TOXIC TEXAS: HEALTH, ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS SAY "ROADMAP" NEEDED TO CLEAN UP "TOXIC HOT SPOTS" IN 14 LONE STAR STATE COMMUNITIES

HOUSTON, TX.///May 1, 2008///Texas residents are exposed to 14 known “toxic hotspots” that are not being addressed currently by industry, federal regulators and state officials and will require a major initiative to protect the public’s health, according to a new report issued today by Galveston-Houston Association for Smog Prevention (GHASP), Industry Professionals for Clean Air, Houston; Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), Austin; and Environmental Integrity Project (EIP), Austin … more …

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14 Toxic Hotspots Across Texas

County City Toxics of Concern
Bastrop Bastrop hydrogen sulfide
Bowie Cass hydrogen sulfide
Brazoria Freeport arsenic, cobalt, nickel & vanadium
Dallas Dallas nickel
El Paso El Paso hydrogen sulfide
Galveston Texas City acrolein, butyraldehyde, propionaldehyde, valeraldehyde, benzene & hydrogen sulfide
Harris Lynchburg Ferry benzene & styrene
Galena Park benzene
Houston 1,3-butadiene
Jasper Evadale hydrogen sulfide
Jefferson Beaumont hydrogen sulfide, sulfur dioxide & benzene
Port Arthur benzene
Port Neches 1,3-butadiene
Nueces Corpus Christi benzene


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