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Environmental Release Report: FOAMEX L.P.
 
 
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  • 2002 Rankings: Major Chemical Releases or Waste Generation at This Facility*
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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
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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 723,795
    Suspected Cardiovascular or Blood Toxicants 723,795
    Suspected Endocrine Toxicants 723,407
    Suspected Kidney Toxicants 723,407
    Suspected Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicants 723,795
    Suspected Neurotoxicants 723,795
    Suspected Reproductive Toxicants 723,407
    Suspected Respiratory Toxicants 723,795
    Suspected Skin or Sense Organ Toxicants 388

    *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 901,780 0 0 0 901,780 0 NA
    1989 702,562 0 0 0 702,562 0 NA
    1990 947,171 0 0 0 947,171 0 NA
    1991 624,195 0 0 0 624,195 36,500 660,695
    1992 710,806 0 0 0 710,806 27,000 737,806
    1993 868,695 0 0 0 868,695 23,842 892,537
    1994 985,574 0 0 0 985,574 22,799 1,008,373
    1995 1,014,762 0 0 0 1,014,762 16,522 1,031,279
    1996 1,683,727 0 0 0 1,683,727 5,652 1,689,235
    1997 1,992,104 0 0 0 1,992,104 31,426 2,007,817
    1998 1,873,918 0 0 0 1,873,918 630 1,874,323
    1999 1,642,890 0 0 0 1,642,890 250 1,643,230
    2000 1,779,547 0 0 0 1,779,547 500 1,786,105
    2001 1,245,533 0 0 0 1,245,533 750 1,246,900
    2002 723,795 0 0 0 723,795 1,000 725,819
    "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: FOAMEX L.P.
    Mailing Address: 466 S. SHADY AVE., CORRY, PA 16407
    Public Contact: MICHAEL T. SMITH
    Phone: (814) 664-7771
    SIC Code: 30 Rubber And Misc. Plastics Products
    2002 Parent Company: FOAMEX L.P.
    Latitude: 41.91889
    Longitude: -79.6254
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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

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