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

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  • 2002 TRI Pollution Releases Ranked by Ozone Depleting Potential
    • Top Ranked Ozone Depleting Chemical:1,1-DICHLORO-1-FLUOROETHANE
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  • 2002 TRI Pollution Releases Ranked by Potential Human Health Risks
    • Top Ranked Cancer Risk:CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS
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    Top Ranked Noncancer Risk:MERCURY COMPOUNDS
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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 325,799 8
    Suspected Carcinogens 7,132 1
    Suspected Cardiovascular or Blood Toxicants 2,227,791 13
    Recognized Developmental Toxicants 182,496 8
    Suspected Developmental Toxicants 1,891,421 5
    Suspected Endocrine Toxicants 368,447 8
    Suspected Immunotoxicants 1,701,085 15
    Suspected Kidney Toxicants 1,897,560 14
    Suspected Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicants 3,041,812 13
    Suspected Musculoskeletal Toxicants 1,122,098
    Suspected Neurotoxicants 2,475,745 8
    Recognized Reproductive Toxicants 13,004 8
    Suspected Reproductive Toxicants 1,842,486 5
    Suspected Respiratory Toxicants 3,408,399 20
    Suspected Skin or Sense Organ Toxicants 2,559,397 33

    *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 11,366,633 79,320 29,200 250 11,475,403 56,678,836 NA
    1989 9,771,504 551 16,010 0 9,788,065 55,076,265 NA
    1990 7,967,028 343 2,813 0 7,970,184 18,535,721 NA
    1991 6,783,161 4,820 27,136 0 6,815,117 20,070,945 30,808,044
    1992 5,997,639 115 24,560 0 6,022,314 21,329,128 30,806,396
    1993 4,980,578 250 30,845 0 5,011,673 21,496,314 29,776,295
    1994 5,677,019 114 8,556 0 5,685,689 24,092,392 33,088,980
    1995 4,388,290 58 10,746 0 4,399,094 9,015,026 14,742,970
    1996 4,576,438 74 30,386 0 4,606,898 8,823,336 15,253,278
    1997 3,711,737 38 29,553 0 3,741,328 17,685,083 14,420,892
    1998 7,489,677 11,505 365,426 0 7,866,608 8,282,073 17,761,705
    1999 7,803,497 11,546 601,335 0 8,416,378 7,461,242 17,536,896
    2000 6,357,687 12,932 806,951 0 7,177,570 7,018,804 15,287,017
    2001 4,149,987 12,209 1,583,080 0 5,745,276 7,003,327 14,959,326
    2002 3,499,853 44 1,000,533 0 4,500,430 6,717,341 12,537,269
    "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 .2531 0 0 0 .2531 0 .2531
    2001 .2749 0 0 0 .2749 0 .2749
    2002 .3598 0 0 0 .3598 0 .3598
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