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Total Reported Releases On- and Off-site with Toxic Air Release (Adjusted)
for
Northwest Territories
in
1998
are
1,782,422
(kg)
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National Ranking for
Total Reported Releases On- and Off-site with Toxic Air Release (Adjusted)
for
NT
in
1998
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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17,063
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39,935
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5,484
|
1,719,839
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1,782,422
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1,782,422
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Toxics Total
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17,063
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39,935
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5,484
|
1,719,839
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1,782,422
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1,782,422
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--
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Arsenic (and its compounds)
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4,826
|
481
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0
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1,719,839
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1,725,146
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1,725,146
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96.79%
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Ammonia (Total)
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0
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38,251
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0
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0
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38,251
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38,251
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2.15%
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Ethylene glycol
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5,309
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0
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3,886
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0
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9,195
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9,195
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.52%
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Zinc (and its compounds)
|
1,320
|
403
|
1,200
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0
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3,023
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3,023
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.17%
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Hydrogen cyanide
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2,300
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0
|
0
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0
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2,300
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2,300
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.13%
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Xylene (mixed isomers)
|
1,020
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0
|
43
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0
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1,063
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1,063
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.06%
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1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene
|
860
|
0
|
35
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0
|
895
|
895
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.05%
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Lead (and its compounds)
|
258
|
22
|
300
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0
|
581
|
581
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.03%
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Cyclohexane
|
540
|
0
|
0
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0
|
540
|
540
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.03%
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Cyanides (ionic)
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0
|
515
|
0
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0
|
515
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515
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.03%
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Toluene
|
420
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0
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20
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0
|
440
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440
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.02%
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Copper (and its compounds)
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0
|
259
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0
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0
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259
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259
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.01%
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Benzene
|
160
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0
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0
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0
|
160
|
160
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Methanol
|
50
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0
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0
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0
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50
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50
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--
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Nickel (and its compounds)
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0
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4
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0
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0
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4
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4
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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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