Estimated Releases of Dioxin TEQ (g/yr)From Known Sources in the United States:1995 Draft Inventory

Draft Inventory of Dioxin Environmental Releases; 1995

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

grams TEQ/yr

Low

High

Central

Range: 1,000 - 6.600

Mean: 2,500 g TEQ/yr

MSW Incineration

Medical Waste

Incineration

Bleached Pulp and Paper Mills

Secondary Cu Smelting

Forest Fires

Cement Kilns (Haz Waste)

Sewage Sludge/ Land applied

Residential Wood Burning

Industrial Wood Burning

Coal-Fired Utilities

Secondary Aluminum Smelting

Diesel Trucks

Hazardous Waste Inc

Secondary Lead Smelting

Estimated Releases of Dioxin TEQ (g/yr) From Known Sources in the United States: 1995 Draft Inventory