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Environmental Release Report: HOT SPRING County, AR
 
 
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  • 2002 Rankings: Major Chemical Releases or Waste Generation in HOT SPRING 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 HOT SPRING County

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  • 2002 TRI Pollution Releases Ranked by Potential Human Health Risks
    • Top Ranked Cancer Risk:FORMALDEHYDE
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    Top Ranked Noncancer Risk:COPPER
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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 35,714 31
    Suspected Cardiovascular or Blood Toxicants 82,795 282
    Recognized Developmental Toxicants 4 26
    Suspected Developmental Toxicants 110,941 256
    Suspected Endocrine Toxicants 4 26
    Suspected Immunotoxicants 35,714 31
    Suspected Kidney Toxicants 28,928 284
    Suspected Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicants 146,885 277
    Suspected Musculoskeletal Toxicants 82,280
    Suspected Neurotoxicants 146,644 31
    Recognized Reproductive Toxicants 4 26
    Suspected Reproductive Toxicants 118,241 256
    Suspected Respiratory Toxicants 146,908 284
    Suspected Skin or Sense Organ Toxicants 162,737 35

    *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 252,363 590 750 0 253,703 168,472 NA
    1989 245,224 10,303 753 0 256,280 151,390 NA
    1990 209,879 12,608 750 0 223,237 293 NA
    1991 158,137 8,312 0 0 166,449 7,018 499,457
    1992 78,157 6,971 0 0 85,128 13,054 787,786
    1993 67,960 6,120 0 0 74,080 19,458 787,330
    1994 125,841 2,005 0 0 127,846 387,715 1,984,005
    1995 129,652 1,405 0 0 131,057 455,072 2,243,867
    1996 275,682 1,225 0 0 276,907 148,859 1,561,182
    1997 123,281 1,365 0 0 124,646 487,189 1,107,953
    1998 398,354 1,817 0 0 400,171 242,130 1,337,149
    1999 431,177 1,456 0 0 432,633 303,629 1,455,242
    2000 495,702 977 17,303 0 513,982 217,468 1,368,616
    2001 273,067 36 0 0 273,103 210,525 918,861
    2002 163,001 288 176,904 0 340,194 175,144 785,845
    "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 .4 0 0 0 .4 0 .4
    2001 .41 0 0 0 .41 0 .41
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