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

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  • 2002 TRI Pollution Releases Ranked by Potential Human Health Risks
    • Top Ranked Cancer Risk:LEAD
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    Top Ranked Noncancer Risk:LEAD
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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 60
    Suspected Carcinogens 754
    Suspected Cardiovascular or Blood Toxicants 6,704
    Recognized Developmental Toxicants 60
    Suspected Developmental Toxicants 5,890
    Suspected Endocrine Toxicants 60
    Suspected Immunotoxicants 60
    Suspected Kidney Toxicants 60
    Suspected Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicants 6,704
    Suspected Musculoskeletal Toxicants 5,890
    Suspected Neurotoxicants 15,950
    Recognized Reproductive Toxicants 60
    Suspected Reproductive Toxicants 6,644
    Suspected Respiratory Toxicants 6,704
    Suspected Skin or Sense Organ Toxicants 16,704

    *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 3,396,029 6,580 913,000 0 4,315,609 0 NA
    1989 23,021 0 0 0 23,021 0 NA
    1990 23,981 0 0 0 23,981 0 NA
    1991 117,047 10 0 0 117,057 0 5,189,856
    1992 48,317 10 0 0 48,327 0 5,126,562
    1993 20,320 10 0 0 20,330 0 3,853,000
    1994 115,234 0 0 0 115,234 0 4,508,800
    1995 128,211 0 0 0 128,211 0 5,192,963
    1996 25,000 0 0 0 25,000 0 5,085,000
    1997 135,430 0 0 0 135,430 0 5,225,400
    1998 144,600 0 0 0 144,600 0 5,099,600
    1999 148,200 0 0 0 148,200 0 5,283,200
    2000 150,500 0 0 0 150,500 0 5,193,105
    2001 13,686 0 0 0 13,686 100 505,019
    2002 16,864 0 0 0 16,864 0 667,881
    "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
    2001 0 0 0 0 0 .003205 .14
    2002 .14 0 0 0 .14 0 .14
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