS INCLead released to air0.033859 lbsLBS
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