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Would You Like to Know About Releases of
Toxic Chemicals in Your Community?
V Are you concerned about toxic chemicals released in your community?

V Do you live near businesses that use toxic chemicals?

V Would you like to know about toxic chemicals released near your child's school?

By law, you have the right to know about toxic chemicals
that are released into your community.
A Federal law called the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) gives you the right
to know about toxic chemicals released into the environment. The law requires that certain businesses and
other types of facilities that manufacture or use significant amounts of toxic chemicals report annually on their
releases of these chemicals. The reports contain comprehensive information about the types and amounts of
chemicals that are released each year into the air, water, and land. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) maintains this information in a database called the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI), which is available
over the Internet.
Did you know you can go directly into the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
on the Internet and access company environmental reports?
Each year, EPA collects over 95,000 individual toxic chemical release reports from 25,000 industrial and
Federal facilities. These reports are compiled on the Internet in the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI). The TRI
is unique in that it marks the first time that the public has direct access to detailed information about releases
and management of toxic chemicals in their communities. With information from the TRI, citizens can increase
their knowledge of chemical usage in their area and use this knowledge to help make their neighborhoods
safer and cleaner.
Get Started! EPA has prepared this guide to help you access the TRI and answer questions about toxic
chemical releases in your community. Turn the page for step-by-step instructions on how to access the TRI
database and learn more about chemical releases into the air, water, and land.
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This guide was prepared and published by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Region 8 office in
August 2004. EPA prepared this guide to help you access the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) and answer
questions about chemicals in your community via the Internet. If you have questions about the TRI or for an
updated copy of this guide, please contact us at:

       U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
       TRI Program (8P-P3T)
       999 18th Street, Suite 300
       Denver, Colorado 80202
       http://www.epa.gov/region8

Call us toll-free at 1-800-227-8917 (from Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, & Wyoming)
or from anywhere in the U.S. at 303-312-6312  (not a toll-free call).  Ask for a copy of TRI: It's Your Right to
Know.
Updated copies of this guide are also available on the Internet at:

       http://www.epa.gov/region8/toxics_pesticides/epcra

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The TRI is readily available on the Internet at EPA's TRI Explorer and Envirofacts Warehouse web pages.
While both TRI Explorer and Envirofacts contain the same TRI data, they have different database search
capabilities. Which web page you use depends on what you are looking for.
TRI EXPLORER
www.epa.gov/triexplorer
With TRI Explorer's user-friendly search engine, you can easily and quickly search the TRI for information on
facilities in your county or state. Find answers to these questions in TRI Explorer:

V What are the top 100 toxic chemicals released to the air, water, and land in your state?
Find your answer with a TRI CHEMICAL REPORT!

V What are the top 100 facilities in the U.S. based on releases of toxic chemicals to the
environment? Find your answer with a TRI FACILITY REPORT!

V Have releases of toxic chemicals to the air, water, and land in the U.S. increased or
decreased since 1990? Find your answer with a TRI TRENDS REPORT!

V Which state had the highest releases of toxic chemicals to the air, water, and land?
Find your answer with a TRI GEOGRAPHY REPORT!

V Which industry sector releases the most toxic chemicals to the air, water, and land?
Find your answer with a TRI INDUSTRY REPORT!

V What facilities recycle the greatest quantity of chemicals?
Find your answer with a TRI WASTE MANAGEMENT REPORT!

The step-by-step instructions included in this guide can help you find answers to these questions and more!
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TRI ENVIROFACTS
www.epa.gov/enviro
Envirofacts is EPA's one-stop source for environmental information. It contains a wealth of environmental
information and provides you access to some of EPA's most important databases, including TRI. With
Envirofacts, you can learn more about environmental activities that may affect air, water, and land anywhere in
the United States.

V How can I find a detailed summary of all the TRI reports ever filed by a specific facility?
Find this summary with a TRI FACILITY SUMMARY REPORT!

V How can I view the actual TRI reports filed and certified by a specific facility?
View the TRI reports with a FORM R CHEMICAL REPORT!

V What toxic chemicals were released into the Mississippi River in 2001?
Find your answer with a TRI STREAM, RIVER, OR LAKE REPORT!

V What toxic chemicals are released by petroleum refineries?
Find your answer with an ADVANCED INDUSTRY REPORT!
What you can do. TAKE ACTION!
You are a full partner in environmental protection.
These TRI reports enable you to take the initial step in recognizing if chemicals that are manufactured,
released, or transferred in your community pose a threat. You have tools at your disposal to take action now!

V Work with your local government to improve government policies, create incentives for pollution
prevention, and step up enforcement.

V Take local action! Raise your concerns with CEOs, industrial managers, and trade associations.
Encourage these industries to improve chemical management and pollution prevention.

V Learn more about the right-to-know laws designed to empower you. Considered one of the
most potent pieces of environmental legislation, the TRI is designed to empower you to help protect
your environment. You have a right to know.

Turn the page and get started now!
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V Did you know that 132 million pounds of OSHA carcinogens, 150,000 pounds of mercury, and
1.63 million pounds of lead were released to the air in 2001?

V What chemical ranks #1 for releases to surface water in your state?

V What are the top 100 chemicals released to the air, water, and land in the U.S.?
You can quickly and easily find answers to these questions
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To create your own TRI CHEMICAL REPORT, follow these easy steps:

1. Go to EPA's TRI Explorer at www.epa.gov/triexplorer.

2. Under "Reports" on the left-hand side of the screen, select "Chemical."

3. If you click on "Generate Report," you will receive a list of all TRI chemicals that were released in the
U.S. during the specified year. The report will include releases to air, land, surface water,
underground injection wells, total disposal and releases on-site at the facilities, and total disposal and
releases off-site. The report includes chemicals released by all industries that are regulated by TRI.

Your TRI CHEMICAL REPORT will automatically be sorted alphabetically by chemical. You can quickly
and easily sort this list by air emissions, surface water discharges, underground injection, total releases
on-site, and total releases off-site by clicking on the little arrows at the top of each column.
Customize your TRI CHEMICAL REPORT...

V What TRI chemicals are released in your state, county, or zip code? Simply make a selection
under "Geographic Location" and click on "Generate Report."

V Wondering how many persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic (PBT) chemicals, OSHA
carcinogens or hazardous air pollutants (HAPS) were released? You can create a list of these
chemicals by clicking on the arrow under "Chemical Released." Scroll down and click on "Select a
chemical group." There are several chemical groups to choose from. Click on the arrow next to
"Newly Added 1995 Chemicals", make your selection, and click "Generate Report."

V What chemicals are released by electric utilities or plastics manufacturers? Simply click on the
arrow next to "All Industries," scroll down and click on "Select from list of SIC codes." A window will
pop up with a list of all of the industries regulated by TRI. Make your selection, click on "Generate
Report" and in mere minutes you'll have your list!

V Simplify your TRI CHEMICAL REPORT for easy printing by generating individual reports for "Total On-
site Disposal or Other Releases" and "Total Off-site Disposal or Other Releases."
What you can do. TAKE ACTION!
You are a full partner in environmental protection.
V You can learn more about the health and safety of these chemicals at the National Library of
Medicine's ToxNet at http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease
Registry's ToxFAQS at http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxfaq.html.

V Find out which facilities are releasing these chemicals with a TRI FACILITY REPORT!

