Toxics in Connecticut:
Data Sources


Number of Active Landfill Sites: Waste Management Bureau, Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). April 1999.

Number of Closed Landfill Sites: Waste Management Bureau, Connecticut DEP. April 1999

Number of Permitted Incinerators: Air Bureau, Connecticut DEP. 1998

Number of Asphalt Plants: Waste Management Bureau, Connecticut DEP. 1995

Number of Power Plants: Connecticut Siting Council. July 1998

Number of Hazardous Waste Sites: Site Discovery and Assessment Database. Water Management Bureau, Connecticut DEP. June 1999

Number of Chemical or Oil Spills: Oil and Chemical Spills Database. Connecticut DEP. August 1999.

Number of National Priority List Sites: Envirofacts Warehouse. www.epa.gov/enviro/ index_java.net. July 1999

Number of State Priority List Sites: Site Discovery and Assessment Database. Water Management Bureau, Connecticut DEP. June 1999

Number of Potential Superfund Sites: Hazardous Waste: Information on Potential Superfund Sites. United States General Accounting Office. November 1998

Number of Hazardous Waste Facilities: Waste Management Bureau, Connecticut DEP. June 2, 1999

Number of Permitted Air Polluters: Air Bureau, Connecticut DEP. July 1999

Pounds of Toxins Released: TRI Database. www.rtk.net/rtkdata.html. June 1, 1999


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