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Environmental Release Report: ST. JOHNS County, FL
 
 
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  • 2002 Rankings: Major Chemical Releases or Waste Generation in ST. JOHNS 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 ST. JOHNS 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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  • 2002 TRI Pollution Releases Sorted by Health Effect*
    • Air Releases
    (Pounds from TRI sources)    		 Water Releases
    (Pounds from TRI sources)
    Recognized Carcinogens 91
    Suspected Carcinogens 92,460
    Suspected Cardiovascular or Blood Toxicants 104,560
    Recognized Developmental Toxicants 11,771
    Suspected Developmental Toxicants 92,460
    Suspected Endocrine Toxicants 92,551
    Suspected Immunotoxicants 104,231
    Suspected Kidney Toxicants 104,231
    Suspected Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicants 104,231
    Suspected Neurotoxicants 104,560
    Recognized Reproductive Toxicants 91
    Suspected Reproductive Toxicants 104,469
    Suspected Respiratory Toxicants 104,560
    Suspected Skin or Sense Organ Toxicants 104,231

    *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 456,330 0 99,911 0 556,241 126,995 NA
    1989 337,483 0 43,636 0 381,119 94,096 NA
    1990 212,333 0 0 0 212,333 37,303 NA
    1991 125,148 0 0 0 125,148 384,109 584,145
    1992 223,334 0 0 0 223,334 48,529 277,880
    1993 454,152 0 0 0 454,152 224,722 735,173
    1994 154,352 0 0 0 154,352 132,617 288,752
    1995 119,989 0 0 0 119,989 114,474 234,458
    1996 73,973 0 0 0 73,973 149,862 223,835
    1997 77,809 0 0 0 77,809 462,626 309,122
    1998 92,142 0 0 0 92,142 335,441 427,583
    1999 143,638 0 0 0 143,638 257,446 401,084
    2000 133,478 0 0 0 133,478 180,836 314,414
    2001 102,260 0 0 0 102,260 116,197 218,457
    2002 104,560 0 0 0 104,560 108,739 213,328
    "NA" means that no data are available because "Total-Production Related Waste" was not reported until 1991.
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