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Environmental Release Report: Zip Code 08023 (DEEPWATER, NJ)
 
 
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  • 2002 Rankings: Major Chemical Releases or Waste Generation in Zip Code 08023*
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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 Ozone Depleting Potential
    • Top Ranked Ozone Depleting Chemical:MONOCHLOROPENTAFLUOROETHANE
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  • 2002 TRI Pollution Releases Ranked by Potential Human Health Risks
    • Top Ranked Cancer Risk:HEXACHLOROBENZENE
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    Top Ranked Noncancer Risk:PHOSGENE
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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 8,019 2,732
    Suspected Carcinogens 30,206 1,304
    Suspected Cardiovascular or Blood Toxicants 447,311 2,679,580
    Recognized Developmental Toxicants 33,055 337
    Suspected Developmental Toxicants 41,742 29,319
    Suspected Endocrine Toxicants 14,630 691
    Suspected Immunotoxicants 28,403 3,739
    Suspected Kidney Toxicants 84,148 28,925
    Suspected Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicants 118,481 54,163
    Suspected Musculoskeletal Toxicants 8,197 38
    Suspected Neurotoxicants 517,506 54,722
    Recognized Reproductive Toxicants 1,272 592
    Suspected Reproductive Toxicants 72,195 36,071
    Suspected Respiratory Toxicants 152,608 60,371
    Suspected Skin or Sense Organ Toxicants 128,350 44,104

    *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
    7 TRI chemicals released to air in the United States lack the risk assessment values required for safety assessment
    219 TRI chemicals released to air in the United States lack the exposure estimates required for safety assessment
    Water Releases
    6 TRI chems released to water in the United States lack the risk assessment values required for safety assessment
    173 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 1,140,835 193,118 300,438 0 1,634,391 0 NA
    1989 994,268 3,868,445 256,503 0 5,119,216 0 NA
    1990 826,775 3,310,697 280,133 0 4,417,605 0 NA
    1991 1,379,212 2,065,397 118,788 0 3,563,397 6,655,145 244,953,425
    1992 541,540 2,925,167 55,190 0 3,521,897 5,120,096 71,500,292
    1993 476,722 2,669,528 207,074 0 3,353,324 4,456,949 76,513,385
    1994 1,186,394 508,117 206,905 0 1,901,416 6,460,523 52,221,984
    1995 697,588 1,152,443 137,838 0 1,987,869 6,148,084 57,527,184
    1996 339,280 3,001,835 657,592 0 3,998,707 5,440,354 52,789,821
    1997 372,995 3,086,517 437,032 0 3,896,544 8,849,488 47,615,296
    1998 257,781 3,615,391 55,880 0 3,929,052 5,307,150 36,709,741
    1999 339,711 2,553,858 147,298 0 3,040,867 5,556,356 42,494,359
    2000 418,103 2,853,928 142,164 0 3,414,195 4,387,728 56,733,398
    2001 257,795 1,178,245 159,844 0 1,595,884 3,611,790 49,123,105
    2002 546,655 2,713,465 118,232 0 3,378,351 4,062,077 45,731,854
    "NA" means that no data are available because "Total-Production Related Waste" was not reported until 1991.
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  • Dioxin Compounds Summary
    • Environmental Releases, Transfers, and Production-Related Waste (Grams of Dioxin Compounds from TRI sources)
    Year Air Releases Water Releases Land Releases Underground Injection Total Environmental Releases Total Off-Site Transfers Total Production-Related Waste
    2000 0 .2 1.76 0 1.96 0 1.96
    2001 0 .11 1.02 0 1.13 0 1.13
    2002 0 1.05 9.45 0 10.50 0 10.50
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