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The Toxic Release Inventory
Introduction
The law requires that the TRI be made available and accessible to the public by a telecommunications
computer system and in other useful published formats. This guide is meant to put this information for
acquiring TRI products right at your fingertips.
Section 313 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of the Superfund Amendments
and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-499) requires EPA to establish a National Inventory of toxic
chemical emissions from certain facilities. The final Toxic Chemical Release Form R and regulations for
the 1987 reporting year were published in the Federal Register on February 16,1988 (53 FR 4500-4554).
The list of toxic chemicals subject to reporting consisted initially of chemicals listed for similar reporting
purposes by the States of New Jersey and Maryland. There are over 300 chemicals and 20 chemical
categories on these lists.
The reporting requirement applies to owners and operators of facilities that have 10 or more full-time
employees, that are in Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) codes 20 through 39 (i.e., manufacturing
facilities) and that manufacture (including importing), process or otherwise use a listed toxic chemical in
excess of specified threshold quantities. The following information is required on Form R:
the name, location and type of business; public contact and phone no.
chemical name and Chemical Abstracts Service Registry Number (CASRN);
whether the chemical is manufactured (including importation), processed, or otherwise used and
the general categories of use of the chemical;
a range estimate (in pounds) of the maximum amounts of the toxic chemical present at the facility
at any time during the calendar year;
quantity of the chemical annually entering each medium - air, land and water; underground
injection
off-site locations to which the facility transfers toxic chemicals in waste;
• waste treatment methods and efficiency;
information on waste minimization;
pollution prevention data (beginning with 1991 reports) and,
a certification by a senior facility official that the report is complete and accurate.
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CD-ROM
Title: 1987-1990 Toxic Release Inventory
GPO: Stock Number: 055-000-00399-8; $28.00
NTIS: Number: PB93-500742; $45.00
Title: 1987-1989 Toxic Release Inventory
GPO: Stock Number:055-000-00396-3; $31.00
NTIS: Number: PB92-500024HCR; $45.00
Title: 1987 Toxic Release Inventory
GPO: Stock Number: 055-000-00356-4; $23.00 ($28.75 foreign)
NTIS: Number: PB90-502311; $45.00
DESCRIPTION:
The complete national Toxic Release Inventory for the years noted and Hazardous Substances Fact Sheets
having reference material on the health and ecological effects of the regulated substances. The disk comes
with a User Guide and installation instructions.
Data Format: ISO 9660, disc: 4.72 inches, IBM PC or compatible platform.
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Diskette
Title: 1990 Toxic Release Inventory
GPO: Individual State (dBase, Lotus or Excel)
5.25 inch diskette; $15/diskette
3.50 inch diskette; $21/diskette
NTIS: Number: PB92-502350 (dBase), PB92-503622 (Lotus)
$1980 each format
NTIS: Individual State (dBASE or Lotus); $55 each format
Title: 1989 Toxic Release Inventory
GPO: Individual State (ASCII, dBase, Lotus or Excel)
5.25 inch diskette; $15/diskette
3.50 inch diskette; $21/diskette
NTIS: Number: PB91-508572 (dBASE or Lotus), PB91-509109(Excel)
$1800 each format
NTIS: Individual State (dBASE or Lotus); $55 each format
Title: 1988 Toxic Release Inventory
GPO: Individual State (dBASE or Lotus)
5.25 inch diskette; $15/diskette
3.50 inch diskette; $21/diskette
NTIS: Number: PB90-504051 (dBASE), $1830; PB89-504069 (Lotus)
$1800 each format
NTIS: Individual State (dBASE, Lotus or Excel); $55 each format
Title: 1987 Toxic Release Inventory
NTIS: Number: PB89-199541 (dBASE), PB89-199004 (Lotus)
$1525 each format
NTIS: Individual State (dBASE or Lotus); $55 each format
DESCRIPTION:
The diskette includes selected data from the TRI reporting form. These are: the TRI facility identification
number, the name, county, city, zip code and Standard Industrial Classification Code of the reporting
facility; the parent company name, chemical name and Chemical Abstracts Service Registry Number,
aggregate releases in pounds of the chemical to air, land, underground injection, water, and transfers to
offsite disposal locations and publicly owned treatment works.
