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Environmental Release Report: HUMPHREYS County, TN
 
 
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  • 2002 Rankings: Major Chemical Releases or Waste Generation in HUMPHREYS County*
    Cleanest/Best Counties in US Percentile Dirtiest/Worst Counties in US
    0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

    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:

    See how this county ranks on other chemical release and waste management attributes tracked by Scorecard

    Rank counties in TENNESSEE or facilities in HUMPHREYS County by chemical releases or waste generation

    *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 HUMPHREYS 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:ARSENIC (ORGANIC OR INORGANIC 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 2,384 7,248
    Suspected Carcinogens 699,706 12,179
    Suspected Cardiovascular or Blood Toxicants 1,349,260 14,527
    Recognized Developmental Toxicants 32,091 517
    Suspected Developmental Toxicants 1,582,939 13,255
    Suspected Endocrine Toxicants 697,018 498
    Suspected Immunotoxicants 15,795,409 13,248
    Suspected Kidney Toxicants 936,618 12,980
    Suspected Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicants 17,344,867 517,880
    Suspected Musculoskeletal Toxicants 16,190,903
    Suspected Neurotoxicants 4,639,230 520,117
    Recognized Reproductive Toxicants 1,129 310
    Suspected Reproductive Toxicants 2,217,871 519,156
    Suspected Respiratory Toxicants 18,029,561 530,843
    Suspected Skin or Sense Organ Toxicants 20,095,293 528,513

    *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 9,726,988 2,131,959 4,116,512 44,000,000 59,975,459 101,218 NA
    1989 9,011,514 1,732,648 2,833,031 49,000,000 62,577,193 0 NA
    1990 9,653,259 1,467,736 2,067,797 50,000,000 63,188,792 0 NA
    1991 7,834,102 1,932,468 2,111,252 52,000,000 63,877,822 0 63,881,412
    1992 5,522,552 1,638,348 2,869,273 47,000,000 57,030,173 0 61,470,360
    1993 2,559,966 1,530,891 5,469,090 49,000,000 58,559,947 0 63,464,902
    1994 3,389,474 1,440,549 4,780,080 55,000,000 64,610,103 3,910 69,477,411
    1995 3,681,546 308,650 4,585,188 0 8,575,384 0 12,965,368
    1996 3,737,049 319,528 3,667,395 0 7,723,972 45,000 11,814,846
    1997 5,180,092 454,025 3,413,525 7,858,000 16,905,642 136,042 21,401,383
    1998 9,995,821 613,360 3,482,725 2,331,000 16,422,906 29,379 25,028,381
    1999 19,404,250 642,214 4,920,612 0 24,967,076 25,907 31,773,740
    2000 18,027,918 541,607 15,968,464 0 34,537,989 50,420 41,718,037
    2001 12,332,303 486,766 16,550,438 0 29,369,506 42,227 62,329,528
    2002 20,262,839 545,167 15,023,832 0 35,831,839 65,380 65,039,337
    "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 4.84 14.30 6,087 0 6,106 .0072 6,106
    2001 3.60 14.30 8,930 0 8,947 .007 8,947
    2002 2.72 16.40 8,296 0 8,315 0 8,315
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