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EPA Issues Annual Report on Chemicals Released Into Land, Air and Water in New Jersey

EPA Issues Annual Report on Chemicals Released Into Land, Air and Water in New Jersey

Contact: John Martin (212) 637- 3662 martin.johnj@epa.gov

(New York, N.Y. – January 5, 2012) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today issued its 25th annual report on the amount of toxic chemicals released in 2010 to the land, air and water by industrial facilities in New Jersey. The Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) report covers 411 New Jersey facilities that are required to report their releases to the EPA. Total releases of chemicals in New Jersey were higher in 2010 than in 2009. A significant portion of the 2009-2010 increase was due to increases in wastewater being discharged from the DuPont Chambers Works, Conoco Phillips and Paulsboro Refining Co. LLC.  Area Fact Sheet