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Pollution2.xlsxStates
| Annual Air Pollution by State | ||
| State Ranking | Tons | |
| TEXAS | 1,397,515 | |
| CALIFORNIA | 1,052,372 | |
| FLORIDA | 946,343 | |
| MICHIGAN | 792,600 | |
| ILLINOIS | 749,702 | |
| INDIANA | 483,457 | |
| ALABAMA | 445,547 | |
| WISCONSIN | 431,161 | |
| NEW JERSEY | 407,138 | |
| LOUISIANA | 399,455 | |
| MINNESOTA | 395,322 | |
| WASHINGTON | 388,734 | |
| MISSOURI | 368,173 | |
| SOUTH CAROLINA | 353,982 | |
| KENTUCKY | 330,227 | |
| MISSISSIPPI | 313,529 | |
| OREGON | 311,592 | |
| ARIZONA | 300,277 | |
| COLORADO | 281,414 | |
| OKLAHOMA | 276,505 | |
| MASSACHUSETTS | 272,125 | |
| ARKANSAS | 251,037 | |
| IOWA | 231,465 | |
| KANSAS | 228,658 | |
| MARYLAND | 177,599 | |
| CONNECTICUT | 154,724 | |
| NEBRASKA | 151,365 | |
| WEST VIRGINIA | 147,718 | |
| UTAH | 145,287 | |
| NEW MEXICO | 144,495 | |
| MAINE | 133,221 | |
| IDAHO | 132,205 | |
| MONTANA | 108,000 | |
| NEVADA | 104,519 | |
| NORTH DAKOTA | 100,907 | |
| NEW HAMPSHIRE | 85,868 | |
| SOUTH DAKOTA | 74,431 | |
| WYOMING | 68,451 | |
| HAWAII | 53,795 | |
| RHODE ISLAND | 50,780 | |
| VERMONT | 50,532 | |
| DELAWARE | 45,353 | |
| DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA | 17,791 | |
Air Pollution
| Air Pollution of Regulated and Unregulated Chemicals | ||
| Chemical | Air Releases (Pounds from TRI sources) | Regulated as a Hazardous Air Pollutant by the Clean Air Act |
| DICHLOROMETHANE | 1,021,499 | Yes |
| TRICHLOROETHYLENE | 185,730 | Yes |
| FORMALDEHYDE | 146,035 | Yes |
| BENZENE | 72,418 | Yes |
| TETRACHLOROETHYLENE | 42,836 | Yes |
| ACETALDEHYDE | 40,953 | Yes |
| NICKEL | 34,043 | Yes |
| LEAD COMPOUNDS | 23,454 | Yes |
| PYRIDINE | 23,329 | No |
| 1,2-DICHLOROPROPANE | 16,350 | Yes |
| ANILINE | 11,807 | Yes |
| NAPHTHALENE | 9,814 | Yes |
| LEAD | 8,473 | Yes |
| O-TOLUIDINE | 2,987 | Yes |
| PROPYLENE OXIDE | 2,540 | Yes |
| BIS(2-ETHYLHEXYL)PHTHALATE | 2,473 | Yes |
| CARBON TETRACHLORIDE | 1,928 | Yes |
| 1,4-DIOXANE | 1,100 | Yes |
| COBALT | 747 | Yes |
| BENZOIC TRICHLORIDE | 541 | Yes |
| TOLUENE DIISOCYANATE (MIXED ISOMERS) | 506 | No |
| ETHYLENE OXIDE | 413 | Yes |
| ACRYLONITRILE | 281 | Yes |
| CHLOROFORM | 280 | Yes |
| 1,2-DICHLOROETHANE | 255 | Yes |
| POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS | 236 | Yes |
| TOLUENE-2,4-DIISOCYANATE | 181 | Yes |
| CREOSOTES | 83 | No |
| CADMIUM COMPOUNDS | 59 | Yes |
| ASBESTOS (FRIABLE) | 17 | Yes |
| 1,3-BUTADIENE | 13 | Yes |
| CHLOROETHANE | 10 | Yes |
| DIMETHYL SULFATE | 10 | Yes |
| CADMIUM | 1 | Yes |
| HEXACHLOROBENZENE | 0 | Yes |
| DIOXIN AND DIOXIN-LIKE COMPOUNDS | 0.08 | No |
| From 1988 to 2001, releases of recognized carcinogens into the air have decreased 94%. |
Water Pollution
| Water Pollution Normalized | |||||||||||||||
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |||
| Sewage and wastewater | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.16 | 0.14 | 0.12 | 1.23 | Sum | |||
| Beaches | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.06 | 0.17 | 0.12 | 0.06 | 0.00 | 0.06 | 0.08 | 0.02 | 0.78 | Max | |||