V Start a dialogue with facilities in your state. Urge facilities to improve their chemical management
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You can view the actual TRI chemical reports submitted to EPA and certified by facilities! Each year EPA
collects over 95,000 individual toxic chemical release reports from 25,000 industrial and Federal facilities.
These TRI toxic chemical release reports are called the Form R. The Form R is chemical-specific and includes
comprehensive information about releases to air, water, and land. It also includes detailed information on
chemical treatment, disposal, and pollution prevention activities. EPA uses the TRI Form R reports to
compile the TRI Explorer and Envirofacts databases.
View the actual TRI chemical reports certified by reporting facilities!
Your TRI FORM R CHEMICAL REPORT will include a summary table like this. To view the Form R
report, simply click on the document control number next to the chemical name.
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To create your own TRI FORM R CHEMICAL REPORT, follow these easy steps:

1. Go to EPA's TRI Envirofacts at www.epa.gov/enviro.

2. From the blue sidebar on the left-hand side, click on "Queries, Maps and Reports."

3. Under Queries, you'll see the heading "Toxics Release Inventory" followed by several query options.
Select "TRI Form R" to create a FORM R CHEMICAL REPORT.

4. Enter a partial or complete facility name and click on "Run Report."

Your query will create a list of facilities that meet your search criteria. Once you find the facility you are
interested in, click on the TRI Facility ID number to view a list of all the chemical reports filed by the
facility. Click on the document control number (highlighted in blue) to view the actual chemical report.
Can't find the facility you are looking for? Try these helpful tips:

V Search for a facility with "containing" instead of "beginning with."

V Limit the facility name to one or two key words.

V Finally, if you still can't retrieve the facility reports, try an Envirofacts TRI FACILITY SUMMARY REPORT and
search by city and/or state. Once you find the official facility name, you can retrieve their Form R
reports.
What you can do. TAKE ACTION!
You are a full partner in environmental protection.
V Start a dialogue with facilities in your state. Encourage facilities to improve their chemical
management and pollution prevention practices. The TRI provides a foundation on which your
community can build a partnership with local industry.

V You can learn more about the health and safety of these chemicals at the National Library of
Medicine's ToxNet at http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease
Registry's ToxFAQS at http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxfaq.html.
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V What are the top 100 facilities in the U.S. based on total TRI chemical releases to the
environment?

V What facility released the most OSHA carcinogens?
The most persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic (PBT) chemicals?

V What electric utilities rank in the top 10 for TRI-reported environmental releases?
You can quickly and easily find answers to these questions
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To create your own TRI FACILITY REPORT, follow these easy steps:

1. Go to EPA's TRI Explorer at www.epa.gov/triexplorer.

2. Under "Reports" on the left-hand side of the screen, select "Facility."

3. If you click on "Generate Report," you will receive a list of the top 100 facilities based on TRI-reported
chemical releases on-site and off-site during the specified year. The report will include releases to air,
land, surface water, underground injection wells, total releases on-site at the facilities, and total
releases off-site. The report includes chemicals released by all industries that are regulated by TRI.

Your TRI FACILITY REPORT will automatically be sorted by highest total on- and off-site disposal and
other releases. You can quickly and easily sort this list by air emissions, surface water discharges,
underground injection, total releases on-site, and total releases off-site by clicking on the little arrows
at the top of each column.

Customize your TRI FACILITY REPORT...

V Looking for a list of the top facilities based on TRI-reported releases in your state or county?
Simply make a selection under "Geographic Location" and click on "Generate Report."

V Wondering what facilities released the most persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic (PBT)
chemicals, OSHA carcinogens, or hazardous air pollutants (HAPS)? You can create a list of
these facilities simply by clicking on the arrow under "Chemical Released." Scroll down and click on
"Select a chemical group." Make your selection, click on "Generate Report" and get your list!

V How about a list of the top electric utilities or plastics manufacturers? Simply click on the arrow
next to "All Industries," scroll down and click on "Select from list of SIC codes."

V Simplify your TRI FACILITY REPORT for easy printing by generating individual reports for "Total On-
site Disposal or Other Releases" and "Total Off-site Disposal or Other Releases."

What you can do. TAKE ACTION!
You are a full partner in environmental protection.

V Find out what chemicals these facilities are releasing by clicking on the facility name in TRI Explorer
or with an Envirofacts FACILITY SUMMARY REPORT.

V Start a dialogue with facilities in your state. Urge facilities to improve their chemical management
and pollution prevention practices. The TRI provides a foundation on which your community can build
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A TRI FACILITY SUMMARY REPORT will provide you with...
V A detailed summary of the TRI chemicals released and managed by a specific facility for each
year that the facility has reported to EPA since 1987!
V An easy way to make side-by-side annual comparisons of the chemicals reported and
released into the environment by a facility.
View a detailed summary of all the TRI chemicals released by a facility
since 1987 with a TRI FACILITY SUMMARY REPORT!
Your TRI FACILITY SUMMARY REPORT will include a summary table like this and much more...
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Total Aggregate Releases of TRI Chemicals to the Environment:
Total Aggregate Releases of TRI Chemicals excluding Dioxin and Dioxin-like Compounds
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Media 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989
Ail Emissions 112125378 1030D7 028 105858 111346 125792 125962 134817 119866 120524 123273 128084 92617 69362 171990 :
Surface Water Discharges 2595279 26519898 28D99 65 23780 16252 18705 18816 31772 10932 44915 15527 2102621026 21488
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To create your own TRI FACILITY SUMMARY REPORT, follow these easy steps:

1. Go to EPA's TRI Envirofacts at www.epa.gov/enviro.

2. From the blue sidebar on the left-hand side, click on "Queries, Maps and Reports."

3. Under Queries, you'll see the heading "Toxics Release Inventory" followed by several query options.
Select "TRI Query" to create a FACILITY SUMMARY REPORT.

4. The TRI Query Form allows you to retrieve data from the TRI database. Your query returns facility
information and chemical reports. Narrow your search by selecting from options including facility name,
geographic location, standard industrial classification code, and/or chemical name. At a minimum, EPA
recommends you narrow the search by entering the state since Envirofacts contains information on
more than 25,000 facilities nationwide. Once you have narrowed your search, scroll to the bottom of
the page and click on "Search."

5. Your query will create a list of facilities that meet your search criteria. Once you find the facility you are
interested in, click on the TRI Facility ID number (highlighted in blue) to view the FACILITY SUMMARY
REPORT.
Can't find the facility you are looking for? Try these helpful tips:

V Search for a facility with "containing" instead of "beginning with."

V Limit the facility name to one or two key words.

V Search only by state and city or county (and no facility name). Business ownership and names can
change frequently. It is not uncommon for a facility's official name to be different than the name they
are generally known by in a community.
What you can do. TAKE ACTION!
You are a full partner in environmental protection.
V Start a dialogue with facilities in your state. Encourage facilities to improve their chemical
management and pollution prevention practices. The TRI provides a foundation on which your
community can build a partnership with local industry.

V Work with your local government to improve government policies and create incentives for pollution
prevention.

Create a GEOGRAPHY REPORT with TRI Explorer
Create DYNAMIC MAPS with TRI Explorer
Create a TRI STREAM, RIVER, OR LAKE REPORT with Envirofacts
Download the COMPLETE TRI DATA SET for Your State or the Entire Nation
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How does your state compare...

