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Rank | Company | Location | Air/Water/Land Total lbs. released
1 Magnesium Corp. of America Rowley, Utah 55.7 million
2 ASARCO Inc. East Helena, MT 43.6 million
3 Courtaulds Fibers Inc. Axis, AL 33.4 million
4 IMC-Agrico Co. Mulberry, FL 25.7 million
5 Lenzing Fibers Corp. Lowland, TN 21.4 million
6 ASARCO Inc. Hayden, AZ 17.9 million 7 Elkem Metals Co. Marietta, OH 16.4 million
8 Northwestern Steel & Wire Co. Sterling, IL 14.7 million
9 International Paper Redwood, MS 14.2 million
10 PCS Phosphate Co. Inc. Aurora, NC 13.7 million
11 Arcadian Fertilizer L.P. Geismar, LA 13.3 million
12 IMC-Agrico Co. St. James, LA 12.9 million
13 American Chrome & Chemicals Corpus Christi, TX 10 million
14 Kennecott Utah Copper Magna, UT 9.6 million
15 Phelps Dodge Hidalgo Inc. Playas, NM 9.6 million
16 Doe Run Co. Herculaneum, MO 9.2 million
17 Eastman Kodak Co. Rochester, NY 7.8 million
18 Cyprus Miami Mining Corp. Claypool, AZ 7.7 million
19 Chino Mines Co. Hurley, NM 7.3 million
20 ASARCO Inc. Annapolis, MO 7.3 million
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