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Environmental Release Report: GILA County, AZ
 
 
  • Map Locating Toxic Chemical Releases
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  • 2002 Rankings: Major Chemical Releases or Waste Generation in GILA County*
    Cleanest/Best Counties in US Percentile Dirtiest/Worst Counties in US
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    Cancer risk score (air and water releases):
    Noncancer risk score (air and water releases):
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    Air releases of recognized developmental toxicants:
    Air releases of recognized reproductive toxicants:

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    *Note: These rankings are based on chemical releases and transfers reported by industrial facilities to the Toxics Release Inventory, and do not take into account major sources of pollution or toxic chemicals that are not covered by TRI.

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  • Environmental Justice Analysis for GILA County

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  • 2002 TRI Pollution Releases Ranked by Potential Human Health Risks
    • Top Ranked Cancer Risk:ARSENIC (ORGANIC OR INORGANIC COMPOUNDS)
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    Top Ranked Noncancer Risk:LEAD COMPOUNDS
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    See Scorecard's estimates of the health risks associated with outdoor air pollution for this area

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  • 2002 TRI Pollution Releases Sorted by Health Effect*
    • Air Releases
    (Pounds from TRI sources)    		 Water Releases
    (Pounds from TRI sources)
    Recognized Carcinogens 36,489
    Suspected Carcinogens 20,060
    Suspected Cardiovascular or Blood Toxicants 52,743
    Recognized Developmental Toxicants 34,534
    Suspected Developmental Toxicants 16,844
    Suspected Immunotoxicants 61,210
    Suspected Kidney Toxicants 145,090
    Suspected Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicants 51,359
    Suspected Musculoskeletal Toxicants 302,198
    Suspected Neurotoxicants 51,972
    Recognized Reproductive Toxicants 34,342
    Suspected Reproductive Toxicants 4,888
    Suspected Respiratory Toxicants 437,924
    Suspected Skin or Sense Organ Toxicants 311,347

    *Note: Some chemicals are associated with more than one health effect, so their release may be counted multiple times in this table. Therefore, it is not appropriate to sum releases sorted by health effect. Total reported releases to air and water are provided in the data summary below.
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  • What We Don't Know About Chemical Safety and Harm
    • Air Releases
    6 TRI chemicals released to air in the United States lack the risk assessment values required for safety assessment
    218 TRI chemicals released to air in the United States lack the exposure estimates required for safety assessment
    Water Releases
    5 TRI chems released to water in the United States lack the risk assessment values required for safety assessment
    172 TRI chemicals released to water in the United States lack the exposure estimates required for safety assessment
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  • TRI Data Summary
    • Environmental Releases, Transfers, and Production-Related Waste (Pounds from TRI sources)
    Year Air Releases Water Releases Land Releases Underground Injection Total Environmental Releases Total Off-Site Transfers Total Production-Related Waste
    1988 2,262,950 1,750 50,543,950 0 52,808,650 30,511 NA
    1989 822,150 1,750 29,407,584 0 30,231,484 4,220 NA
    1990 1,047,156 103 29,647,498 0 30,694,757 2,000 NA
    1991 891,846 2,600 29,350,045 0 30,244,491 5,730,869 494,486,983
    1992 841,322 0 15,317,865 0 16,159,187 12,720,713 479,734,256
    1993 851,341 5 6,091,204 0 6,942,550 14,045,447 478,156,212
    1994 960,221 0 24,705,434 0 25,665,655 7,953,305 477,835,762
    1995 1,268,322 443 27,899,262 0 29,168,027 23,773,808 502,528,771
    1996 1,500,458 500 35,579,416 0 37,080,374 40,546,871 614,125,394
    1997 466,291 0 19,777,603 0 20,243,894 16,038,180 97,917,576
    1998 496,491 0 177,704,860 0 178,201,351 4,318,777 248,468,147
    1999 808,526 0 256,110,953 0 256,919,479 7,139,108 347,902,152
    2000 579,316 0 180,129,404 0 180,708,720 3,094,432 248,079,538
    2001 514,094 0 149,541,282 0 150,055,376 2,620,527 189,490,191
    2002 492,180 0 57,220,938 0 57,713,118 2,391,553 114,771,210
    "NA" means that no data are available because "Total-Production Related Waste" was not reported until 1991.
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  • Dioxin Compounds Summary
    • Environmental Releases, Transfers, and Production-Related Waste (Grams of Dioxin Compounds from TRI sources)
    Year Air Releases Water Releases Land Releases Underground Injection Total Environmental Releases Total Off-Site Transfers Total Production-Related Waste
    2000 .51 0 0 0 .51 0 .51
    2001 .418 0 0 0 .418 0 .418
    2002 .42 0 0 0 .42 0 .4
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