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Posted: Thursday, June 24th, 2004 5:46 AM HST
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More toxic chemicals released in Hawaii in 2002
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(Honolulu-AP) -- The U-S Environmental Protection Agency says a slight increase has been reported in the amount of toxic chemicals released in Hawaii in 2002.
The E-P-A says reportable releases increased by two percent over the previous year.
The agency says the hike was primarily due to an increase in reporting from federal facilities and electric generating facilities.
Thirty-nine facilities in Hawaii reported three-point-two (m) million pounds of toxic chemical releases, ranking the state 49th in total releases nationwide.
There was an increase of nearly 62-thousand pounds in reported releases to water. The E-P-A attributed the increase primarily to the Pearl Harbor Naval Complex, which reported nitrate compounds for the first time in 2002.
(Copyright 2004 by the Associated Press. All rights reserved.)
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