Estimated Releases of Dioxin TEQ (g/yr)From Known Sources in the United States:1987 Draft Inventory

Draft Dioxin Release Inventory: 1987

5000

10000

15000

20000

25000

grams TEQ/yr

Low

High

Central

Range: 6,300 - 43,000

Mean: 16,200 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

Estimated Releases of Dioxin TEQ (g/yr) From Known Sources in the United States: 1987 Draft Inventory