Special Report No. 91-08: A Reveiw of 1989 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 1989 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 selected solvents reported by stand-alone paper converting plants. The total reported releases for 1989 were compared to those reported in 1987 and 1988 and reasons for major changes in the totals were identified.