| Endocrine disruption | 0.01 | 0.09 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.12 | 0.09 | 0.07 | 0.04 | 0.07 | 0.14 | 0.70 | Min | |||
| Pesticides | 0.12 | 0.09 | 0.11 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.10 | 0.13 | 1.13 | Count | |||
| Toxic chemicals | 0.04 | 0.12 | 0.15 | 0.14 | 0.16 | 0.13 | 0.04 | 0.11 | 0.10 | 0.02 | 1.01 | Average | |||
| Introduced (non-native) organisms | 0.14 | 0.12 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.09 | 0.16 | 0.12 | 0.10 | 1.04 | Count if 0 | |||
| Harmful algal blooms | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.15 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.11 | 0.09 | 0.02 | 0.12 | 0.00 | 0.79 | ||||
| Farming, fertilization, nutrient addition | 0.11 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.15 | 0.17 | 0.09 | 0.03 | 0.11 | 0.05 | 0.12 | 0.81 | ||||
| Oil pollution and slicks | 0.02 | 0.13 | 0.03 | 0.07 | 0.09 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.00 | 0.72 | ||||
| Radioactive waste | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.12 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.10 | 0.07 | 0.15 | 0.87 | ||||
| Debris | 0.02 | 0.15 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.11 | 0.08 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.90 | ||||
| Atmospheric deposition | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.10 | 0.13 | 0.08 | 0.12 | 0.03 | 0.17 | 0.02 | 0.14 | 1.10 | ||||
| Drinking water quality | 0.05 | 0.08 | 0.17 | 0.11 | 0.14 | 0.16 | 0.03 | 0.08 | 0.03 | 0.17 | 1.00 |
Health Effects
| Annual TRI Pollution Releases Sorted by Health Effect | |||
| Topic | Type | Air Releases (Pounds from TRI sources) | Water Releases (Pounds from TRI sources) |
| 005RC1-2 | Recognized Carcinogens | 1,651,403 | 40,597 |
| 005SC1-2 | Suspected Carcinogens | 4,926,440 | 104,951 |
| 005SB5-3 | Suspected Cardiovascular or Blood Toxicants | 8,151,385 | 6,252,764 |
| 005RT3-7 | Recognized Developmental Toxicants | 2,856,862 | 20,705 |
| 005ST6-5 | Suspected Developmental Toxicants | 5,151,126 | 147,741 |
| 005SE2-5 | Suspected Endocrine Toxicants | 2,005,321 | 9,641 |
| 005SI1-7 | Suspected Immunotoxicants | 3,166,103 | 175,152 |
| 005SK8-2 | Suspected Kidney Toxicants | 7,224,507 | 250,157 |
| 005SG5-9 | Suspected Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicants | 23,463,010 | 228,679 |
| 005SM3-1 | Suspected Musculoskeletal Toxicants | 5,574,619 | |
| 005SN6-0 | Suspected Neurotoxicants | 12,085,985 | 337,234 |
| 005RR7-2 | Recognized Reproductive Toxicants | 786,066 | 18,889 |
| 005SR1-3 | Suspected Reproductive Toxicants | 8,149,594 | 157,937 |
| 005SR2-3 | Suspected Respiratory Toxicants | 27,708,618 | 358,332 |
| 005SS5-5 | Suspected Skin or Sense Organ Toxicants | 27,276,046 | 394,473 |
| 005SC1-2 | Suspected Carcinogens | 4,926,440 | 104,951 |
| 005ST6-5 | Suspected Developmental Toxicants | 5,151,126 | 147,741 |
| 005SR1-3 | Suspected Reproductive Toxicants | 8,149,594 | 157,937 |
