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Environmental Release Report: FAIRFIELD County, CT
 
 
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  • 2002 Rankings: Major Chemical Releases or Waste Generation in FAIRFIELD 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 FAIRFIELD County

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  • 2002 TRI Pollution Releases Ranked by Ozone Depleting Potential
    • Top Ranked Ozone Depleting Chemical:DICHLORODIFLUOROMETHANE
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  • 2002 TRI Pollution Releases Ranked by Potential Human Health Risks
    • Top Ranked Cancer Risk:CADMIUM COMPOUNDS
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    Top Ranked Noncancer Risk:LEAD COMPOUNDS
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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 141,528 82
    Suspected Carcinogens 15,201 12
    Suspected Cardiovascular or Blood Toxicants 522,368 17,099
    Recognized Developmental Toxicants 304,072 64
    Suspected Developmental Toxicants 71,140 24
    Suspected Endocrine Toxicants 141,615 .550
    Suspected Immunotoxicants 650,269 127
    Suspected Kidney Toxicants 474,550 96
    Suspected Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicants 827,410 111
    Suspected Musculoskeletal Toxicants 300,605
    Suspected Neurotoxicants 551,392 106
    Recognized Reproductive Toxicants 2,483 64
    Suspected Reproductive Toxicants 503,671 62
    Suspected Respiratory Toxicants 842,079 137
    Suspected Skin or Sense Organ Toxicants 702,109 64

    *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 5,252,722 99,493 1,212,300 0 6,564,515 5,128,043 NA
    1989 4,765,602 38,891 15 0 4,804,508 3,131,169 NA
    1990 4,133,279 82,229 57 0 4,215,565 2,211,114 NA
    1991 3,441,363 1,843 57 50 3,443,313 4,867,050 14,369,796
    1992 2,896,818 1,762 62 0 2,898,642 4,356,721 12,942,000
    1993 2,059,836 1,118 67 0 2,061,021 4,908,184 12,621,391
    1994 1,549,952 669 57 0 1,550,678 5,137,724 11,615,034
    1995 1,323,734 100,811 4,367 0 1,428,912 5,164,554 10,817,893
    1996 1,420,991 15,751 26,846 0 1,463,588 4,758,194 10,545,229
    1997 1,020,071 140,422 258 0 1,160,751 4,305,897 4,964,528
    1998 1,560,741 24,508 3 0 1,585,252 2,089,677 5,428,811
    1999 839,637 16,077 1,260 0 856,974 2,372,144 5,538,024
    2000 1,530,213 17,432 1,249 0 1,548,894 2,175,294 7,318,860
    2001 1,603,000 21,345 46 0 1,624,391 2,373,999 6,404,324
    2002 858,082 17,227 4 0 875,313 2,221,963 5,195,871
    "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 2.16 0 0 0 2.16 0 2.16
    2001 2.08 0 0 0 2.08 0 2.08
    2002 1.46 0 0 0 1.46 0 1.46
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