V Releases of TRI chemicals in 2001?
V Releases of mercury? Of OSHA-designated carcinogens?
V Releases of TRI chemicals from chemical manufacturers?

You can quickly and easily find answers to these questions
on the web with a made-to-order TRI GEOGRAPHY REPORT!
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To create your own TRI GEOGRAPHY REPORT, follow these easy steps:

1. Go to EPA's TRI Explorer at www.epa.gov/triexplorer.

2. Under "Reports" on the left-hand side of the screen, select "Geography."

3. If you click on "Generate Report", you will receive a list of U.S. states and territories. The report will
include chemical releases to air, land, surface water, underground injection wells, total disposal and
releases on-site at the facilities, and total disposal and releases off-site.

Your TRI GEOGRAPHY REPORT will automatically be sorted alphabetically by state. You can quickly and
easily sort this list by air emissions, surface water discharges, underground injection, total releases on-
site, and total releases off-site by clicking on the little arrows at the top of each column.
Customize your TRI GEOGRAPHY REPORT...

V What are the top counties in the U.S. based on TRI-reported chemical releases? Under
"Geographic Location" select "U.S. by County" and click on "Generate Report."

V You can narrow your report to just one chemical or groups of chemicals under "Chemical
Released."

V In what states and counties does the petroleum industry release toxic chemicals to the
environment? Simply click on the arrow next to "All Industries," scroll down and click on "Select
from list of SIC codes."

V Simplify your TRI GEOGRAPHY REPORT for easy printing by generating individual reports for "Total On-
site Disposal or Other Releases" and "Total Off-site Disposal or Other Releases."
What you can do. TAKE ACTION!
You are a full partner in environmental protection.

V Find out what chemicals are released in your state with a TRI CHEMICAL REPORT.

V Work with your local government to improve government policies and create incentives for pollution
prevention. Dynamic maps provide you with a powerful communication tool to open a dialogue with
your elected officials.
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V Create an interactive map to visually compare chemical releases by state and county!

V Map environmental releases of specific chemicals such as mercury, dioxin, or carcinogens!

V Visually compare environmental releases by industry sectors such as electric utilities,
plastics, or petroleum!
Map it with a made-to-order TRI DYNAMIC MAP!
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To create your own TRI DYNAMIC MAP, follow these easy steps:

1. Go to EPA's TRI Explorer at www.epa.gov/triexplorer.

2. Under "Maps" on the left-hand side of the screen, select "Dynamic."

3. If you click on "Map it!," you will receive a dynamic map of the U.S. by state. States or counties are
colored according to their total TRI-reported chemical releases on-site and off-site including air, land,
surface water, and underground injection.

4. Interact with the map! Move the mouse over a state to see the total pounds of TRI chemicals reported
released. Right click for more details on TRI chemicals, facilities, or industries for that state. Left click
to zoom into a dynamic map of the counties in that state.
Customize your TRI DYNAMIC MAP...

V Create a dynamic map for a specific industry sector such as electric utilities or chemical
manufacturers! Make your selection under "Industry" and click on "Map It!".

V Map releases of mercury, dioxin, or OSHA carcinogens! You can create a chemical-specific map
by clicking on the arrow under "Chemical Released." Select specific chemicals such as mercury or
dioxin or a chemical group and "Map it!"
What you can do. TAKE ACTION!
You are a full partner in environmental protection.

V Take local action! Raise your concerns with CEOs and industrial managers. Encourage facilities to
improve chemical management and pollution prevention.

V Assess the situation yourself. TRI is the first link to finding whether chemicals manufactured,
released or transferred in your community pose a threat. Other resources in your community are
available to assist you in evaluating risks in your community including your local library, safety and
public health agency.
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The TRI includes information on chemical releases to streams, lakes, and other water bodies. You
have a right to this information. With TRI, you can create a stream, river, or lake profile in a matter of
minutes.
To create your own TRI STREAM, RIVER, OR LAKE REPORT,
follow these easy steps:

1. Go to EPA's Envirofacts Warehouse at www.epa.gov/envjro.

2. From the blue sidebar on the left-hand side, click on "Queries, Maps, and Reports."

3. Under Queries, you'll see the heading "Toxics Release Inventory" followed by several query options.
Select "TRI Customized" to create this custom report.

4. Scroll down the page and begin the four step process to create your own customized TRI query. Begin
with Step 1: selecting the subjects of your search. For a customized search of chemicals released to
water:

• Click on "Stream and Water Information."
Click on "Form R Reporting Form Information."
Click on "Facility Information."
Click on "Release Information for Water, Air, Surface and Underground Injection."

These four subjects will allow you to access TRI information on stream name, Form R reporting information
such as chemical name, amount released and year released, and important facility information such as name
and location. After you have made these selections, go to Step 2 to retrieve the tables for these subjects.
Important Considerations

The TRI provides a partial, though important, account of the quantity of toxic chemicals and metals released into
streams, rivers, lakes, and other water bodies in the United States. The TRI does not account for many important
releases into U.S. water bodies such as runoff from urban and agricultural areas; and chemical releases by smaller
facilities that are not regulated under TRI. This TRI water profile will provide you with a starting point for learning more
about the water quality in your community.
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5. In Step 2, select the tables that contain the information you are interested in. For this search, select all
tables listed.

Click in box for "TRI Water Stream."
• Click in box for "TRI Reporting Form."
Click in box for "TRI Facility."
Click in box for "TRI Release Quantity."

Then go to Step 3: Select Columns.

6. In Step 3, you can select the output you are interested in from the various columns contained in the
tables you selected. For this search:

• Click in the box for "Stream Name."
Click in the box for "Reporting Year."
Click in the box for "Chemical Name."
Click in the box for "Facility Name."
Click in the box for "Street Address."
Click in the box for "City Name."
Click in the box for "State Abbreviation."
• Click in the box for "Release Estimate Amount."

Then go to Step 4: Enter Search Criteria

7. In Step 4, you can enter specific search criteria and organize your output. For this search:

Do not enter any facility name.
Enter reporting year desired, any year from 1987 - 2002.
• Unless you are interested in a specific zip code, city, county, or state, leave these sections blank.
• You can select a standard industrial classification (SIC) code if you would like to limit your search to
specific industries. You can also limit your search to specific chemicals. To create a list that includes
releases from all industries and all chemicals, leave these selections blank.
Enter stream name (such as Mississippi River). To be certain you are retrieving all information
possible, search by the operator definition of "containing" instead of "equal to" and "Mississippi," for
example. If you search by "equal to" and "Mississippi," facilities that reported releasing to the
"Mississippi River" won't be retrieved since it's not exactly the same.
You can specify the column display order with a "1", "2" etc. This is optional.

Finally, you are ready to search the TRI database. Click on "Search Database."

Import these data into a database...

You can easily import these data into a spreadsheet, such as Microsoft Excel, by creating a comma
separated value (.csv) file. To create a csv file, click on "Output to CSV File" at the bottom of your query
results page. A new web page will appear. The new .csv file will be a string of numbers like 154730355.csv.
Scroll down and click on that file name to begin downloading the file onto your computer.
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Conduct more detailed analyses of the TRI data with the COMPLETE TRI DATA SET for your state or the
entire nation! The COMPLETE TRI DATA SET can be imported into common desktop spreadsheet or
database software. This gives you the power to review, sort, analyze, compile, and graph the TRI
data. These files are commonly used by students, researchers, environmental organizations,
communities, state and local governments seeking the flexibility to conduct more detailed and
specific analyses of the TRI data.

