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Table 6 Percent contribution to TEQ of top five substances

From: Identifying potential exposure reduction priorities using regional rankings based on emissions of known and suspected carcinogens to outdoor air in Canada

  

Percent contribution to top 5 TEQ

Rank

Province

Arsenic

Benzo[a]pyrene

Benzene

TCDD

1,3-butadiene

Lead

Benzo[b]fluoranthene

1

Quebec

51

33

12

2

 

2

 

2

Ontario

48

14

32

2

 

3

 

3

New Brunswick

88

4

5

1

 

2

 

4

British Columbia

18

54

23

2

  

3

5

Alberta

24

8

62

 

4

2

 

6

Newfoundland Labrador

60

18

16

5

 

1

 

7

Manitoba

49

11

35

2

2

  

8

Nova Scotia

17

30

40

10

3

  

9

Saskatchewan

12

17

64

3

4

  

10

Prince Edward Island

7

32

44

14

3

  

11

Northwest Territories

56

15

21

6

 

2

 

12

Yukon

30

16

46

5

3

  

13

Nunavut

63

21

10

5

1

  
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