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Cancer Pollution Report

America's Most Threatened Counties and States

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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 lbs.
    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.

Pounds of cancer-causing pollutants per state in 1996.

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming		 6,773,329 lbs.
210,037 lbs.
1,093,683 lbs.
2,677,024 lbs.
3,835,047 lbs.
261,520 lbs.
2,727,898 lbs.
704,361 lbs.
4,351,926 lbs.
6,164,953 lbs.
21,371 lbs.
261,783 lbs.
9,591,489 lbs.
10,059,181 lbs.
1,695,775 lbs.
2,337,434 lbs.
3,944,828 lbs.
6,557,097 lbs.
2,188,884 lbs.
1,216,867 lbs.
1,707,524 lbs.
3,671,488 lbs.
1,841,641 lbs.
6,772,708 lbs.
3,176,070 lbs.
478,644 lbs.
456,911 lbs.
55,851 lbs.
442,202 lbs.
2,040,347 lbs.
623,536 lbs.
5,468,941 lbs.
9,753,621 lbs.
35,017 lbs.
9,312,115 lbs.
1,618,217 lbs.
2,447,720 lbs.
9,501,866 lbs.
140,658 lbs.
5,960,236 lbs.
115,497 lbs.
6,987,942 lbs.
15,584,011 lbs.
416,383 lbs.
6,172,387 lbs.
3,235,948 lbs.
1,684,990 lbs.
4,895,364 lbs.
274,253 lbs.

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