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    Section 8.  Pollution Prevention


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    Table 8.1  U.S. Municipal Solid Waste Trends, Ten-Year Intervals, 1960-1990, and Annually, 1994-1998 8.1 8.1
    Table 8.2  U.S. Municipal Solid Waste Trends by Waste Type, Ten-Year Intervals, 1960-1990, and Annually, 1995-1998 8.2 8.2
    Table 8.3  U.S. Inventory of Low-level Nuclear Waste, 1965-1996, with Projections to 2001 8.3 8.3
    Table 8.4  U.S. Inventory of High-level Nuclear Waste, 1980-1996, with Projections to 2001 8.4 8.4
    Table 8.5  U.S. Inventory of Spent Nuclear Fuel by Reactor Type, 1971-1996, with Projections to 2001 8.5 8.5
    Table 8.6  U.S. Toxics Release Inventory Releases and Transfers, 1988 and 1995-1998 8.6 8.6
    Table 8.7  U.S. Toxics Release Inventory On-site and Off-site Releases by Industry, 1988 and 1995-1998 8.7 8.7
    Table 8.8  U.S. Toxics Release Inventory On-site and Off-site Releases by State, 1988 and 1995-1998 8.8 8.8
    Table 8.9  U.S. Superfund Inventory, 1980-2000
    8.9
    8.9
    Table 8.10a  Contaminant Levels in Herring Gull Eggs from Colonies in Lake Superior, 1974-1999
    8.10a
    8.10a
    Table 8.10b  Contaminant Levels in Herring Gull Eggs from Colonies in Lake Michigan, 1974-1999
    8.10b
    8.10b
    Table 8.10c  Contaminant Levels in Herring Gull Eggs from Colonies in Lake Huron, 1974-1999
    8.10c
    8.10c
    Table 8.10d  Contaminant Levels in Herring Gull Eggs from Colonies in Lake Erie, 1974-1999
    8.10d
    8.10d
    Table 8.10e  Contaminant Levels in Herring Gull Eggs fromColonies in Lake Ontario, 1974-1999
    8.10e
    8.10e
    Table 8.11  Pesticide Residues in U.S. Domestic Surveillance Food Samples by Commodity Group, 1978-1999
    8.11
    8.11

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