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Total Reported Releases On- and Off-site with Combined Air Release
for
British Columbia
in
1997
are
10,111,637
(kg)
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National Ranking for
Total Reported Releases On- and Off-site with Combined Air Release
for
BC
in
1997
is
5
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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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Water Release
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Land Release (on & off-site)
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Underground Injection (on & off-site)
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Total Release
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Adjusted Total Release
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Percentage*
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Combined Total
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6,557,479
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2,131,544
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1,494,477
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84,449
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10,111,637
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10,111,637
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Toxics Total
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6,557,479
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2,131,544
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1,494,477
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84,449
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10,111,637
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10,111,637
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Methanol
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3,594,978
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62,730
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1,761
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84,435
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3,745,984
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3,745,984
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37.05%
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Ammonia (Total)
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405,638
|
905,634
|
506
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0
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1,312,449
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1,312,449
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12.98%
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Nitrate ion in solution at pH >= 6.0
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0
|
917,370
|
560
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0
|
918,550
|
918,550
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9.08%
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Zinc (and its compounds)
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121,888
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101,700
|
287,383
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0
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511,171
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511,171
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5.06%
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Lead (and its compounds)
|
41,067
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25,854
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419,784
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0
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486,805
|
486,805
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4.81%
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Hydrochloric acid
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426,422
|
350
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0
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0
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427,273
|
427,273
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4.23%
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Hydrogen fluoride
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425,500
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0
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0
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0
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425,500
|
425,500
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4.21%
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Asbestos (friable form)
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0
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0
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382,679
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0
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382,779
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382,779
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3.79%
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Chlorine dioxide
|
307,328
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0
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0
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0
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307,328
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307,328
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3.04%
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Manganese (and its compounds)
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1,128
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80,243
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197,733
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0
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279,104
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279,104
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2.76%
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Chlorine
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188,422
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2,472
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0
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0
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191,268
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191,268
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1.89%
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Acetone - [MOE]
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170,557
|
385
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1,800
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0
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173,918
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173,918
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1.72%
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Ethylene glycol
|
120
|
400
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150,966
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0
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152,416
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152,416
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1.51%
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Toluene
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142,902
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6
|
1,210
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0
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145,460
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145,460
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1.44%
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Xylene (mixed isomers)
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127,418
|
35
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1,430
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14
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130,043
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130,043
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1.29%
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Formaldehyde
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89,702
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132
|
106
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0
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91,017
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91,017
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.90%
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Sulphuric acid
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84,672
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0
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0
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0
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84,772
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84,772
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.84%
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Isopropyl alcohol
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75,426
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0
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37
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0
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76,268
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76,268
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.75%
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Acetaldehyde
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65,773
|
810
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0
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0
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66,583
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66,583
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.66%
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Copper (and its compounds)
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9,241
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4,322
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36,073
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0
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49,636
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49,636
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.49%
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Styrene
|
49,437
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0
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0
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0
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49,437
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49,437
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.49%
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Chloroform
|
35,000
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0
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0
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0
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35,100
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35,100
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.35%
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Dichloromethane
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31,094
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0
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0
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0
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31,394
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31,394
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.31%
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Benzene
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24,228
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11
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950
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0
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25,421
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25,421
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.25%
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Phenol (and its salts)
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0
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22,010
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25
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0
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23,018
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23,018
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.23%
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Methyl tert-butyl ether
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21,360
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0
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0
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0
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21,360
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21,360
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.21%
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n-Butyl alcohol
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19,733
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0
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0
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0
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19,733
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19,733
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.20%
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Ethylene
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19,640
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0
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0
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0
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19,640
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19,640
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.19%
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Ethylbenzene
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17,589
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0
|
850
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0
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18,648
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18,648
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.18%
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Propylene
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15,930
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0
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0
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0
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15,930
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15,930
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.16%
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Cresol (mixed isomers and their salts)
|
14,153
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10
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0
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0
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14,163
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14,163
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.14%
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Cyclohexane
|
9,365
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0
|
350
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0
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10,347
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10,347
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.10%
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Arsenic (and its compounds)
|
3,759
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1,911
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3,563
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0
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9,233
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9,233
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.09%
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1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene
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8,231
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1
|
70
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0
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8,307
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8,307
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.08%
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Antimony (and its compounds)
|
521
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3,917
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2,185
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0
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6,623
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6,623
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.07%
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Chromium (and its compounds)
|
13
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0
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4,320
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0
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4,333
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4,333
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.04%
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Methyl ethyl ketone
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3,819
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0
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0
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0
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4,143
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4,143
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.04%
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Cadmium (and its compounds)
|
1,190
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1,280
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0
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0
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2,470
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2,470
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.02%
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1,2-Dichloroethane
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2,147
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0
|
0
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0
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2,247
|
2,247
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.02%
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Phosphoric acid
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0
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0
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1,279
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0
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1,679
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1,679
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.02%
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Naphthalene
|
870
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0
|
105
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0
|
975
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975
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--
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Mercury (and its compounds)
|
711
|
117
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0
|
0
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828
|
828
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--
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Nitric acid
|
100
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0
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0
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0
|
600
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600
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--
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Diethanolamine (and its salts)
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0
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0
|
490
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0
|
490
|
490
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--
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Cyanides (ionic)
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0
|
229
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0
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0
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229
|
229
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--
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Methyl isobutyl ketone
|
100
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0
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0
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0
|
200
|
200
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--
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Methylenebis(phenylisocyanate)
|
172
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0
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0
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0
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172
|
172
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--
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Vinyl acetate
|
69
|
0
|
0
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0
|
169
|
169
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--
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Trichloroethylene
|
0
|
0
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0
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0
|
100
|
100
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--
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1,1,2-Trichloroethane
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0
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0
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0
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0
|
100
|
100
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--
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p-Xylene
|
0
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0
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0
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0
|
100
|
100
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--
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Anthracene
|
0
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0
|
48
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0
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48
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48
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--
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Methyl methacrylate
|
34
|
0
|
0
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0
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34
|
34
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--
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Phthalic anhydride
|
16
|
0
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0
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0
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16
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16
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--
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Molybdenum trioxide
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0
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0
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0
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0
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13
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13
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--
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Biphenyl
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0
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0
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12
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0
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12
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12
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--
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Silver (and its compounds)
|
7
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0
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0
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0
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7
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7
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--
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Toluenediisocyanate (mixed isomers)
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4
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0
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0
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0
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5
|
5
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--
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Butyl acrylate
|
3
|
0
|
0
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0
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3
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3
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--
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Aluminum (fume or dust)
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0
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0
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2
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0
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2
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2
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--
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i-Butyl alcohol
|
1
|
0
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0
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0
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1
|
1
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--
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Maleic anhydride
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
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--
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CACs Total
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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