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The list of chemicals below comes from a list Intel submitted to the New Mexico Environment Department's (NMED) Air Quality Bureau (AQB). Intel has asked to have approval ahead of time to release any or all of these chemicals into the air as long as no individual chemical release adds up to more than five tons per year. The information about the amount of each chemical released into the air comes from Intel. We do not know how these amounts were calculated or measured. Companies are routinely required to only disclose those chemicals which are required by federal or state legislation. This does not mean that other hazardous chemicals are not being emitted from their stacks (stack emissions) or by other means of escaping into the air (fugitive emissions).

The data on the health effects come from our friends at Scorecard who provide a number of valuable environmental databases on-line. Though there are health effects data for individual chemicals, it should be noted, that there is relatively little research on the effects of multiple exposures. In the same way that when one combines yellow and blue to make green, mixing these chemicals also produce new chemicals that have not been tested for health and reproductive hazards.

After examining the list of chemicals below, please visit our air pollution modeling page. On this page, you will be able to input different variables to see how pollution transport is predicted by the experts. We think that the most interesting part of the model, however, is the number of assumptions that go into the equations. Looking at the unknowns embedded in the chemical data, the lack of understanding of synergy between chemicals, and the unknowns with respect to the cumulative effects of all the different chemical compounds, we can only conclude that air monitors located in the neighborhoods that lie directly in the pollutants plume line should be mandatory. Because of the high levels of uncertainty and assumptions inherent to air modeling, SWOP along with its air pollution experts, are offering a proposal for neighborhood monitoring stations. Click here to see this proposal. Instead of telling neighborhoods "this is what may be coming your way", with monitors, the uncertainty--the guessing-- will be removed.

Intel, what are we breathing?

Chemical Compound Amount Released/
Escaped into Air		 Recognized/Suspected Health Effects
Acetonitrile Unknown SUSPECTED: Cardiovascular or Blood Toxicant, Developmental Toxicant, Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicant, Kidney Toxicant, Neurotoxicant, Reproductive Toxicant, Respiratory Toxicant
Acrylic Acid Unknown SUSPECTED: Respiratory Toxicant, Skin or Sense Organ Toxicant
Aniline Unknown RECOGNIZED: Carcinogen, SUSPECTED: Cardiovascular or Blood Toxicant Developmental Toxicant, Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicant, Neurotoxicant, Respiratory Toxicant, Skin or Sense Organ Toxicant
Benzene Unknown RECOGNIZED: Carcinogen, Developmental Toxicant, Reproductive Toxicant; SUSPECTED: Cardiovascular or Blood Toxicant Endocrine Toxicant, Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicant, Imminotoxicant, Neurotoxicant, Respiratory Toxicant, Skin or Sense Organ Toxicant
Bromoform Unknown RECOGNIZED: Carcinogen; SUSPECTED: Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicant, Kidney Toxicant, Neurotoxicant, Respiratory Toxicant
1,3-Butadiene Unknown RECOGNIZED: Carcinogen; SUSPECTED: Cardiovascular or Blood Toxicant, Developmental Toxicant, Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicant, Neurotoxicant, Reproductive Toxicant Respiratory Toxicant, Skin or Sense Organ Toxicant
Carbon Tetrachloride .05 Tons/Year RECOGNIZED: Carcinogen; SUSPECTED: Cardiovascular or Blood Toxicant Developmental Toxicant, Endocrine Toxicant Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicant, Kidney Toxicant, Respiratory Toxicant, Skin or Sense Organ Toxicant, Neurotoxicant,
