&n^
Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
Public Data Release Report

                             .
EPA 260-R-07-001

March 2007

-------
What is the Toxics Release Inventory?
The Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) is a database
that contains detailed information on nearly
650 chemicals and chemical categories
that almost 23,500 industrial and oth-
er facilities manage  through  dis-
posal or other releases, recycling,
energy recovery or treatment
(see Figure l).The data are
collected  from industries
including  manufacturing,
metal and coal mining,
electric  utilities, com-
mercial hazardous waste
treatment,  and  other
industrial sectors.
                                                              Figure 1: Information Collected Under TRI

                                                                          *to
Section   313  of  the
Emergency   Planning
and Community Right
to Know Act (EPCRA)
of 1986 was enacted to
facilitate emergency plan-
ning, to  minimize the  ef-
fects of potential toxic chem-
ical accidents, and to  provide
the public with  information on
releases of toxic  chemicals in their
                             ^  [Underground
                             <$> Ujection
                               \~T\
                                *k   (.-J
                                  %,•      '
                                    %
                                         V,
communities. The Pollution Prevention   >v
Act (PPA) of 1990 mandates collection of
data on toxic chemicals that are treated on-site, re-
cycled, and combusted for energy recovery. Together, these
laws require facilities in certain industries, which manufacture, process, or use toxic chemicals above specified
amounts, to report annually on disposal or other releases and other waste management activities related to
these chemicals.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) maintains this information in a national database called the
Toxics Release Inventory, which is available to the public via the Internet (www.epa.gov/tri).
What are the benefits of TRI data?
The TRI provides the public with unprecedented access to information about toxic chemical releases and
other waste management activities on a local, state, regional and national level.

TRI data help the public, government officials and industry:

• identify potential concerns and gain a better understanding of potential risks;
• identify priorities and  opportunities to work with industry and government to reduce
  toxic chemical disposal or other releases and potential risks associated with them; and
• establish reduction targets and measure progress toward reduction goals.

TRI data are widely used across EPA programs. For example, the National Partnership for Environmental
Priorities, an element of the Resource Conservation Challenge (RCC), uses TRI data to identify facilities
that may present pollution prevention opportunities. EPA also uses TRI data in the Risk Screening Environ-
mental Indicator (RSEI) tool, which provides users with additional understanding of chronic human health
and potential exposures associated with TRI chemicals.You can search for other EPA programs and tools that
utilize TRI data by visiting EPA's Web Site at www.epa.gov or from EPA's publication How are the Toxics
Release Inventory Data Used? at www.epa.gov/tri/guide_docs/2003_datausepaper.pdf.

-------
What are the limitations of the TRI  data?

Users of TRI data should be aware that TRI data reflect disposal
or other releases and other waste management of chemicals, not
whether (or to what degree) the  public has been exposed to
them. Both the toxicity of a chemical and exposure consider-
ations should be taken into account when using the data.

• TRI chemicals vary widely  in toxicity, or their potential to
  produce toxic effects. Some high-volume releases of less toxic
  chemicals may  appear to be more  serious than lower-volume
  releases of highly toxic chemicals, when just  the  opposite may
  be true.

• The potential for exposure may be greater the  longer the chemi-
  cal  remains unchanged in the environment.  Sunlight, heat, or mi-
  croorganisms may or may not  decompose the chemical. Smaller re-
  leases  of a persistent, highly toxic  chemical may create a more  serious
  problem than larger releases of a chemical  that is rapidly converted to a less
  toxic form.

For more detailed information on  this subject refer to The Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
and Factors to Consider When Using TRI Data document at www.epa.gov/tri/tridata.

What should  I  know  about the different  types of disposal or

other releases?

The TRI Program collects data on a number of different types of disposal or other releases, as well as on cer-
tain waste management and recycling practices. Disposal or other releases of chemicals into the environment
occur through a range of practices  that may ultimately affect  the potential for human exposure to the toxic
chemicals. Facility releases may include discharges to air, water,  and land. Facilities limit contamination and
human exposure by disposing of or otherwise releasing waste in certain ways. For example:

• Disposal of harmful materials to Class I  Underground Injection wells located in isolated formations be-
  neath  the lowermost underground  source  of drinking water, which limits potential for contamination;
  and

• Disposal to landfills that are designed with liners, covers, leak-detection systems, and groundwater monitor-
  ing systems also limit the potential for human exposure to the contents of the landfill.

