This statistic displays the distribution of dioxin and dioxin-like compound releases based on the sector among some 21,557 facilities in the United States in 2018. During this year, about six percent of dioxin and dioxin-like compounds released were from the hazardous waste management sector.
Share of dioxin and dioxin-like compound waste releases in the United States in 2018, by sector*
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Environmental Protection Agency. (February 9, 2020). Share of dioxin and dioxin-like compound waste releases in the United States in 2018, by sector* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 01, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/506551/share-dioxin-compounds-released-in-the-us-by-sector/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Share of dioxin and dioxin-like compound waste releases in the United States in 2018, by sector*." Chart. February 9, 2020. Statista. Accessed April 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/506551/share-dioxin-compounds-released-in-the-us-by-sector/
Environmental Protection Agency. (2020). Share of dioxin and dioxin-like compound waste releases in the United States in 2018, by sector*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/506551/share-dioxin-compounds-released-in-the-us-by-sector/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Share of Dioxin and Dioxin-like Compound Waste Releases in The United States in 2018, by Sector*." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Feb 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/506551/share-dioxin-compounds-released-in-the-us-by-sector/
Environmental Protection Agency, Share of dioxin and dioxin-like compound waste releases in the United States in 2018, by sector* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/506551/share-dioxin-compounds-released-in-the-us-by-sector/ (last visited April 01, 2023)
Share of dioxin and dioxin-like compound waste releases in the United States in 2018, by sector* [Graph], Environmental Protection Agency, February 9, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/506551/share-dioxin-compounds-released-in-the-us-by-sector/