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Environmental Release Report: CRAIGHEAD County, AR
 
 
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  • 2002 Rankings: Major Chemical Releases or Waste Generation in CRAIGHEAD County*
    Cleanest/Best Counties in US Percentile Dirtiest/Worst Counties in US
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    Noncancer risk score (air and water releases):
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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 CRAIGHEAD County

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  • 2002 TRI Pollution Releases Ranked by Ozone Depleting Potential
    • Top Ranked Ozone Depleting Chemical:1-CHLORO-1,1-D
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  • 2002 TRI Pollution Releases Ranked by Potential Human Health Risks
    • Top Ranked Cancer Risk:no data available
    Top Ranked Noncancer Risk:METHYL BROMIDE
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  • 2002 TRI Pollution Releases Sorted by Health Effect*
    • Air Releases
    (Pounds from TRI sources)    		 Water Releases
    (Pounds from TRI sources)
    Suspected Carcinogens 9,778
    Suspected Cardiovascular or Blood Toxicants 103,411
    Recognized Developmental Toxicants 14,550
    Suspected Developmental Toxicants 64,712
    Suspected Endocrine Toxicants 10,360
    Suspected Immunotoxicants 10,082
    Suspected Kidney Toxicants 38,298
    Suspected Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicants 79,834
    Suspected Musculoskeletal Toxicants 40,660
    Suspected Neurotoxicants 117,953
    Suspected Reproductive Toxicants 74,910
    Suspected Respiratory Toxicants 118,047
    Suspected Skin or Sense Organ Toxicants 78,680

    *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 906,903 7 0 0 906,910 120,481 NA
    1989 1,034,902 7 0 0 1,034,909 100,092 NA
    1990 475,236 7 0 0 475,243 76,040 NA
    1991 437,844 7 0 0 437,851 243,263 577,201
    1992 457,813 1 0 0 457,814 355,994 710,267
    1993 297,608 0 0 0 297,608 657,082 742,576
    1994 189,100 5 0 0 189,105 200,210 425,849
    1995 174,667 5 0 0 174,672 269,593 421,736
    1996 176,632 255 0 0 176,887 304,886 484,358
    1997 152,591 0 0 0 152,591 506,021 567,417
    1998 131,292 0 0 0 131,292 242,914 381,213
    1999 179,754 0 0 0 179,754 248,841 434,300
    2000 119,135 0 0 0 119,135 658,849 824,550
    2001 125,033 0 0 0 125,033 221,110 401,603
    2002 118,047 0 0 0 118,047 306,034 473,855
    "NA" means that no data are available because "Total-Production Related Waste" was not reported until 1991.
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