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Total Reported Releases & Transfers with Combined Air Release
of
Carcinogens
for
British Columbia
in
2005
are
1,247,191
(kg)
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National Ranking for
Total Reported Releases & Transfers with Combined Air Release
of
Carcinogens
for
BC
in
2005
is
5
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To see other pollution reports, please go to
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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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Total Release
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Adjusted Total Release
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Total Transfer
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Total Release and Transfer
|
Percentage*
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Combined Total
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1,048,750
|
982,446
|
198,441
|
1,247,191
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Toxics Total
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1,048,750
|
982,446
|
198,441
|
1,247,191
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--
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Acetaldehyde
|
449,514
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449,514
|
0
|
449,514
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36.04%
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Formaldehyde
|
219,003
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219,003
|
9,000
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228,003
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18.28%
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Lead (and its compounds)
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199,596
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133,716
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3,302
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202,898
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16.27%
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Benzene
|
29,534
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29,534
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76,683
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106,217
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8.52%
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Hexavalent chromium compounds
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8,108
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8,108
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61,576
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69,684
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5.59%
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Asbestos (friable form)
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60,320
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60,320
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0
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60,320
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4.84%
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Dichloromethane
|
17,328
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17,328
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12,709
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30,037
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2.41%
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Ethylbenzene
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11,349
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11,349
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12,867
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24,216
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1.94%
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Tetrachloroethylene
|
0
|
0
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14,644
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14,644
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1.17%
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Benzo(a)phenanthrene
|
12,559
|
12,559
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0
|
12,559
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1.01%
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Arsenic (and its compounds)
|
11,000
|
10,576
|
568
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11,567
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.93%
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Benzo(b)fluoranthene
|
7,551
|
7,551
|
5
|
7,556
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.61%
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Cadmium (and its compounds)
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4,830
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4,830
|
295
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5,125
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.41%
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Benzo(a)anthracene
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4,548
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4,548
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174
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4,722
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.38%
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Chloroform
|
0
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0
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4,125
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4,125
|
.33%
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Naphthalene
|
1,105
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1,105
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1,700
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2,805
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.22%
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Benzo(a)pyrene
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2,687
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2,687
|
35
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2,722
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.22%
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Benzo(k)fluoranthene
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2,281
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2,281
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0
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2,281
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.18%
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Indeno(1,2,3-CD)pyrene
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1,947
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1,947
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7
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1,954
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.16%
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Trichloroethylene
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1,800
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1,800
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0
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1,800
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.14%
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Hexachlorobenzene
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1,254,497.0000
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1,254,497.0000
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163,568.0000
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1,418,065.0000
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.11%
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1,2-Dichloroethane
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780
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780
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544
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1,324
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.11%
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Dibenzo(a,h)anthracene
|
564
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564
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2
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566
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.05%
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Mercury (and its compounds)
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503
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503
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41
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544
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.04%
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Nickel (and its compounds)
|
523
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523
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1
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524
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.04%
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1,1,2-Trichloroethane
|
40
|
40
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0
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40
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1,3-Butadiene
|
13
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13
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0
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13
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--
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Benzo(j)fluoranthene
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5
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5
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0
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5
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--
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Toluenediisocyanate (mixed isomers)
|
5
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5
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0
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5
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--
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Dibenzo(a,i)pyrene
|
1
|
1
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0
|
1
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--
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Dibenz(a,j)acridine
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1
|
1
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0
|
1
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--
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7H-Dibenzo(c,g)carbazole
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0
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0
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0
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0
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--
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Dioxins and furans
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148.9380
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148.9380
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4.8990
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153.8370
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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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