Chlorine 2.5 Tons/Year SUSPECTED: Cardiovascular or Blood Toxicant, Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicant, Kidney Toxicant, Neurotoxicant, Respiratory Toxicant, Skin or Sense Organ Toxicant
Chloroform Unknown RECOGNIZED: Carcinogen, SUSPECTED: Cardiovascular or Blood Toxicant Developmental Toxicant, Endocrine Toxicant Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicant, Kidney Toxicant, Neurotoxicant, Reproductive Toxicant Respiratory Toxicant,
Cresols/Cresylic Acid (isomers and mixture) Unknown SUSPECTED: Cardiovascular or Blood Toxicant, Neurotoxicant, Respiratory Toxicant, Skin or Sense Organ Toxicant,
o-Cresol Unknown SUSPECTED: Carcinogen, Cardiovascular or Blood Toxicant Developmental Toxicant, Endocrine Toxicant Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicant, Neurotoxicant, Respiratory Toxicant, Skin or Sense Organ Toxicant
m-Cresol Unknown SUSPECTED: Carcinogen, Cardiovascular or Blood Toxicant, Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicant, Kidney Toxicant, Neurotoxicant, Respiratory Toxicant, Skin or Sense Organ Toxicant
p-Cresol Unknown SUSPECTED: Carcinogen, Cardiovascular or Blood Toxicant, Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicant, Kidney Toxicant, Neurotoxicant, Respiratory Toxicant, Skin or Sense Organ Toxicant
1,4-Dichlorobenzene(p) Unknown RECOGNIZED: Carcinogen, Cardiovascular or Blood Toxicant Developmental Toxicant, Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicant, Kidney Toxicant, Neurotoxicant, Respiratory Toxicant, Skin or Sense Organ Toxicant
N,N-Diethyl aniline (N,N-Dimethylaniline) Unknown SUSPECTED: Cardiovascular or Blood Toxicant, Endocrine Toxicant Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicant, Kidney Toxicant, Neurotoxicant
Dimethyl aminoazobenzene Unknown RECOGNIZED: Carcinogen, SUSPECTED: Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicant, Skin or Sense Organ Toxicant
Dimethyl phthalate Unknown SUSPECTED: Neurotoxicant, Respiratory Toxicant, Skin or Sense Organ Toxicant
Ethyl chloride (Chloroethane) Unknown RECOGNIZED: Carcinogen; SUSPECTED: Cardiovascular or Blood Toxicant Developmental Toxicant, Kidney Toxicant, Neurotoxicant, Reproductive Toxicant, Respiratory Toxicant
Ethylene dichloride (1,2-Dichloroethane) Unknown RECOGNIZED: Carcinogen; SUSPECTED: Cardiovascular or Blood Toxicant Developmental Toxicant, Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicant, Imminotoxicant, Kidney Toxicant, Neurotoxicant, Reproductive Toxicant Respiratory Toxicant, Skin or Sense Organ Toxicant
Ethylene glycol .015 Tons/year SUSPECTED: Cardiovascular or Blood Toxicant Developmental Toxicant, Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicant, Kidney Toxicant, Neurotoxicant, Reproductive Toxicant Respiratory Toxicant, Skin or Sense Organ Toxicant
Ethylene oxide Unknown RECOGNIZED: Carcinogen, Reproductive Toxicant, SUSPECTED: Cardiovascular or Blood Toxicant Developmental Toxicant, Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicant, Kidney Toxicant, Neurotoxicant, Respiratory Toxicant, Skin or Sense Organ Toxicant
Ethylidene dichloride (1,1-Dichloroethane) Unknown RECOGNIZED: Carcinogen, SUSPECTED: Cardiovascular or Blood Toxicant, Neurotoxicant
Formaldehyde Unknown RECOGNIZED: Carcinogen; SUSPECTED: Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicant, Imminotoxicant, Neurotoxicant, Reproductive Toxicant Respiratory Toxicant, Skin or Sense Organ Toxicant
Hexachlorobenzene Unknown RECOGNIZED: Carcinogen, Developmental Toxicant; SUSPECTED: Cardiovascular or Blood Toxicant, Endocrine Toxicant Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicant, Imminotoxicant, Kidney Toxicant, Neurotoxicant, Reproductive Toxicant Skin or Sense Organ Toxicant