| 005SS5-5 | Suspected Skin or Sense Organ Toxicants | 27,276,046 | 394,473 |
Energy Consumption
| Energy Consumption | ||||
| State | Population | Consumption (trillion BTUs) | Consumption per capita (million BTUs) | Price ($ per million BTUs) |
| Alabama | 4,590,240 | 1,959.70 | 17.49 | |
| Alaska | 677,450 | 641.7 | 20.25 | |
| Arizona | 6,165,689 | 1,399.60 | 21.78 | |
| Arkansas | 2,809,111 | 1,125.60 | 16.76 | |
| California | 36,249,872 | 7,825.70 | 20.66 | |
| Colorado | 4,766,248 | 1,516.90 | 17.24 | |
| Connecticut | 3,495,753 | 754 | 25.63 | |
| Delaware | 852,747 | 256.2 | 22.95 | |
| Florida | 18,057,508 | 4,381.90 | 21.66 | |
| Georgia | 9,342,080 | 3,155.70 | 17.96 | |
| Hawaii | 1,278,635 | 272.2 | 30.75 | |
| Idaho | 1,463,878 | 533.8 | 16.68 | |
| Illinois | 12,777,042 | 3,936.70 | 17.17 | |
| Indiana | 6,302,646 | 2,871.10 | 14.75 | |
| Iowa | 2,972,566 | 1,492.30 | 15.46 | |
| Kansas | 2,755,817 | 1,165.30 | 17.72 | |
| Kentucky | 4,204,444 | 1,976.50 | 16.89 | |
| Louisiana | 4,243,288 | 4,065.40 | 14.73 | |
| Maine | 1,314,910 | 407.3 | 18.78 | |
| Maryland | 5,602,017 | 1,481.10 | 22.48 | |
| Massachusetts | 6,434,389 | 1,396.90 | 23.32 | |
| Michigan | 10,102,322 | 2,798.10 | 18.22 | |
| Minnesota | 5,154,586 | 1,867.30 | 16.82 | |
| Mississippi | 2,899,112 | 1,189.20 | 17.63 | |
| Missouri | 5,837,639 | 1,928.40 | 18.54 | |
| Montana | 946,795 | 401.4 | 17.73 | |
| Nebraska | 1,763,765 | 843.8 | 16.27 | |
| Nevada | 2,492,427 | 646.1 | 20.87 | |
| New Hampshire | 1,311,821 | 295.5 | 23.87 | |
| New Jersey | 8,666,075 | 2,447.50 | 20.91 | |
| New Mexico | 1,942,302 | 680.1 | 19.4 | |
| New York | 19,281,988 | 3,728.40 | 22.91 | |
| North Carolina | 8,869,442 | 2,705.20 | 19.98 | |
| North Dakota | 637,460 | 480.7 | 13.73 | |
| Ohio | 11,463,513 | 3,833.70 | 17.93 | |
| Oklahoma | 3,577,536 | 1,551.60 | 16.78 | |
| Oregon | 3,691,084 | 977.1 | 18.89 | |
| Pennsylvania | 12,402,817 | 3,758.80 | 19.56 | |
| Rhode Island | 1,061,641 | 197.2 | 23.12 | |
| South Carolina | 4,330,108 | 1,661.60 | 18.26 | |
| South Dakota | 788,467 | 379.6 | 16.92 | |
| Tennessee | 6,074,913 | 2,250.60 | 18.33 | |
| Texas | 23,407,629 | 11,769.90 | 17.46 | |
| Utah | 2,579,535 | 763.7 | 16.66 | |
| Vermont | 620,778 | 147.6 | 24.2 | |
| Virginia | 7,640,249 | 2,502.10 | 18.91 | |
| Washington | 6,374,910 | 2,036.50 | 18.11 | |
| West Virginia | 1,808,699 | 738.9 | 17.09 | |
| Wisconsin | 5,617,744 | 1,800.10 | 18.22 |
MSW
| Garbage Tonnage 2006 (Source EPA) | ||||||
| State | Population | MSW | Percent of National Total | MSW Recycled | MSW Incinerated | MSW Landfilled |
| Alabama | 4,590,240 | 6,996,343 | 591,608 | 194,039 | 6,210,696 | |
| Alaska | 677,450 | 765,354 | 28,646 | 3,000 | 733,708 | |
| Arizona | 6,165,689 | 8,197,591 | 1,025,591 | 0 | 7,172,000 | |
| Arkansas | 2,809,111 | 3,468,842 | 532,689 | 35,464 | 2,900,689 | |
| California | 36,249,872 | 49,926,000 | 19,409,000 | 591,000 | 29,926,000 | |
| Colorado | 4,766,248 | 8,690,005 | 481,598 | 0 | 8,208,407 | |
| Connecticut | 3,495,753 | 3,360,933 | 830,264 | 2,158,292 | 372,377 | |