The 1988 and subsequent reporting years also include more information about the facility: the public
contact and phone number, longitude and latitude, the state and county PIPS (Federal Information
Processing Standards) code, and various EPA-assigned waste permitting identification numbers.
High density 5.25 and 3.50 inch diskettes are available in the Lotus 1-2-3 (version 2.0), dBASE III PLUS,
and ASCII for DOS microcomputers and Excel (version 2.1) for the Macintosh.
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Fiche
Title: 1987 Toxic Release Inventory (revised).
Title: 1988 Toxic Release Inventory
Availability:
The fiche is available in selected federal depository, state and county public libraries. The EPCRA Hotline
1-800-535-0202 has locations of these libraries.
Title: 1989 Toxic Release Inventory
Title: 1990 Toxic Release Inventory
GPO: Available Spring 1993
DESCRIPTION:
The fiche contains the complete TRI for the specified reporting year. Twelve indices help you to locate
specific reports submitted by industrial facilities. You can look up: the name, city, county and zip code of
the reporting facility, the chemical substances, name of publicly owned treatment works and off-site disposal
facilities, and amounts in pounds of chemicals released to specific environmental media. A user guide, a
list of Section 313 regulated chemicals and the Standard Industrial Classification codes of industries that
are required to comply with the law, and a directory of EPA and State TRI contacts are included in the
introduction of the fiche.
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Magnetic Tape
Title: 1990 Toxic Release Inventory (update: 07/10/92)
GPO: $500 (6250 bpi)
NTIS: PB92-501816LEQ, $1620 (6250 bpi)
Title: 1989 Toxic Release Inventory (update: 08/12/92)
GPO: $500 (6250 bpi)
NTIS: PB91-507509, $1550 (1600 and 6250 bpi)
Title: 1988 Toxic Release Inventory (update:08/12/92)
GPO: $500 (6250 bpi)
NTIS: PB90-502030, $1550 (1600 density), $1100 (6250 bpi)
Title: 1987 Toxic Release Inventory (update: 08/12/92)
GPO: $500 (6250 bpi)
NTIS: PB89-186068HCR, $1770 (1600 bpi), $890 (6250 bpi)
DESCRIPTION:
Each TRI year contains the complete national data and is periodically updated. Tapes are standard 1600
or 6250 bpi, 9-track tape, ASCII or EBCDIC and come with tape documentation.
Reporting Facilities Names and Addresses
Title: 1988 Reporting Facilities Names and Addresses
NTIS: PB91 -506816HCR, $220 (1600 or 6250 bpi)
Title: 1987 Reporting Facilities Names and Addresses
NTIS: PB89-186118HCR, $220 (1600 or 6250 bpi)
DESCRIPTION:
Reporting facilities are identified by: facility name, address, city, state, zip code, Standard Industrial
Classification Code, Dun and Bradstreet number, parent company name and Dun and Bradstreet number,
the public contact and phone number, and the TRI facility identification number. Additionally, the 1988 tape
also includes the reporting year, facility county, region, and state FIPS (Federal Information Processing
Standard).
The tape is standard 1600 or 6250 bpi, 9-track tape, ASCII or EBCDIC and come with tape documentation.
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Reports
Title: Toxics In the Community. National and Local Perspectives. The 1989 Toxic Release
Inventory National Report U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: Washington D.C.
September 1991.
GPO: 055-000-0387-4, $24.00
Title: Toxics In the Community. National and Local Perspectives. The 1989 Toxic Release
Inventory National Report
[A Library of federal files on CD-ROM entitled: The National Economic, Social and Environmental
Data Bank."] Availability: US Department of Commerce, Office of Business Analysis, HCHB Room
4885, Washington, DC 20230: 202-377-1986
Title: Toxics In the Community. 1988 National and Local Perspectives.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: Washington, D.C., September 1990.
GPO: 055-000-00363-7, $21.00
Title: The Toxics-Release Inventory, A National Perspective.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: Washington, D.C. June 1989.
GPO: 055-000-00290-8, $14.00
NTIS: PB89-208144, $36.95, $6.95 (fiche)
Title: The Toxics-Release Inventory. Executive Summary.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: Washington, D.C. June 1989
GPO: 055-000-0289-4, $1.50
NTIS: PB89-208151, $13.95, $6.95 (fiche)
DESCRIPTION:
Provides a detailed summary, analysis, and comparison of the TRI data. Focus is on reporting
requirements, changes from previous year's requirements, State summaries, total releases and transfers
of TRI chemicals by media, geographic distribution of TRI releases and transfers, industrial patterns of
releases and transfers, the interstate and intrastate transport of TRI wastes, chemicals with the largest
releases and transfers, waste treatment and minimization, and other analyses. Maps, charts and tables are
presented.