Hexachlorobutadiene Unknown SUSPECTED: Carcinogen, Cardiovascular or Blood Toxicant, Developmental Toxicant, Endocrine Toxicant Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicant, Kidney Toxicant, Neurotoxicant, Reproductive Toxicant
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene Unknown SUSPECTED: Developmental Toxicant, Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicant, Kidney Toxicant, Neurotoxicant, Reproductive Toxicant Respiratory Toxicant, Skin or Sense Organ Toxicant
Hexachloroethane Unknown RECOGNIZED: Carcinogen, SUSPECTED: Developmental Toxicant, Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicant, Kidney Toxicant, Neurotoxicant, Reproductive Toxicant Respiratory Toxicant, Skin or Sense Organ Toxicant
Hexane Unknown SUSPECTED: Developmental Toxicant, Neurotoxicant, Respiratory Toxicant, Skin or Sense Organ Toxicant
Hydrochloric Acid .75 Tons/year SUSPECTED: Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicant, Respiratory Toxicant, Skin or Sense Organ Toxicant
Hydrogen Flouride (Hydroflouric acid) 3.5 Tons/year SUSPECTED: Cardiovascular or Blood Toxicant, Developmental Toxicant, Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicant, Musculoskeletal, Neurotoxicant, Reproductive Toxicant Respiratory Toxicant, Skin or Sense Organ Toxicant
Maleic anhydride Unknown SUSPECTED: Imminotoxicant, Respiratory Toxicant, Skin or Sense Organ Toxicant
Methanol .9 Tons/year SUSPECTED: Developmental Toxicant, Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicant, Neurotoxicant, Respiratory Toxicant, Skin or Sense Organ Toxicant
Methyl bromide (Bromomethane) Unknown RECOGNIZED: Developmental Toxicant, Cardiovascular or Blood Toxicant, Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicant, Kidney Toxicant, Neurotoxicant, Reproductive Toxicant , Respiratory Toxicant, Skin or Sense Organ Toxicant
Methyl chloride Unknown SUSPECTED: Carcinogen, Cardiovascular or Blood Toxicant, Developmental Toxicant, Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicant, Neurotoxicant, Reproductive Toxicant, Respiratory Toxicant, Skin or Sense Organ Toxicant
Methyl chloroform (1,1,1-Trichloroethane) Unknown SUSPECTED: Cardiovascular or Blood Toxicant, Developmental Toxicant, Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicant, Neurotoxicant, Reproductive Toxicant, Skin or Sense Organ Toxicant
Methyl ethyl ketone (2-Butanone) Unknown SUSPECTED: Cardiovascular or Blood Toxicant, Developmental Toxicant, Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicant, Kidney Toxicant, Neurotoxicant, Reproductive Toxicant, Respiratory Toxicant, Skin or Sense Organ Toxicant
Methyl iodide (Iodomethane) Unknown RECOGNIZED: Carcinogen, SUSPECTED: Kidney Toxicant, Neurotoxicant, Respiratory Toxicant, Skin or Sense Organ Toxicant
Methyl isobutyl ketone (Hexone) Unknown SUSPECTED: Developmental Toxicant, Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicant, Kidney Toxicant, Neurotoxicant, Respiratory Toxicant, Skin or Sense Organ Toxicant
Methyl methacryiate Unknown SUSPECTED: Cardiovascular or Blood Toxicant, Developmental Toxicant, Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicant, Immunotoxicant, Kidney Toxicant, Reproductive Toxicant, Respiratory Toxicant, Skin or Sense Organ Toxicant
Methyl tert butyl ether Unknown SUSPECTED: Carcinogen, Cardiovascular or Blood Toxicant, Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicant, Kidney Toxicant, Neurotoxicant, Skin or Sense Organ Toxicant
Methylene chloride (Dichloromethane) Unknown RECOGNIZED: Carcinogen, SUSPECTED: Cardiovascular or Blood Toxicant, Endocrine Toxicant, Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicant, Kidney Toxicant, Neurotoxicant, Reproductive Toxicant, Respiratory Toxicant
Naphthalene Unknown SUSPECTED: Cardiovascular or Blood Toxicant, Developmental Toxicant, Kidney Toxicant, Neurotoxicant, Respiratory Toxicant, Skin or Sense Organ Toxicant
