Abstract |
In Illinois EPA's Fifteenth Annual Toxic Chemical Report, for reporting year 2001, the amount of reported releases and transfers of 140.2 million pounds is from the 1,490 reporting facilities (4,576 individual chemical reports). The total figure for 2001 represents 21.9 million pounds (13.5%) less than that reported for 2000. Releases and transfers of 255 different toxic chemicals and chemical categories were reported. The reports submitted by facilities in the persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic (PBT) category consisted of 20 chemicals and totaled 3.0 million pounds (2.2% of total reported chemicals). Fugitive and stack air emissions of 54.6 million pounds were down by 13.8 million pounds (20.2%) as compared to 2000. Water releases of 7.9 million pounds and on-site land releases of 22.7 million pounds, however have increased by 16.4% and 18.2%, respectively. Off-site transfers to POTWs of 10.5 million pounds have decreased by 10.7% and other off-site transfers of 44.2 million pounds have increased by 3.3%. |