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Total Reported Releases & Transfers for Ontario in 2004 are
1,155,834,907 (kg)
National Ranking for Total Reported Releases & Transfers for ON in 2004 is
2
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Please note:
  • The units of measurement for data presented below are in kilograms (kg), excluding hexachlorobenzene which is measured in grams (g) and dioxins/furans which are measured in grams (g) TEQ.
  • Recycling data is not included in total releases or transfers data. To obtain recycling data, please go to Who is Polluting? or Pollution Rankings.

Breakdown by Pollutants:
(NOTE: Click on the column total number for a detailed look at the data.)
Pollutant * Total Release Adjusted Total Release Total Transfer Total Release and Transfer Percentage*
Combined Total 1,042,425,889 1,038,315,223 35,017,184 1,077,443,073 --
Toxics Total 212,202,345 208,091,680 35,017,184 247,219,529 --
Nitrate ion in solution at pH >= 6.0 34,408,840 34,408,840 3,630,044 38,038,884 3.53%
Manganese (and its compounds) 34,556,924 33,800,930 68,057 34,624,981 3.21%
Ammonia (Total) 27,644,822 27,644,822 1,696,981 29,341,803 2.72%
Copper (and its compounds) 16,862,861 16,715,638 109,746 16,972,607 1.58%
Sulphuric acid 14,496,487 14,496,487 1,915,245 16,411,732 1.52%
Zinc (and its compounds) 13,680,842 10,854,765 262,970 13,943,812 1.29%
Hydrochloric acid 6,554,939 6,554,939 3,498,001 10,052,940 .93%
Xylene (all isomers) 4,554,890 4,554,890 4,172,389 8,727,279 .81%
Phosphorus (total) 6,490,425 6,490,425 1,496,629 7,987,054 .74%
Chromium (and its compounds) 7,389,673 7,307,321 177,483 7,567,156 .70%
Methanol 4,631,689 4,631,689 2,622,404 7,254,093 .67%
Lead (and its compounds) 5,694,936 5,443,357 156,964 5,851,900 .54%
Toluene 3,280,709 3,280,709 2,224,009 5,504,718 .51%
Nickel (and its compounds) 4,408,246 4,404,754 218,476 4,626,722 .43%
Asbestos (friable form) 4,353,912 4,328,397 1,035 4,354,947 .40%
Methyl ethyl ketone 2,540,215 2,540,215 1,180,019 3,720,234 .35%
Arsenic (and its compounds) 134,084 128,113 3,051,939 3,186,023 .30%
Ethylene glycol 1,494,236 1,494,236 1,537,935 3,032,171 .28%
Nitric acid 1,256,988 1,256,988 1,628,007 2,884,996 .27%
Isopropyl alcohol 1,402,901 1,402,901 1,009,808 2,412,709 .22%
2-Butoxyethanol 1,044,399 1,044,399 352,516 1,396,915 .13%
n-Hexane 1,305,613 1,305,613 2,920 1,308,533 .12%
Ethylbenzene 680,125 680,125 563,012 1,243,137 .12%
Aluminum (fume or dust) 1,040,147 1,040,147 60,248 1,100,395 .10%
n-Butyl alcohol 922,199 922,199 151,782 1,073,981 .10%
Benzyl chloride 1 1 995,310 995,311 .09%
Hydrogen sulphide 864,470 864,470 4,069 868,539 .08%
Methyl isobutyl ketone 570,849 570,849 263,920 834,769 .08%
Aluminum oxide (fibrous forms) 799,659 799,659 333 799,992 .07%
Trichloroethylene 557,088 557,088 154,665 711,753 .07%
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene 588,420 588,420 109,655 698,075 .06%
Cyclohexane 540,378 540,378 91,309 631,687 .06%
Formaldehyde 579,804 579,804 27,615 607,419 .06%
Calcium fluoride 598,679 598,679 0 598,679 .06%
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone 188,460 188,460 375,488 563,948 .05%
Styrene 439,982 439,982 119,328 559,310 .05%
Hydrogen fluoride 524,941 524,941 8,635 533,576 .05%
