This statistic illustrates the largest corporate water polluters in the United States in 2017, based on toxics released directly to surface water. AK Steel, the Ohio-based steelmaking company, discharged approximately 16.49 million pounds of toxics.
Largest corporate water polluters based on toxics released directly to surface water in the U.S. in 2017 (in million pounds)
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University of Massachusetts (Political Economy Research Institute). (August 27, 2019). Largest corporate water polluters based on toxics released directly to surface water in the U.S. in 2017 (in million pounds) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 19, 2021, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/799176/largest-corporate-water-polluters-in-the-us/
University of Massachusetts (Political Economy Research Institute). "Largest corporate water polluters based on toxics released directly to surface water in the U.S. in 2017 (in million pounds)." Chart. August 27, 2019. Statista. Accessed January 19, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/799176/largest-corporate-water-polluters-in-the-us/
University of Massachusetts (Political Economy Research Institute). (2019). Largest corporate water polluters based on toxics released directly to surface water in the U.S. in 2017 (in million pounds). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 19, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/799176/largest-corporate-water-polluters-in-the-us/
University of Massachusetts (Political Economy Research Institute). "Largest Corporate Water Polluters Based on Toxics Released Directly to Surface Water in The U.S. in 2017 (in Million Pounds)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Aug 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/799176/largest-corporate-water-polluters-in-the-us/
University of Massachusetts (Political Economy Research Institute), Largest corporate water polluters based on toxics released directly to surface water in the U.S. in 2017 (in million pounds) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/799176/largest-corporate-water-polluters-in-the-us/ (last visited January 19, 2021)