To download your own TRI STATE DATA SET,
follow these easy steps:

1. Go to EPA's TRI homepage at www.epa.gov/tri.

2. On the blue vertical menu bar on the left side of the page, click on "Get TRI Data."

3. Scroll down to the subsection titled "TRI State Data Files" and click on the link "TRI State Data Files."

4. Be sure to read the introductory paragraph at the top of the TRI: State Data File page. The TRI state
data files are formatted differently from year to year. This introductory paragraph will explain the format
differences which may be useful when you import the data into spreadsheet or database software.

5. Next, click on the state you are interested in. The browser will jump to the location of the state data
files you selected, which should now be at the top of the screen.

6. TRI State Data Files are available from 1998 through 2002. Click on the year you are interested in.
This will begin the process of downloading the TRI data for that year. The state data files are
compressed or zipped into a file that you will download. This file is actually a "self-extracting" zipped
file. It will have a file extension of ".exe". You will not need any additional software to un-zip this file.
The unzipping program is contained in the zipped file so all you have to do is execute the files.

The number in parenthesis next to the reporting year indicates the size of the file that will be
downloaded to your computer. That's the size of all the files zipped up. When you uncompress the
zipped file, it will expand into several files that will be collectively larger than the original zipped file.
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7. A pop-up box will appear to ask if you would like to open the file or save it to your computer.
Click the "Save" button.

8. Another pop-up box will appear that will allow you to choose the directory on your computer where
you'd like to save the TRI state data file. Navigate to the correct directory and then click the "Save"
button.

9. Once the file has been saved to your computer, simply execute it and it will expand into six individual
state data files. These six files collectively contain the entire set of TRI data for that reporting year.
From a computer using a Windows operating system, you can execute the file several different ways:

• Open up "My Computer." Navigate to the directory where you saved the state data zipped file.
Click on the file name and the file will automatically self-extract.

Open up File Explorer by right clicking on the "Start" button and then clicking on "Explore."
Navigate to the directory where you saved the TRI state data zipped file. Click on the file
name and the file will automatically self-extract.

Left click on the "Start" button and then click "Run." Click the "Browse" button to navigate to
the directory where you saved the TRI state data zipped file. Click on the file name. Click
"Open" in the navigator pop-up box. Then click "Open" in the "Run" pop-up box.

10. No matter how you execute the self-extracting zipped file, a pop-up box will appear. To unzip the files,
navigate to the directory where you want the files to exist and then click the "Unzip" button. After the
files have been unzipped, close this pop-up box.

11. File format documentation for each year of the state data files is also available on the TRI State Data
File web page (www.epa.gov/tri/tridata/state_data_files.htm). Scroll down to the very bottom of this
page to the subsection titled "File Format Documentation." Click on the link for the year you want to
access. The documentation is contained in Portable Document Format (.pdf) format. These files can
be read with the Adobe reader which is available free of charge from the Adobe web page at
www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readermain.html.

12. Once you have downloaded the TRI state data files, you can easily load them into several common
desktop spreadsheet and database applications.
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V In 2001, the paper industry released over 195 million pounds of toxic chemicals to the
environment. What five industries released more than the paper industry?
V What industry releases the most mercury, dioxin, or lead? These metals and chemicals are
toxic, persistent in the environment, and bioaccumulate in food chains, and thus pose risks to
human health and the ecosystems.
V What industry releases the most toxic chemicals in your state?

You can quickly and easily find answers to these questions
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To create your own TRI INDUSTRY REPORT, follow these easy steps:

1. Go to EPA's TRI Explorer at www.epa.gov/triexplorer.

2. Under "Reports" on the left-hand side of the screen, select "Industry."

3. If you click on "Generate Report," you will receive a list of all industry sectors regulated by TRI and
their total TRI-reported chemical releases to air, land, surface water, underground injection wells, total
disposal and releases on-site at the facilities, and total disposal and releases off-site.
Your TRI INDUSTRY REPORT will automatically be sorted by industry sector. You can quickly and easily
sort this list by air emissions, surface water discharges, underground injection, total disposal and
releases on-site, and total disposal and releases off-site by clicking on the little arrows below each
column heading.
Customize your TRI INDUSTRY REPORT...

V Wondering about industries in your state or county? Make your selection under "Geographic
Location" and click on "Generate Report."

V What industries released the most persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic (PBT) chemicals,
OSHA carcinogens, or hazardous air pollutants (HAPS)? You can compare industries simply by
clicking on the arrow under "Chemical Released." Scroll down and click on "Select a chemical
group." Make your selection, click on "Generate Report" and get your list!

V Simplify your TRI INDUSTRY REPORT for easy printing by generating individual reports for "Total On-
site Disposal or Other Releases" and "Total Off-site Disposal or Other Releases."
What you can do. TAKE ACTION!
You are a full partner in environmental protection.
V Find out what chemicals are released by these industries with a TRI CHEMICAL REPORT.

V Find out which facilities are in each of these industry sectors with a TRI FACILITY REPORT.

V Take local action! Raise your concerns with trade associations, CEOs, and industrial managers.
Encourage these industries to improve chemical management and pollution prevention.
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With Envirofact's EZ Query, you can generate TRI reports for specific industries based on their full
4-digit Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code. This allows you to sort and review TRI data for
specific types of industries, such as ice cream manufacturers (SIC 2024), petroleum refiners (SIC
2911), plastic bottle manufacturers (SIC 3085), tire manufacturers (SIC 3011) and much, much more!
To Create your Own ADVANCED INDUSTRY REPORT, follow these easy steps:

1. Go to EPA's Envirofacts Warehouse at www.epa.gov/enviro.

From the blue sidebar on the left-hand side, click on "Queries, Maps, and Reports."
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Under Queries, you'll see the heading "Toxics Release Inventory" followed by several query options.
Select "TRI EZ" to create this custom report.

Scroll down the page and begin the four step process to create your own customized TRI EZ query.
Begin with Step 1: Start by selecting one view to be the focus of your query. For this customized EZ
query, click on "Releases - Brief for a summary of release information from a facility.
What is a SIC Code?

The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code is a 4-digit number that is assigned to a facility based on the type
of operations conducted. For example, if a facility makes chocolate bars, it is assigned SIC 2066 Chocolate and
Cocoa Products. The first 2 digits of the SIC code represent the industry major group. For example, food
manufacturing is SIC 20, chemical manufacturing is SIC 28, and metal mining is SIC 10. Using SIC codes you can
easily compare environmental data for similar types of operations. You can examine and compare TRI data for
specific industries with the 4-digit SIC code or for industry major groups with the 2-digit SIC code.

Trying to find a specific 4-digit SIC code? You can review and search the SIC code manual on the Internet.
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for "SIC Codes."
for "Underground Injection Total

for "Water Total Release."
for "Total Off-Site Release."
for "Total On & Off-Site

for "Total On-Site Releases."
Then go to Step 3: Enter Search Criteria and
Organize the Output.
6. In Step 3, you can enter the search criteria
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Reporting Year
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SIC Codes
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You can easily organize the output by entering numbers in the column "Display Order." You can also
quickly and easily sort the data by entering numbers in the column "Sort Column." This is optional.

