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Total Reported Releases On- and Off-site with Toxic Air Release (Adjusted)
for
Northwest Territories
in
1997
are
1,850,605
(kg)
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National Ranking for
Total Reported Releases On- and Off-site with Toxic Air Release (Adjusted)
for
NT
in
1997
is
9
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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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31,741
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30,418
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8,995
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1,779,351
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1,850,605
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1,850,605
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Toxics Total
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31,741
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30,418
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8,995
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1,779,351
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1,850,605
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1,850,605
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--
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Arsenic (and its compounds)
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7,033
|
618
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0
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1,779,351
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1,787,002
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1,787,002
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96.56%
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Ammonia (Total)
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0
|
27,735
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0
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0
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27,735
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27,735
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1.50%
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Hydrogen cyanide
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9,460
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0
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0
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0
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9,460
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9,460
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.51%
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Ethylene glycol
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4,100
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0
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3,665
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0
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7,765
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7,765
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.42%
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Benzene
|
470
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0
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3,830
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0
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4,300
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4,300
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.23%
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Zinc (and its compounds)
|
1,310
|
1,018
|
1,200
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0
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3,628
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3,628
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.20%
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Xylene (mixed isomers)
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3,030
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0
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0
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0
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3,030
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3,030
|
.16%
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1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene
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2,760
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0
|
0
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0
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2,760
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2,760
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.15%
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Toluene
|
1,390
|
0
|
0
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0
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1,390
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1,390
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.08%
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Cyclohexane
|
1,280
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0
|
0
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0
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1,280
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1,280
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.07%
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Methanol
|
650
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0
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0
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0
|
650
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650
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.04%
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Cyanides (ionic)
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0
|
647
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0
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0
|
647
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647
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.03%
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Lead (and its compounds)
|
258
|
41
|
300
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0
|
599
|
599
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.03%
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Copper (and its compounds)
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0
|
352
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0
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0
|
352
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352
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.02%
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Nickel (and its compounds)
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0
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7
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0
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0
|
7
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7
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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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