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

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  • 2002 TRI Pollution Releases Ranked by Potential Human Health Risks
    • Top Ranked Cancer Risk:ARSENIC (ORGANIC OR INORGANIC COMPOUNDS)
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    Top Ranked Noncancer Risk:MERCURY 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 3,347
    Suspected Carcinogens 18,462 69
    Suspected Cardiovascular or Blood Toxicants 701,014 1,861
    Recognized Developmental Toxicants 1,992
    Suspected Developmental Toxicants 686,090 61
    Suspected Immunotoxicants 5,414,743 13
    Suspected Kidney Toxicants 20,567 1,842
    Suspected Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicants 6,104,487 1,861
    Suspected Musculoskeletal Toxicants 7,059,052
    Suspected Neurotoxicants 701,390 1,861
    Recognized Reproductive Toxicants 1,571
    Suspected Reproductive Toxicants 696,500 5
    Suspected Respiratory Toxicants 7,072,628 1,842
    Suspected Skin or Sense Organ Toxicants 7,071,027 1,928

    *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
    1993 0 0 0 0 0 3,207 2,957
    1994 0 0 0 0 0 3,296 3,296
    1995 0 0 0 0 0 3,663 3,663
    1996 0 0 0 0 0 4,285 4,285
    1997 21,450 0 0 0 21,450 5,646,736 0
    1998 1,799 0 0 0 1,799 52,837 2,442,554
    1999 8,512,940 21 797,700 0 9,310,661 47,946 11,630,381
    2000 8,810,328 20 1,189,170 0 9,999,518 47,508 10,075,121
    2001 8,704,701 1,872 810,100 0 9,516,673 31,906 9,566,272
    2002 7,087,455 2,008 299,238 0 7,388,700 39,971 7,441,473
    "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 .6592 0 0 0 .6592 0 .6592
    2001 .7485 0 0 0 .7485 0 .7485
    2002 .6767 0 0 0 .6767 0 .6767
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