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

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    Rank counties in PENNSYLVANIA or facilities in CLINTON 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 CLINTON County

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  • 2002 TRI Pollution Releases Ranked by Potential Human Health Risks
    • Top Ranked Cancer Risk:ETHYLENE OXIDE
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    Top Ranked Noncancer Risk:ZINC COMPOUNDS
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    See Scorecard's estimates of the health risks associated with outdoor air pollution for this area

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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 3,428
    Suspected Carcinogens 4,783
    Suspected Cardiovascular or Blood Toxicants 16,271 83,263
    Recognized Developmental Toxicants 2,377
    Suspected Developmental Toxicants 32,159
    Suspected Immunotoxicants 58,184
    Suspected Kidney Toxicants 24,287
    Suspected Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicants 58,971 745
    Suspected Musculoskeletal Toxicants 61,790
    Suspected Neurotoxicants 40,676 745
    Recognized Reproductive Toxicants 2,360
    Suspected Reproductive Toxicants 24,616 745
    Suspected Respiratory Toxicants 109,840 745
    Suspected Skin or Sense Organ Toxicants 95,807 745

    *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 212,977 1,398 234 0 214,609 277,014 NA
    1989 163,740 139 0 0 163,879 489,395 NA
    1990 1,084,582 131 0 0 1,084,713 383,790 NA
    1991 941,871 233 0 0 942,104 285,067 3,709,868
    1992 895,764 170 0 0 895,934 627,064 2,751,811
    1993 884,621 0 0 0 884,621 630,244 3,700,662
    1994 814,518 44 0 0 814,562 820,229 4,462,914
    1995 648,563 160,877 0 0 809,440 767,671 4,500,356
    1996 532,514 279,358 0 0 811,872 692,148 4,138,330
    1997 684,747 319,085 10,096 0 1,013,928 1,753,293 4,512,049
    1998 970,276 148,051 1,167,332 0 2,285,659 813,410 5,291,964
    1999 1,282,675 62,303 1,562,598 0 2,907,576 663,063 6,432,230
    2000 984,021 241,633 1,151,356 0 2,377,009 644,600 5,278,878
    2001 336,514 246,405 836,877 0 1,419,797 556,198 3,179,514
    2002 109,840 84,008 119,144 0 312,992 643,617 1,019,684
    "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
    2001 .2293 0 0 0 .2296 0 .2296
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