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Environmental Release Report: AMADOR County, CA
 
 
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  • 2002 Rankings: Major Chemical Releases or Waste Generation in AMADOR County*
    Cleanest/Best Counties in US Percentile Dirtiest/Worst Counties in US
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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 AMADOR 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:FORMALDEHYDE
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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 58,565
    Suspected Developmental Toxicants 147,806
    Suspected Immunotoxicants 58,565
    Suspected Kidney Toxicants 147,806
    Suspected Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicants 206,371
    Suspected Neurotoxicants 206,371
    Suspected Reproductive Toxicants 58,565
    Suspected Respiratory Toxicants 206,371
    Suspected Skin or Sense Organ Toxicants 206,371

    *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 222,452 0 75,986 0 298,438 0 NA
    1989 275,850 0 1,491 0 277,341 0 NA
    1990 222,121 0 1,460 0 223,581 0 NA
    1991 209,980 0 260 0 210,240 0 210,484
    1992 233,600 0 794 0 234,394 0 233,782
    1993 332,800 0 750 0 333,550 0 692,844
    1994 140,880 0 1,500 0 142,380 0 676,525
    1995 153,086 0 250 0 153,336 0 239,163
    1996 237,736 0 250 0 237,986 0 309,864
    1997 224,110 0 0 0 224,110 0 279,244
    1998 171,730 0 37,907 0 209,637 0 247,301
    1999 114,776 0 0 0 114,776 0 119,256
    2000 178,462 0 0 0 178,462 0 182,923
    2001 146,721 0 0 0 146,721 0 158,061
    2002 206,371 0 0 0 206,371 0 210,928
    "NA" means that no data are available because "Total-Production Related Waste" was not reported until 1991.
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