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

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  • 2002 TRI Pollution Releases Ranked by Potential Human Health Risks
    • Top Ranked Cancer Risk:CHROMIUM
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    Top Ranked Noncancer Risk:MANGANESE 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 148 4
    Suspected Carcinogens 283,684 1
    Suspected Cardiovascular or Blood Toxicants 293,516 12
    Recognized Developmental Toxicants 1 3
    Suspected Developmental Toxicants 293,514 4
    Suspected Endocrine Toxicants 283,472 3
    Suspected Immunotoxicants 293,659 5
    Suspected Kidney Toxicants 292,827 8
    Suspected Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicants 292,681 8
    Suspected Neurotoxicants 293,980 4
    Recognized Reproductive Toxicants 1 3
    Suspected Reproductive Toxicants 295,162 5
    Suspected Respiratory Toxicants 295,676 8
    Suspected Skin or Sense Organ Toxicants 294,172 5

    *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 41,603 0 250 0 41,853 250 NA
    1989 34,322 0 0 0 34,322 0 NA
    1990 42,333 0 0 0 42,333 0 NA
    1991 37,357 0 0 0 37,357 57,940 109,455
    1992 46,250 0 0 0 46,250 59,158 125,808
    1993 255,425 750 0 0 256,175 167,555 1,167,144
    1994 176,006 750 0 0 176,756 74,731 903,380
    1995 156,643 750 0 0 157,393 63,183 764,234
    1996 209,517 750 0 0 210,267 150,228 964,941
    1997 341,860 15 0 0 341,875 267,292 947,261
    1998 234,729 0 265 0 234,994 40,266 411,362
    1999 441,725 0 0 0 441,725 144,744 666,774
    2000 401,507 5 0 0 401,512 139,627 542,111
    2001 299,151 5 0 0 299,156 117,813 458,074
    2002 295,676 13 0 0 295,690 119,869 583,280
    "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
    2002 .15 0 0 0 .15 0 .15
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