Alaska
Metal Mining · top chemical Zinc compounds- Total released
- 582M lbs
- Per person
- 794 lbs above nat. avg 9.9
- Facilities reporting
- 2,693
- Direction since 1988
- ↑ rising
What They Released · Compare
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Pick any two of these states to compare their release profiles. Bars share a scale across both columns, so the longer bar is genuinely the bigger number. Each state is also flagged against the national per-person average.
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Nevada
Metal Mining · top chemical Arsenic compounds- Total released
- 305M lbs
- Per person
- 95.6 lbs above nat. avg 9.9
- Facilities reporting
- 1,473
- Direction since 1988
- → flat
Utah
Metal Mining · top chemical Copper compounds- Total released
- 248M lbs
- Per person
- 72.5 lbs above nat. avg 9.9
- Facilities reporting
- 1,216
- Direction since 1988
- ↓ falling
Texas
Chemicals · top chemical Zinc compounds- Total released
- 205M lbs
- Per person
- 6.7 lbs below nat. avg 9.9
- Facilities reporting
- 1,614
- Direction since 1988
- ↓ falling
Arizona
Metal Mining · top chemical Copper- Total released
- 156M lbs
- Per person
- 21 lbs above nat. avg 9.9
- Facilities reporting
- 881
- Direction since 1988
- → flat
Indiana
Primary Metals · top chemical Manganese compounds- Total released
- 118M lbs
- Per person
- 17.2 lbs above nat. avg 9.9
- Facilities reporting
- 694
- Direction since 1988
- ↓ falling
Ohio
Primary Metals · top chemical Zinc compounds- Total released
- 109M lbs
- Per person
- 9.2 lbs near nat. avg 9.9
- Facilities reporting
- 761
- Direction since 1988
- ↓ falling
Louisiana
Chemicals · top chemical Ammonia- Total released
- 101M lbs
- Per person
- 22 lbs above nat. avg 9.9
- Facilities reporting
- 566
- Direction since 1988
- ↓ falling
Pennsylvania
Primary Metals · top chemical Zinc compounds- Total released
- 92M lbs
- Per person
- 7.1 lbs below nat. avg 9.9
- Facilities reporting
- 709
- Direction since 1988
- ↓ falling
California
Petroleum · top chemical Nitrate compounds- Total released
- 46M lbs
- Per person
- 1.2 lbs below nat. avg 9.9
- Facilities reporting
- 1,070
- Direction since 1988
- ↓ falling
New York
Primary Metals · top chemical Nitrate compounds- Total released
- 30M lbs
- Per person
- 1.5 lbs below nat. avg 9.9
- Facilities reporting
- 569
- Direction since 1988
- ↓ falling
Florida
Chemicals · top chemical Phosphoric acid- Total released
- 55M lbs
- Per person
- 2.4 lbs below nat. avg 9.9
- Facilities reporting
- 750
- Direction since 1988
- ↓ falling
Alaska
Metal Mining · top chemical Zinc compounds- Total released
- 582M lbs
- Per person
- 794 lbs above nat. avg 9.9
- Facilities reporting
- 2,693
- Direction since 1988
- ↑ rising
Nevada
Metal Mining · top chemical Arsenic compounds- Total released
- 305M lbs
- Per person
- 95.6 lbs above nat. avg 9.9
- Facilities reporting
- 1,473
- Direction since 1988
- → flat
Utah
Metal Mining · top chemical Copper compounds- Total released
- 248M lbs
- Per person
- 72.5 lbs above nat. avg 9.9
- Facilities reporting
- 1,216
- Direction since 1988
- ↓ falling
Texas
Chemicals · top chemical Zinc compounds- Total released
- 205M lbs
- Per person
- 6.7 lbs below nat. avg 9.9
- Facilities reporting
- 1,614
- Direction since 1988
- ↓ falling
Arizona
Metal Mining · top chemical Copper- Total released
- 156M lbs
- Per person
- 21 lbs above nat. avg 9.9
- Facilities reporting
- 881
- Direction since 1988
- → flat
Indiana
Primary Metals · top chemical Manganese compounds- Total released
- 118M lbs
- Per person
- 17.2 lbs above nat. avg 9.9
- Facilities reporting
- 694
- Direction since 1988
- ↓ falling
Ohio
Primary Metals · top chemical Zinc compounds- Total released
- 109M lbs
- Per person
- 9.2 lbs near nat. avg 9.9
- Facilities reporting
- 761
- Direction since 1988
- ↓ falling
Louisiana
Chemicals · top chemical Ammonia- Total released
- 101M lbs
- Per person
- 22 lbs above nat. avg 9.9
- Facilities reporting
- 566
- Direction since 1988
- ↓ falling
Pennsylvania
Primary Metals · top chemical Zinc compounds- Total released
- 92M lbs
- Per person
- 7.1 lbs below nat. avg 9.9
- Facilities reporting
- 709
- Direction since 1988
- ↓ falling
California
Petroleum · top chemical Nitrate compounds- Total released
- 46M lbs
- Per person
- 1.2 lbs below nat. avg 9.9
- Facilities reporting
- 1,070
- Direction since 1988
- ↓ falling
New York
Primary Metals · top chemical Nitrate compounds- Total released
- 30M lbs
- Per person
- 1.5 lbs below nat. avg 9.9
- Facilities reporting
- 569
- Direction since 1988
- ↓ falling
Florida
Chemicals · top chemical Phosphoric acid- Total released
- 55M lbs
- Per person
- 2.4 lbs below nat. avg 9.9
- Facilities reporting
- 750
- Direction since 1988
- ↓ falling
Illustrative figures, badged Illustrative on the front page. Bars share a scale across both panels; “above / below” compares each state to the national per-person average (9.9 lbs). This is a no-JS CSS-radio picker - no pairwise winner is computed, because that would need client code.