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Substantially less toxins are released in New Hampshire than in other states.

The United States of Toxins
https://blog.odetoclean.com/the-unit...s-1e219e5a701f

Every year, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requires most large industrial facilities to report the volume of toxic chemicals they release into the environment.

The EPA takes this data and consolidates it into the Toxic Releases Inventory (TRI), which is then used to set environmental policies in place.

At Ode, we work on creating low-cost, environmentally-conscious alternatives to chemical manufacturing. So, we got interested in the information buried in these massive, hard to understand reports. What are the most commonly released toxins? In which states and cities are the most chemicals emitted? Which industries contribute the most to this pollution?

Summary of findings:

As a state, Alaska produces the most toxins (834 million pounds)
Zinc and lead compounds (common products of the mining industry) are the most common toxins
Metal mining accounts for 1.5 billion pounds of toxins, while chemicals (515 million) ranks second
On a county level, the Northwest Arctic of Alaska leads the list, but multiple Nevada counties round out the top 5
Kotzebue, AK produces the most toxins as a city (756 million pounds), and Indianapolis, IN (10.9 million) produces the most out of the top 100 most populous cities

The United States of Toxins

We began by tallying total toxin releases by state. This includes all toxins across all industries. In the map below, darker colors indicate a higher total volume of toxins (in pounds).

There are 100s of cities around the United States where more toxins were released in 2016 than in the entire state of New Hampshire.

Click here https://blog.odetoclean.com/the-unit...s-1e219e5a701f to see the breakdown by county and city.