Documented Use of Hazardous Substances 1990-1800
HAZARDOUS
SUBSTANCE |
DOCUMENTED USE |
<2000
>1990
|
<1990
>1980
|
<1980
>1970
|
<1970
>1960
|
<1960
>1950
|
<1950
>1940
|
<1940
>1930
|
<1930
>1920
|
<1920
>1910
|
<1910
>1900
|
<1900
>1890
|
<1890
>1880
|
<1880
>1870
|
<1870
>1860
|
<1860
>1850
|
<1850
>1840
|
<1840
>1800
|
| Leather Tanning |
| - Lead |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
x |
o |
o |
o |
o |
o |
|
|
|
|
| - Mercury |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
x |
o |
o |
|
|
|
|
| - Benzene |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
x |
o |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| - Chromium |
|
|
x |
o |
o |
o |
o |
o |
o |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Paint |
| - Lead |
|
|
x |
o |
o |
o |
o |
o |
o |
o |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| - Chromium |
|
|
|
|
|
|
x |
o |
o |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| - Arsenic |
|
|
x |
o |
o |
o |
o |
o |
o |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| - Mercury |
|
|
|
x |
o |
o |
o |
o |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| - Carbon
Tetrachloride |
|
|
|
x |
o |
o |
o |
o |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| -
Trichloroethylene |
|
|
|
x |
o |
o |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Metal
Plating |
| - Cyanide |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
x |
o |
o |
o |
|
|
|
|
| - Mercury |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
x |
o |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| - Arsenic |
|
|
|
|
|
x |
o |
o |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| - Cadmium |
|
|
|
|
|
x |
o |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| - Chromium |
|
|
x |
o |
o |
o |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| -
Trichlorethylene |
|
x |
o |
o |
o |
o |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| - Sulphuric acid |
|
|
x |
o |
o |
o |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Adhesives |
| - Benzene |
|
|
|
x |
o |
o |
o |
o |
o |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| - Carbon
disulfide |
|
|
|
|
|
x |
o |
o |
o |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| -
Trichloroethylene |
|
x |
o |
o |
o |
o |
o |
o |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Glass |
| - Lead |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
x |
o |
o |
|
|
|
|
| - Cadmium |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
x |
o |
o |
o |
o |
o |
o |
| - Arsenic |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
x |
o |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| - Chromium |
|
|
|
|
|
|
x |
o |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Hats
& Caps |
| - Mercury |
|
|
|
|
x |
o |
o |
o |
o |
o |
o |
o |
|
|
|
|
|
| - Arsenic |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
x |
o |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| - Benzene |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
x |
o |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| - Carbon
Tetrachloride |
|
|
|
x |
o |
o |
o |
o |
o |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Pottery |
| - Lead |
|
|
|
|
|
x |
o |
o |
o |
o |
o |
o |
o |
o |
o |
|
|
| - Arsenic |
|
|
|
|
|
|
x |
o |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Wood
Preserving |
| - Cresosote |
|
x |
o |
o |
o |
o |
o |
o |
o |
o |
o |
o |
o |
o |
|
|
|
| - Arsenic |
|
x |
o |
o |
o |
o |
o |
o |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| -
Pentachlorophenol |
|
x |
o |
o |
o |
o |
o |
|
|
|
|
|
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| Source:
Illinois State Museum Geography Program, Historical Hazardous Substance Data Base, v2.0,
1992 Key: x- Phasing Out o-
In Common Use. |
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