Dioxin Data from Major Chlorine Producers and Users

Dioxin Data: Transfers to Off-site Locations

The table displays quantities of dioxins transferred to off-site: wastewater facilities, incineration facilities, landfills, non-POTW (non-publicly owned treatment works) and wastewater treatment facilities¹.

Transfers to Off-site Locations in 2002

			Toxic Equivalents (grams TEQ)	Total Mass (grams TM17)
		Quantity Transferred to off-site Incineration (code M50+M54)	323.33	11,946.65
Total quantity transferred to other off-site locations (Sec 6.2)		Quantity Transferred to off-site Landfill (code M72)	230.15	76,558.55
		Quantity Transferred to Other off-site Management (code M90)	0.39	5.35
Total quantity transferred to offsite wastewater facilities (POTWs Sec 6.1)			0	0
Total Off-Site Transfers for 2002			553.87	88,510.57

Transfers to Off-site Locations in 2001

			Toxic Equivalents (grams TEQ)	Total Mass (grams TM17)
		Quantity Transferred to off-site Incineration (code M50+M54)	562.31	44,644.17
Total quantity transferred to other off-site locations (Sec 6.2)		Quantity Transferred to off-site Landfill (code M72)	62.22	47,845.97
		Quantity Transferred to Other off-site Management (code M90)	0.04	0.55
Total quantity transferred to offsite wastewater facilities (POTWs Sec 6.1)			0	0
Total Off-Site Transfers for 2001			624.57	92,490.68

Transfers to Off-site Locations in 2000

			Toxic Equivalents (grams TEQ)	Total Mass (grams TM17)
		Quantity Transferred to off-site Incineration (code M50+M54)	741.18	37,887.29
Total quantity transferred to other off-site locations (Sec 6.2)		Quantity Transferred to off-site Landfill (code M72)	19.4	7,326.3
		Quantity Transferred to Other off-site Management (code M90)	45.36	38,662.01
Total quantity transferred to offsite wastewater facilities (POTWs Sec 6.1)			0.00015	0.0032
Total Off-Site Transfers for 2000			805.94	83,875.59

¹Figures rounded to two significant figures and totals may not equal sum of individual categories due to rounding.