Toxics managed, treated or released into the environment from facilities operating in California decreased by 14% in 2009 when compared to 2008, according to the latest data available from the U.S. EPA. The 6 million pound decline reflects reported decreases in air, water, and land disposals, releases and off-site transfers. California releases were better than the national average, where there was a 12% decrease in total reported releases into the environment from 2008 to 2009. The number of facilities reporting chemical releases decreased 7% nationally.
Data from 2009 in California shows:
- Total reported on-site and off -site disposals and releases decreased 21% due primarily to decreases across all media—air, water and land releases and off-site transfers, with the exception of an increase in underground injections
- Air releases decreased by 25% (3.2 million pounds)
- Water releases decreased by 24% (523,491 pounds)
- California reported an increase in underground injection releases of 267% (279,802 pounds since 2008)
- The top five released chemicals are lead, zinc and zinc compounds, ammonia, and asbestos.
- In California, 7 million pounds of total releases of persistent bioaccumulative and toxic chemicals (PBTs) were reported, a 16% decrease or 1.3 million pounds. Lead and lead compounds top the list.
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