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Environmental Release Report: SCHERING-PLOUGH PRODS. L.L.C.
 
 
  • 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 220,403
    Suspected Cardiovascular or Blood Toxicants 220,403
    Suspected Developmental Toxicants 19,952
    Suspected Endocrine Toxicants 220,403
    Suspected Kidney Toxicants 240,355
    Suspected Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicants 240,355
    Suspected Neurotoxicants 240,355
    Suspected Reproductive Toxicants 220,403
    Suspected Respiratory Toxicants 240,355
    Suspected Skin or Sense Organ Toxicants 19,952

    *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 29,395 0 0 0 29,395 205 NA
    1989 153,900 0 0 0 153,900 856 NA
    1990 247,700 0 0 0 247,700 266 NA
    1991 471,650 0 0 0 471,650 390,255 6,553,123
    1992 555,000 0 0 0 555,000 410,355 1,634,600
    1993 472,400 0 0 0 472,400 247,555 1,482,110
    1994 703,500 0 0 0 703,500 324,145 1,273,650
    1995 756,089 0 0 0 756,089 543,098 1,397,631
    1996 630,294 0 0 0 630,294 989,674 1,739,918
    1997 550,402 0 0 0 550,402 1,347,952 1,528,540
    1998 657,287 0 0 0 657,287 306,347 1,093,644
    1999 444,064 0 0 0 444,064 931,933 1,375,737
    2000 576,910 0 0 0 576,910 665,790 1,242,440
    2001 313,586 0 0 0 313,586 547,737 914,573
    2002 240,355 0 0 0 240,355 569,159 921,665
    "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: SCHERING-PLOUGH PRODS. L.L.C.
    Mailing Address: ST. #183 KM 18.3 PRIDCO INDL. PARK, LAS PIEDRAS, PR 00771
    Public Contact: GILBERTO LOPEZ
    Phone: (787) 912-2066
    SIC Code: 28 Chemicals And Allied Products
    2002 Parent Company: SCHERING PLOUGH CORP.
    Latitude: 18.18528
    Longitude: -65.87889
    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 LAS PIEDRAS County on:

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