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Air Releases of Toxics
of
Carcinogens
for
Ontario
in
2002
are
2,981,789
(kg)
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National Ranking for
Air Releases of Toxics
of
Carcinogens
for
ON
in
2002
is
1
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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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Percentage*
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Combined Total
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2,981,789
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--
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Toxics Total
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2,981,789
|
--
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Trichloroethylene
|
638,618
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21.42%
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Benzene
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535,888
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17.97%
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Dichloromethane
|
510,750
|
17.13%
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Formaldehyde
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453,915
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15.22%
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Nickel (and its compounds)
|
201,704
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6.76%
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Acetaldehyde
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176,753
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5.93%
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Lead (and its compounds)
|
154,304
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5.17%
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Naphthalene
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73,118
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2.45%
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Arsenic (and its compounds)
|
67,155
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2.25%
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1,3-Butadiene
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62,971
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2.11%
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Tetrachloroethylene
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19,994
|
.67%
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Isoprene
|
16,489
|
.55%
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Cadmium (and its compounds)
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8,023
|
.27%
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Vinyl chloride
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7,769
|
.26%
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Ethylene oxide
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7,592
|
.25%
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Acrylonitrile
|
6,920
|
.23%
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Propylene oxide
|
5,162
|
.17%
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Chloroform
|
3,940
|
.13%
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Hexachlorobenzene
|
3,588,053.0000
|
.12%
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Benzo(a)phenanthrene
|
3,444
|
.12%
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Dibenzo(a,h)anthracene
|
2,857
|
.10%
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Benzo(a)anthracene
|
2,816
|
.09%
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Benzo(a)pyrene
|
2,795
|
.09%
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Benzo(b)fluoranthene
|
2,587
|
.09%
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Dibenzo(a,i)pyrene
|
1,988
|
.07%
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Benzo(k)fluoranthene
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1,643
|
.06%
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Nitrilotriacetic acid (and its salts)
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1,607
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.05%
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Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
|
1,559
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.05%
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Mercury (and its compounds)
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1,369
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.05%
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Hexavalent chromium compounds
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1,293
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.04%
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Indeno(1,2,3-CD)pyrene
|
997
|
.03%
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1,1,2-Trichloroethane
|
500
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.02%
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1,4-Dioxane
|
462
|
.02%
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Toluenediisocyanate (mixed isomers)
|
321
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.01%
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Aniline (and its salts)
|
262
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--
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Benzo(j)fluoranthene
|
156
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--
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p-Dichlorobenzene
|
107
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--
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Hydrazine (and its salts)
|
102
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--
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Acrylamide
|
94
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--
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Pyridine (and its salts)
|
50
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--
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Thiourea
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50
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--
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Ethyl acrylate
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48
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--
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N-Methylolacrylamide
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12
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--
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Dibenz(a,j)acridine
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6
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--
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7H-Dibenzo(c,g)carbazole
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5
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--
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Benzyl chloride
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4
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--
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1,2-Dichloroethane
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2
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--
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Dioxins and furans
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48.9730
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--
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CACs Total
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0
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*
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