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POLLUTION LOCATOR | Toxic Chemical Releases |Air Releases of Recognized Carcinogens
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From 1988 to 2002, releases of recognized carcinogens to air have decreased 80%.
List top 100 facilities
releasing recognized carcinogens to air in
the entire United States.
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| Chemical Name |
Air Releases
(Pounds from TRI Sources) |
Regulated as a Hazardous Air Pollutant
by the Clean Air Act
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| ACETALDEHYDE | 12,807,359 | yes |
| DICHLOROMETHANE | 11,079,604 | yes |
| FORMALDEHYDE | 10,114,909 | yes |
| TRICHLOROETHYLENE | 7,940,334 | yes |
| ETHYLBENZENE | 6,432,991 | yes |
| BENZENE | 5,991,993 | yes |
| NAPHTHALENE | 2,663,551 | yes |
| TETRACHLOROETHYLENE | 2,332,193 | yes |
| 1,3-BUTADIENE | 1,930,381 | yes |
| CHLOROFORM | 1,271,969 | yes |
| LEAD COMPOUNDS | 1,174,210 | yes |
| NICKEL COMPOUNDS | 939,065 | yes |
| 2-CHLOR-1,3-BUTADIENE | 855,665 | yes |
| CHLOROETHANE | 795,198 | yes |
| ACRYLONITRILE | 674,819 | yes |
| VINYL CHLORIDE | 670,992 | yes |
| BIS(2-ETHYLHEXYL)PHTHALATE | 632,700 | yes |
| 1,2-DICHLOROETHANE | 453,200 | yes |
| CARBON TETRACHLORIDE | 444,436 | yes |
| CREOSOTES | 428,288 | no |
| NICKEL | 402,386 | yes |
| ETHYLENE OXIDE | 399,017 | yes |
| LEAD | 284,466 | yes |
| PROPYLENE OXIDE | 280,896 | yes |
| ANILINE | 168,481 | yes |
| EPICHLOROHYDRIN | 167,642 | yes |
| 1,2-DICHLOROPROPANE | 144,703 | yes |
| ETHYL ACRYLATE | 124,566 | yes |
| 1,4-DIOXANE | 105,484 | yes |
| 1,1-DICHLOROETHANE | 103,359 | yes |
| 1,2,3-TRICHLOROPROPANE | 92,479 | no |
| 1,4-DICHLOROBENZENE | 83,550 | yes |
| METHYL IODIDE | 79,120 | yes |
| PYRIDINE | 78,915 | no |
| NITROBENZENE | 67,998 | yes |
| 1,1,2-TRICHLOROETHANE | 39,046 | yes |
| TOLUENE DIISOCYANATE (MIXED ISOMERS) | 35,033 | no |
| COBALT | 24,808 | yes |
| 2-NITROPROPANE | 19,457 | yes |
| CADMIUM COMPOUNDS | 18,085 | yes |
| 4,4'-METHYLENEDIANILINE | 12,457 | yes |
| ACRYLAMIDE | 12,312 | yes |
| 1,2-DIBROMOETHANE | 11,650 | yes |
| DIETHYL SULFATE | 11,524 | yes |
| URETHANE | 11,222 | yes |
| O-TOLUIDINE | 10,837 | yes |
| METHAM SODIUM | 10,234 | no |
| CATECHOL | 10,217 | yes |
| 1,3-DICHLOROPROPENE (MIXED ISOMERS) | 9,860 | yes |
| BENZYL CHLORIDE | 9,065 | yes |
| DIAMINOTOLUENE (MIXED ISOMERS) | 8,833 | no |
| N-METHYLOLACRYLAMIDE | 8,434 | no |
| 1,1,2,2-TETRACHLOROETHANE | 7,905 | yes |
| 3-CHLORO-2-METHYL-1-PROPENE | 7,784 | no |
| BERYLLIUM COMPOUNDS | 5,822 | yes |
| POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS | 5,201 | yes |
| TOLUENE-2,4-DIISOCYANATE | 3,911 | yes |