Now you are finally ready to submit your query, click the "Search Database" button at the bottom of
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V Did releases of TRI chemicals in your state increase or decrease in the 1990's?

V Has the petroleum industry increased their releases of TRI chemicals to the environment in
the last decade?

V Have releases of mercury increased since 2000?
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1. Go to EPA's TRI Explorer at www.epa.gQV/triexplorgr.

2. Under "Reports" on the left-hand side of the screen, select "Trends."

3. If you click on "Generate Report," you will receive a list of the total TRI chemical releases reported
each year to air, land, surface water, underground injection wells, total disposal and releases on-site
at the facilities, and total disposal and releases off-site. With this table, you can easily examine
trends in chemical releases since 1988.

Your TRI TREND REPORT will automatically be sorted chronologically. You can quickly and easily sort
this list by air emissions, surface water discharges, underground injection, total disposal and
releases on-site, and total disposal and releases off-site by clicking on the little arrows at the top of
each column.
Customize your TRI TREND REPORT...

V Are facilities in your own community following the national trend? You can examine chemical
releases in your own state, county, or zip code. Simply make a selection under "Geographic
Location" and click on "Generate Report."

V Have releases of mercury, dioxins, or lead increased or decreased since 1990? You can
examine the trend of specific chemicals simply by clicking on the arrow under "Chemical Released."

V Are you interested in the annual chemical release trends of a specific industry? Simply make
your selection under "Industry." Click on the arrow next to "Original Industries," scroll down and click
on "Select from list of SIC code."

V Simplify your TRI TREND REPORT for easy printing by generating individual reports for "Total On-site
Disposal or Other Releases" and "Total Off-site Disposal or Other Releases."
What you can do. TAKE ACTION!
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V Further investigate the annual trends of chemicals you are concerned about and that may cause the
most harm. Are releases of these chemicals increasing or decreasing?

\/ Find out why releases in your state or community are increasing or decreasing with a TRI FACILITY
REPORT and a TRI CHEMICAL REPORT.

' You can learn more about the health and safety of these chemicals at the National Library of
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Create a WASTE TRANSFER REPORT with TRI Explorer
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to the environment - all in one easy to generate TRI WASTE MANAGEMENT REPORT! With this report you
can examine the pollution prevention efforts and waste management techniques of manufacturing
and other industrial sectors. How do facilities in your community manage their chemical waste?
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1. Go to EPA's TRI Explorer at www.epa.gov/triexplorer.

2. From the horizontal menu tabs near the top of the page, select the "Waste Quantity Reports" tab.

3. TRI Explorer will be automatically set to generate a TRI WASTE MANAGEMENT CHEMICAL REPORT. If you
click on "Generate Report," you will receive a list of the chemicals and quantities that were recycled,
burned for energy recovery, treated, and disposed or released on- and off-site.

Your TRI WASTE MANAGEMENT CHEMICAL REPORT will automatically be sorted alphabetically by chemical.
You can quickly and easily sort this chemical list by quantities recycled, burned for energy recovery,
treated, and disposed or released on- and off-site by clicking on the arrows at the top of each column.
Customize your TRI WASTE MANAGEMENT REPORT...

V Find out which facilities in your state are recycling and burning their waste for energy
recovery with a TRI WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITY REPORT. To generate a TRI WASTE MANAGEMENT
FACILITY REPORT, click on "Facility" under "Reports" on the left-hand side of the screen. You can further
customize this search by selecting a specific industry under "Industry" or specific chemicals under
"Chemical Released."

V Were more chemicals recycled in 2000 than in 1990? Find out with a TRI WASTE MANAGEMENT
TREND REPORT. To generate a TRI WASTE MANAGEMENT TREND REPORT, click on "Trends" under "Reports"
on the left-hand side of the screen. You can further customize this search by selecting a specific state
under "Geographic Location" or specific chemicals under "Chemicals Released."
What you can do. TAKE ACTION!
You are a full partner in environmental protection.
V Assess the situation yourself. How do facilities in your state compare with similar industrial facilities
nationwide? Make a comparison with a TRI WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITY REPORT for a specific
industrial sector.

V Start a dialogue with facilities in your state. Encourage facilities to improve their recycling and
chemical management programs. Let facilities know you appreciate their recycling and energy
recovery efforts!

V Work with your local government to improve government policies and create incentives for
recycling, energy recovery, and pollution prevention.
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Toxics Release Inventory: it's On-Line! It's Easy! It's Your Right to Know!
Learn more about chemical wastes transferred to off-site facilities for recycling, energy recovery,
treatment, and to publicly-owned treatment works (POTWs). WASTE TRANSFER REPORTS allow you to
generate a TRI report of the:

V Top chemicals transferred for recycling, energy recovery, and treatment;
V Top facilities transferring chemicals for recycling, energy recovery, and treatment; and
V Top states with facilities transferring chemical waste for further waste management.

Learn more about chemical waste transfers and management
on the web with a made-to-order TRI WASTE TRANSFER REPORT!
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1. Go to EPA's TRI Explorer at www.epa.gov/triexplorer.

2. From the horizontal menu tabs near the top of the page, select the "Waste Transfer Reports" tab.

3. TRI Explorer will be automatically set to generate a TRI WASTE TRANSFER CHEMICAL REPORT. If you click
on "Generate Report," you will receive a list of the chemicals and quantities that were transferred to
off-site facilities for recycling, energy recovery, treatment, and to publicly-owned treatment works
(POTWs). POTWs are municipal or public service district sewage treatment facilities.

You can quickly and easily sort this chemical list by transfers for recycling, energy recovery, to POTWs,
and total transfers for further waste management by clicking on the arrows at the top of each column.
Customize your TRI WASTE TRANSFER REPORT...

V Find out which facilities are transferring waste for recycling and energy recovery with a TRI
WASTE TRANSFER FACILITY REPORT. To generate a TRI WASTE TRANSFER FACILITY REPORT, click on
"Facility" under "Reports" on the left-hand side of the screen. You can further customize this search by
selecting a specific industry under "Industry" or specific chemicals under "Chemical Released."

V What types of industries transfer the most metals and chemicals to municipal sewage
treatment facilities? Find out with a TRI WASTE TRANSFER INDUSTRY REPORT. To generate a TRI WASTE
TRANSFER INDUSTRY REPORT, click on "Industry" under "Reports" on the left hand side of the screen. You
can further customize this search by selecting specific chemicals under "Chemicals Released."
What you can do. TAKE ACTION!
You are a full partner in environmental protection.
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Learn more about chemicals recycled, burned for energy recovery, and treated on-site at
facilities with a TRI WASTE MANAGEMENT REPORT!

Assess the situation yourself. How do facilities in your state compare with similar industrial facilities
nationwide? Make a comparison with a TRI WASTE TRANSFER FACILITY REPORT and TRI WASTE
MANAGEMENT FACILITY REPORT for a specific industry.

Start a dialogue with facilities in your state. Encourage facilities to improve their recycling and
chemical management programs. Let facilities know you appreciate their recycling and energy
recovery efforts!

