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Environmental Release Report: YUKON-KOYUKUK County, AK
 
 
  • 2002 Rankings: Major Chemical Releases or Waste Generation in YUKON-KOYUKUK County*
    Cleanest/Best Counties in US Percentile Dirtiest/Worst Counties in US
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    Air releases of recognized reproductive toxicants:

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    Rank counties in ALASKA or facilities in YUKON-KOYUKUK County by chemical releases or waste generation

    *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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  • Environmental Justice Analysis for YUKON-KOYUKUK County

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  • 2002 TRI Pollution Releases Ranked by Potential Human Health Risks
    • Top Ranked Cancer Risk:LEAD COMPOUNDS
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    Top Ranked Noncancer Risk:LEAD COMPOUNDS
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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 932
    Suspected Cardiovascular or Blood Toxicants 944
    Recognized Developmental Toxicants 944
    Suspected Endocrine Toxicants 11
    Suspected Immunotoxicants 944
    Suspected Kidney Toxicants 944
    Suspected Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicants 944
    Suspected Neurotoxicants 944
    Recognized Reproductive Toxicants 932
    Suspected Reproductive Toxicants 11
    Suspected Respiratory Toxicants 11
    Suspected Skin or Sense Organ Toxicants 11

    *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
    1998 567,100 0 190,005 0 757,105 0 757,100
    1999 502,375 0 0 0 502,375 0 502,375
    2000 211,400 0 0 0 211,400 0 211,400
    2001 249,193 0 0 0 249,193 0 249,193
    2002 944 0 0 0 944 0 944
    "NA" means that no data are available because "Total-Production Related Waste" was not reported until 1991.
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