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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 231,389
    Suspected Cardiovascular or Blood Toxicants 231,389
    Suspected Endocrine Toxicants 231,193
    Suspected Kidney Toxicants 231,193
    Suspected Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicants 231,389
    Suspected Neurotoxicants 231,389
    Suspected Reproductive Toxicants 231,193
    Suspected Respiratory Toxicants 231,389
    Suspected Skin or Sense Organ Toxicants 196

    *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 962,676 0 0 0 962,676 0 NA
    1989 924,874 0 0 0 924,874 0 NA
    1990 1,090,554 0 0 0 1,090,554 0 NA
    1991 838,300 0 0 0 838,300 0 865,054
    1992 786,910 0 0 0 786,910 0 817,010
    1993 857,200 0 0 0 857,200 0 883,555
    1994 882,127 0 0 0 882,127 0 908,282
    1995 874,480 0 0 0 874,480 0 880,735
    1996 1,008,523 0 0 0 1,008,523 1,323 1,008,526
    1997 1,149,439 0 0 0 1,149,439 1,962 1,149,444
    1998 1,243,271 0 0 0 1,243,271 870 1,243,274
    1999 1,335,100 0 0 0 1,335,100 1,098 1,335,105
    2000 1,306,189 0 0 0 1,306,189 4,351 1,306,194
    2001 1,100,268 0 0 0 1,100,268 0 1,100,266
    2002 231,389 0 0 0 231,389 0 231,389
    "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: 2050 KEFAUVER RD., MILAN, TN 38358
    Public Contact: TONY GROSSO
    Phone: (610) 859-3215
    SIC Code: 30 Rubber And Misc. Plastics Products
    2002 Parent Company: FOAMEX INTL.
    Latitude: 35.90577
    Longitude: -88.75583
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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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