1998 TRI California Top Ten Rankings by Industry Releases (data source )
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Total On-site and Offsite
Total On-site
Air
Surface Water
Underground
Land
Total Offsite
Total On-site and Offsite Releases
TSDs/Solvent Recovery
20352632
Metal Mining
8747997
Primary Metals
6163968
Petroleum
6088140
Chemicals
4251704
Fabricated Metals
3469102
Food
3311622
Multiple Codes 20-39
2752898
Plastics
2436384
Transportation Equip.
2341887
Total On-site Releases
TSDs/Solvent Recovery
20175389
Metal Mining
8735327
Petroleum
5314312
Food
3310747
Chemicals
3092823
Fabricated Metals
3027449
Multiple Codes 20-39
2200330
Transportation Equip.
2111269
Plastics
2020738
Paper
1900110
Total Air Releases
Petroleum
4471229
Fabricated Metals
3009650
Food
2841697
Chemicals
2592879
Chemicals
2592879
Transportation Equip.
2107853
Plastics
2020693
Multiple Codes 20-39
1870008
Stone/Clay/Glass
1408888
Lumber
729548
Paper
639713
Paper
639713
Total Surface Water Releases
Paper
1258714
Petroleum
716463
Chemicals
25599
Lumber
10610
Multiple Codes 20-39
8495
Fabricated Metals
2606
Primary Metals
878
Chemical Wholesalers
536
Electrical Equip.
514
Machinery
263
Total Underground Releases
Petroleum
81905
No other California industries reported underground releases.
Total Land Releases
TSDs/Solvent Recovery
20122193
Metal Mining
8373318
Chemicals
474345
Food
468976
Multiple Codes 20-39
321827
Primary Metals
219742
Stone/Clay/Glass
174046
Electric Utilities
147300
Miscellaneous
85342
Petroleum
44715
Total Offsite Releases
Primary Metals
5475955
Chemicals
1158881
Petroleum
773828
Multiple Codes 20-39
552568
Fabricated Metals
441653
Plastics
415646
Transportation Equip.
230618
Measure/Photo.
182377
TSDs/Solvent Recovery
177243
Data Sources: EPA TRI Explorer,
http://www.epa.gov/triexplorer/geography.htm . All releases are in pounds. You may also want to check EPA and RTK Net for more information and data.
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