| Delaware | 852,747 | 988,433 | 103,150 | 0 | 885,283 | |
| District of Columbia | 585,459 | 1,031,083 | 21,142 | 12,791 | 997,150 | |
| Florida | 18,057,508 | 23,631,947 | 6,775,329 | 5,796,339 | 11,060,279 | |
| Georgia | 9,342,080 | 11,549,889 | n/a | 81,535 | 7,195,075 | |
| Hawaii | 1,278,635 | 1,649,000 | 410,000 | 756,000 | 483,000 | |
| Idaho | 1,463,878 | 1,238,394 | 99,590 | 0 | 1,138,804 | |
| Illinois | 12,777,042 | 26,420,364 | 9,773,194 | 0 | 16,647,170 | |
| Indiana | 6,302,646 | 13,570,231 | 4,531,056 | 569,263 | 8,469,912 | |
| Iowa | 2,972,566 | 4,341,454 | 1,464,395 | 54,496 | 2,822,563 | |
| Kansas | 2,755,817 | 4,089,591 | 817,818 | 0 | 3,271,773 | |
| Kentucky | 4,204,444 | 7,887,748 | 2,996,565 | 63,700 | 4,827,483 | |
| Louisiana | 4,243,288 | 6,051,158 | 500,000 | 0 | 5,551,158 | |
| Maine | 1,314,910 | 2,178,339 | 695,580 | 701,811 | 780,948 | |
| Maryland | 5,602,017 | 7,009,905 | 2,536,633 | 1,371,970 | 3,101,302 | |
| Massachusetts | 6,434,389 | 9,160,000 | 3,410,000 | 3,100,000 | 2,650,000 | |
| Michigan | 10,102,322 | 12,768,089 | 2,594,940 | 1,039,389 | 9,133,760 | |
| Minnesota | 5,154,586 | 5,894,933 | 2,523,635 | 1,170,841 | 2,200,457 | |
| Mississippi | 2,899,112 | 3,194,368 | 145,000 | 0 | 3,049,368 | |
| Missouri | 5,837,639 | 9,939,008 | 3,183,864 | 23,300 | 6,731,844 | |
| Montana | 946,795 | 1,430,049 | 240,510 | 0 | 1,189,539 | |
| Nebraska | 1,763,765 | 2,360,861 | 260,514 | 0 | 2,100,347 | |
| Nevada | 2,492,427 | 3,007,000 | 619,000 | 0 | 2,388,000 | |
| New Hampshire | 1,311,821 | 1,269,774 | 406,693 | 206,873 | 656,208 | |
| New Jersey | 8,666,075 | 12,756,058 | 4,400,000 | 1,397,094 | 6,958,964 | |
| New Mexico | 1,942,302 | 2,125,052 | 191,601 | 0 | 1,933,451 | |
| New York | 19,281,988 | 21,686,509 | 7,694,160 | 3,491,700 | 10,500,649 | |
| North Carolina | 8,869,442 | 8,205,475 | 1,877,277 | 107,837 | 6,220,361 | |
| North Dakota | 637,460 | 660,552 | 83,404 | 0 | 577,148 | |
| Ohio | 11,463,513 | 16,885,677 | 3,530,328 | 0 | 13,355,349 | |
| Oklahoma | 3,577,536 | 4,394,393 | 170,000 | 0 | 4,224,393 | |
| Oregon | 3,691,084 | 4,426,431 | 1,820,063 | 203,103 | 2,403,265 | |
| Pennsylvania | 12,402,817 | 16,486,254 | 4,868,115 | 1,951,447 | 9,666,692 | |
| Rhode Island | 1,061,641 | 1,351,454 | 166,962 | 1,995 | 1,182,497 | |
| South Carolina | 4,330,108 | 4,974,679 | 1,510,409 | 224,506 | 3,239,764 | |
| South Dakota | 788,467 | 861,576 | 83,476 | 0 | 778,100 | |
| Tennessee | 6,074,913 | 12,211,686 | 4,798,402 | 0 | 7,413,284 | |
| Texas | 23,407,629 | 31,212,927 | 5,900,000 | 0 | 25,312,927 | |
| Utah | 2,579,535 | 2,864,492 | 438,873 | 123,912 | 2,301,707 | |
| Vermont | 620,778 | 644,226 | 229,953 | 47,286 | 366,987 | |
| Virginia | 7,640,249 | 12,210,991 | 4,140,457 | 2,135,407 | 5,935,127 | |
| Washington | 6,374,910 | 8,313,340 | 2,725,310 | 325,398 | 5,262,632 | |
| West Virginia | 1,808,699 | 2,110,381 | 337,661 | 0 | 1,772,720 | |
| Wisconsin | 5,617,744 | 5,881,023 | 1,886,545 | 454,321 | 3,540,157 | |
| Wyoming | 512,757 | 684,690 | 73,200 | 0 | 611,490 | |
| MSW |
