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Environmental Release Report: Zip Code 90001 (LOS ANGELES, CA)
 
 
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  • 2002 Rankings: Major Chemical Releases or Waste Generation in Zip Code 90001*
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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:1,2-DICHLOROETHANE
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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 140
    Suspected Cardiovascular or Blood Toxicants 34,814
    Recognized Developmental Toxicants 34,628
    Suspected Developmental Toxicants 1,257
    Suspected Immunotoxicants 34,633
    Suspected Kidney Toxicants 35,870
    Suspected Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicants 35,880
    Suspected Musculoskeletal Toxicants 10
    Suspected Neurotoxicants 36,368
    Recognized Reproductive Toxicants .104
    Suspected Reproductive Toxicants 34,778
    Suspected Respiratory Toxicants 35,890
    Suspected Skin or Sense Organ Toxicants 35,859

    *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 217,676 0 0 0 217,676 1,389,401 NA
    1989 153,958 0 0 0 153,958 853,221 NA
    1990 152,269 0 24 0 152,293 730,544 NA
    1991 154,481 0 260 0 154,741 1,720,834 2,071,990
    1992 223,410 0 260 0 223,670 1,617,478 1,977,168
    1993 231,464 0 260 0 231,724 2,102,571 2,453,320
    1994 108,520 25 260 0 108,805 1,809,950 2,161,383
    1995 259,320 0 260 0 259,580 2,079,023 2,629,712
    1996 272,044 0 260 0 272,304 1,891,424 2,883,675
    1997 152,709 0 0 0 152,709 2,541,982 2,056,418
    1998 171,190 0 0 0 171,190 1,322,381 1,533,458
    1999 47,519 0 0 0 47,519 1,667,014 2,083,777
    2000 79,041 0 0 0 79,041 1,300,246 4,715,843
    2001 60,458 0 0 0 60,458 4,247,994 3,775,773
    2002 36,383 0 0 0 36,383 2,245,145 2,984,409
    "NA" means that no data are available because "Total-Production Related Waste" was not reported until 1991.
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