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Air Releases of Toxics
for
British Columbia
in
2005
are
13,857,831
(kg)
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National Ranking for
Air Releases of Toxics
for
BC
in
2005
is
4
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To see other pollution reports, please go to
Pollution Ranking.
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Please note:
- The units of measurement for data presented below are in kilograms (kg), excluding hexachlorobenzene which is measured in grams (g) and dioxins/furans which are measured in grams (g) TEQ.
- Recycling data is not included in total releases or transfers data. To obtain recycling data, please go to Who is Polluting? or Pollution Rankings.
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Breakdown by Pollutants:
(NOTE: Click on the column total number for a detailed look at the data.)
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Pollutant
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Air Release
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Percentage*
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Combined Total
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422,000,672
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--
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Toxics Total
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13,857,831
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Methanol
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4,707,452
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1.12%
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Ammonia (Total)
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2,091,932
|
.50%
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Hydrochloric acid
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1,745,310
|
.41%
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Carbon disulphide
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1,144,459
|
.27%
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Styrene
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745,503
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.18%
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Hydrogen sulphide
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583,473
|
.14%
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Acetaldehyde
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440,941
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.10%
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Hydrogen fluoride
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398,261
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.09%
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Carbonyl sulphide
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268,415
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.06%
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Toluene
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212,350
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.05%
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Formaldehyde
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206,590
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.05%
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Chlorine dioxide
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180,226
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.04%
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Sulphuric acid
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175,027
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.04%
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Xylene (all isomers)
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124,960
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.03%
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Methyl ethyl ketone
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118,164
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.03%
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Zinc (and its compounds)
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108,723
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.03%
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Isopropyl alcohol
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95,276
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.02%
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Phenanthrene
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73,075
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.02%
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Chloromethane
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41,546
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--
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Ethylene
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38,228
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--
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Phenol (and its salts)
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35,293
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--
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Fluoranthene
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30,336
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--
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Benzene
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27,664
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--
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n-Hexane
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26,960
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--
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Cyclohexane
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22,137
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--
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Pyrene
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20,595
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--
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Dichloromethane
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17,328
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--
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Cresol (mixed isomers and their salts)
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17,326
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--
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Manganese (and its compounds)
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15,906
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--
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HCFC-141b
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14,050
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--
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Acrolein
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13,145
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--
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N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone
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12,411
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--
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Copper (and its compounds)
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10,397
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--
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Ethylbenzene
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10,053
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--
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Methyl isobutyl ketone
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8,791
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--
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Phosphorus (total)
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8,458
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--
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Benzo(a)phenanthrene
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8,402
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--
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Nitrate ion in solution at pH >= 6.0
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6,880
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--
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Methylenebis(phenylisocyanate)
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6,257
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--
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Benzo(b)fluoranthene
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5,153
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--
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Lead (and its compounds)
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4,541
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--
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n-Butyl alcohol
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4,222
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--
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Benzo(a)anthracene
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3,804
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--
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Chlorine
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3,743
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--
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Benzo(e)pyrene
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2,512
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--
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Benzo(a)pyrene
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1,791
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--
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Propylene
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1,671
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--
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i-Butyl alcohol
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1,662
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--
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Benzo(k)fluoranthene
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1,587
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--
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Aluminum (fume or dust)
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1,520
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--
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Trichloroethylene
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1,300
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--
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1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene
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1,202
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--
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Indeno(1,2,3-CD)pyrene
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1,202
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--
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Benzo(g,h,i)perylene
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1,186
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--
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Hexachlorobenzene
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993,698.0000
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--
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Sulphur hexafluoride
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964
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--
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Arsenic (and its compounds)
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938
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--
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Ethylene glycol
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890
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--
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1,2-Dichloroethane
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718
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--
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Aluminum oxide (fibrous forms)
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542
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--
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Perylene
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500
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--
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CFC-114
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340
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--
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Dibenzo(a,h)anthracene
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331
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--
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Cadmium (and its compounds)
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303
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--
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Antimony (and its compounds)
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286
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--
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Chromium (and its compounds)
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233
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--
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HCFC-22
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232
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--
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Mercury (and its compounds)
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202
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--
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Vinyl acetate
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192
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--
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Hexavalent chromium compounds
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176
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--
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Molybdenum trioxide
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120
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--
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Propionaldehyde
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115
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--
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Naphthalene
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69
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--
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1,1,2-Trichloroethane
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40
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--
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Nitric acid
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38
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--
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Biphenyl
|
37
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--
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Methyl methacrylate
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36
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--
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2-Butoxyethanol
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35
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--
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Cumene
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28
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--
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Silver (and its compounds)
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20
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--
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Butyl acrylate
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16
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--
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Phthalic anhydride
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14
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--
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1,3-Butadiene
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13
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--
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Cobalt (and its compounds)
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8
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--
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Toluenediisocyanate (mixed isomers)
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4
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--
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Benzo(j)fluoranthene
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2
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--
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Dibenz(a,j)acridine
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0
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--
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Dibenzo(a,i)pyrene
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0
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--
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Tetraethyl lead
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0
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--
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7H-Dibenzo(c,g)carbazole
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0
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--
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Dioxins and furans
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11.0280
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--
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CACs Total
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440,120,443
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Carbon monoxide
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249,763,106
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59.19%
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Oxides of nitrogen
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76,560,287
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18.14%
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Sulphur dioxide
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56,775,092
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13.45%
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Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)
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31,977,602
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PM - Total Particulate Matter
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25,044,356
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5.93%
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PM10 - Particulate Matter <=is 10 Microns
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12,511,966
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--
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PM2.5 - Particulate Matter <= 2.5 Microns
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7,615,481
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