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

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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 2,341
    Suspected Carcinogens 18,495
    Suspected Cardiovascular or Blood Toxicants 531,100
    Recognized Developmental Toxicants 1,999
    Suspected Developmental Toxicants 348,438
    Suspected Immunotoxicants 176,108
    Suspected Kidney Toxicants 30,748
    Suspected Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicants 541,134 8,197
    Suspected Musculoskeletal Toxicants 614,909
    Suspected Neurotoxicants 1,109,245 8,197
    Recognized Reproductive Toxicants 1,441
    Suspected Reproductive Toxicants 545,262 8,197
    Suspected Respiratory Toxicants 810,555 8,197
    Suspected Skin or Sense Organ Toxicants 1,207,824 14,481

    *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 4,513,150 0 170,000 0 4,683,150 250 NA
    1989 1,448,233 0 0 0 1,448,233 0 NA
    1990 1,440,839 0 0 0 1,440,839 0 NA
    1991 1,210,110 0 4,400 0 1,214,510 0 7,255,425
    1992 974,413 0 4,400 0 978,813 1,045 981,665
    1993 776,527 0 4,400 0 780,927 0 781,674
    1994 1,174,274 0 3,000 0 1,177,274 0 1,177,548
    1995 906,530 4,499 3,000 0 914,029 12,195 938,165
    1996 1,903,875 2,000 3,000 0 1,908,875 33,050 12,676,700
    1997 1,172,114 4,900 1,058,000 0 2,235,014 85,710 13,178,706
    1998 1,397,578 12,200 2,343,590 0 3,753,368 18,700 15,453,204
    1999 1,574,858 22,660 2,670,252 0 4,267,770 18,400 15,209,697
    2000 1,683,736 44,530 2,297,054 0 4,025,320 20,950 23,603,735
    2001 1,429,728 51,465 2,545,093 0 4,026,286 26,346 17,244,052
    2002 1,402,665 22,678 2,512,335 0 3,937,678 49,968 17,362,331
    "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 .5291 0 0 0 .5291 0 .5291
    2001 .2408 0 0 0 .2408 0 .2408
    2002 .3007 0 0 0 .3007 0 .3007
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