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POLLUTION LOCATOR | Toxic Chemical Releases |Water Releases of Recognized Carcinogens
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| ENTIRE UNITED STATES
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From 1988 to 2002, releases of recognized carcinogens to water have decreased 72%.
List top 100 facilities
releasing recognized carcinogens to water in
the entire United States.
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| Chemical Name |
Water Releases
(Pounds from TRI sources) |
Regulated by the Safe Drinking Water Act |
Regulated as a Priority Pollutant
by the Clean Water Act |
| ACETALDEHYDE | 346,793 | no | no |
| FORMALDEHYDE | 335,018 | no | no |
| NICKEL COMPOUNDS | 202,634 | no | yes |
| LEAD COMPOUNDS | 104,590 | yes | yes |
| 1,4-DIOXANE | 75,119 | no | no |
| LEAD | 34,072 | yes | yes |
| NAPHTHALENE | 27,502 | no | yes |
| NICKEL | 20,097 | no | yes |
| PROPYLENE OXIDE | 19,790 | no | no |
| BENZENE | 19,393 | yes | yes |
| CATECHOL | 16,929 | no | no |
| CHLOROFORM | 16,734 | no | yes |
| EPICHLOROHYDRIN | 13,822 | yes | no |
| ETHYLBENZENE | 9,872 | yes | yes |
| ACIFLUORFEN, SODIUM SALT | 6,026 | no | no |
| DICHLOROMETHANE | 4,788 | yes | yes |
| ETHYLENE OXIDE | 4,383 | no | no |
| 1,2-DICHLOROETHANE | 4,303 | yes | yes |
| 1,2,3-TRICHLOROPROPANE | 4,255 | no | no |
| ANILINE | 3,798 | no | no |
| COBALT | 2,784 | no | no |
| 1,3-BUTADIENE | 2,084 | no | no |
| CADMIUM COMPOUNDS | 1,857 | yes | yes |
| CREOSOTES | 1,648 | no | no |
| BERYLLIUM COMPOUNDS | 1,563 | yes | yes |
| 1,1,2,2-TETRACHLOROETHANE | 1,464 | no | yes |
| DIAMINOTOLUENE (MIXED ISOMERS) | 1,413 | no | no |
| BIS(2-ETHYLHEXYL)PHTHALATE | 1,354 | yes | yes |
| 1,1,2-TRICHLOROETHANE | 1,256 | yes | yes |
| 1,2-DICHLOROPROPANE | 1,229 | yes | yes |
| PENTACHLOROPHENOL | 1,215 | yes | yes |
| N-METHYLOLACRYLAMIDE | 1,166 | no | no |
| BIS(2-CHLORO-1-METHYLETHYL) ETHER | 1,160 | no | yes |
| ACRYLONITRILE | 923 | no | yes |
| TETRACHLOROETHYLENE | 812 | yes | yes |
| TRICHLOROETHYLENE | 578 | yes | yes |
| TOLUENE DIISOCYANATE (MIXED ISOMERS) | 569 | no | no |
| CHLOROETHANE | 557 | no | yes |
| VINYL CHLORIDE | 543 | yes | yes |
| PYRIDINE | 460 | no | no |
| TRIBROMOMETHANE | 456 | no | yes |
| ARSENIC | 435 | yes | yes |
| 2,6-XYLIDINE | 420 | no | no |
| HEXACHLOROBENZENE | 397 | yes | yes |
| THIOUREA | 362 | no | no |
| 1,4-DICHLOROBENZENE | 338 | yes | yes |
| CARBON TETRACHLORIDE | 320 | yes | yes |
| BENZIDINE | 303 | no | yes |
| DICHLOROBROMOMETHANE | 284 | no | yes |
| CADMIUM | 270 | yes | yes |
| 2-NITROPROPANE | 258 | no | no |
| 4,4'-DIAMINODIPHENYL ETHER | 258 | no | no |
| TRIS(2,3-DIBROMOPROPYL) PHOSPHATE | 250 | no | no |
| URETHANE | 210 | no | no |
| BENZYL CHLORIDE | 169 | no | no |
| ACRYLAMIDE | 166 | yes | no |
| CHLORDANE | 147 | yes | yes |
| 4,4'-METHYLENEDIANILINE | 110 | no | no |
| 1,1-DICHLOROETHANE | 95 | no | yes |
| 1,3-DICHLOROPROPENE (MIXED ISOMERS) | 85 | no | yes |
| 2-CHLOR-1,3-BUTADIENE | 72 | no | no |
| ETHYL ACRYLATE | 65 | no | no |
| P-CHLOROANILINE | 59 | no | no |
| NITROBENZENE | 53 | no | yes |
| METHAM SODIUM | 40 | no | no |
| O-PHENYLENEDIAMINE | 35 | no | no |
| 3,3'-DIMETHOXYBENZIDINE DIHYDROCHLORIDE | 35 | no | no |
| POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS | 31 | yes | no |
| HEPTACHLOR | 30 | yes | yes |
| METHYL IODIDE | 29 | no | no |
| CAMPHECHLOR | 24 | yes | yes |
| BIS(2-CHLOROETHYL) ETHER | 20 | no | yes |
| 1,4-DICHLORO-2-BUTENE | 18 | no | no |
| ALACHLOR | 13 | yes | no |
| CHLOROTHALONIL | 11 | no | no |
| BERYLLIUM | 11 | yes | yes |
| CAPTAN | 10 | no | no |
| DIURON | 10 | no | no |
| 3,3'-DICHLOROBENZIDINE | 10 | no | yes |
| 2,4,6-TRICHLOROPHENOL | 9 | no | yes |
| HEXACHLOROETHANE | 6 | no | yes |
| O-TOLUIDINE | 6 | no | no |
| 2,4-DINITROTOLUENE | 6 | no | yes |
| 1,2-DIPHENYLHYDRAZINE | 5 | no | yes |
| PROPYLENEIMINE | 5 | no | no |
| DICHLORVOS | 5 | no | no |
| PRONAMIDE | 5 | no | no |
| HYDRAZINE | 5 | no | no |
| ETHYLENE THIOUREA | 5 | no | no |
| 2,4-DIAMINOTOLUENE | 5 | no | no |
| PROPACHLOR | 4 | no | no |
| ACETAMIDE | 2 | no | no |
| 2,6-DINITROTOLUENE | 1 | no | yes |
| NITRILOTRIACETIC ACID | 1 | no | no |
| THIODICARB | .050 | no | no |
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| DIOXIN AND DIOXIN-LIKE COMPOUNDS | 1110 grams (2.45 pounds) | no | no |
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