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Environmental Release Report: Zip Code 45620 (CHESHIRE, OH)
 
 
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  • 2002 Rankings: Major Chemical Releases or Waste Generation in Zip Code 45620*
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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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  • 2002 TRI Pollution Releases Ranked by Potential Human Health Risks
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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 2,602 482
    Suspected Carcinogens 7,791 606
    Suspected Cardiovascular or Blood Toxicants 61,891 949
    Recognized Developmental Toxicants 1,560 36
    Suspected Developmental Toxicants 55,655 525
    Suspected Immunotoxicants 317,922 1,885
    Suspected Kidney Toxicants 9,500 1,192
    Suspected Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicants 369,831 21,513
    Suspected Musculoskeletal Toxicants 1,667,305 278
    Suspected Neurotoxicants 61,625 32,096
    Recognized Reproductive Toxicants 900 33
    Suspected Reproductive Toxicants 60,716 32,427
    Suspected Respiratory Toxicants 1,677,023 34,443
    Suspected Skin or Sense Organ Toxicants 1,673,083 25,824

    *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
    7 TRI chemicals released to air in the United States lack the risk assessment values required for safety assessment
    219 TRI chemicals released to air in the United States lack the exposure estimates required for safety assessment
    Water Releases
    6 TRI chems released to water in the United States lack the risk assessment values required for safety assessment
    173 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 2,717,679 9,021 2,769,640 0 5,496,340 65,920 33,488,400
    1999 2,357,546 8,543 2,464,755 0 4,830,844 144,658 26,817,700
    2000 1,949,223 7,377 2,628,390 0 4,584,990 137,143 30,719,606
    2001 2,714,737 42,259 2,809,525 0 5,566,521 58,271 50,615,322
    2002 1,683,138 38,421 2,468,746 0 4,190,305 284,331 31,801,055
    "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 1.96 0 0 0 1.96 0 1.96
    2001 2.00 0 0 0 2.00 0 2.00
    2002 1.90 0 0 0 1.90 0 1.90
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