Work with your local government to improve government policies and create incentives for
recycling, energy recovery and pollution prevention.
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Create a LIST OF CHEMICALS TRANSFERRED INTO
YOUR STATE with Envirofacts
Toxics Release Inventory: It's On-Line! It's Easy! It's Your Right to Know!
Facilities frequently transfer chemical waste to out-of-state locations for disposal, treatment,
incineration, energy recovery, or recycling. The TRI includes this information on chemical transfers!
With an EZ Query in Envirofacts, you can create a list of chemicals transferred into your state for
further waste management or disposal!
To create a LIST OF CHEMICALS TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR STATE,
follow these easy steps:

1. Go to EPA's Envirofacts Warehouse at www.epa.gQV/eDvirQ.

2. From the blue sidebar on the left side of the screen, click on "Queries, Maps, and Reports."

3. Under Queries, you'll see the heading "Toxics Release Inventory" followed by several query options.
Select "TRI EZ" to easily create this custom report.

4. Scroll down the page and begin the three step process to create your own EZ TRI query. Begin with
Step 1: Start by selecting one view to be the focus of your query. For this search:

• Click on "Chemical Transfer to Outside Location."

This will create a report of toxic chemicals transferred to off-site locations other than POTWs. These
off-site locations may include municipal landfills, hazardous waste facilities, recycling and treatment
facilities. The list will not include POTWs (Publicly-Owned Treatment Works) which are municipal or
public service district sewage treatment systems.

5. In Step 2, select the columns (data elements or fields) for your search by clicking in the square box ne
to the column name. For this search:

Click in the box for "TRI Facility ID."
Click in the box for "Facility Name."
Click in the box for "Reporting Year."
Click in the box for "Chemical Name."
Click in the box for "Transfer Estimate Amount."

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Finish selecting the columns (data elements or fields) for your search in Step 2. For this search also
select these data elements:

Click in the box for "Street Address."
Click in the box for "City Name."
Click in the box for "State Abbreviation."
Click in the box for "Transfer City Name."
Click in the box for "Transfer State Abbreviation."
Click in the box for "Off Site Name."
Click in the box for "Off Site Street Address."
Click in the box for "Type of Waste Management."
Click in the box for "Code Expansion for Type of Waste Management."

Then go to Step 3: Enter Search Criteria.
In Step 3, you can enter the search criteria and organize the output. To create a list of chemicals
transferred to your city's wastewater treatment plant, enter the following:
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Reporting Year
State Abbreviation*
Transfer State Abbreviation*
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Not Equal to
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Select any year (e.g. 2001)
Select any state (e.g. CO)
Select any state (e.g. CO)
*ln the example given, this search will create a list of the facilities outside of Colorado that transferred
chemicals into Colorado in 2001.

Then click on "Search Database" at the bottom of the page. All of the data that meet your search
criteria will be returned to the screen.
Import these data into a database...

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Toxics Release i ^- ntiory: it's On-Line! It's Easy! It's Your Right to Know!

The TRI includes information on chemicals transferred from facilities to municipal wastewater
treatment plants! Find out what toxic chemicals are sent to your municipal wastewater plant with an
EZ Query in Envirofacts!

To create a LIST OF CHEMICALS TRANSFERRED TO YOUR CITY'S WASTEWATER TREATMENT
PLANT, follow these easy steps:

1. Go to EPA's Envirofacts Warehouse at www.epa.gov/enviro.

2. From the blue sidebar on the left side of the screen, click on "Queries, Maps, and Reports."

3. Under Queries, you'll see the heading "Toxics Release Inventory" followed by several query options.
Select "TRI EZ" to easily create this custom report.

4. Scroll down the page and begin the three step process to create your own EZ TRI query. Begin with
Step 1: Start by selecting one view to be the focus of your query. For this search:

Click on "POTW Transfer Locations."

A POTW (Publicly-Owned Treatment Works) is a municipal or public service district sewage treatment system.

5. In Step 2, select the columns (data elements or fields) for your search by clicking in the square box nex
to the column name. For this search:

Click in the box for "TRI Facility ID."
Click in the box for "Facility Name."
Click in the box for "Reporting Year."
Click in the box for "Chemical Name."
• Click in the box for "Street Address."
• Click in the box for "City Name."
• Click in the box for "State Abbreviation."
Click in the box for "POTW Name."
Click in the box for "POTW Street Address."
Click in the box for "POTW City Name."
Click in the box for "POTW State Abbreviation."
Click in the box for "POTW Zip Code."

Then go to Step 3: Enter Search Criteria.
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Select any state (e.g. CA)
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specified state
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Then click on "Search Database" at the bottom of the page. All of the data that meet your search
criteria will be returned to the screen.
Import these data into a database...

You can easily import these data into a database, such as Microsoft Excel, by creating a Comma Separate
Value (.csv) file. To create a csv file, click on "Output to CSV File" at the bottom of the results page. A new
web page will appear. The new .csv file will be a string of numbers like 154730355.csv. Click on that file
name to begin downloading the file onto your computer. Next,

1. If you have MS Excel on your computer, the data will be displayed in a spreadsheet format within your
Internet browser. If it is displayed in the browser, click on "File" on the menu bar. Then click "Save
as". You can rename the file from a string of numbers to something more meaningful. You can also
save the file as a Microsoft Excel Workbook (*.xls) in a directory on your computer.

2. If you don't have Microsoft Excel on your computer, the data will be displayed in text format within your
Internet browser. Click on "File" on the menu bar. Then click "Save as". You can rename the file from
a string of numbers to something more meaningful. Save the file in a directory on your computer. The
file will be saved as a comma separated value (.csv) file. Most desktop tools recognize .csv files and
will open them easily.
Explore! Try these other chemical transfer queries...

V Focus your query on "Chemical Transfer to Treatment Works" in Step 1 of Envirofact's EZ Query!
With this selection you can create a list of the facilities transferring chemicals, the chemicals
transferred and the amount of chemical transferred. This report does not include the name and
address of the POTW.

\/ What about other chemical transfers? Focus your query on "Chemical Transfers to Outside
Location" in Step 1 and learn what other facilities are receiving chemical waste for treatment,
incineration, energy recovery, recycling, or disposal.
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Important Information You'll Want to Know

What is TRI?
Who Reports to TRI?
Who Uses TRI?
How Does TRI Affect Me?
Factors to Consider When Using TRI
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What is TRI?
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Background

In 1984, a lethal gas leaked from a Union Carbide pesticide plant in Bhopal,
India, causing the deaths of nearly 6,500 people. Nine months later, a similar
plant in West Virginia had a potentially dangerous release of a toxic pesticide.
No lives were lost, but it was clear that toxic chemical releases, both routine
and accidental, could endanger public health. In response to this threat,
Congress passed the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know
Act (EPCRA).
Each year over
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representing
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releases are
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more than 25,000
facilities.
Hailed as one of the strongest environmental laws passed in the 1980's, the
Right-to-Know Act's primary purpose is to inform communities and citizens of
chemical hazards. The law was written with ordinary people in mind, and
was based on the principle that the more people know, the more effective
they can be in improving local health and safety. The law requires
businesses to report the locations and quantities of chemicals stored on site,
and helps communities prepare for chemical spills and similar emergencies. It
also requires certain facilities to report releases to the environment of over 650 toxic chemicals and chemical
categories. This information is collected into a national and publicly available database... the Toxics Release
Inventory (TRI).

