Toxics Facts

• In 2004. Maryland ranked 17th in the country for air and water releases of toxic chemicals that are suspected to cause respiratory problems, which can lead to which can lead to a range of health problems from lung irritation, to asthma, to bronchitis and cancer.

• In 2004, the Baltimore/Curtis Bay zip code ranked 13th in the country for total air releases of toxic pollutants suspected to impair the human respiratory system. This pollution can cause a range of health problems from lung irritation, to asthma, to bronchitis and cancer.

• Brandon Shores/Wagner Point Power plant in Baltimore City released over 11.5 million pounds of toxics suspected to cause respiratory harm. The community surrounding Brandon Shores absorbed 35 percent of the total air releases of respiratory toxicants in Maryland.