| ARSENIC | 2,574 | yes |
| CHLOROTHALONIL | 2,300 | no |
| DIMETHYL SULFATE | 2,192 | yes |
| 2,6-XYLIDINE | 2,132 | no |
| HYDRAZINE | 2,030 | yes |
| BIS(2-CHLORO-1-METHYLETHYL) ETHER | 1,766 | no |
| THIOUREA | 1,578 | no |
| CAPTAN | 1,498 | yes |
| PENTACHLOROPHENOL | 1,422 | yes |
| BERYLLIUM | 1,398 | yes |
| CHLOROMETHYL METHYL ETHER | 1,345 | yes |
| ALACHLOR | 1,291 | no |
| 2,4-DIAMINOTOLUENE | 1,255 | yes |
| HEXACHLOROBENZENE | 1,138 | yes |
| 1,4-DICHLORO-2-BUTENE | 1,017 | no |
| BENZOIC TRICHLORIDE | 1,003 | yes |
| OXYDIAZON | 951 | no |
| HEXACHLOROETHANE | 909 | yes |
| DIURON | 820 | no |
| TRANS-1,3-DICHLOROPROPENE | 819 | yes |
| O-ANISIDINE | 797 | yes |
| 1,1-DIMETHYL HYDRAZINE | 784 | yes |
| ASBESTOS (FRIABLE) | 634 | yes |
| O-PHENYLENEDIAMINE | 587 | no |
| TOLUENE-2,6-DIISOCYANATE | 575 | no |
| CADMIUM | 569 | yes |
| CHLORDANE | 501 | yes |
| DIPROPYL ISOCINCHOMERONATE | 500 | no |
| ALDRIN | 485 | no |
| BIS(2-CHLOROETHYL) ETHER | 476 | yes |
| P-CHLOROANILINE | 472 | no |
| ACETAMIDE | 404 | yes |
| METHYL HYDRAZINE | 387 | yes |
| NITROFEN | 371 | no |
| ACIFLUORFEN, SODIUM SALT | 363 | no |
| PROPACHLOR | 356 | no |
| 4,4'-DIAMINODIPHENYL ETHER | 325 | no |
| PROPARGITE | 286 | no |
| DICHLORVOS | 260 | yes |
| POTASSIUM BROMATE | 250 | no |
| MANEB | 250 | no |
| SAFROLE | 250 | no |
| DIHYDROSAFROLE | 250 | no |
| 2,4-DINITROTOLUENE | 205 | yes |
| PROPYLENEIMINE | 161 | yes |
| THIODICARB | 126 | no |
| DIMETHYLCARBAMOYL CHLORIDE | 124 | yes |
| ETHYLENE THIOUREA | 117 | yes |
| 2,6-DINITROTOLUENE | 117 | no |
| TRIS(2,3-DIBROMOPROPYL) PHOSPHATE | 58 | no |
| CAMPHECHLOR | 38 | yes |
| 2,4,6-TRICHLOROPHENOL | 34 | yes |
| HEPTACHLOR | 33 | yes |
| N-NITROSODIPHENYLAMINE | 20 | no |
| 3,3'-DIMETHOXYBENZIDINE DIHYDROCHLORIDE | 19 | no |
| BENZIDINE | 17 | yes |
| PROPANE SULTONE | 16 | yes |
| 3,3'-DICHLOROBENZIDINE | 15 | yes |
| TRIBROMOMETHANE | 12 | yes |
| GAMMA-LINDANE | 11 | yes |
| N-NITROSOMETHYLVINYLAMINE | 10 | no |
| 3,3'-DICHLOROBENZIDINE DIHYDROCHLORIDE | 7 | no |
| 4,4'-METHYLENEBIS(2-CHLOROANILINE) | 7 | yes |
| ETHOPROP | 7 | no |
| 2-PHENYLPHENOL | 6 | no |
| FOLPET | 6 | no |
| (1,1'-BIPHENYL)-4,4'-DIAMINE, 3,3'-DIMETHYL- | 5 | yes |
| AMITROLE | 5 | no |
| CHLORENDIC ACID | 5 | no |
| STYRENE OXIDE | 5 | yes |
| THIOACETAMIDE | 4 | no |
| DI-N-PROPYLNITROSAMINE | 2 | no |
| DIGLYCIDYL RESORCINOL ETHER (DGRE) | 1 | no |
| 1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE (DBCP) | 1 | yes |
| 3,3'-DIMETHOXYBENZIDINE | .010 | yes |
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| DIOXIN AND DIOXIN-LIKE COMPOUNDS | 4410 grams (9.72 pounds) | no |
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