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Recognized Carcinogens Released into Air
| Value: |
296090.3 pounds |
Measurement
Period: |
2008 |
| Location: |
County : San Bernardino |
| Categories: |
Natural Environment / Air
Health / Environmental & Occupational Health
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What is this Indicator?
This indicator compares the quantity (in pounds) of reported and recognized carcinogens released into the air.
Why is this important: Recognized carcinogens are compounds with strong scientific evidence that they can induce cancer. In industry, there are many potential exposures to carcinogens. Generally, workplace exposures are considered to be at higher levels than for public exposures. These data only reflect releases of chemicals, not whether (or to what degree) workers or the public has been exposed to those chemicals.
Technical note: This data considers fugitive and point source emissions of 179 recognized OSHA carcinogens. Data from all industry sectors subject to reporting under the Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) program are included.
The trend is a comparison between the most recent and previous measurement period. Confidence intervals were not taken into account in determining the direction of the trend. |
| Source: U.S. EPA |
| URL of Source: http://www.epa.gov |
| URL of Data: http://www.epa.gov/triexplorer |
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Time Series Data
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