Nitrobenzene Unknown RECOGNIZED: Carcinogen; SUSPECTED: Cardiovascular or Blood Toxicant, Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicant, Kidney Toxicant, Neurotoxicant, Reproductive Toxicant, Respiratory Toxicant
4-Nitrobiphenyl Unknown RECOGNIZED: Carcinogen; SUSPECTED: Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicant, Kidney Toxicant, Neurotoxicant, Respiratory Toxicant, Skin or Sense Organ Toxicant
4-Nitrophenol Unknown SUSPECTED: Neurotoxicant, Skin or Sense Organ Toxicant
N-Nitroso-N-methylurea Unknown RECOGNIZED: Carcinogen, SUSPECTED: Developmental Toxicant, Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicant, Skin or Sense Organ Toxicant
Phenol Unknown SUSPECTED: Cardiovascular or Blood Toxicant, Developmental Toxicant, Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicant, Kidney Toxicant, Neurotoxicant, Respiratory Toxicant, Skin or Sense Organ Toxicant
Phosgene Unknown SUSPECTED: Respiratory Toxicant, Skin or Sense Organ Toxicant
Phosphine .08 Tons/year SUSPECTED: Cardiovascular or Blood Toxicant, Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicant, Kidney Toxicant, Musculoskeletal, Neurotoxicant, Respiratory Toxicant
Phosphorous 0 Tons/year SUSPECTED: Cardiovascular or Blood Toxicant, Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicant, Kidney Toxicant, Musculoskeletal, Neurotoxicant, Reproductive Toxicant, Respiratory Toxicant, Skin or Sense Organ Toxicant
Phthalic anhydride Unknown SUSPECTED: Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicant, Immunotoxicant, Kidney Toxicant, Neurotoxicant, Respiratory Toxicant, Skin or Sense Organ Toxicant
1,3-Propane suitone Unknown RECOGNIZED: Carcinogen; SUSPECTED: Cardiovascular or Blood Toxicant, Neurotoxicant, Respiratory Toxicant, Skin or Sense Organ Toxicant
Propylene dichloride (1,2-Dichloropropane) Unknown RECOGNIZED: Carcinogen; SUSPECTED: Cardiovascular or Blood Toxicant, Endocrine Toxicant, Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicant, Kidney Toxicant, Neurotoxicant, Skin or Sense Organ Toxicant
Propylene oxide Unknown RECOGNIZED: Carcinogen; SUSPECTED: Developmental Toxicant, Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicant, Kidney Toxicant, Neurotoxicant, Reproductive Toxicant, Respiratory Toxicant, Skin or Sense Organ Toxicant
Styrene Unknown SUSPECTED: Carcinogen, Cardiovascular or Blood Toxicant, Developmental Toxicant, Endocrine Toxicant, Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicant, Kidney Toxicant, Neurotoxicant, Respiratory Toxicant, Skin or Sense Organ Toxicant
Styrene Oxide Unknown RECOGNIZED: Carcinogen; SUSPECTED: Developmental Toxicant, Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicant, Neurotoxicant, Reproductive Toxicant, Respiratory Toxicant, Skin or Sense Organ Toxicant
1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane Unknown RECOGNIZED: Carcinogen; SUSPECTED: Developmental Toxicant, Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicant, Neurotoxicant, Respiratory Toxicant
Titanium tetrachloride Unknown SUSPECTED: Respiratory Toxicant, Skin or Sense Organ Toxicant
Toluene Unknown RECOGNIZED: Developmental Toxicant; SUSPECTED: Cardiovascular or Blood Toxicant, Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicant, Immunotoxicant, Kidney Toxicant, Neurotoxicant, Reproductive Toxicant, Respiratory Toxicant, Skin or Sense Organ Toxicant
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene Unknown SUSPECTED: Developmental Toxicant, Endocrine Toxicant, Neurotoxicant, Respiratory Toxicant,
1,1,2-Trichloroethane Unknown RECOGNIZED: Carcinogen; SUSPECTED: Cardiovascular or Blood Toxicant, Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicant, Kidney Toxicant, Neurotoxicant, Skin or Sense Organ Toxicant
