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| Table 4-19 | |
| Carcinogenic Compound Releases, in Idaho, the Region, and the U.S., 1989 | |
| Carcinogenic Release/Transfer | Total
Toxic Release/Transfer |
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| Lbs. | U.S. Rank | % State Total | % U.S. Total | U.S. Rank | |
| Idaho | 902,263 | 42 | 5.73 | 0.22 | 43 |
| Alaska | 302,184 | 45 | 1.21 | 0.07 | 38 |
| Montana | 381,067 | 44 | 0.97 | 0.09 | 33 |
| Nevada | 60,187 | 52 | 1.83 | 0.01 | 49 |
| Oregon | 3,665,815 | 31 | 11.64 | 0.89 | 35 |
| Utah | 4,688,934 | 30 | 3.15 | 1.14 | 13 |
| Washington | 5,613,359 | 26 | 11.52 | 1.36 | 30 |
| Wyoming | 85,827 | 51 | 0.48 | 0.02 | 41 |
| U.S. | 411,505,400 | 7.21 | |||
| Source: | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics in the Community: National and Local Perspectives, the 1989 Toxics Release Inventory National Report: September 1991 (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1991). |
| Note: | Data as reported under Section 313 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (Toxic Release Inventory). |
Compiled by: Diane Prorak, data input assisted by:
Robert Anton-Erik
Contact: Lily Wai
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