Ethylene 530,024 530,024 0 530,024 .05%
Propylene 529,049 529,049 0 529,049 .05%
Dichloromethane 281,355 281,355 162,879 444,234 .04%
Phenol (and its salts) 277,884 275,583 119,786 397,670 .04%
Benzene 336,580 336,580 3,548 340,128 .03%
Chlorine 337,725 337,725 0 337,725 .03%
Acetaldehyde 334,168 334,168 8 334,176 .03%
Chloromethane 254,900 254,900 0 254,900 .02%
i-Butyl alcohol 155,635 155,635 59,327 214,962 .02%
HCFC-142b 192,335 192,335 0 192,335 .02%
Naphthalene 170,543 162,959 12,783 183,326 .02%
Vanadium (except when in an alloy) and its compounds 159,276 159,276 34 159,310 .01%
Sodium nitrite 35,304 35,304 123,131 158,435 .01%
Acrolein 142,408 142,408 5,941 148,349 .01%
Hexavalent chromium compounds 83,215 83,215 53,539 136,754 .01%
Chlorine dioxide 114,155 114,155 0 114,155 .01%
Nonylphenol and its ethoxylates 73,972 73,972 26,794 100,766 --
Phosphorus (yellow or white) 72,813 72,813 21,156 93,969 --
Tetrachloroethylene 7,043 7,043 76,627 83,670 --
HCFC-22 50,943 50,943 21,032 71,975 --
Carbon disulphide 61,552 61,552 0 61,552 --
Methylenebis(phenylisocyanate) 23,000 23,000 35,640 58,640 --
1,3-Butadiene 56,004 56,004 0 56,004 --
Selenium (and its compounds) 51,666 51,666 0 51,666 --
Cobalt (and its compounds) 46,861 46,861 168 47,029 --
HCFC-141b 46,112 46,112 0 46,112 --
n,n-Dimethylformamide 2,748 2,748 41,669 44,417 --
Cresol (mixed isomers and their salts) 22,628 22,628 21,440 44,068 --
Sulphur hexafluoride 43,786 43,786 0 43,786 --
Triethylamine 34,934 34,934 8,308 43,242 --
Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 40,702 40,702 1,338 42,040 --
tert-Butyl alcohol 38,542 38,542 0 38,542 --
Cadmium (and its compounds) 29,945 27,880 7,539 37,483 --
Polymeric diphenylmethane diisocyanate 25,282 25,282 11,996 37,278 --
Hydrogen cyanide 35,028 35,028 0 35,028 --
HCFC-124 and all isomers 1,876 1,876 29,810 31,686 --
CFC-11 19 19 29,474 29,493 --
Biphenyl 6,961 6,961 21,683 28,644 --
Chlorobenzene 63 63 28,410 28,473 --
Sodium fluoride 24,201 24,201 2,588 26,789 --
Cumene 17,035 17,035 3,867 20,902 --
p-Dichlorobenzene 20,485 20,485 0 20,485 --
CFC-12 11 11 20,240 20,251 --
Phenanthrene 11,122 11,122 8,505 19,627 --
Butyl benzyl phthalate 18,163 18,163 141 18,304 --
Carbonyl sulphide 17,466 17,466 0 17,466 --
Toluene-2,4-diisocyanate 3 3 17,207 17,210 --
Methyl methacrylate 16,010 16,010 505 16,515 --
o-Dichlorobenzene 15,981 15,981 0 15,981 --
Carbon tetrachloride 0 0 14,450 14,450 --
Vinyl acetate 6,103 6,103 7,840 13,943 --
Diethanolamine (and its salts) 12,674 12,674 805 13,479 --
Chloroform 1,775 1,775 11,440 13,215 --
p,p'-Isopropylidenediphenol 4,559 4,559 8,240 12,799 --
Propionaldehyde 11,698 11,698 0 11,698 --
Antimony (and its compounds) 10,456 10,373 555 11,011 --
Isoprene 9,645 9,645 0 9,645 --
Fluoranthene 4,375 4,375 4,168 8,543 --
Toluenediisocyanate (mixed isomers) 1,108 1,108 7,223 8,331 --
Vinyl chloride 7,914 7,914 0 7,914 --
Nitrilotriacetic acid (and its salts) 1,278 1,278 6,441 7,719 --
Cyanides (ionic) 7,551 7,551 15 7,566 --
Acrylonitrile 7,271 7,271 0 7,271 --
HCFC-123 and all isomers 6,531 6,531 635 7,166 --
Pyrene 4,243 4,243 2,878 7,121 --
Methyl tert-butyl ether 182 182 6,450 6,632 --
Ethylene oxide 5,963 5,963 0 5,963 --
