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Environmental Release Report: INYO County, CA
 
 
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  • 2002 Rankings: Major Chemical Releases or Waste Generation in INYO County*
    Cleanest/Best Counties in US Percentile Dirtiest/Worst Counties in US
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    Cancer 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 INYO County

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  • 2002 TRI Pollution Releases Ranked by Potential Human Health Risks
    • Top Ranked Cancer Risk:LEAD
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    Top Ranked Noncancer Risk:LEAD
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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 300
    Suspected Cardiovascular or Blood Toxicants 300
    Recognized Developmental Toxicants 300
    Suspected Endocrine Toxicants 300
    Suspected Immunotoxicants 300
    Suspected Kidney Toxicants 300
    Suspected Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicants 300
    Suspected Neurotoxicants 300
    Recognized Reproductive Toxicants 300
    Suspected Respiratory Toxicants 300
    Suspected Skin or Sense Organ Toxicants 300

    *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 853,081 500 164,381 0 1,017,962 0 NA
    1989 498,735 250 98,402 0 597,387 0 NA
    1990 559,536 5 176,630 0 736,171 0 NA
    1991 418,522 5 132,890 0 551,417 0 718,393
    1993 214,760 5 46,847 0 261,612 0 265,220
    1994 370,554 5 154,317 0 524,876 0 6,582,230
    1995 852,494 10 159,009 0 1,011,513 0 11,475,530
    1996 795,409 5 218,911 0 1,014,325 0 12,220,572
    1997 363,920 5 109,440 0 473,365 0 1,067,190
    1998 153,361 5 52,290 0 205,656 0 1,067,190
    1999 150,615 0 103,800 0 254,415 0 455,380
    2000 37,653 0 25,950 0 63,603 0 57,702
    2001 0 310 0 0 310 0 310
    2002 0 300 0 0 300 0 300
    "NA" means that no data are available because "Total-Production Related Waste" was not reported until 1991.
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