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

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    Rank counties in CALIFORNIA or facilities in YOLO County by chemical releases or waste generation

    *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 YOLO County

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  • 2002 TRI Pollution Releases Ranked by Ozone Depleting Potential
    • Top Ranked Ozone Depleting Chemical:METHYL BROMIDE
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  • 2002 TRI Pollution Releases Ranked by Potential Human Health Risks
    • Top Ranked Cancer Risk:BENZENE
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    Top Ranked Noncancer Risk:METHYL BROMIDE
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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 1,338
    Suspected Carcinogens 95,555
    Suspected Cardiovascular or Blood Toxicants 134,343 165
    Recognized Developmental Toxicants 32,700
    Suspected Developmental Toxicants 101,709
    Suspected Endocrine Toxicants 84,240
    Suspected Immunotoxicants 117,500
    Suspected Kidney Toxicants 145,546
    Suspected Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicants 147,328 6
    Suspected Neurotoxicants 148,918 6
    Recognized Reproductive Toxicants 772
    Suspected Reproductive Toxicants 134,647 6
    Suspected Respiratory Toxicants 148,750 6
    Suspected Skin or Sense Organ Toxicants 145,638 6

    *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 54,945 0 37,700 0 92,645 3,000 NA
    1989 92,537 0 0 0 92,537 13,849 NA
    1990 96,793 0 0 0 96,793 254 NA
    1991 95,360 0 7,920 0 103,280 73,920 129,144
    1992 79,946 0 385 0 80,331 23,485 98,888
    1993 90,045 0 480 0 90,525 33,480 108,905
    1994 71,917 0 0 0 71,917 3,601 96,957
    1995 88,669 0 0 0 88,669 6,580 116,946
    1996 214,845 0 255 0 215,100 0 238,691
    1997 272,167 0 360 0 272,527 10,984 283,575
    1998 359,370 535 4,389 0 364,294 88,420 468,711
    1999 307,373 2,304 5,410 0 315,087 42,060 755,156
    2000 376,448 2,809 484 0 379,741 72,765 846,502
    2001 135,882 894 0 0 136,776 129,899 733,536
    2002 148,918 171 1,309 0 150,398 189,874 857,785
    "NA" means that no data are available because "Total-Production Related Waste" was not reported until 1991.
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