TRI is unique in that it marks the first time that the public has direct access to detailed information about
releases and management of toxic chemicals in their communities. With information from TRI, citizens can
increase their knowledge of chemical releases in their area and use this knowledge to affect community
environmental policy and change.

TRI Information

The TRI database includes information on:
V What chemicals were released into the local environment since 1988;
V How much of each chemical went into the air, water and land;
V How much of the chemicals were transported away from the reporting facility for disposal, treatment,
recycling or energy recovery; and
V How chemical wastes were treated, disposed, recycled, or burnt for recovery at the reporting facility.

TRI is a public "report card" for the industrial community, creating a powerful motivation for waste reductior
This annual accounting of the nation's management of industrial toxic chemical wastes is a valuable source
information for concerned individuals and communities. Citizens can use TRI to evaluate local facilities
through comparisons, determine how toxic chemicals are used, and with other information, identify and
evaluate potential health risks to their community. Organizations can use TRI information as a starting poi
for constructive dialogue with facilities in their area.
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Reporting Requirements

A facility is required to report if it:

1. Has ten or more full-time employees (or the
equivalent of 20,000 work hours per year);

2. Manufactures, imports, or processes over
25,000 pounds or uses more than 10,000
pounds of one of the approximately 650
designated chemicals or the 28 chemical
categories specified in TRI; and/or

3. Manufactures, imports, processes or uses
any Persistent, Bioaccumulative and Toxic
(PBT) chemical above the specified chemical
threshold during the reporting year. PBT
chemical thresholds range from 0.1 gram to
100 pounds; and

4. Conducts operations as specified by the
Standard Industrial Classification (SIC)
Codes... as listed to the right.
Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Codes
by Industry

10 Metal Mining (excluding 1011, 1081, 1094)
12 Coal Mining (excluding 1241)
20 Food
21 Tobacco
22 Textiles
23 Apparel
24 Lumber and Wood
25 Furniture
26 Paper
27 Printing and Publishing
28 Chemicals
29 Petroleum and Coal
30 Rubber and Plastics
31 Leather
32 Stone, Clay and Glass
33 Primary Metals
34 Fabricated Metals
35 Machinery (excluding electrical)
36 Electrical and Electronic Equipment
37 Transportation Equipment
38 Instruments
39 Miscellaneous Manufacturing
TRI provides the first comprehensive overview of 49 Electric Utilities (including 4911, 4931, 4939)
toxic chemical pollution from manufacturing facilities 4953 Commercial Hazardous Waste Treatment
in the United States; however, reporting 5169 Chemicals and Allied Products - Wholesale
. . ' „. . . . ai, . . 5171 Petroleum Bulk Terminals and Plants
requirements do not cover all industries that release 73gg So|yent Rec Servjces
toxic chemicals. Also, the law does not cover toxic
chemicals that reach the environment from non-
industrial sources such as automobiles. Reported
releases are estimates and there is no way to discern whether a chemical has been released in a single large
Durst or routinely throughout the year. Though the TRI database does offer information on the health effects of
a specific chemical, the user cannot ascertain levels of exposure or risk without combining TRI information with
nformation from other sources. Although the TRI reporting base has its limitations, it provides communities
vith a springboard from which citizens can seek further vital information about toxic chemicals in their area.
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Who uses TRI?
The TRI is a rich source of data originally intended for concerned citizens who, on their own or through orga-
nized groups, use TRI to raise and answer questions about chemical releases in their communities. Today, TRI
has a broad-based audience that includes manufacturers, environmental consulting firms, trade associations,
labor groups, health professionals, state and local environmental agencies, Local Emergency Planning Commit-
tees (LEPCs), and federal agencies. Whether the TRI is used to influence local government action, emergency
planning, the education of citizens, or to spur industry-citizen cooperation, it is clear that it plays a vital role in
enhancing nationwide efforts to improve our nation's precious environment.
CITIZENS. The Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) was written on the principle
that the more citizens know, the more effective they can be in avoiding chemical hazards in their communities.
TRI enables citizens to become more aware of toxic chemicals in their own neighborhoods. It encourages
dialogue between individuals and local companies which can result in a change in current practices and im-
prove local environment. For example, a group of Minnesota residents used TRI data to encourage a local
facility to reduce the use of a carcinogen by 90 percent. One neighborhood near Houston, Texas, worked
directly with a local plant to develop an emissions reduction plan, using recent TRI data as the basis for discus-
sions. Citizens often use the TRI data in combination with other information sources to determine health-
related risks in their community.
BUSINESSES. Businesses can use the TRI data as a basis for reducing large stocks of toxic chemicals
located in dense population areas or to lower levels of chemical releases. TRI data is also used to cut costs
and improve operations. "Wastes" represent an expense - an estimated $100 billion + is spent in producing the
toxic wastes in TRI alone. Companies are using TRI to increase awareness of environmental business oppor-
tunities and, as a result, reduce the use of toxic chemicals. TRI is also used to market chemicals or pro-
cesses that are cleaner, safer, or more cost-effective for the reporting facilities. Law firms, real estate com-
panies, insurance firms, and banks use TRI to identify potential liability issues associated with a particular
parcel of land or facility. Most important of all, the publicity that has resulted from the availability of TRI data
has caused many companies to voluntarily reduce toxic chemical releases.

FEDERAL AGENCIES. TRI data is used extensively at the federal level for a variety of programs. Congress
relies on TRI to prepare environmental legislation. The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, a
federal public health agency whose job it is to prevent or minimize adverse health effects from exposure to
hazardous substances, uses TRI data to set goals for improving the nation's health. The Internal Revenue
Service uses TRI data to measure the compliance of reporting companies with tax laws pertaining to the use
toxic substances.
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Environmental Protection
Agency
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EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS. Academic researchers rely heavily on TRI data to conduct critical studies
of the environment. Several universities use TRI reports to study how chemicals are used and develop
alternative technologies for the prevention of toxic releases.
PUBLIC INTEREST GROUPS. Public interest groups make effective use of the TRI data by challenging
facilities to educate citizens. Most often, they use TRI to bring public sentiment to bear on facilities and public
officials. For example, the Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition used TRI to identify companies emitting potentially
harmful chemicals, and urged them to cut releases. One official from a well-known company was quoted as
saying that the "right to know" was a "significant factor" in the decision to significantly reduce their chemical
releases. National public interest groups often publish reports based on the TRI data. For example, a study
highlighting the nation's toxic polluters and a report naming companies releasing known ozone-depleting
chemicals were developed as a result of the availability of the TRI data. The TRI is also vital for presenting a
convincing case to influence legislators. The Massachusetts Public Interest Research Group figured
prominently in the passage of the nation's first state toxics-use reduction law, and many other states have
followed suit.
LABOR ORGANIZATIONS. Concern for worker safety was a key factor in the original passage of the
national right-to-know legislation. The right to know about chemical hazards in the workplace has been a
consistent goal of organized labor since the early 1970s. The Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers
Union teamed up with a Minnesota community and used the TRI data to campaign for a reduction in the use
of methylene chloride, a known health hazard to the workers, and to search for safer alternatives. Union
members and activist pressured the state for tougher regulations that would force the company to cut
emissions by 93 percent. One worker remarked, "Right-to-Know" provided the catalyst. Once the
community got involved, there was a tremendous pressure on the business to reduce the risks!" Publication
of toxic release data often causes companies to improve environmental performance.
STATE AND LOCAL AGENCIES. TRI data is vital to hospitals, schools, and state and local governments for
emergency planning and response at the state and local level. Many Emergency Management Agencies, fire
departments, and Emergency Medical Services use TRI to identify chemicals in use and map facility layouts
for more effective, quicker response to emergencies. The TRI data is also used to identify the need for, the
introduction and passage of state and local legislation.
HEALTH OFFICIALS. TRI data can be used to build an information base on hazardous chemicals used,
manufactured, or transported in a state or community. Health professionals can use this information to
prepare personnel for emergencies. TRI is used to help diagnose, treat or study health effects resulting from
chemical exposure in the community or workplace.
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How Does TRI Affect Me?
A Matter of Risk

V What are these chemicals and how toxic are they?
V What other chemicals are made or stored at this facility?
V Will these chemicals affect my health?
V What is the government doing about these releases?
V How do I find out what's going on in my community?

