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Total Reported Releases & Transfers for Alberta in 2004 are
1,419,787,173 (kg)
National Ranking for Total Reported Releases & Transfers for AB in 2004 is
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Please note:
  • The units of measurement for data presented below are in kilograms (kg), excluding hexachlorobenzene which is measured in grams (g) and dioxins/furans which are measured in grams (g) TEQ.
  • Recycling data is not included in total releases or transfers data. To obtain recycling data, please go to Who is Polluting? or Pollution Rankings.

Breakdown by Pollutants:
(NOTE: Click on the column total number for a detailed look at the data.)
Pollutant * Total Release Adjusted Total Release Total Transfer Total Release and Transfer Percentage*
Combined Total 1,329,933,574 1,329,372,027 6,269,823 1,336,203,397 --
Toxics Total 236,508,572 235,947,024 6,269,823 242,778,394 --
Hydrogen sulphide 164,906,919 164,906,919 23 164,906,942 12.34%
Ammonia (Total) 19,415,809 19,415,809 2,025,944 21,441,753 1.60%
Nitrate ion in solution at pH >= 6.0 14,595,698 14,595,698 201,504 14,797,202 1.11%
Methanol 10,920,843 10,920,843 955,626 11,876,469 .89%
Phosphorus (total) 2,719,988 2,719,988 1,119,564 3,839,552 .29%
Carbon disulphide 2,722,830 2,722,830 0 2,722,830 .20%
Sulphuric acid 1,938,201 1,938,201 1,279 1,939,480 .15%
Zinc (and its compounds) 1,898,721 1,443,515 19,710 1,918,431 .14%
n-Hexane 1,793,398 1,793,398 6,033 1,799,431 .13%
Carbonyl sulphide 1,702,518 1,702,518 0 1,702,518 .13%
Manganese (and its compounds) 1,591,630 1,591,630 4,004 1,595,634 .12%
Toluene 1,002,469 1,002,454 545,027 1,547,496 .12%
Xylene (all isomers) 1,371,172 1,371,155 135,861 1,507,033 .11%
Ethylene glycol 960,735 960,735 472,149 1,432,884 .11%
Hydrogen fluoride 1,217,560 1,217,560 0 1,217,560 .09%
Ethylene 1,091,724 1,091,724 0 1,091,724 .08%
Asbestos (friable form) 755,214 703,587 0 755,214 .06%
Hydrochloric acid 627,288 627,288 3,616 630,904 .05%
Benzene 448,572 448,566 9,394 457,966 .03%
Cyclohexane 436,437 436,437 20,375 456,812 .03%
Acetonitrile 6,891 6,891 356,119 363,010 .03%
Lead (and its compounds) 347,336 292,855 2,679 350,015 .03%
Formaldehyde 332,833 332,833 23 332,856 .02%
Isopropyl alcohol 253,389 253,389 42,755 296,144 .02%
Diethanolamine (and its salts) 275,746 275,746 6,900 282,646 .02%
Methyl ethyl ketone 190,384 190,384 63,907 254,291 .02%
Ethylbenzene 214,685 214,685 25,829 240,514 .02%
Nitric acid 238,094 238,094 0 238,094 .02%
Copper (and its compounds) 228,295 228,295 7,882 236,177 .02%
Vinyl acetate 114,608 114,608 108,055 222,663 .02%
Propylene 217,813 217,813 0 217,813 .02%
Chromium (and its compounds) 215,426 215,426 104 215,530 .02%
Acetaldehyde 208,129 208,129 0 208,129 .02%
Styrene 181,441 181,441 2,859 184,300 .01%
Vanadium (except when in an alloy) and its compounds 171,707 171,707 2 171,709 .01%
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene 150,148 150,148 803 150,951 .01%
Phenol (and its salts) 114,987 114,987 0 114,987 --
HCFC-142b 111,134 111,134 0 111,134 --
Nickel (and its compounds) 93,764 93,764 271 94,035 --
n-Butyl alcohol 79,424 79,424 6,559 85,983 --
2-Butoxyethanol 83,523 83,523 535 84,058 --
Acrolein 71,132 71,132 0 71,132 --
Arsenic (and its compounds) 51,882 51,882 5,838 57,720 --
Cobalt (and its compounds) 53,956 53,956 88 54,044 --
i-Butyl alcohol 40,871 40,871 2,700 43,571 --
Chlorine 42,091 42,091 0 42,091 --
Triethylamine 765 765 39,540 40,305 --
Dichloromethane 38,415 38,415 1 38,416 --
Methyl isobutyl ketone 35,189 35,189 1,720 36,909 --
