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Environmental Release Report: ST. JOSEPH County, IN
 
 
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  • 2002 Rankings: Major Chemical Releases or Waste Generation in ST. JOSEPH County*
    Cleanest/Best Counties in US Percentile Dirtiest/Worst Counties in US
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    Total environmental releases:
    Cancer risk score (air and water releases):
    Noncancer risk score (air and water releases):
    Air releases of recognized carcinogens:
    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 ST. JOSEPH 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 61,735
    Suspected Carcinogens 265,972
    Suspected Cardiovascular or Blood Toxicants 603,321
    Recognized Developmental Toxicants 204,526
    Suspected Developmental Toxicants 417,140
    Suspected Endocrine Toxicants 199,465
    Suspected Immunotoxicants 509,551 84
    Suspected Kidney Toxicants 712,664
    Suspected Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicants 761,361
    Suspected Musculoskeletal Toxicants 12,242
    Suspected Neurotoxicants 826,418
    Recognized Reproductive Toxicants 29,685
    Suspected Reproductive Toxicants 558,281
    Suspected Respiratory Toxicants 831,466 84
    Suspected Skin or Sense Organ Toxicants 749,761

    *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 2,256,867 250 21,750 0 2,278,867 1,880,936 NA
    1989 1,904,860 2,351 750 0 1,907,961 536,106 NA
    1990 2,020,070 6,255 750 0 2,027,075 1,716,136 NA
    1991 1,112,656 833 24,071 0 1,137,560 1,979,129 15,135,911
    1992 1,024,166 70 250 0 1,024,486 3,605,219 7,488,330
    1993 836,262 505 0 0 836,767 3,083,211 7,209,835
    1994 819,665 261 0 0 819,926 3,073,713 7,568,318
    1995 919,232 15 0 0 919,247 1,549,643 4,340,474
    1996 919,953 15 18,500 0 938,468 2,644,319 6,827,254
    1997 1,009,662 20 17,750 0 1,027,432 4,489,819 4,355,894
    1998 1,056,778 14 250 0 1,057,042 4,146,209 6,142,305
    1999 469,595 0 0 0 469,595 4,403,049 6,919,608
    2000 560,764 0 0 0 560,764 3,651,508 7,078,995
    2001 527,238 0 0 0 527,238 3,468,328 6,498,869
    2002 844,629 84 15 0 844,728 2,841,383 6,759,730
    "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 0 0 0 0 0 .271 .27
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