POLLUTION LOCATOR|Hazardous Air Pollutants | National Report
United States
 
 
  • Map Locating Hazardous Air Pollution

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  • Ranking Areas by Health Risk

    Rank states or counties by health risks from Hazardous Air Pollutants
    • NOTE: These rankings are based on exposure estimates derived from 1990 emissions data. There are important uncertainties associated with using models to predict current air quality. Scorecard risk estimates are based on EPA exposure estimates and provide a perspective on the magnitude and sources of hazardous air pollution problems. They are not definitive evaluations of health risk in a particular locale.
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  • Cancer Risks and Noncancer Hazards in the United States

    • Cancer Risks from Hazardous Air Pollutants

  • Average individual's added cancer risk:
    		• 740 per 1,000,000
  • Population in areas where added cancer risk exceeds 10-3:
    		•  54,291,740
  • Population in areas where added cancer risk exceeds 10-4:
    		•  273,330,727
  • Hazardous Air Pollutant with the highest contribution to cancer risk:
    		• DIESEL EMISSIONS


    Noncancer Hazards from Hazardous Air Pollutants

  • Average individual's cumulative hazard index:
    		• 2.9
  • Population in areas where hazard index exceeds 1:
    		•  223,954,738
  • Hazardous Air Pollutant with the highest contribution to noncancer hazards:
    		• ACROLEIN
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  • Sources Contributing to Hazardous Air Pollutant Health Risks
    •        Contribution
    to Added
    Cancer Risk    		      Contribution
    to Cumulative
    Hazard Index
    Area source 8% 21%
    Point source 4% 4%
    Mobile source 88% 75%
     
    See source categories contributing to chemical-specific risk
      See the 1996 emissions data EPA used to estimate exposures for this area
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  • What We Don't Know About Hazardous Air Pollutants in the United States

    • 5 hazardous air pollutants in the United States lack the risk assessment values required for safety assessment
    37 hazardous air pollutants in the United States lack the exposure estimates required for safety assessment
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  • Links

    Scorecard's national reports on criteria air pollutants, chemical releases from industrial facilities, or land contamination
    See other reports on hazardous air pollutant risks in this area:
    EPA Draft National-Scale Air Toxics Assessment for 1996
    STAPPA/ALAPCO Cancer Risk from Diesel Particulate: National and Metropolitan Area Estimates for the United States
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