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

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  • 2002 TRI Pollution Releases Ranked by Ozone Depleting Potential
    • Top Ranked Ozone Depleting Chemical:CHLORODIFLUOROMETHANE
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  • 2002 TRI Pollution Releases Ranked by Potential Human Health Risks
    • Top Ranked Cancer Risk:DICHLOROMETHANE
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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 1,053,112 5,058
    Suspected Carcinogens 7,159 6,557
    Suspected Cardiovascular or Blood Toxicants 1,594,857 539,295
    Recognized Developmental Toxicants 134,714 2,384
    Suspected Developmental Toxicants 777,530 27,702
    Suspected Endocrine Toxicants 1,039,147 1,859
    Suspected Immunotoxicants 2,659,506 16,536
    Suspected Kidney Toxicants 1,719,238 35,751
    Suspected Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicants 4,457,866 59,105
    Suspected Musculoskeletal Toxicants 3,434,815
    Suspected Neurotoxicants 2,118,217 60,465
    Recognized Reproductive Toxicants 3,389 750
    Suspected Reproductive Toxicants 1,497,103 45,102
    Suspected Respiratory Toxicants 5,198,515 75,618
    Suspected Skin or Sense Organ Toxicants 4,152,461 67,521

    *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 28,316,217 613,357 220,159 0 29,149,733 3,873,729 NA
    1989 23,153,481 417,906 8,555 0 23,579,942 2,940,660 NA
    1990 18,515,145 335,835 21,683 10 18,872,673 1,833,902 NA
    1991 16,009,203 633,131 406 0 16,642,740 3,682,843 69,599,718
    1992 14,700,830 740,278 1,603 0 15,442,711 4,402,256 68,092,736
    1993 12,491,712 743,555 110 0 13,235,377 5,525,271 52,145,706
    1994 8,614,255 324,498 1,852 0 8,940,605 7,858,331 40,124,138
    1995 8,515,238 309,237 1,505 0 8,825,980 6,459,173 43,728,070
    1996 7,335,750 618,812 47,362 0 8,001,924 5,435,442 41,458,078
    1997 6,629,478 673,425 176,975 0 7,479,878 10,960,944 49,395,332
    1998 8,409,664 657,428 36,246 0 9,103,338 6,557,618 54,924,022
    1999 6,941,630 634,014 1,260 0 7,576,904 6,933,628 50,401,187
    2000 6,233,310 681,391 126 0 6,914,826 5,956,939 49,541,942
    2001 5,889,202 1,074,499 7,183 0 6,970,884 4,663,072 44,395,889
    2002 5,331,382 596,398 133 0 5,927,913 2,381,398 41,697,594
    "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 2.50 2.68 .007 0 5.19 .5433 39.79
    2001 3.54 3.20 .0015 0 6.74 1.96 43.70
    2002 3.23 3.00 0 0 6.23 1.00 39.20
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