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The Toxic Release Inventory in Libraries
The public can search the TRI on diskette, fiche and CD-ROM in many of Vie EPA, Federal Depository,
county public, university and medical libraries across the nation. The publications below help to locate
some of these resource libraries. The EPCRA Hotline can refer you to your nearest library. The Hotline
number is 1-800-535-0202 (in Washington DC 703-412-9877).
Directories
Title: Directory of Public Libraries. Toxic Chemical Release Inventory.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: Washington, D.C. February 1990.
NTIS: PB 90-263120/AS, $23.00
Description:
Lists by State the names and addresses of public libraries that hold the Toxic Release Inventory on fiche.
Title: Federal Depository Libraries: Your Source for the Toxic Release Inventory.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: Washington, D.C. October 1990.
Availability:
EPCRA Hotline
TRI User Support
Description:
Lists by State the names and addresses of federal depository libraries that hold the Toxic Release
Inventory on ffche and/or CD-ROM.
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Online Access
National Library of Medicine (NLM)
DESCRIPTION:
The Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) is a component file of NLM's TOXNET system. Utilizing a free text
search capability, boolean logic, a powerful and flexible command language and a variety of online user
assistance features, TOXNET offers state-of-the-art user-friendly searching. Online and offline printing of
entire or specific portions of records is available, as is a variety of customized print options. Special TRI
features allow sorting and numerical manipulation of data. A menu-driven search package also allows
novice users or individuals with limited computer skills to search TRI efficiently.
Cost: $18-20 per hour
Hours: 7 days/week; 24 hours/day
For Access Contact:
TRI Representative
National Library of Medicine
Specialized Information Services
8600 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, MD 20894
Phone: 301-496-6531
TRI Online Searches
Many EPA, Federal Depository, county public, university and medical libraries across the nation have online
access to NLM. Contact a library directly to inquire about its policy of providing online search service to
the public. The EPCRA Hotline can refer you to your nearest library. The Hotline number is 1-800-535-0202
(in Washington DC 703-412-9877).
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Other Sources for TRI Information
RTKNET (Rlght-to-Know Computer Network)
RTK NET can be accessed by modem from any computer.
Address: RTK NET
1731 Connecticut Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20009-1146
Phone: Unison Institute 202-797-7200 or OMB Watch 202-8494
FAX: 202-234-8584
Modem: 202-234-8570
Services:
Electronic Mail: Participants can communicate with one another through computer generated mail.
Documents: Can be exchanged and reviewed by participants.
Database Services: 1987-1990 TRI data, health facts on each chemical, cross-links to federal
districts, a listing of all civil cases brought by the U.S.EPA, and a portion of the 1990 Census.
Conferences: Both "live" and "computer conferences are held. Subjects are controlled by
participants and have included: health, activism, and environmental racism.
Training: available on telecommunications, use of RTKNET, and database searching.
Federal Bulletin Board
Available to: GPO Deposit Account Customers
To improve access to government information for GPO Deposit Account customers, the U.S. Government
Printing Office is now offering the Federal Bulletin Board. Using the electronic bulletin board service
(BBS) gives you access to:
Environmental Protection Agency:
Federal Register, Aug. 21,1992, Part III; Worker Protection Standard; Final and Proposed Rules (2 files)
Toxic Release Inventory, 1990 (63 files)
Charges for the Federal Bulletin Board are based on the size of the file downloaded or displayed on the
screen. The minimum charge is $2 per file and applies to files up to 50 Kilobytes (50KB). Prices increase
in dollar increments, with a full megabyte (1 MB) file costing $21. The average file price for currently
available material is $6 to $7. The price for transferring a file is clearly shown on the BBS and daily
charges will be reported on your monthly Deposit Account statement. Users are responsible for their own
telecommunication charges.
For additional information about the Federal Bulletin Board, contact the GPO Office of Electronic
Information Dissemination Services (EIDS) by telephone at (202) 512-1524 or by
Fax at (202) 512-1262.
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