Most disposal or other release practices are subject to a variety of regulatory requirements designed to limit
environmental harm. Please refer to the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)  and Factors to Consider When Using TRI
Data (www.epa.gov/tri/tridata) for more information on the differences of these data elements.

What should  I  know  about persistent bioaccumulative toxic

(PBT) chemicals?

The TRI PBT chemicals include dioxin and dioxin-like compounds, lead and lead compounds, mercury and
mercury compounds, polycyclic aromatic compounds (PACs), poly chlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and certain
pesticides,  among other chemicals. Starting in 2000, EPA established more stringent reporting thresholds
for persistent bioaccumulative toxic (PBT) chemicals originally  on, or added to, the TRI chemical list. PBT
chemicals are of particular concern not only because they are toxic but also because they remain in the envi-
ronment for long periods of time, are not readily destroyed, and build up or accumulate in body tissue.

For more  detailed information about the Agency's multimedia strategy for priority PBT chemicals, visit
EPA's Office of Prevention, Pesticides, and Toxic Substances web site at
www.epa.gov/opptintr/pbt/pbtstrat.htrn.

-------
                      What do TRI data show for
                      reporting year (RY) 2005?
                    For RY 2005, 23,461 facilities, including federal facilities, reported to
                   EPA's TRI Program. They reported 4.34 billion pounds of on-site and off-
                 site disposal or other releases of the almost 650 toxic chemicals, as shown in
               Table  1. Almost 88% of the total was  disposed of or otherwise released on-site;
            12% was sent off-site for disposal or other releases. Metal mining facilities reported
        27% and electric utilities reported 25% of the total in 2005, as shown in Figure 2.

Persistent bioaccumulative toxic (PBT) chemicals accounted for 477.4 million pounds or 11%
of reported on- and off-site disposal or other releases in 2005.  Of that total, lead  and lead
compounds accounted for 98% or 469.3  million pounds. Total disposal or other releases for
mercury and  mercury compounds were 4.4 million pounds and, for  dioxin and dioxin-like
compounds, they were 85,501 grams (189 pounds).

There were 179 known or suspected carcinogens on the TRI list for 2005. They accounted for
923.1 million pounds  or 21% of reported on- and off-site disposal or other releases in 2005.
Of that  total, lead and  lead compounds accounted for 51% and arsenic and arsenic compounds
for 20%. Almost three-quarters (680.3 million pounds or 74%)  were disposed of or otherwise
released to some form of on-site land disposal. Styrene air emissions were 45% of the total 112.7
million pounds of air emissions of carcinogens.

All federal facilities, whether operated by federal agencies or contractors, are required to report
to EPA'sTRI  Program. For  RY 2005, a total of 304 federal facilities submitted 1,025 forms and
reported 97.6  million pounds of total on- and off-site disposal or other releases and 230.7 million
pounds of production-related waste managed.


How did the TRI  data change  over time?

From 2004 to 2005, total disposal or other releases on- and off-site increased by 116.9 million
pounds or 3%. On-site disposal or other releases increased by 2%, while off-site disposal or other
releases increased by 5%.

Total production-related waste managed, which focuses on waste management practices rather
than ultimate  disposition of  a chemical, decreased by 3% over that same time period. Recycling
and  energy recovery as well as on-site treatment decreased, while off-site  treatment and the
quantity disposed of or otherwise  released increased from 2004 to 2005.

Disposal or other releases of PBT chemicals  increased by 5% in from 2004 to 2005, due to an
increase of 6% in disposal or other releases for lead and lead compounds. Without metal mining,
disposal or other releases of lead and lead compounds increased by 2%. Total disposal or other
releases of mercury and mercury compounds decreased by 9% from 2004 to  2005; air emissions
of mercury and its compounds decreased by 1%. Total disposal  or other releases of dioxin and
dioxin-like compounds decreased  by 23%.

Disposal or other releases of carcinogens increased  by 9% or 72.4 million
pounds  from  2004 to 2005, including an increase of 54% or 65.4 million
pounds in arsenic and  arsenic compounds  and a 6% or 26.3 million pounds
in lead and lead compounds. On-site land disposal increased by 13% (80.7
million  pounds) while air emissions of carcinogens  decreased by  7% (7.9
million pounds).

Federal facilities showed an overall increase in disposal or other releases of 9.2 million
pounds or 10% from 2004 to 2005.Total production-related waste managed at federal
facilities increased by 11.5 million pounds or 5%.

From 2001 to 2005, total production-related waste managed has decreased by 8%, as
shown in Figure 3.

