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Environmental Release Report: MARSHALL County, KS
 
 
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  • 2002 Rankings: Major Chemical Releases or Waste Generation in MARSHALL 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 MARSHALL 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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  • 2002 TRI Pollution Releases Sorted by Health Effect*
    • Air Releases
    (Pounds from TRI sources)    		 Water Releases
    (Pounds from TRI sources)
    Recognized Carcinogens 16,590
    Suspected Cardiovascular or Blood Toxicants 45,632
    Recognized Developmental Toxicants 25,034
    Suspected Developmental Toxicants 26,354
    Suspected Endocrine Toxicants 16,386
    Suspected Immunotoxicants 102,517
    Suspected Kidney Toxicants 51,388
    Suspected Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicants 51,392
    Suspected Neurotoxicants 51,392
    Recognized Reproductive Toxicants 16,314
    Suspected Reproductive Toxicants 29,321
    Suspected Respiratory Toxicants 114,013
    Suspected Skin or Sense Organ Toxicants 51,191

    *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
    1990 12,000 0 5 0 12,005 0 NA
    1991 20,200 0 0 0 20,200 960 21,160
    1992 37,000 0 0 0 37,000 5,600 42,600
    1993 136,900 0 0 0 136,900 84,337 181,217
    1994 83,400 0 0 0 83,400 49,900 160,223
    1995 92,210 0 0 0 92,210 74,312 168,478
    1996 162,905 0 0 0 162,905 78,980 261,018
    1997 128,981 0 0 0 128,981 176,530 248,864
    1998 33,729 0 0 0 33,729 98,323 177,553
    1999 4,649 0 0 0 4,649 148,127 152,821
    2000 25,466 0 0 0 25,466 222,884 261,446
    2001 92,517 0 0 0 92,517 173,350 246,603
    2002 114,215 0 0 0 114,215 141,692 232,672
    "NA" means that no data are available because "Total-Production Related Waste" was not reported until 1991.
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