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Environmental Release Report: ITAWAMBA County, MS
 
 
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  • 2002 Rankings: Major Chemical Releases or Waste Generation in ITAWAMBA 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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    *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 ITAWAMBA County

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  • 2002 TRI Pollution Releases Ranked by Potential Human Health Risks
    • Top Ranked Cancer Risk:LEAD COMPOUNDS
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    Top Ranked Noncancer Risk:LEAD COMPOUNDS
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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 1,060 23
    Suspected Carcinogens 3
    Suspected Cardiovascular or Blood Toxicants 15,961 23
    Recognized Developmental Toxicants 1,060 23
    Suspected Developmental Toxicants 14,901
    Suspected Immunotoxicants 19,973 76
    Suspected Kidney Toxicants 44,317 235
    Suspected Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicants 15,961 23
    Suspected Neurotoxicants 15,961 23
    Recognized Reproductive Toxicants 1,060 23
    Suspected Reproductive Toxicants 14,901
    Suspected Respiratory Toxicants 47,269 262
    Suspected Skin or Sense Organ Toxicants 14,901 3

    *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 500 0 0 0 500 2,850 NA
    1989 2,000 0 0 0 2,000 5,088 NA
    1990 15,480 10 45 15 15,550 4,065 NA
    1991 24,967 0 0 0 24,967 5,866 36,235
    1992 34,569 0 0 0 34,569 6,546 34,194
    1993 20,553 0 0 0 20,553 3,400 34,358
    1994 26,710 0 0 0 26,710 3,600 44,478
    1995 22,431 0 0 0 22,431 3,310 36,803
    1996 23,097 0 0 0 23,097 260 24,947
    1997 17,250 0 0 0 17,250 250 19,100
    1998 17,925 250 0 0 18,175 1,980 19,600
    1999 27,652 41 0 0 27,693 1,213,518 1,253,316
    2000 36,129 199 0 0 36,328 3,959,316 4,004,809
    2001 32,642 154 0 0 32,796 3,681,134 3,722,950
    2002 48,329 285 0 0 48,614 3,520,534 3,605,675
    "NA" means that no data are available because "Total-Production Related Waste" was not reported until 1991.
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