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Environmental Release Report: BANNOCK County, ID
 
 
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  • 2002 Rankings: Major Chemical Releases or Waste Generation in BANNOCK 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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    Rank counties in IDAHO or facilities in BANNOCK 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 BANNOCK 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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    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 15
    Suspected Cardiovascular or Blood Toxicants 20,446
    Recognized Developmental Toxicants 14
    Suspected Developmental Toxicants 20,432
    Suspected Endocrine Toxicants 14
    Suspected Immunotoxicants 20,446
    Suspected Kidney Toxicants 19,396
    Suspected Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicants 19,395
    Suspected Musculoskeletal Toxicants 128,000
    Suspected Neurotoxicants 19,396
    Recognized Reproductive Toxicants 14
    Suspected Reproductive Toxicants 20,432
    Suspected Respiratory Toxicants 148,446
    Suspected Skin or Sense Organ Toxicants 148,446

    *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 632,393 0 1,700 0 634,093 156,479 NA
    1989 720,601 0 3,352,452 0 4,073,053 1,794,882 NA
    1990 55,851 0 2,334,874 0 2,390,725 2,684,951 NA
    1991 3,500 0 0 0 3,500 1,080,456 2,654,046
    1992 4,500 0 0 0 4,500 1,687,180 3,277,061
    1993 4,255 0 0 0 4,255 1,583,564 3,481,625
    1994 3,260 0 0 0 3,260 555,479 1,489,695
    1995 3,030 0 0 0 3,030 24,462 161,246
    1996 2,576 0 19,179 0 21,755 48,978 105,350
    1997 28,756 0 0 0 28,756 49,308 161,952
    1998 20,347 0 0 0 20,347 0 49,087
    1999 272,430 1,199 7,211,031 0 7,484,660 9,655 8,459,965
    2000 309,786 1,199 5,848,701 0 6,159,685 23,527 7,804,948
    2001 116,797 205 2,365,596 0 2,482,598 6,826 3,270,375
    2002 148,446 0 1,465 0 149,911 1,011,585 1,736,000
    "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 .079 0 .51 0 .589 0 .5897
    2001 .07816 0 0 0 .07816 0 .07816
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