Toxic Pollution and Health
Source: U.S. Public Interest Research Group (U.S. PIRG)
From press release:
In 2004 alone, U.S. industrial facilities released 1.5 billion pounds of toxic pollutants linked to serious health effects, threatening hundreds of communities across the country, according to a new report released today by the U.S. Public Interest Research Group.
The report, “Toxic Pollution and Health,” uses information from the federal Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) to analyze toxic pollution linked to serious health problems such as cancer, birth defects or neurological damage. Due to a recent EPA action restricting the public’s right-to-know, this report may provide one of the last complete pictures of toxic pollution.
In one year these facilities released more than 70 million pounds of known carcinogens and 826 million pounds of neurotoxins to the air and water. The report analyzes these dangerous releases by state, country and zip code to provide a detailed toxic pollution picture.
+ Full Report (PDF; 1.7 MB)
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