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

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  • 2002 TRI Pollution Releases Ranked by Ozone Depleting Potential
    • Top Ranked Ozone Depleting Chemical:CARBON TETRACHLORIDE
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  • 2002 TRI Pollution Releases Ranked by Potential Human Health Risks
    • Top Ranked Cancer Risk:CADMIUM COMPOUNDS
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    Top Ranked Noncancer Risk:CADMIUM 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 9,226 1,389
    Suspected Carcinogens 24,752 35
    Suspected Cardiovascular or Blood Toxicants 137,035 1,414
    Recognized Developmental Toxicants 27,561 44
    Suspected Developmental Toxicants 107,331 1,105
    Suspected Endocrine Toxicants 23,482 564
    Suspected Immunotoxicants 30,157 844
    Suspected Kidney Toxicants 103,768 1,419
    Suspected Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicants 131,315 1,209
    Suspected Musculoskeletal Toxicants 36,410 10
    Suspected Neurotoxicants 155,236 1,949
    Recognized Reproductive Toxicants 2,468 36
    Suspected Reproductive Toxicants 148,465 1,378
    Suspected Respiratory Toxicants 134,650 1,191
    Suspected Skin or Sense Organ Toxicants 110,991 924

    *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 397,535 29,420 63,638 0 490,593 1,485,017 NA
    1989 283,335 11,500 30,605 0 325,440 167,025 NA
    1990 315,362 7,040 873 0 323,275 213,454 NA
    1991 287,030 769 855 0 288,654 326,707 719,182
    1992 456,360 1,019 505 0 457,884 365,170 5,309,920
    1993 372,866 535 1,255 0 374,656 158,302 4,840,626
    1994 225,212 530 750 0 226,492 165,232 3,813,681
    1995 269,372 285 500 0 270,157 280,385 4,015,215
    1996 168,585 530 750 0 169,865 208,955 3,832,114
    1997 102,956 510 7,230 0 110,696 402,551 4,685,002
    1998 96,976 513 6,150 0 103,639 178,449 19,855,731
    1999 189,385 733 0 0 190,118 306,368 41,346,223
    2000 148,500 655 0 0 149,155 316,596 14,254,670
    2001 116,543 1,261 0 0 117,804 1,236,221 39,632,014
    2002 163,343 2,044 0 0 165,388 666,169 42,837,825
    "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 .41 0 0 0 .41 30.95 31.37
    2001 1.45 0 0 0 1.45 29.92 31.37
    2002 .03 0 0 0 .03 0 34.80
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