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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Reduce the amount of toxic pollutants released into the environment — EH‑06 Data

Status: Target met or exceeded

  Target met or exceeded
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Most Recent Data:
1,690,240 tons (2019)

Target:
1,862,612 tons 

Desired Direction:
Decrease desired

Baseline:
1,970,088 tons of toxic pollutants were released in 2017 

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Toxic pollutants released into the environment, 2017-2019
(tons)
Decrease desired

Population 2017 2018 2019
Total
1,970,088
1,848,538
1,690,240