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U.S. disposed and released industrial waste share by method 2016

Share of production-related disposed and released waste in the United States in 2016, by method

The data shows the distribution of the disposed and released production related industrial waste based on the method of management among some 21,629 facilities in the U.S. in 2016. During this year, about 5% of production-related waste was reported as on-site surface water discharges

On-site land disposal	66
On-site air releases	18
Off-site disposal or other releases	11
On-site surface water discharges	5

U.S. disposed and released industrial waste share by method 2016

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