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Environmental Release Report: FORD MOTOR CO. - KANSAS CITY ASSEMBLY PLANT
 
 
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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
    • Top Ranked Cancer Risk:BENZENE
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    Top Ranked Noncancer Risk:1,2,4-TRIMETHYLBENZENE
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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 218,384
    Suspected Carcinogens 878
    Suspected Cardiovascular or Blood Toxicants 1,703,214
    Recognized Developmental Toxicants 93,880
    Suspected Developmental Toxicants 1,654,405
    Suspected Endocrine Toxicants 171,139
    Suspected Immunotoxicants 755,279
    Suspected Kidney Toxicants 1,697,795
    Suspected Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicants 1,910,154
    Suspected Neurotoxicants 2,087,405
    Recognized Reproductive Toxicants 290
    Suspected Reproductive Toxicants 1,358,190
    Suspected Respiratory Toxicants 1,998,668
    Suspected Skin or Sense Organ Toxicants 1,578,257

    *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 1,522,330 0 0 0 1,522,330 9,068 NA
    1989 2,685,603 0 0 0 2,685,603 34,420 NA
    1990 2,450,137 0 0 0 2,450,137 101,834 NA
    1991 1,726,251 0 0 0 1,726,251 1,429,191 4,527,114
    1992 2,562,962 0 0 0 2,562,962 2,812,359 6,553,710
    1993 2,689,968 0 0 0 2,689,968 2,539,280 6,355,763
    1994 2,337,617 0 0 0 2,337,617 3,167,567 6,055,589
    1995 2,160,536 0 0 0 2,160,536 3,365,345 6,168,206
    1996 2,652,138 0 0 0 2,652,138 2,423,810 5,952,883
    1997 2,456,496 0 0 0 2,456,496 3,267,534 4,989,908
    1998 2,327,243 0 0 0 2,327,243 1,379,295 4,595,809
    1999 1,953,894 0 0 0 1,953,894 1,272,525 3,835,431
    2000 2,043,998 0 0 0 2,043,998 1,651,005 4,615,369
    2001 2,635,667 0 0 0 2,635,667 1,805,789 5,558,847
    2002 2,087,464 0 0 0 2,087,464 1,129,151 4,169,831
    "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: FORD MOTOR CO. - KANSAS CITY ASSEMBLY PLANT
    Mailing Address: HWY. 69, CLAYCOMO, MO 64119
    Public Contact: ROBERT BRICE, HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER
    Phone: (816) 459-1270
    SIC Code: 37 Transportation Equipment
    2002 Parent Company: FORD MOTOR CO.
    Latitude: 39.20639
    Longitude: -94.45972
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