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Environmental Release Report: PUTNAM County, WV
 
 
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  • 2002 Rankings: Major Chemical Releases or Waste Generation in PUTNAM County*
    Cleanest/Best Counties in US Percentile Dirtiest/Worst Counties in US
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    Cancer risk score (air and water releases):
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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 PUTNAM 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 10,319 2,527
    Suspected Carcinogens 24,644 48,524
    Suspected Cardiovascular or Blood Toxicants 958,141 53,178
    Recognized Developmental Toxicants 22,970 103
    Suspected Developmental Toxicants 908,339 14,865
    Suspected Endocrine Toxicants 6,193 28
    Suspected Immunotoxicants 16,096,686 49,312
    Suspected Kidney Toxicants 75,494 17,752
    Suspected Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicants 17,045,017 67,402
    Suspected Musculoskeletal Toxicants 17,814,731 918
    Suspected Neurotoxicants 984,339 67,353
    Recognized Reproductive Toxicants 3,622 46
    Suspected Reproductive Toxicants 965,137 3,928
    Suspected Respiratory Toxicants 17,912,413 22,384
    Suspected Skin or Sense Organ Toxicants 17,900,535 71,175

    *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 41,920 2,752 0 0 44,672 238,858 NA
    1989 833,835 433,750 1,950 0 1,269,535 397,906 NA
    1990 768,470 161,569 1,960 0 931,999 131,657 NA
    1991 772,574 80,751 0 0 853,325 339,993 6,123,965
    1992 413,237 75,437 0 0 488,674 308,264 4,328,866
    1993 223,517 12,774 0 0 236,291 354,349 3,898,583
    1994 220,097 18,997 200 0 239,294 478,929 2,671,786
    1995 259,492 16,680 0 0 276,172 487,722 2,612,125
    1996 217,988 20,093 0 0 238,081 590,078 2,379,181
    1997 176,645 38,476 277 0 215,398 1,325,400 2,090,839
    1998 16,836,530 88,029 791,510 0 17,716,069 2,552,860 22,804,527
    1999 18,050,533 123,016 1,184,516 0 19,358,065 2,216,130 24,798,041
    2000 14,735,081 75,056 956,799 0 15,766,936 2,990,929 22,944,338
    2001 10,504,929 73,873 596,396 0 11,175,198 3,272,200 18,301,731
    2002 17,915,666 74,865 1,030,158 0 19,020,689 1,381,627 32,892,618
    "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 1.65 0 0 0 1.65 0 1.65
    2001 1.50 0 0 0 1.50 0 1.50
    2002 2.10 0 0 0 2.10 0 2.10
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