These are not easy questions to answer. Many factors must be considered in order to evaluate what risks, if
any, you face from the presence of toxic chemicals in your local environment. Risk is the measure of the
chance that you will experience health problems or the environment will be degraded. Risk screening uses
available information, such as TRI, to develop a relative estimate of risk for a given set of conditions. Risks
are ranked as high, medium, or low in order to set priorities for further evaluation.
Risk Screening

TRI data is a first link to discovering
which chemicals being manufactured,
released, or transferred in your commu-
nity pose a threat to human health and
the environment. TRI will tell you the
names and estimated amounts of
chemicals released in your area during
the preceding year. You can also find
out about chemicals that were trans-
ferred into or away from your area for
treatment and disposal. This informa-
tion alone does not indicate the risks
that these chemicals pose or may pose
to human health and the environment.
Small releases of highly toxic chemicals
may be a greater risk than very large
releases of less toxic chemicals.
Though TRI data is useful to evaluate
the risk in your community, other infor-
mation is required to form a complete
picture. A determination of risk de-
pends on the release conditions, extent
of exposure, environmental conditions,
and other factors.
United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
Ranking the Potency of the Chemical

The toxicological potency of a chemical is a measure of a chemical's
potential harm to human health and the environment. Health effects
include the potential to cause cancer, genetic damage, reproductive
damage, or harm to the nervous system. Environmental effects
incorporate potential for damage to plants, animals, and fish.

Ranking the Exposure of the Chemical

Regardless of how toxic a chemical is, it cannot do harm unless it
has contact with the environment or a human being. In ranking
exposure, you must first look at the amount of the chemical that is
being released, the duration and intensity of the release, and how
long the chemical remains in the environment. Then it is important to
define the route of the exposure. Is the chemical moving through the
air, surface water, or ground water? Finally, the exposed population
must be defined, as the more people exposed the higher the likeli-
hood that health problems will occur.

Ranking the Potential Risk of the Chemical

Using the potency and the exposure ratings, risk screening identifies
the chemicals, facilities, and routes of exposure that present a "high",
"medium" or "low" priority for a follow-up investigation. This final step
establishes the probability that a release in a particular area will harm
human health or the environment.
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What You Can Do to Learn More About Risk
Once you become aware of toxic chemical releases in your community, you can decide what to do next.
Here are several ideas...

LEARN THE FACTS. In addition to chemical release information, TRI contains the names and phone
numbers of public contacts at reporting facilities. Companies are becoming more sensitive to citizens'
concerns about health and the environment, and some have begun community outreach programs.
Company officials may provide answers to your questions that could affect risk screening. They can also
steer you toward local agencies, for example, the Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC).

GO TO YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY. Ask your librarian to help you find information about chemicals in your
community. There are several standard reference works that can help you decide whether further
investigation is warranted.

IDENTIFY YOUR LOCAL SAFETY AND HEALTH AGENCIES. These groups can help you evaluate what
you have learned and identify any additional information you may need. Most counties have a public health
agency staffed by one or more doctors, including a county health officer. Some areas have poison control
centers with toxicologists and other staff who may be of some assistance. If you have difficulty identifying
appropriate agencies in your area, call the local hospital or fire department for a referral.

LOCATE YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY PLANNING COMMITTEE. The Emergency Planning and
Community Right to Know Act (EPCRA) which created TRI also established Local Emergency Planning
Committees (LEPCs) to plan for emergency action in the event of hazardous chemical spills and similar
incidents. LEPCs are aware of hazardous chemicals used and stored by facilities in your area. They receive
Material Safety Data Sheets that detail physical properties and health effects of hazardous chemicals used by
local manufacturers and other facilities. LEPCs, while often associated with existing county-level emergency
planning and civil defense agencies, include representatives of environmental and transportation agencies,
fire fighters, hospitals, the media, community groups, and others.

CALL THE AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE REGISTRY (ATSDR). ATSDR is the
leading federal public health agency concerned with risks resulting from chemical exposure. ATSDR makes
information on the health effects of hazardous substances available to the public, conducts health
assessments, and sponsors research.

NETWORK WITH NEIGHBORS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS. This is a good way to exchange
information, participate in meetings with officials, experts, and company representatives, and plan activities
that address your concerns. The more people that are involved, the more attention you are likely to receive
from industry officials, government agencies, and the news media.
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Factors Consider When Using TRI
TRI data, in conjunction with other information, can be used as a starting point in evaluating exposures that
may result from releases and other waste management activities which involve toxic chemicals. The
determination of potential risk depends upon many factors, including the toxicity of the chemical, the fate of the
chemical, and the amount and duration of human or other exposure to the chemical after it is released. Listed
below are some of the factors that should be considered when reviewing TRI data.
Toxicity of the Chemical

• The TRI list consists of chemicals that vary in their ability to produce toxic effects. Some high-
volume releases of less toxic chemicals may appear to be a more serious problem than lower-volume
releases of more toxic chemicals, when just the opposite may be true.

Exposure Considerations

• Potential degradation or persistence of the chemical in the environment. Exposure to a
chemical is dependent upon the chemical being available in the environment.

• Bioconcentration of the chemical in the food chain. As a chemical becomes incorporated in the
food chain, it may concentrate or disperse as it moves up the food chain.

• The environmental medium (air, water, land, or underground injection) to which the toxic
chemical is released. Chemical exposure of a population depends on the environmental medium to
which a chemical is released.

• The type of off-site facility receiving the chemical and the efficiency of its waste management
practices. The amount of a toxic chemical that ultimately enters the environment depends on how the
chemical was handled during treatment, energy recovery or recycling activities.

• On-site waste management of the toxic chemical. As with off-site waste management, the amount
of the toxic chemical released to the environment depends on how the chemical was handled during
treatment, energy recovery or recycling activities.
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United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
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Limitations of TRI Data

While TRI provides federal, state and local governments, the public, and industry with key environmental data,
it has some limitations that must be considered:

• TRI data reflect releases and other waste management of chemicals, not exposures of the public to
those chemicals.

Although the EPA has expanded the TRI program, it does not cover all sources of releases and other
waste management activities such as automobile emissions, nor does it cover all toxic chemicals or
industry sectors.

Beyond reporting releases and waste management activities, only limited and very general information on
chemical storage is provided. In addition, while many facilities base their TRI data on monitoring data, other
facilities report estimated data to TRI as the program does not mandate chemical release monitoring.
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