Texas accounted for nearly a quarter of the nation's vinyl chloride emissions in 1998
Vinyl chloride emissions: by state | ranked by facility | ranked by state
| Rank |
State |
Number of Facilities |
1998 Vinyl Chloride Emissions (pounds) |
| 1 |
Texas |
11 |
210,675 |
| 2 |
Delaware |
2 |
136,972 |
| 3 |
Louisiana |
10 |
125,320 |
| 4 |
Pennsylvania |
1 |
121,500 |
| 5 |
Illinois |
3 |
105,944 |
| 6 |
Kentucky |
5 |
70,399 |
| 7 |
Jersey |
3 |
36,204 |
| 8 |
Indiana |
1 |
23,140 |
| 9 |
Mississippi |
1 |
14,025 |
| 10 |
Florida |
1 |
11,534 |
| 11 |
Georgia |
1 |
10,770 |
| 12 |
Michigan |
1 |
7,800 |
| 13 |
Oklahoma |
1 |
5,300 |
| 14 |
Ohio |
5 |
2,189 |
| 15 |
Wisconsin |
1 |
1,650 |
| 16 |
California |
1 |
920 |
| 17 |
Missouri |
1 |
56 |
| 18 |
Kansas |
1 |
22 |
| 19 |
South Carolina |
1 |
7 |
| 1998 Total Vinyl Chloride Emissions (pounds) |
51 |
884,427 |
last updated: march.26.2001
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