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ose: "esearch and ana#y$e #oca# environmenta# and toxico#ogy ris%s& determine their sources& determine environmenta# and !otentia# hea#th im!acts& and examine !otentia# so#utions' (o to the )ebsite: htt!:**scorecard'org +: Ty!e in your $i! code ,: -nder the toxics category- c#ic% on the #in%& See ho) your county stac%s u!' .ist the / categories and re#ative !ercentage ran%ing 0or San 1iego 2ounty' +'Tota# environmenta# re#eases 34-546 ,'2ancer ris% 34-546 7'Non-2ancer /4-346 8'Air re#eases o0 recogni$ed carcinogens: 54-946 :'Air re#eases o0 recogni$ed deve#o!menta# toxicants /4-346 /'Air re#eases o0 recogni$ed re!roductive toxicants 34-546 1id the resu#ts sur!rise you at a##& )hy or )hy not; -Yes he resu#ts )ere very sur!ising to me because a## o0 them )ere very high !ercentages even the non ris% o0 cancer 7: 2#ic% on the other chemica# re#ease and )aste management attributes #in%' .ist the categories 0or )hich San 1iego 0a##s in the 1irtiest*<orst counties in the -nited States =54-+446>' ?o) do you account 0or these #eve#s being so high; -)ater re#eases& tota# o00 site trans0ers& tota# !roduction re#ated )aste& air re#eases o0 tota# carcinogen& b#ood toxicans& endocrine toxicans& neurotoxicans -I am sur!rised by the 0act o0 these #eve#s being so high because )e shou#d ta%e care o0 ho) much toxin goes into the air 8: .ist the categories 0or )hich San 1iego scores )e## in terms o0 environmenta# !o##utants =#ess than ,46>' <hy do you thin% the #eve#s o0 these !o##utants are so much better here in San 1iego; Ex!#ain' -)ater re#eases o0 concinogens& =a## re#ated to )ater> -They are better here I be#ieve because )e get our )ater is 0rom some)here e#se and )e )ant to ma%e sure its the best @ua#ity 0or the !eo!#e :: 2#ic% the bac% button on your bro)ser to get bac% to the !o##ution re!ort card 0or your $i! code' 2#ic% on the #in% the to! !o##uters in your county' .ist the to! +4 !o##uters in San 1iego 2ounty' <hat do you %no) about these com!anies; <hat do they manu0acture; + , 7 8 : / 3 5 -'S' AA"INE 2B"PS A2C 2AAP PEN1.ETBN NATIBNA. STEE. D S?IPC-I.1IN( 2B' =NASS2B> <ATEINS AF(' SB-T?<EST AA"INE IN2' SBNY E.E2T"BNI2S IN2' SBNY TE2?' 2ENTE" SAN 1IE -'S' NAGY NAGA. AI" STATIBN NB"T? IS.AN1 1-EE ENE"(Y SB-T? CAY PB<E" P.ANT SI(NET A"AB".ITE IN2' 2AAP PEN1.ETBN SAN 1IE(B GISTA SAN 1IE(B SAN 1IE(B SAN 1IE(B 2?-.A GISTA SAN AA"2BS 87:&9/8 +/4&5,9 :4&84/ 84&448 7/&,8, 7,&,/+ ,/&44: ,:&7+8

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+4 A"2B SAN 1IE(B TE"AINA. A## I %no) about these com!anies is that they are big in business and a#so they have many !roducts as )e## as hey are techno#ogy based' /: (o bac% to the re!ort card !age and c#ic% on the to! chemica#s re#eased #in%& and #ist the to! : chemica#s re#eased in San 1iego' + NIT"ATE 2BAPB-N1S , .EA1 2BAPB-N1S 7 N-C-TY. A.2B?B. +&,&88 T"IAET?Y.CENIENE : 2BPPE" ,83&9+, +++&:48 9/&::9 54&833

3: (o bac% to the re!ort card !age and #ocate the air !o##ution section' 2#ic% on the ?o) many days a year is your air unhea#thy; #in%' ?o) many days did San 1iego have good air @ua#ity; 886 Aoderate; :46 -nhea#thy; +6 .ist the three maJor !o##utants you thin% are res!onsib#e 0or reduced air @ua#ity in San 1iego' -2arbon -Ammonia 5: (o bac% to the re!ort card !age and 0ind the )ater @ua#ity section' 2#ic% on the See ho) your countyKs )ater @ua#ity stac%s u! #in%' <hat are the t)o categories and !ercentages #isted; -Aore than :4 6 Percentage o0 Sur0ace <aters )ith Im!aired or Threatened -ses =state L EPA data>:

