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

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  • 2002 TRI Pollution Releases Ranked by Ozone Depleting Potential
    • Top Ranked Ozone Depleting Chemical:1,1-DICHLORO-1-FLUOROETHANE
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  • 2002 TRI Pollution Releases Ranked by Potential Human Health Risks
    • Top Ranked Cancer Risk:TETRACHLOROETHYLENE
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    Top Ranked Noncancer Risk:TETRACHLOROETHYLENE
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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 1,765
    Suspected Carcinogens 255
    Suspected Cardiovascular or Blood Toxicants 42,050
    Recognized Developmental Toxicants 3,000
    Suspected Developmental Toxicants 84,350
    Suspected Endocrine Toxicants 1,510
    Suspected Immunotoxicants 4,010
    Suspected Kidney Toxicants 87,340
    Suspected Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicants 87,605
    Suspected Neurotoxicants 97,005
    Suspected Reproductive Toxicants 33,140
    Suspected Respiratory Toxicants 87,850
    Suspected Skin or Sense Organ Toxicants 63,850

    *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 3,263,856 0 20,000 0 3,283,856 91,195 NA
    1989 2,726,373 0 0 0 2,726,373 51,087 NA
    1990 1,155,312 0 0 0 1,155,312 55,856 NA
    1991 1,747,953 0 0 0 1,747,953 276,370 2,209,581
    1992 1,933,731 0 0 0 1,933,731 234,040 2,630,589
    1993 1,693,192 0 0 0 1,693,192 248,800 1,978,137
    1994 1,201,516 0 0 0 1,201,516 266,204 1,545,781
    1995 876,454 0 0 0 876,454 223,107 1,178,145
    1996 809,773 0 0 0 809,773 219,188 1,251,666
    1997 635,763 0 0 0 635,763 398,098 1,041,190
    1998 561,099 0 0 0 561,099 2,634,343 12,194,211
    1999 237,629 0 0 0 237,629 2,220,277 10,822,669
    2000 266,260 0 0 0 266,260 2,002,171 8,876,004
    2001 101,931 0 0 0 101,931 1,907,121 7,671,899
    2002 97,005 0 0 0 97,005 1,792,567 6,689,121
    "NA" means that no data are available because "Total-Production Related Waste" was not reported until 1991.
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