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Environmental Release Report: ADAIR County, IA
 
 
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  • 2002 Rankings: Major Chemical Releases or Waste Generation in ADAIR County*
    Cleanest/Best Counties in US Percentile Dirtiest/Worst Counties in US
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    Noncancer 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 ADAIR County

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  • 2002 TRI Pollution Releases Ranked by Potential Human Health Risks
    • Top Ranked Cancer Risk:no data available
    Top Ranked Noncancer Risk:TOLUENE
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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)
    Suspected Cardiovascular or Blood Toxicants 21,293
    Recognized Developmental Toxicants 21,293
    Suspected Immunotoxicants 21,294
    Suspected Kidney Toxicants 21,293
    Suspected Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicants 21,293
    Suspected Neurotoxicants 21,293
    Suspected Reproductive Toxicants 21,293
    Suspected Respiratory Toxicants 21,294
    Suspected Skin or Sense Organ Toxicants 21,294

    *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 41,650 0 0 0 41,650 4,800 NA
    1989 29,402 0 0 0 29,402 7,857 NA
    1990 27,202 0 0 0 27,202 2,102 NA
    1991 28,403 0 0 0 28,403 6,466 34,869
    1992 28,893 0 0 0 28,893 9,932 38,825
    1993 28,103 0 0 0 28,103 6,474 34,782
    1994 28,100 0 0 0 28,100 9,442 37,408
    1995 28,903 0 0 0 28,903 8,549 37,452
    1996 27,283 0 0 0 27,283 8,488 35,791
    1997 25,269 0 0 0 25,269 12,024 31,281
    1998 27,695 0 0 0 27,695 14,293 41,988
    1999 28,208 0 0 0 28,208 35,859 99,910
    2000 27,453 0 0 0 27,453 52,573 132,598
    2001 26,654 0 0 0 26,654 42,032 110,710
    2002 21,295 0 0 0 21,295 39,605 100,964
    "NA" means that no data are available because "Total-Production Related Waste" was not reported until 1991.
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