n,n-Dimethylformamide 667 667 34,446 35,113 --
Calcium fluoride 23,799 23,799 0 23,799 --
Naphthalene 17,886 17,886 5,803 23,689 --
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone 21,936 21,936 0 21,936 --
1,3-Butadiene 18,491 18,491 158 18,649 --
Dicyclopentadiene 8,882 8,882 9,218 18,100 --
Methylenebis(phenylisocyanate) 14,550 14,550 0 14,550 --
Trichloroethylene 14,100 14,100 400 14,500 --
Cumene 13,728 13,728 16 13,744 --
Chlorine dioxide 12,886 12,886 0 12,886 --
Molybdenum trioxide 11,614 11,614 437 12,051 --
Methyl tert-butyl ether 161 161 11,100 11,261 --
1,2-Dichloroethane 7,991 7,991 2,254 10,245 --
Ethylene oxide 9,082 9,082 0 9,082 --
Vinyl chloride 8,574 8,574 0 8,574 --
Cadmium (and its compounds) 7,907 7,907 144 8,051 --
Hexavalent chromium compounds 5,453 5,266 1,345 6,797 --
Hexachlorobenzene 5,201,365.0000 5,201,365.0000 123,781.0000 5,325,146.0000 --
Biphenyl 378 378 4,590 4,968 --
Polymeric diphenylmethane diisocyanate 4,738 4,738 0 4,738 --
Phenanthrene 4,480 4,480 0 4,481 --
Mercury (and its compounds) 1,920 1,912 1,606 3,526 --
HCFC-22 2,481 2,481 0 2,481 --
Pyrene 2,093 2,093 0 2,094 --
1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane 22 22 1,360 1,382 --
Anthracene 1,117 1,117 0 1,117 --
Fluoranthene 855 855 96 951 --
Isoprene 459 459 153 612 --
Formic acid 560 560 0 560 --
Tetraethyl lead 0 0 504 504 --
Tetrachloroethylene 396 396 90 486 --
Nonylphenol and its ethoxylates 221 221 245 466 --
Chloroform 398 398 0 398 --
Benzo(a)pyrene 386 386 0 386 --
1,4-Dioxane 353 353 0 353 --
Benzo(a)anthracene 349 349 0 349 --
Chloroethane 320 320 0 320 --
tert-Butyl alcohol 97 97 206 303 --
Aluminum (fume or dust) 272 272 0 272 --
PAHs, total Schedule 1, Part 2 271 271 0 271 --
Dibenzo(a,h)anthracene 209 209 0 209 --
Nitrilotriacetic acid (and its salts) 182 182 0 182 --
Benzo(g,h,i)perylene 155 155 0 155 --
Bis(2-ethylhexyl) adipate 149 149 0 149 --
Sodium nitrite 0 0 146 146 --
1,1,2-Trichloroethane 134 134 0 134 --
Toluenediisocyanate (mixed isomers) 130 130 0 130 --
Benzo(j)fluoranthene 118 118 0 118 --
Benzo(b)fluoranthene 104 104 0 104 --
Cresol (mixed isomers and their salts) 103 103 0 103 --
Acetophenone 100 100 0 100 --
Titanium tetrachloride 26 26 38 64 --
Indeno(1,2,3-CD)pyrene 62 62 0 62 --
Silver (and its compounds) 60 60 0 60 --
Benzo(a)phenanthrene 51 51 0 51 --
Hydroquinone (and its salts) 0 0 48 48 --
Antimony (and its compounds) 43 43 3 46 --
Benzo(k)fluoranthene 25 25 0 25 --
Benzo(e)pyrene 20 20 0 20 --
Carbon tetrachloride 18 18 0 18 --
Cyanides (ionic) 0 0 15 15 --
Dibenzo(a,i)pyrene 6 6 0 6 --
p-Phenylenediamine (and its salts) 4 4 0 4 --
Perylene 3 3 0 3 --
Pyridine (and its salts) 3 3 0 3 --
Phosphorus (yellow or white) 2 2 0 2 --
Selenium (and its compounds) 2 2 0 2 --
Pentachloroethane 1 1 0 1 --
Hexachloroethane 1 1 0 1 --
Dibenz(a,j)acridine 1 1 0 1 --
7H-Dibenzo(c,g)carbazole 0 0 0 0 --
Dioxins and furans 25.9340 25.9340 4.5920 30.5260 --
 
CACs Total 1,177,008,778 1,177,008,778 0 1,177,008,778 --
Sulphur dioxide 404,802,862 404,802,862 0 404,802,862 30.30%
Oxides of nitrogen 399,994,048 399,994,048 0 399,994,048 29.94%
Carbon monoxide 263,894,819 263,894,819 0 263,894,819 19.75%
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) 83,583,776 83,583,776 0 83,583,776 --
PM - Total Particulate Matter 24,733,274 24,733,274 0 24,733,274 1.85%
PM10 - Particulate Matter <=is 10 Microns 17,507,880 17,507,880 0 17,507,880 --
PM2.5 - Particulate Matter <= 2.5 Microns 10,260,958 10,260,958 0 10,260,958 --

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