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Toxics in Connecticut:
Data Summary
State Totals
Number of Active Landfills: 52
Number of Closed Landfill Sites: 264
Number of Permitted Incinerators: 127
Number of Asphalt Plants: 49
Number of Power Plants: 47
Number of Hazardous Waste Sites: 3,322
Number of Oil or Chemical Spills Reported in 1998: 8,655
Number of National Priority List Sites: 14
Number of State Priority List Sites: 11
Number of Potential Superfund Sites: 290
Number of Hazardous Waste Facilities: 191
Number of Permitted Air Polluters: 5,153
Pounds of Toxins Released in 1997: 6,151,663
County Totals
Fairfield
Number of Active Landfills: 4
Number of Closed Landfill Sites: 42
Number of Permitted Incinerators: 17
Number of Asphalt Plants: 9
Number of Power Plants: 8
Number of Hazardous Waste Sites: 864
Number of Oil or Chemical Spills in 1998: 2,363
Number of National Priority List Sites: 2
Number of State Priority List Sites: 1
Number of Potential Superfund Sites: 54
Number of Hazardous Waste Facilities: 43
Number of Permitted Air Polluters: 1,207
Pounds of Toxins Released in 1997: 1,168,257
Hartford
Number of Active Landfills: 1
Number of Closed Landfill Sites: 42
Number of Permitted Incinerators: 37
Number of Asphalt Plants: 12
Number of Power Plants: 11
Number of Hazardous Waste Sites: 770
Number of Oil or Chemical Spills in 1998: 2,336
Number of National Priority List Sites: 2
Number of State Priority List Sites: 3
Number Potential Superfund Sites: 72
Number of Hazardous Waste Facilities: 47
Number of Permitted Air Polluters: 1273
Pounds of Toxins Released in 1997: 859,165
Litchfield
Number of Active Landfills: 5
Number of Closed Landfill Sites: 29
Number of Permitted Incinerators: 4
Number of Asphalt Plants: 4
Number of Power Plants: 6
Number of Hazardous Waste Sites: 251
Number of Oil or Chemical Spills in 1998: 515
Number of National Priority List Sites: 1
Number of State Priority List Sites: 2
Number of Potential Superfund Sites: 14
Number of Hazardous Waste Facilities: 16
Number of Permitted Air Polluters: 286
Pounds of Toxins Released in 1997: 484,333
Middlesex
Number of Active Landfills: 6
Number of Closed Landfill Sites: 28
Number of Permitted Incinerators: 10
Number of Asphalt Plants: 2
Number of Power Plants: 1
Number of Nuclear Power Plants: 1
Number of Hazardous Waste Sites: 213
Number of Oil or Chemical Spills in 1998: 342
Number of National Priority List Sites: 1
Number of State Priority List Sites: 1
Number of Potential Superfund Sites: 25
Number of Hazardous Waste Facilities: 13
Number of Permitted Air Polluters: 260
Pounds of Toxins Released in 1997: 271,986
New Haven
Number of Active Landfills: 9
Number of Closed Landfill Sites: 50
Number of Permitted Incinerators: 32
Number of Asphalt Plants: 9
Number of Power Plants: 7
Number of Hazardous Waste Sites: 709
Number of Oil or Chemical Spills in 1998: 1,549
Number of National Priority List Sites: 3
Number of State Priority List Sites: 1
Number of Potential Superfund Sites: 69
Number of Hazardous Waste Facilities: 47
Number of Permitted Air Polluters: 1,327
Pounds of Toxins Released in 1997: 2,006,749
New London
Number of Active Landfills: 12
Number of Closed Landfill Sites: 35
Number of Permitted Incinerators: 17
Number of Asphalt Plants: 7
Number of Power Plants: 11
Number of Nuclear Power Plants: 3
Number of Hazardous Waste Sites: 227
Number of Oil or Chemical Spills in 1998: 963
Number of National Priority List Sites: 1
Number of State Priority List Sites: 0
Number of Potential Superfund Sites: 13
Number of Hazardous Waste Facilities: 12
Number of Permitted Air Polluters: 488
Pounds of Toxins Released in 1997: 1,077,703
Tolland
Number of Active Landfills: 1
Number of Closed Landfill Sites: 17
Number of Permitted Incinerators: 2
Number of Asphalt Plants: 0
Number of Power Plants: 0
Number of Hazardous Waste Sites: 149
Number of Oil or Chemical Spills in 1998: 368
Number of National Priority List Sites: 1
Number of State Priority List Sites: 1
Number of Potential Superfund Sites: 18
Number of Hazardous Waste Facilities: 1
Number of Permitted Air Polluters: 163
Pounds of Toxins Released in 1997: 144, 254
Windham
Number of Active Landfills: 1
Number of Closed Landfill Sites: 21
Number of Permitted Incinerators: 8
Number of Asphalt Plants: 6
Number of Power Plants: 3
Number of Hazardous Waste Sites: 139
Number of Oil or Chemical Spills in 1998: 219
Number of National Priority List Sites: 3
Number of State Priority List Sites: 0
Number of Potential Superfund Sites: 25
Number of Hazardous Waste Facilities: 12
Number of Permitted Air Polluters: 149
Pounds of Toxins Released in 1997: 139,216
Toxics Action Center
41 South Main Street, Suite 5
West Hartford, CT 06107
tac@toxicsaction.org
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