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Environmental Release Report: PALM BEACH County, FL
 
 
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  • 2002 Rankings: Major Chemical Releases or Waste Generation in PALM BEACH 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 PALM BEACH County

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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:LEAD COMPOUNDS
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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 711,630 .500
    Suspected Carcinogens 40,646
    Suspected Cardiovascular or Blood Toxicants 729,567 751
    Recognized Developmental Toxicants 299,520 .500
    Suspected Developmental Toxicants 480,389
    Suspected Endocrine Toxicants 313,296
    Suspected Immunotoxicants 479,843 .500
    Suspected Kidney Toxicants 187,154 751
    Suspected Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicants 919,367 751
    Suspected Musculoskeletal Toxicants 122,000
    Suspected Neurotoxicants 879,604 751
    Recognized Reproductive Toxicants 272,840 .500
    Suspected Reproductive Toxicants 217,302
    Suspected Respiratory Toxicants 1,001,450 750
    Suspected Skin or Sense Organ Toxicants 1,001,450 750

    *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 608,503 0 9,500 100,750 718,753 504,545 NA
    1989 653,980 25 1,250 750 656,005 473,138 NA
    1990 489,158 0 33,044 35,250 557,452 389,192 NA
    1991 279,148 0 29,291 40,000 348,439 269,842 5,443,279
    1992 309,810 0 10,321 40,000 360,131 138,468 4,573,584
    1993 198,287 0 250 28,000 226,537 437,102 3,628,476
    1994 117,996 0 118,525 19,400 255,921 190,835 2,390,072
    1995 551,396 0 705,841 468,000 1,725,237 98,027 3,522,484
    1996 566,607 0 622,162 639,960 1,828,729 219,753 4,127,137
    1997 349,280 0 585,108 361,900 1,296,288 136,566 2,687,830
    1998 1,159,152 0 1,510,459 0 2,669,611 313,009 2,778,883
    1999 2,413,461 154 538,033 0 2,951,648 216,983 3,570,049
    2000 1,161,270 154 543,332 0 1,704,756 224,943 1,942,032
    2001 1,064,973 430 524,552 0 1,589,955 204,719 1,777,568
    2002 1,020,967 751 573,510 0 1,595,227 215,842 1,849,060
    "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 1.57 0 0 0 1.57 0 1.57
    2001 2.05 0 0 0 2.05 0 2.05
    2002 1.36 0 0 0 1.36 0 1.36
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