Special Report No. 90-04: A Review of 1988 SARA Section 313 Release Reports Filed by Forest Products Industry Manufacturing Facilities

SARA Section 313 Form R release reports filed by forest products industry manufacturing facilities for the 1988 reporting year were reviewed. Reported releases to air, water, and land and transfers to off-site wastewater treatment facilities were tabulated for all (a) PUlP and paper mills, (b) reconstituted building board plants, (c) plywood plants and (d) sawmills and for a sample of 100 stand-alone converting plants. The total reported releases for 1988 were compared to those reported in 1987 and reasons for major changes in the totals were identified.