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20 counties most threatened by cancer-causing
pollutants
1. Harris Co., TX:
5.1 million lbs.
Simpson Pasadena Paper:
631,000 lbs.
2. Cook Co., IL:
3.8 million lbs.
General Foam:
710,737 lbs. (16)*
3. Lee Co., MS:
3.1 million lbs.
Carpenter:
1.5 million lbs. (3)
4. Monroe Co., NY:
2.7 million lbs.
Eastman Kodak:
2.6 million lbs. (1)
5.Elkhart Co., IN:
2.6 million lbs.
Flexible Foam Prods.:
749,419 lbs. (14)
6.Cuyahoga Co., OH:
2.0 million lbs.
Cleveland Laminating:
644,000 lbs. (19)
7. Erie Co., PA:
1.9 million lbs.
Foamex L.P.:
1.7 million lbs. (2)
8. Jefferson Co., TX:
1.9 million lbs.
Huntsman Petrochemical:
470,800 lbs.
9. Brazoria Co., TX:
1.7 million lbs.
Dow Chemical:
861,891 lbs. (8)
10. Randolph Co., NC:
1.5 million lbs.
Prestige Fabricators:
451,517 lbs.
11.Sedgwick Co., KS.:
1.4 million lbs.
Boeing Wichita:
755,810 lbs.
12. Los Angeles Co., CA:
1.3 million lb.
Dow Chemical:
122,058 lbs.
13. Posey Co., IN:
1.3 million lbs.
GE Plastics:
1.3 million lbs.
14. Ascension Co., LA:
1.2 million lbs.
Shell Chemical:
184,621 lbs.
15. Mobile Co., AL:
1.1 million lbs.
Kimberly-Clark Corp.:
734,000 lbs.
16. East Baton Rouge Co., LA:
1.1 million lbs.
Georgia-Pacific Corp.:
193,766 lbs.
17. Gibson Co., TN:
1.0 million lbs.
Foamex Int'l Inc.:
1.0 million lbs.
18. Wood Co., WI:
994,636 lbs.
Georgia-Pacific Corp.:
92,020 lbs.
19. Cowlitz Co., WA:
965,130 million lbs.
Weyerhaeuser:
865,441 lbs.
20. Hamilton Co., TN:
963,393 million lbs.
Nu-Foam Products Inc.:
928,075 lbs.
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