Figures, in pounds, of total chemical waste produced and waste released into the environment.
BioKyowa Inc.
2005
Total waste: 422,453
Total release: 204,042
2000
Total waste: 2.066 million
Total release: 394,101
Buzzi Unicem
2005
Total waste: 2.81 million
Total release: 98,213
2000 (operating then as Lone Star Industries)
Total waste: 6.21 million
Total release: 79,638
Cape Girardeau
2005
Total waste: 3.39 million
Total release: 302,779
2000
Total waste: 8.39 million
Total release: 474,521
SOURCE: EPA Total Release Inventory, 2007
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