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Total Reported Releases & Transfers with Combined Air Release
of
CEPA Toxic Substances
for
British Columbia
in
2005
are
161,766,324
(kg)
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National Ranking for
Total Reported Releases & Transfers with Combined Air Release
of
CEPA Toxic Substances
for
BC
in
2005
is
6
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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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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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161,537,822
|
161,471,519
|
228,502
|
161,766,324
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--
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Toxics Total
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15,690,477
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15,624,173
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228,502
|
15,918,979
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--
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Ammonia (Total)
|
14,092,995
|
14,092,995
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44,319
|
14,137,314
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8.74%
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Acetaldehyde
|
449,514
|
449,514
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0
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449,514
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.28%
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Hydrogen fluoride
|
398,261
|
398,261
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0
|
398,261
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.25%
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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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.14%
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Lead (and its compounds)
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199,596
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133,716
|
3,302
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202,898
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.13%
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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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.07%
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Phenanthrene
|
74,403
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74,403
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2,635
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77,037
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.05%
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Hexavalent chromium compounds
|
8,108
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8,108
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61,576
|
69,684
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.04%
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Asbestos (friable form)
|
60,320
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60,320
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0
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60,320
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.04%
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Fluoranthene
|
31,609
|
31,609
|
1,032
|
32,640
|
.02%
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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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.02%
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Pyrene
|
21,685
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21,685
|
641
|
22,327
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.01%
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Tetrachloroethylene
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0
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0
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14,644
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14,644
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--
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HCFC-141b
|
14,050
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14,050
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0
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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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13,145
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0
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13,145
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--
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Benzo(a)phenanthrene
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12,559
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12,559
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0
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12,559
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--
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Arsenic (and its compounds)
|
11,000
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10,576
|
568
|
11,567
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--
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Benzo(b)fluoranthene
|
7,551
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7,551
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5
|
7,556
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--
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Cadmium (and its compounds)
|
4,830
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4,830
|
295
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5,125
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--
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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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--
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Benzo(e)pyrene
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3,338
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3,338
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0
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3,338
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--
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Benzo(a)pyrene
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2,687
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2,687
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35
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2,722
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--
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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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--
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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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--
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Benzo(g,h,i)perylene
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1,872
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1,872
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10
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1,882
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--
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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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--
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Hexachlorobenzene
|
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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--
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1,2-Dichloroethane
|
780
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780
|
544
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1,324
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--
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Perylene
|
1,107
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1,107
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0
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1,107
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--
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Sulphur hexafluoride
|
964
|
964
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0
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964
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--
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Dibenzo(a,h)anthracene
|
564
|
564
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2
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566
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--
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Mercury (and its compounds)
|
503
|
503
|
41
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544
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--
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Nickel (and its compounds)
|
523
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523
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1
|
524
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--
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CFC-114
|
340
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340
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0
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340
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--
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HCFC-22
|
232
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232
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0
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232
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--
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Sodium fluoride
|
190
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190
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0
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190
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--
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2-Butoxyethanol
|
36
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36
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116
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152
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--
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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
|
5
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5
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0
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5
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--
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Dibenz(a,j)acridine
|
1
|
1
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0
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1
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--
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Dibenzo(a,i)pyrene
|
1
|
1
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0
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1
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--
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7H-Dibenzo(c,g)carbazole
|
0
|
0
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0
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0
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--
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Dioxins and furans
|
148.9380
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148.9380
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4.8990
|
153.8370
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--
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CACs Total
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145,847,345
|
145,847,345
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0
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145,847,345
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--
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Oxides of nitrogen
|
76,560,287
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76,560,287
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0
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76,560,287
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47.33%
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Sulphur dioxide
|
56,775,092
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56,775,092
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0
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56,775,092
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35.10%
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PM10 - Particulate Matter <=is 10 Microns
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12,511,966
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12,511,966
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0
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12,511,966
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7.73%
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