Zip Code 29802
📍 Aiken, SC
Toxic Air Emissions Report (2024)
72,548.63 lbs
Total Air Pollution
In 2024, industrial facilities in Aiken, SC released over 72,548.63 lbs of pollutants. The primary source was U.S. DOE SAVANNAH RIVER OPS, which emitted large quantities of Nitric acid into the local air. Residents of 29802 face significantly higher exposure risks than the national average.
Top Polluting Facilities
- U.S. DOE SAVANNAH RIVER OPSOwned by: US DEPARTMENT OF ENERGYNitric acid released to air50,500.00 lbsLBS
- U.S. DOE SAVANNAH RIVER OPS Cancer RiskOwned by: US DEPARTMENT OF ENERGYNaphthalene released to air17,035.00 lbsLBS
- U.S. DOE SAVANNAH RIVER OPSOwned by: US DEPARTMENT OF ENERGYAmmonia released to air4,435.00 lbsLBS
- U.S. DOE SAVANNAH RIVER OPSOwned by: US DEPARTMENT OF ENERGYMercury compounds released to air437.26 lbsLBS
- U.S. DOE SAVANNAH RIVER OPS Cancer RiskOwned by: US DEPARTMENT OF ENERGYNickel released to air118.00 lbsLBS
- U.S. DOE SAVANNAH RIVER OPSOwned by: US DEPARTMENT OF ENERGYChromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) released to air19.12 lbsLBS
- U.S. DOE SAVANNAH RIVER OPSOwned by: US DEPARTMENT OF ENERGYLead compounds released to air4.23 lbsLBS
- U.S. DOE SAVANNAH RIVER OPSOwned by: US DEPARTMENT OF ENERGYSulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) released to air0.02 lbsLBS
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Because toxic gases and VOCs were detected in this area (likely from the Ammonia), standard filters are not enough. We strongly recommend an Activated Carbon purifier to adsorb these fumes.
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