Detroit s Role in the Hazardous Waste - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Detroit ’ s Role in the Hazardous Waste Trade Petro-Chem 459,326 Tons 1 U.S. Liquids 2 U.S. Liquids 3,757 Tons 203,375 Tons 3 Dynecol, Inc. 1,095,109 Tons Detroit, Michigan is an importer and expoerter Dynecol, Inc. is the largest exporter in the city, exporting of hazardous waste with over 1 million tons of solid hazardous waste in 2007. The multiple companies involved other three exporting companies are Marathon, Petro-Chem, in the hazardous waste trade. and U.S. Liquids of Detroit. Combined, they exported over Dynecol, Inc. and U.S. Liquids of 660,000 tons of waste in the same year. All of these solid Detroit are involved in importing solid materials were exported to Ontario and Quebec, Canada. hazardous waste. In 2007, they combined to import over 3,783 tons of solid waste. These With these hazardous waste imports came from Ontario and Quebec, Canada. 4 processing facilities, there is the question of environmental injustice. It is believed that these facilities are located Quebec Ontario in declining neighborhoods that are home to minorities. However, looking at Detroit, Caucasian Population (%) this is not the case. The facilities are located No Data in communities with varying race. 0-10.0 Import 10.1-26.8 Detroit Export 26.9-47.3 1 3 Dynecol Petro-Chem Marathon Dynecol, Inc. 47.4-70.4 N 93 Tons Import and Export 26 Tons 4 2 U.S. Liquids Marathon 70.5-98.8 Exports Imports Kristen Vincent 2/21/15 Data From U.S. Census Bureau, Natural Earth, and EPA

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