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Environmental Release Report: ABBOTT HEALTH PRODS. INC.
 
 
  • 2002 Rankings: Major Chemical Releases or Waste Generation at This Facility*
    Cleanest/Best Facilities in US Percentile Dirtiest/Worst Facilities in US
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    Cancer risk score (air and water releases):
    Noncancer risk score (air and water releases):
    Air releases of recognized carcinogens:

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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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  • 2002 TRI Pollution Releases Ranked by Potential Human Health Risks
    • Top Ranked Cancer Risk:DICHLOROMETHANE
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    Top Ranked Noncancer Risk:DICHLOROMETHANE
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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 653,790
    Suspected Cardiovascular or Blood Toxicants 713,679
    Suspected Developmental Toxicants 63,887
    Suspected Endocrine Toxicants 653,790
    Suspected Kidney Toxicants 717,677
    Suspected Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicants 717,927
    Suspected Neurotoxicants 717,927
    Suspected Reproductive Toxicants 713,929
    Suspected Respiratory Toxicants 717,927
    Suspected Skin or Sense Organ Toxicants 4,248

    *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 3,573,974 0 0 0 3,573,974 42,984 NA
    1989 3,707,839 0 0 0 3,707,839 83,445 NA
    1990 3,911,570 0 0 0 3,911,570 85,477 NA
    1991 2,888,420 0 0 0 2,888,420 165,985 4,803,521
    1992 2,505,744 0 0 0 2,505,744 289,939 4,133,190
    1993 2,155,214 0 0 0 2,155,214 132,518 3,344,057
    1994 1,619,602 0 0 0 1,619,602 441,456 2,599,033
    1995 1,193,707 0 0 0 1,193,707 750,084 11,933,834
    1996 1,348,507 0 0 0 1,348,507 2,902,739 15,628,506
    1997 1,545,737 0 0 0 1,545,737 6,015,863 19,489,425
    1998 1,136,763 0 0 0 1,136,763 2,738,513 16,882,762
    1999 1,267,029 0 0 0 1,267,029 2,927,394 17,678,219
    2000 1,404,014 0 0 0 1,404,014 3,101,026 20,430,749
    2001 1,133,587 0 0 0 1,133,587 3,003,338 19,746,774
    2002 717,927 0 0 0 717,927 2,931,405 11,434,773
    "NA" means that no data are available because "Total-Production Related Waste" was not reported until 1991.
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  • Facility Information
    2002 Facility Name: ABBOTT HEALTH PRODS. INC.
    Mailing Address: RD. NO .2 KM 58.0 CRUCE DAVILA, BARCELONETA, PR 00617
    Public Contact: HECTOR L. BENITEZ
    Phone: (787) 846-4370
    SIC Code: 28 Chemicals And Allied Products
    2002 Parent Company: ABBOTT LABS.
    Latitude: 18.4456
    Longitude: -66.556
    Facilities are encouraged to respond to the information presented in Scorecard.
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  • Links

    • See EPA Envirofacts report for this facility for information about regulatory compliance, hazardous waste handling processes, Superfund status, and permitted air and water emissions.
    • RTK NET report for this facility, which includes its complete Form R report to EPA's Toxics Release Inventory

    Scorecard's report for BARCELONETA County on:

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