 |
|
|
TOXIC TRANSFERS TO RECYCLING, ENERGY RECOVERY, TREATMENT AND
DISPOSAL FACILITIES AND TO PUBLICLY OWNED TREATMENT WORKS
BY TYPE OF INDUSTRY, 2001
|
|
INDUSTRY
|
MILLIONS OF POUNDS
|
|
Chemicals and Allied Products
|
214.3
|
|
RCRA/Solvent Recovery
|
52.9
|
|
Primary Metal Industries
|
48.8
|
|
Fabricated Metal Products
|
19.1
|
|
Petroleum Refining and Petroleum Bulk Terminals
|
6.6
|
|
Electrical Equipment
|
7.1
|
|
Industrial and Commercial Machinery and Computer Equipment
|
4.1
|
|
Printing
|
1.3
|
|
Transportation Equipment
|
2.7
|
|
Plastics
|
0.9
|
|
Food and Kindred Products
|
0.6
|
|
Lumber and Wood
|
0.7
|
|
Others
|
14.5
|
|
All Industries
|
373.8
|
|
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 2000 and 2001 Toxics
Release Inventory, Query run on TRIEXPLORER, August 2003.
|
|
|
TRANSFERS OF DIOXIN AND DIOXIN-LIKE COMPOUNDS TO RECYCLING, ENERGY
RECOVERY, TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL FACILITIES AND TO PUBLICLY OWNED TREATMENT WORKS
BY TYPE OF INDUSTRY, 2001
|
|
INDUSTRY
|
GRAMS
|
|
Chemicals and Allied Products
|
6,427
|
|
Petroleum Refining and Petroleum Bulk Terminals
|
1.8
|
|
Lumber and Wood
|
0.2
|
|
All Industries
|
6,429.07
|
|
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 2000 and 2001 Toxics
Release Inventory, Query run on TRIEXPLORER, August 2003.
|
|
|
TOXIC TRANSFERS TO RECYCLING, ENERGY RECOVERY,
TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL FACILITIES
BY COUNTY
|
|
COUNTY
|
2001 OFF-SITE TRANSFERS (LBS)
|
RANKING
|
2000 OFF-SITE TRANSFERS (LBS)
|
RANKING
|
|
Harris
|
110,670,127
|
1
|
113,780,579
|
1
|
|
Dallas
|
43,556,471
|
2
|
26,885,637
|
3
|
|
Jefferson
|
28,386,745
|
3
|
27,851,840
|
2
|
|
Victoria
|
17,400,205
|
4
|
18,354,102
|
4
|
|
Chambers
|
15,683,269
|
5
|
13,971,721
|
6
|
|
Brazoria
|
14,081,483
|
6
|
6,256,724
|
12
|
|
Denton
|
13,563,719
|
7
|
12,298,953
|
7
|
|
Ellis
|
12,275,859
|
8
|
10,617,684
|
8
|
|
El Paso
|
7,733,032
|
9
|
5,101,466
|
14
|
|
Guadalupe
|
6,364,298
|
10
|
6,383,870
|
10
|
|
Leon
|
6,315,256
|
11
|
6,336,414
|
11
|
|
Orange
|
5,836,430
|
12
|
6,596,137
|
9
|
|
Brown
|
5,546,611
|
13
|
4,155,470
|
18
|
|
Fannin
|
4,957,994
|
14
|
5,122,669
|
13
|
|
Grayson
|
4,881,187
|
15
|
4,990,509
|
13
|
|
Tarrant
|
4,828,384
|
16
|
4,413,049
|
17
|
|
Calhoun
|
4,749,667
|
17
|
14,542,622
|
5
|
|
Galveston
|
3,422,971
|
18
|
4,619,705
|
16
|
|
Collin
|
3,382,764
|
19
|
2,628,532
|
21
|
|
Travis
|
2,206,855
|
20
|
2,553,755
|
22
|
|
Matagorda
|
2,126,610
|
21
|
3,067,914
|
19
|
|
Montgomery
|
1,881,075
|
22
|
252,397
|
45
|
|
Bexar
|
1,434,093
|
23
|
1,749,809
|
23
|
|
Nueces
|
975,001
|
24
|
2,993,746
|
20
|
|
Ector
|
936,701
|
25
|
830,739
|
27
|
|
Lubbock
|
934,614
|
26
|
218,278
|
48
|
|
Kaufman
|
821,729
|
27
|
938,179
|
25
|
|
Wichita
|
780,079
|
28
|
590,386
|
29
|
|
Gregg
|
770,423
|
29
|
674,868
|
28
|
|
Smith
|
610,939
|
30
|
943,853
|
24
|
|
Hutchinson
|
588,444
|
31
|
492,500
|
30
|
|
Morris
|
538,050
|
32
|
433,900
|
31
|
|
Grimes
|
503,779
|
33
|
394,201
|
34
|
|
Johnson
|
474,589
|
34
|
295,507
|
40
|
|
Fort Bend
|
447,496
|
35
|
377,227
|
36
|
|
Angelina
|
445,927
|
36
|
71,069
|
59
|
|
Cameron
|
425,263
|
37
|
301,819
|
39
|
|
Webb
|
411,633
|
38
|
249,196
|
46
|
|
Parker
|
408,618
|
39
|
379,546
|
35
|
|
Navarro
|
356,540
|
40
|
0
|
--
|
|
Note: Figures do not include transfers to Publicly-Owned Treatment Works
|
|
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 2000 and 2001 Toxics
Release Inventory, Query run on TRIEXPLORER, August 2003.
|
|
DIOXIN AND DIOXIN-LIKE TRANSFERS BY COUNTY, 2000-2001
|
COUNTY
|
DIOXIN AND DIOXIN-LIKE COMPOUNDS TRANSFERS(Grams)
|
RANK
|
|
Harris
|
6,410
|
1
|
|
Calhoun
|
17.5
|
2
|
|
Smith
|
1.2
|
3
|
|
Polk
|
0.2
|
4
|
|
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