Mercury (and its compounds) 3,549 3,118 2,217 5,766 --
Acetonitrile 5,500 5,500 0 5,500 --
Butyl acrylate 148 148 4,486 4,634 --
2-Ethoxyethyl acetate 1,791 1,791 2,698 4,489 --
Hydrazine (and its salts) 3,546 3,546 836 4,382 --
Benzo(a)phenanthrene 2,561 2,561 1,234 3,795 --
Decabromodiphenyl oxide 3,724 3,724 0 3,724 --
Benzo(a)anthracene 1,855 1,855 1,175 3,030 --
Benzo(a)pyrene 1,732 1,732 1,054 2,786 --
Anthracene 1,194 1,194 1,560 2,754 --
2,6-Di-t-butyl-4-methylphenol 2,541 2,541 194 2,735 --
Bis(2-ethylhexyl) adipate 2,646 2,646 80 2,726 --
Dibutyl phthalate 435 435 2,168 2,603 --
Aniline (and its salts) 1 1 2,500 2,501 --
2-Mercaptobenzothiazole 403 403 1,862 2,265 --
Silver (and its compounds) 2,251 2,251 3 2,254 --
Dimethyl phenol 1,967 1,967 161 2,128 --
Hexachlorobenzene 1,730,251.0000 1,730,251.0000 16,433.0000 1,746,684.0000 --
Dicyclopentadiene 1,669 1,669 0 1,669 --
Molybdenum trioxide 1,621 1,621 0 1,621 --
Dibenzo(a,h)anthracene 1,421 1,421 132 1,553 --
Benzo(b)fluoranthene 1,434 1,434 57 1,491 --
Dibenzo(a,i)pyrene 1,255 1,255 0 1,256 --
sec-Butyl alcohol 902 902 352 1,254 --
Indeno(1,2,3-CD)pyrene 517 517 650 1,166 --
Maleic anhydride 1,102 1,102 0 1,102 --
Benzo(k)fluoranthene 932 932 52 984 --
Octylphenol and its ethoxylates 694 694 287 981 --
Acrylic acid (and its salts) 179 179 760 939 --
Diethyl phthalate 7 7 885 892 --
Quinoline (and its salts) 271 271 556 827 --
PAHs, total Schedule 1, Part 2 803 803 0 803 --
Benzo(g,h,i)perylene 115 115 628 743 --
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene 706 706 0 706 --
Benzo(e)pyrene 101 101 576 677 --
1,4-Dioxane 666 666 0 666 --
Di-n-octyl phthalate 94 94 489 583 --
Propylene oxide 517 517 0 517 --
Benzoyl peroxide 0 0 349 349 --
Perylene 347 347 0 347 --
Benzo(j)fluoranthene 208 208 0 208 --
Phthalic anhydride 196 196 0 196 --
HCFC-122 and all isomers 151 151 0 151 --
N-Methylolacrylamide 118 118 0 118 --
Dinitrotoluene (mixed isomers) 106 106 0 106 --
Ethyl acrylate 92 92 0 92 --
Fluorine 89 89 0 89 --
Cyclohexanol 73 73 0 73 --
Acrylamide 53 53 10 63 --
Dimethylamine 57 57 0 57 --
Bromine 40 40 0 40 --
Alkanes, C10-13, chloro 26 26 0 26 --
Dimethyl phthalate 0 0 20 20 --
Lithium carbonate 13 13 0 13 --
Formic acid 12 12 0 12 --
Diphenylamine 10 10 0 10 --
Methyl acrylate 1 1 8 9 --
Dibenz(a,j)acridine 8 8 0 8 --
Cumene hydroperoxide 6 6 0 6 --
7H-Dibenzo(c,g)carbazole 6 6 0 6 --
1,2-Dichloroethane 5 5 0 5 --
p,p'-Methylenebis(2-chloroaniline) 4 4 0 4 --
C.I. Basic Green 4 3 3 0 3 --
Hydroquinone (and its salts) 2 2 0 2 --
Bromomethane 1 1 0 1 --
C.I. Food Red 15 1 1 0 1 --
Dioxins and furans 56.5830 56.5830 .4830 57.0660 --
 
CACs Total 908,615,378 908,615,378 0 908,615,378 --
Sulphur dioxide 493,117,266 493,117,266 0 493,117,266 45.77%
Carbon monoxide 149,966,629 149,966,629 0 149,966,629 13.92%
Oxides of nitrogen 138,276,552 138,276,552 0 138,276,552 12.83%
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) 78,391,834 78,391,834 0 78,391,834 --
PM - Total Particulate Matter 48,863,097 48,863,097 0 48,863,097 4.54%
PM10 - Particulate Matter <=is 10 Microns 34,673,465 34,673,465 0 34,673,465 --
PM2.5 - Particulate Matter <= 2.5 Microns 21,369,655 21,369,655 0 21,369,655 --

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