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TOXIC RELEASES BY INDUSTRY, 2001
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|
INDUSTRY
|
MILLIONS OF POUNDS
|
|
Chemicals and Allied Products
|
147.1
|
|
Electric Utilities
|
42.0
|
|
Petroleum Refining and Related Industries
|
22.4
|
|
Primary Metal Industries
|
17.9
|
|
RCRA/Solvent Recovery
|
6.6
|
|
Paper and Allied Products
|
5.8
|
|
Food and Kindred Products
|
3.1
|
|
Rubber and Miscellaneous Plastics Products
|
4.6
|
|
Fabricated Metal Products
|
5.1
|
|
Transportation Equipment
|
2.0
|
|
Petroleum Bulk Terminals
|
0.5
|
|
Stone, Clay, Glass and Concrete Products
|
5.6
|
|
Lumber and Wood Products
|
2.2
|
|
Industrial and Commercial Machinery and Computer Equipment
|
0.8
|
|
Electronic and Other Electrical Equipment and Components
|
0.6
|
|
Others
|
6.0
|
|
All Industries
|
270.5
|
|
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 2001 Toxics Release
Inventory Database, Query run on EPA TRIEXPLORER, August 2003.
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DIOXIN AND DIOXIN-LIKE COMPOUNDS RELEASES BY INDUSTRY, 2001
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|
INDUSTRY
|
GRAMS
|
|
Chemicals and Allied Products
|
28,343.7
|
|
Electric Utilities
|
24.9
|
|
Petroleum Refining and Related Industries
|
8.2
|
|
Primary Metal Industries
|
26.5
|
|
RCRA/Solvent Recovery
|
0.2
|
|
Paper and Allied Products
|
11.0
|
|
Stone, Clay, Glass and Concrete Products
|
12.5
|
|
Lumber and Wood Products
|
0.8
|
|
All Industries
|
28,435.7
|
|
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 2001 Toxics Release
Inventory Database, Query run on EPA TRIEXPLORER, August 2003.
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TOXIC RELEASES BY COUNTY, 2000-2001
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|
COUNTY
|
2001 ON-SITE RELEASES (LBS)
|
RANKING
|
2000 ON-SITE RELEASES (LBS)
|
RANKING
|
|
Brazoria
|
46,684,201
|
1
|
44,862,158
|
1
|
|
Harris
|
35,885,334
|
2
|
41,091,884
|
2
|
|
Jefferson
|
20,640,874
|
3
|
24,169,873
|
4
|
|
Calhoun
|
17,150,915
|
4
|
19,831,591
|
5
|
|
Galveston
|
12,965,496
|
5
|
25,880,821
|
3
|
|
Victoria
|
10,214,789
|
6
|
15,104,579
|
6
|
|
Grimes
|
8,527,279
|
7
|
481,984
|
46
|
|
Harrison
|
6,568,600
|
8
|
7,537,305
|
7
|
|
Orange
|
6,302,755
|
9
|
5,211,119
|
12
|
|
Titus
|
6,274,628
|
10
|
6,465,709
|
8
|
|
Nueces
|
5,509,589
|
11
|
5,155,942
|
13
|
|
Rusk
|
5,399,570
|
12
|
5,837,428
|
9
|
|
Hutchinson
|
4,874,212
|
13
|
5,726,135
|
10
|
|
Milam
|
4,026,286
|
14
|
4,025,318
|
15
|
|
Limestone
|
3,681,386
|
15
|
5,490,167
|
11
|
|
Freestone
|
2,715,931
|
16
|
3,881,356
|
16
|
|
Ellis
|
2,561,140
|
17
|
3,580,346
|
17
|
|
Fort Bend
|
2,262,305
|
18
|
2,419,758
|
19
|
|
Cass
|
2,173,055
|
19
|
2,277,347
|
20
|
|
Dallas
|
1,730,850
|
20
|
2,196,742
|
21
|
|
Wichita
|
1,648,879
|
21
|
2,659,091
|
18
|
|
Ector
|
1,439,620
|
22
|
1,552,963
|
24
|
|
Angelina
|
1,422,017
|
23
|
1,996,429
|
22
|
|
Jasper
|
1,383,924
|
24
|
1,270,533
|
26
|
|
Fayette
|
1,357,845
|
25
|
1,122,288
|
29
|
|
Bexar
|
1,327,031
|
26
|
1,169,569
|
28
|
|
Potter
|
1,148,360
|
27
|
1,244,200
|
27
|
|
Gray
|
1,135,485
|
28
|
1,859,764
|
23
|
|
Tarrant
|
1,111,757
|
29
|
1,552,026
|
25
|
|
Camp
|
861,026
|
30
|
823,360
|
33
|
|
Goliad
|
834,356
|
31
|
976,708
|
31
|
|
Bell
|
808,325
|
32
|
659,133
|
37
|
|
Smith
|
768,633
|
33
|
731,582
|
35
|
|
Andrews
|
754,214
|
34
|
4,289,588
|
14
|
|
El Paso
|
715,660
|
35
|
550,179
|
40
|
|
San Patricio
|
689,790
|
36
|
271,673
|
53
|
|
Nacogdoches
|
635,026
|
37
|
392,062
|
49
|
|
Montgomery
|
591,528
|
38
|
689,490
|
36
|
|
Brown
|
566,697
|
39
|
574,170
|
38
|
|
Randall
|
513,228
|
40
|
550,179
|
39
|
|
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 2001 Toxics Release
Inventory Database, Query run on EPA TRIEXPLORER, August 2003.
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DIOXIN AND DIOXIN-LIKE RELEASES BY COUNTY, 2000-2001
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