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+4: (o to the -".: htt!:**)))'sdcounty'ca'gov*deh*' This site is the San 1iego 2ounty B00ice o0 Environmenta# ?ea#th' 1escribe the ro#e o0 this o00ice: -The ro#e o0 this o00ice is to educate !eo!#e about the environmenta# issues in th area and toxics in !#aces such as !ub#ic !oo#s ++: Ty!e or c#ic% on the -".: htt!:**)))'sdcountry'ca'gov*deh*ha$mat*hh)'htm#' "ead the in0ormation on <hat is ?a$ardous <aste; and #ist 5 common househo#d items that are c#assi0ied as ha$ardous )aste' ?o) many o0 these do you have in your house; Indicate )hich are in your home' =M> Aeroso# 2ans ?ouseho#d 2#eaners Automotive F#uids Aotor Bi# D Bi# Fi#ters Catteries =auto& househo#d& D rechargeab#e> 2om!uter& Aonitors and Te#evisions Ferti#i$ers F#uorescent .ights - inc#uding tubes and 2om!act F#uorescent .ights =2F.s> I have at #east / out o0 5 o0 these items in my home +,: 2#ic% on the ha$ardous materia#s !o##ution !revention #in%: htt!:** )))'sdcounty'ca'gov*deh*ha$mat*!o##ution !revent'htm#' In your o!inion& )hat three !ieces o0 !revention advice are the best*most re#evant; <hy; -2onserving our natura# resources such as energy and )ater' -2hoosing !roducts that have recyc#ed content& !re0erab#y over 746 !ost-consumer content -2hoosing !roducts that are reusab#e instead o0 dis!osab#e -These ma%e the most sense to me because they ma%e more sense in the )ay that !roduct shou#d be reusab#e as )e## as more natura# and recyc#ed +7: 2#ic% on the ?ouseho#d ?a$ardous <aste 1is!osa# Faci#ities #in% and #ist 7 certi0ied dis!osa# sites in San 1iego' -"amona -E# 2aJon -=on#y had t)o> +8: (o to htt!:**)))'sdcounty'ca'gov*deh*ha$mat*chd hh) shar!s'htm#' <hat are shar!s; ?o) and )here shou#d shar!s be dis!osed o0; <hat are some dangers shar!s !resent; - inc#uding need#es& syringes and #ancets& in the regu#ar trash

-As% your hea#th care !rovider or !harmacist i0 they ta%e bac% used need#es& #ancets& and syringes' Ta%e your used need#es& #ancets& and syringes to dro!-o00 co##ection sites or househo#d ha$ardous )aste 0aci#ities' -inJure !eo!#e s!read germs s!read serious disease #i%e ?IG*AI1S& he!atitis& and tetanus +:: (o to htt!:**)))'earth9++'org*master'as!' .oo% around the !age and do a #itt#e research on e#ectronics and battery ha$ardous )aste' <hat are some o0 the !rob#ems )ith these ty!es o0 )aste; <hat are the recyc#ing*dis!osa# o!tions; Some o0 the !rob#ems )ith them is that a #ot o0 materia#s are being used by ma%ing them& a #ot o0 gases are re#eased into the air )hen ma%ing them& and many o0 them contain toxic )aste )hich is bad 0or our hea#th' Some o!tions is to recyc#e as much as !ossib#e& or thro) them in the site in )hich they can be thro)n& donNt save them but dis!ose them' 2onc#usion: <rite a conc#usion about your reaction to this in0ormation' <ere you sur!rised; <hat bothers you most; <hat are some !otentia# so#utions; -Ay reaction to a## o0 this in0ormation )ou#d be that I am sur!rised' I did not thin% that our air @ua#ity )as that bad and )e had that many com!anies )asting at the same time' <hat bothers me the most about these ideas is that many !eo!#e are ta%ing action about it but not enough !eo!#e' Theirs so many !eo!#e that donKt even rea#i$e ho) much damage )e can cause )ith one #itt#e mista%e' <e shou#d a#)ays be cautious about everything' Some !otentia# so#utions )ou#d be to educate the !ub#ic& their a !ro!osa# in )hich !eo!#e have he right to %no) about a## these stu00 but the in0ormation is not being !rovided or is )rong'