Manufacturing facilities have been  required  to report to EPA's TRI Program since
1987. From 1988 to 2005, manufacturing facilities decreased their on- and off-site
disposal or other releases by 58% based on chemicals that have been consistently
reported since 1988.


-------
Toxics  Release Inventory, 2005
             23,461    m
         TRI facilities
     reported 4.34 billion
      pounds of on-and
       off-site disposal
       or other releases
          for RY 2005
                                                Figure 2:2005 TRI Total Disposal or Other Releases
                                                              4.34 billion pounds
                All Others 11%

             Food 47.
  Hazardous Waste/
Solvent Recovery 57.
       Paper 57.
 Primary Metals 117.
                             Metal Mining 277.
                                               Electric Utilities 257.
                                                    Chemicals 127.
                                                     Note: Data are from TRI Form R, Section 5 (all parts) and
                                                     6.1 (metals and metal compounds only) and 6.2 (disposal
                                                     codes only  and metals and metal compounds reported
                                                     under codes M40 and M61) as of March 2007.
 What do TRI data  show over a   longer  period  of time?
                 Figure 3: Total Production-related Waste Managed, 2001-2005
tu.uuu >
35000 •
30000 •
v>
= 9^ nnn
Q_
~s
tn
•° lU.UUU 4
±
ic nnn .
10000 •
cnnn
0.

^ *• 	 + 	 A 	 	 A

























































• ou.uuu
25,000
20,000
v>
o>
:§
'o
£
ID.UUU o
o>
"1
10,000
5,000
.0
                             2001
     2002
2003
2004
2005
                               ] Disposed of or Otherwise Released On- and Off-site
                               ] Treated On- and Off-site
                               - Number of Facilities
                                  | Energy Recovery On- and Off-site
                                  | Recycled On- and Off-site
               Note: Data are fromTRI Form, Section 8, for year indicated. Data as of March 2007.This figure covers those years for which comparable data
               on all currently listed TRI chemicals, including PBTs,are available. Tables encompassing a wider range of years include only those chemicals
               for which data are comparable (i.e., the chemical must have been consistently reported for the entire time covered) and can be generated using
               TRI Explorer.

                              From 2001-2005, total production-related
                              ^1                                 I^^^^H
                     waste managed decreased by 8°/ and  number of facilities

                                       reporting decreased by 91

-------
TABLE 1: TRION-SITE AND OFF-SITE DISPOSAL OR OTHER RELEASES, 2005
 ON-SITE DISPOSAL OR OTHER RELEASES
     POUNDS
PERCENT
   Air
  ^H
   Water

   Underground Injection

   Land

 TOTAL ON-SITE DISPOSAL OR OTHER RELEASES
 1,511,690,431
    34.8
  240.246.101

  230.659.487

 1,823,908,662

 3,816,291,200
     5.5

     5.3

    42.0

    87.9
 OFF-SITE DISPOSAL OR OTHER RELEASES

   Underground Injection

   Land

   POTWs and Wastewater Treatment

   Other

 TOTAL OFF-SITE DISPOSAL OR OTHER RELEASES
   13.160.198

  489,649,640

    8,052,273

   22,096,959
     0.3
    11.3
     0.2
     0.5
  532,959,071
    12.3
 TOTAL ON- AND OFF-SITE DISPOSAL OR OTHER RELEASES
 4.339.463.751
   100.0
 Note: Data are from TRI Form, Sections 5 (all parts) and 6.1 (metals and metal compounds only) and 6.2 (disposal codes only and metals and metal compounds
 reported under codes M40 and M61).Does not include transfers to disposal or other releases sent to otherTRI facilities that reported the amounts as on-site disposal
 or other releases. Data as of March 2007.
           These 23,461 facilities reported 25.1 billion pounds of TRI chemicals in total
 production-related waste managed during 2005. Almost 36°/ was recycled, 34°/ was treated,
            was  disposed of or otherwise released on- and off-site, and 12% was used for
                                   energy recovery, as shown in Table 2.
TABLE 2: PRODUCTION-RELATED WASTE MANAGED BY WASTE MANAGEMENT ACTIVITY, 2005
 WASTE MANAGEMENT ACTIVITY

