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Xalapa, Mexico

Mill Emissions Data*
Per ton of production
Category Emission 2007 Performance
Air emissions Nitrogen oxide compounds (pounds) 0.06
Particulate matter (pounds) 0.06
Sulfur oxide compounds (pounds) 0.06
Total reduced sulfur (pounds) –
Water quality Wastewater discharged (thousands of gallons) 0.9
Total suspended solids (pounds) 0.03
Biochemical oxygen demand (pounds) < 0.01
Adsorbable organic halides (AOX) (pounds) –
Waste management** Landfilled or lagooned (pounds) 103
Beneficially applied to land (pounds) –
Other beneficial use (pounds) –
Burned for energy (pounds) –
Disposed as hazardous waste (pounds) 1.64

* Note: In August 2008, this mill was sold to International Paper as part of the containerboard, packaging and recycling business transaction.

** Note: In Mexico, hazardous waste is defined more broadly and includes a number of wastes that are not classified as hazardous in the United States or Canada.

Last updated Aug. 4, 2008.