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

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  • 2002 TRI Pollution Releases Ranked by Potential Human Health Risks
    • Top Ranked Cancer Risk:FORMALDEHYDE
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    Top Ranked Noncancer Risk:ACROLEIN
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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 248,772
    Suspected Carcinogens 52,984
    Suspected Cardiovascular or Blood Toxicants 52,992
    Recognized Developmental Toxicants 8
    Suspected Developmental Toxicants 429,219
    Suspected Immunotoxicants 248,772
    Suspected Kidney Toxicants 376,243
    Suspected Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicants 350,459
    Suspected Neurotoxicants 515,126
    Recognized Reproductive Toxicants 8
    Suspected Reproductive Toxicants 85,899
    Suspected Respiratory Toxicants 515,118
    Suspected Skin or Sense Organ Toxicants 514,920

    *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 0 0 0 0 0 610 NA
    1989 0 0 0 0 0 0 NA
    1990 0 0 0 0 0 147 NA
    1991 0 0 0 0 0 206 0
    1992 0 0 0 0 0 69 0
    1993 0 0 0 0 0 1,829 0
    1994 15 0 0 0 15 7,580 7,550
    1995 15 0 0 0 15 1,816 1,817
    1996 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    1997 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    1999 177,408 0 0 0 177,408 52,471 303,475
    2000 124,765 0 0 0 124,765 52,471 243,193
    2001 283,119 0 0 0 283,119 71,078 354,197
    2002 515,126 0 0 0 515,126 107,441 622,567
    "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 .96 0 0 0 .96 0 .96
    2001 1.06 0 0 0 1.06 0 1.06
    2002 1.08 0 0 0 1.08 0 1.08
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