   Quantity Recycled On- and Off-site

   Quantity Treated On- and Off-site

   Quantity Disposed of or Otherwise Released On- and Off-site

   Quantity Used for Energy Recovery On- and Off-site

 TOTAL PRODUCTION-RELATED WASTE MANAGED

   Non-production-related Waste Managed
      POUNDS

 8,972,973,497

 8,637,333,393

 4,462,029,095

 3.018.834.164

25,091,170,149
   ^^^^H
   23,731,682
PERCENT

    35.8

    34.4

    17.8

    12.0

   100.0
 Note: Data are from TRI Form R, Section 8, as of March 2007. Quantity disposed of or otherwise released on- and off-site is different from total on- and off-site
 disposal or other releases because the amounts in Table 1 do not include amounts sent off-site to other TRI facilities that report that amount disposed of or otherwise
 released on-site. Also, the amounts in Table 1 may include amounts reported as non-production-related waste managed in this table. The numbers may also be different
 due to the differences in reporting requirements for Section 5 and 6 and Section 8.

-------
 What other information is  available on the Public  Data Release?
 EPA has also developed an electronic report (eReport) for the 2005 Public Data Release. This report offers
 detailed information on the 2005 Public Data release and is available on the TRI Web  site. The eReport
 includes:

 •  a summary of key findings which provides a detailed look at the 2005 data; and
 •  additional tables and charts which provide a look at the top chemicals, industries, and facilities for 2005.

 To access this report and other information on the TRI the TRI Program, please visit our Web site at:
 •www. epa. gov/tr i.


 How  can I access TRI data?

 TRI Explorer: Its On-line! Its Easy! Its Your Right to Know!

 TRI Explorer provides fast and easy access to the TRI data and can  answer your questions about a chemical,
 facility, geographic  area, or industry sector. It also provides further details and breakdown on the type of
 disposal or other releases reported. Find out what chemicals are released to the air by facilities in your state in
 2005, what facilities reported in your zip code, or what progress has been made in reducing TRI chemicals
 since 1988. TRI Explorer provides customized reports on these and many other topics from the TRI data.
 Users ofTRI data can also customize maps of states or counties within a state to their preferences. Each report
 can be  quickly and easily sorted by total disposal  or other releases, by fugitive air emissions, by surface water
 discharges, by disposal  to RCRA Subtitle C landfills, etc. Electronic state fact sheets with  2005 data are also
 available for each state.Visit the TRI Explorer home page to begin creating your own report on TRI data at
 www. epa. gov/tr iexplorer.
                                        1 EPA TRI Explorer: Chemi
       Customize reports,
          research data
        quickly and easily

    from your own computer:

www.epa.gov/triexplorer
 -•Back IT. tJ J d ^Search _Jj Favon

Address  http://wwwepa.gov/triexplorer
. J J .
                                                                   U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
                                                  TRI Explorer
                                        Chemical Report
           Data Set
           H Select 2004 Public Data Release data set (frozen
           November 18, 2005 and released to the public March 29,
           2006)
           Date updates will be made available later
                                                     Gem
                                                        ate Report
Report colums to include 3]

H Total On-site Disposal or Other Releases
  Details
   H On-Site Disposal to Class I Wells, RCRA
  Subtitle C Landfills, and Other On-Site Landfills
   H Other On-Site Disposal or Other Releases
H Total Off-site Disposal or Other Releases
  Details
   H Off-Site Disposal to Underground Injection
  Wells, RCRA Subtitle C Landfills, and Other Landfills
   H Other Off-site Disposal or Other Releases
H Total On- and Off-Site Disposal or Other Releases
 Where can I  find contact information?
 There are three other options for finding more detailed information:
 • You can find out more information about the TRI program by contacting the toll-free Emergency
  Planning and Community Right-to-Know (EPCRA) Call Center at 1-800-424-9346, or
 • You can seek assistance in accessing and using TRI data by contacting the TRI User Support Service
  202-566-0250 or e-mailing your questions to tri.us@epa.gov, or
 • You can find your state or regional TRI coordinator by visiting EPA's TRI web site at www.epa.gov/tri.

-------
    ;g
    'co
    CL
=  0
 CO  LJ-

2  "D
JO  0

o  S5
LO


6

 o
.t  O CL   0
LL  CL LiJ  CL








CO
(11
\L>
to
CO
'E
o
0
O>
^
c
o
Vj
8
-H-«
1_
CL
3
c
0
Environm
z
0
3
1
<
co
•^
co
">.
w
c
0
CL
O
O
CM



O
CD
O
CM
O
Q
c
o
•HJ
o>
P.E
II
CM <
s— ^ -^
                               o
                               o
                               CO
ss
                 0

                '55

                CD

                1
                'o
ivate
                           £  CL
                               co

                               0
                               CL

-------