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Toxic Transfers to Treatment and Disposal Facilities by Top 40 Counties, 1993 & 1992

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TOXIC TRANSFERS TO TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL FACILITIES MAP

TOXIC TRANSFERS TO TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL FACILITIES BY TOP 40 COUNTIES, 1993 AND 1992
COUNTY1993 ON-SITE RELEASES (LBS) POSITION1992 ON-SITE RELEASES (LBS)POSITION
Harris31,873,169130,845,0671
El Paso12,620,458211,690,8132
Jefferson4,615,30535,477,5183
Potter4,219,3804901,52011
Galveston2,228,81752,561,9295
Chambers1,899,43461,836,3656
Travis1,538,63073,953,1704
Nueces1,447,1778386,53214
Matagorda1,250,96691,609,2917
Dallas810,449101,184,6379
Tarrant729,08811788,66612
Angelina535,991121,126,64710
Brazos488,27013265,90618
Brazoria443,43214373,23815
Victoria431,3491539,51742
Orange429,863161,453,1888
Nacogdoches360,70517118,18826
Jasper349,3711843,22541
San Patricio325,1101963,72435
Leon270,32720476,60513
Kaufman270,3272124,66148
Harrison197,03722282,33516
Calhoun181,5052397,86728
Smith176,18424179,85623
Fort Bend162,54325227,87819
Brown162,02226119,61125
Bexar134,64227126,93224
McLennan103,57028204,40321
Ellis98,5402963,79734
Wichita94,0053088,23829
Guadalupe90,54531182,45522
Ector86,0043218,58849
Morris83,0523399,48027
Grayson81,8283457,18537
Collin70,58635270,51917
Hutchinson67,0003628,26046
Lamar64,1213756,39738
Gregg53,1013861,91736
Tom Green30,0003986,50031
Upshur29,5904015,61754
Cumulative Total 99.48%
Note: Figures do not include transfers to Publicly-owned Treatment Works, Off-site Recycling or Off-site Energy Recovery.
Source: Information from Toxics Release Inventory Program, Office of Pollution Prevention, Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission.

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