Toxics Release Inventory
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The Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) is a publicly available database from the EPA that contains information on toxic chemical releases and other waste management activities reported annually by certain covered industry groups as well as federal facilities. This inventory was established under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 (EPCRA) and expanded by the Pollution Prevention Act of 1990.
Each year, companies across a wide range of industries (including chemical, mining, paper, oil and gas industries) that produce more than 25,000 pounds or handle more than 10,000 pounds of a listed toxic chemical must report it to the TRI. The TRI threshold was initially set at 75,000 pounds annually. If the company treats, recycles, disposes, or releases more than 500 pounds of that chemical into the environment (as opposed to just handling it), then they must provide a detailed inventory of that chemical's inventory.
References
- [EPA's TRI page]
- [EPA's TRI Explorer page]] (for accessing the data)
- [The Right-to-Know Network for accessing the TRI]
- [Environmental Working Group's report on the TRI rollback]
- [OMB Watch's page on the TRI]
- [National Environmental Trust's Page on the TRI]
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