Poison Poles — A Report About Their Toxic Trail and Safer Alternatives
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| State | Number of Wood Preserving Facilities | Total NPL Sites Contaminated with Penta, Creosote, Arsenic, or Chromium | NPL Sites Contaminated with Penta | NPL Sites Contaminated with Creosote | NPL Sites Contaminated with Arsenic | NPL Sites Contaminated with Chromium VI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AK | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| AL | 62 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| AR | 33 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 1 |
| AZ | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| CA | 20 | 57 | 13 | 4 | 52 | 13 |
| CO | 5 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 4 |
| CT | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| DC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DE | 1 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 0 |
| FL | 56 | 42 | 20 | 0 | 38 | 5 |
| GA | 70 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| HI | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| IA | 6 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 3 |
| ID | 6 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 3 |
| IL | 23 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 30 | 1 |
| IN | 14 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 27 | 1 |
| KS | 1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
| KY | 16 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
| LA | 31 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| MA | 7 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 1 |
| MD | 17 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
| ME | 1 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 |
| MI | 13 | 57 | 17 | 0 | 51 | 13 |
| MN | 11 | 33 | 9 | 4 | 29 | 1 |
| MO | 27 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
| MS | 35 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| MT | 8 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| NC | 31 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 1 |
| ND | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| NE | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| NH | 3 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| NJ | 7 | 76 | 22 | 0 | 73 | 2 |
| NM | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| NV | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| NY | 10 | 59 | 15 | 1 | 51 | 8 |
| OH | 15 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 27 | 4 |
| OK | 10 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| OR | 18 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 3 |
| PA | 23 | 60 | 18 | 0 | 57 | 2 |
| PR | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| RI | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| SC | 21 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 3 |
| SD | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| TN | 19 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 |
| TX | 36 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 25 | 2 |
| UT | 2 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 4 |
| VA | 45 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 4 |
| VI | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| VT | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| WA | 27 | 42 | 17 | 3 | 40 | 7 |
| WI | 17 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 7 |
| VW | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| WY | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Source: EPA Finds Database, 1996; Agency for Toxic Substances Disease Registry, 1996. | ||||||