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Total Reported Releases On- and Off-site with Toxic Air Release (Adjusted)
for
Northwest Territories
in
1996
are
2,988,624
(kg)
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National Ranking for
Total Reported Releases On- and Off-site with Toxic Air Release (Adjusted)
for
NT
in
1996
is
8
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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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37,456
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43,937
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7,165
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2,900,000
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2,988,624
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2,988,624
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Toxics Total
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37,456
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43,937
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7,165
|
2,900,000
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2,988,624
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2,988,624
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--
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Arsenic (and its compounds)
|
3,000
|
511
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0
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2,900,000
|
2,903,511
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2,903,511
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97.15%
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Ammonia (Total)
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0
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41,249
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0
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0
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41,249
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41,249
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1.38%
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Ethylene glycol
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7,990
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0
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5,665
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0
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13,655
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13,655
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.46%
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Hydrogen cyanide
|
12,600
|
0
|
0
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0
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12,600
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12,600
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.42%
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Xylene (mixed isomers)
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4,260
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0
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0
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0
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4,260
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4,260
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.14%
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Zinc (and its compounds)
|
1,323
|
678
|
1,200
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0
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3,267
|
3,267
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.11%
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Toluene
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2,600
|
0
|
0
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0
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2,600
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2,600
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.09%
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1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene
|
2,420
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2,420
|
2,420
|
.08%
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Cyclohexane
|
1,480
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1,480
|
1,480
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.05%
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Cyanides (ionic)
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0
|
947
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0
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0
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947
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947
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.03%
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Benzene
|
800
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0
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0
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0
|
800
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800
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.03%
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Methanol
|
650
|
0
|
0
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0
|
650
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650
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.02%
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Lead (and its compounds)
|
333
|
12
|
300
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0
|
645
|
645
|
.02%
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Copper (and its compounds)
|
0
|
535
|
0
|
0
|
535
|
535
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.02%
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Nickel (and its compounds)
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0
|
5
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0
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0
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5
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5
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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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