Trichloroethylene Unknown RECOGNIZED: Carcinogen, SUSPECTED: Cardiovascular or Blood Toxicant, Developmental Toxicant, Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicant, Kidney Toxicant, Neurotoxicant, Reproductive Toxicant, Respiratory Toxicant, Skin or Sense Organ Toxicant
Triethylamine Unknown SUSPECTED: Immunotoxicant, Neurotoxicant, Respiratory Toxicant, Skin or Sense Organ Toxicant
2,2,4-Trimethylpentane Unknown SUSPECTED: Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicant, Kidney Toxicant, Respiratory Toxicant, Skin or Sense Organ Toxicant
Vinyl acetate Unknown SUSPECTED: Carcinogen, Neurotoxicant, Respiratory Toxicant, Skin or Sense Organ Toxicant
Vinylidene chloride (1,1-Dichloroethylene) Unknown SUSPECTED: Carcinogen, Cardiovascular or Blood Toxicant, Developmental Toxicant, Kidney Toxicant, Neurotoxicant, Reproductive Toxicant, Respiratory Toxicant, Skin or Sense Organ Toxicant
Xylenes (isomers and mixture) .3 Tons/year SUSPECTED: Cardiovascular or Blood Toxicant, Developmental Toxicant, Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicant, Immunotoxicant, Neurotoxicant, Reproductive Toxicant, Respiratory Toxicant, Skin or Sense Organ Toxicant
o-Xylenes Unknown SUSPECTED: Cardiovascular or Blood Toxicant, Developmental Toxicant, Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicant, Immunotoxicant, Neurotoxicant, Reproductive Toxicant, Respiratory Toxicant, Skin or Sense Organ Toxicant
m-Xylenes Unknown SUSPECTED: Cardiovascular or Blood Toxicant, Developmental Toxicant, Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicant, Immunotoxicant, Neurotoxicant, Reproductive Toxicant, Respiratory Toxicant, Skin or Sense Organ Toxicant
p-Xylenes Unknown SUSPECTED: Cardiovascular or Blood Toxicant, Developmental Toxicant, Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicant, Immunotoxicant, Neurotoxicant, Reproductive Toxicant, Respiratory Toxicant, Skin or Sense Organ Toxicant
Antimony Compounds Unknown SUSPECTED: Carcinogen, Cardiovascular or Blood Toxicant, Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicant, Respiratory Toxicant, Skin or Sense Organ Toxicant
Arsenic Compounds (inorganic) .0000008 Tons/year RECOGNIZED: Carcinogen, Developmental Toxicant
Arsenic Compounds (arsine) Unknown RECOGNIZED: Carcinogen, Developmental Toxicant; SUSPECTED: Cardiovascular or Blood Toxicant, Endocrine Toxicant Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicant, Kidney Toxicant, Neurotoxicant
Chromium Compounds (chromium trioxide) .01 Tons/year RECOGNIZED: Carcinogen; SUSPECTED: Immunotoxicant, Respiratory Toxicant, Skin or Sense Organ Toxicant
Cobalt Compounds Unknown ;SUSPECTED: Carcinogen, Cardiovascular or Blood Toxicant, Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicant, Immunotoxicant, Kidney Toxicant, Respiratory Toxicant, Skin or Sense Organ Toxicant
Cyanide Compounds Unknown SUSPECTED: Neurotoxicant, Respiratory Toxicant
Glycol ethers 0 Tons/year SUSPECTED: Cardiovascular or Blood Toxicant, Developmental Toxicant, Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicant, Neurotoxicant, Reproductive Toxicant Respiratory Toxicant
Lead Compounds Unknown RECOGNIZED: Carcinogen, Developmental Toxicant, Reproductive Toxicant; SUSPECTED: Cardiovascular or Blood Toxicant, Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicant, Immunotoxicant, Kidney Toxicant, Neurotoxicant
Manganese Compounds Unknown SUSPECTED: Neurotoxicant, Respiratory Toxicant
Mercury Compounds Unknown RECOGNIZED: Developmental Toxicant; SUSPECTED: Carcinogen, Cardiovascular or Blood Toxicant, Gastrointestinal or Liver Toxicant, Kidney Toxicant, Neurotoxicant, Reproductive Toxicant Respiratory Toxicant
Nickel Compounds Unknown RECOGNIZED: Carcinogen; SUSPECTED: Developmental Toxicant, Immunotoxicant, Kidney Toxicant, Reproductive Toxicant Respiratory Toxicant, Skin or Sense Organ Toxicant
Polycylic Organic Matter Unknown SUSPECTED: