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Environmental Release Report: DENVER County, CO
 
 
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  • 2002 Rankings: Major Chemical Releases or Waste Generation in DENVER County*
    Cleanest/Best Counties in US Percentile Dirtiest/Worst Counties in US
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    Cancer risk score (air and water releases):
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    Air releases of recognized reproductive toxicants:

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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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  • Environmental Justice Analysis for DENVER County

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  • 2002 TRI Pollution Releases Ranked by Ozone Depleting Potential
    • Top Ranked Ozone Depleting Chemical:1,1-DICHLORO-1-FLUOROETHANE
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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 2,376
    Suspected Carcinogens 23
    Suspected Cardiovascular or Blood Toxicants 129,903
    Recognized Developmental Toxicants 54,929
    Suspected Developmental Toxicants 32,280
    Suspected Endocrine Toxicants 21,598
    Suspected Immunotoxicants 74,032
    Suspected Kidney Toxicants 87,240
    Suspected Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicants 85,578
    Suspected Musculoskeletal Toxicants 10,000
    Suspected Neurotoxicants 137,986
    Recognized Reproductive Toxicants 200
    Suspected Reproductive Toxicants 73,231
    Suspected Respiratory Toxicants 107,945
    Suspected Skin or Sense Organ Toxicants 86,292 1,000

    *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
    1988 819,204 0 769 0 819,973 415,307 NA
    1989 696,576 250 1,681 0 698,507 242,436 NA
    1990 822,465 260 1,539 20 824,284 339,163 NA
    1991 806,562 0 10 0 806,572 896,529 7,273,259
    1992 765,029 0 10 0 765,039 899,110 2,827,178
    1993 595,307 0 0 0 595,307 566,831 2,556,255
    1994 574,858 0 0 0 574,858 372,725 2,966,790
    1995 513,969 0 0 0 513,969 2,723,707 8,725,744
    1996 406,847 0 18,000 0 424,847 9,554,585 12,333,734
    1997 306,312 0 22,000 0 328,312 1,074,177 1,981,586
    1998 267,169 560 16,000 0 283,729 9,894,773 11,557,553
    1999 264,339 760 56,735 0 321,834 10,036,453 11,339,741
    2000 196,769 490 27,712 0 224,971 15,085,193 15,990,173
    2001 162,498 817 7,795 0 171,110 13,018,568 13,831,048
    2002 151,179 1,000 27,239 0 179,418 13,511,701 14,613,612
    "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 .19 0 0 0 .19 0 .19
    2001 .11 0 0 0 .11 0 .11
    2002 .12 0 0 0 .12 0 .12
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