Zip Code 96782

📍 Pearl City, HI

Toxic Air Emissions Report (2024)

232,160.20 lbs

Total Air Pollution

In 2024, industrial facilities in Pearl City, HI released over 232,160.20 lbs of pollutants. The primary source was HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC CO INC WAIAU GENERATING STATION, which emitted large quantities of Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) into the local air. Residents of 96782 face significantly higher exposure risks than the national average.

Top Polluting Facilities

HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC CO INC WAIAU GENERATING STATION

Owned by: HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES INC

Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) released to air

170,000.00 lbs

LBS
HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC CO INC WAIAU GENERATING STATION

Owned by: HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES INC

Ammonia released to air

62,000.00 lbs

LBS
HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC CO INC WAIAU GENERATING STATION

Owned by: HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES INC

Lead compounds released to air

80.2 lbs

LBS
HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC CO INC WAIAU GENERATING STATION Cancer Risk

Owned by: HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES INC

Polycyclic aromatic compounds released to air

41.4 lbs

LBS
HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC CO INC WAIAU GENERATING STATION Cancer Risk

Owned by: HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES INC

Naphthalene released to air

38 lbs

LBS
HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC CO INC WAIAU GENERATING STATION

Owned by: HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES INC

Benzo[g,h,i]perylene released to air

0.6 lbs

LBS

Check Nearby Zip Codes

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Protect Your Lungs

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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