Find Out What's Happening in Your Neighborhood Using EPA's Toxic Release Inventor (TRI)

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V/CriTA. Using EPA's Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
Do nearby industrial facilities release toxic chemicals?
What chemicals are they releasing?
What is being done to reduce toxic chemical releases?
TRI can help you find the answers!
It's your RIGHT TO KNOW!
We ail have the right to know about the chemicals we may be exposed to in
our daily lives. The Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act
of 1986 and the Pollution Prevention Act of 1990 require certain industrial
facilities across the country to report annually to EPA's Toxics Release
Inventory (TRI) about chemicals they release* and what they're doing to prevent
or reduce pollution.
The TRI includes data about more than 22,000 facilities across the country and
covers more than 675 toxic chemicals.
TRI can identify:
• Nearby industrial facilities that release chemicals into the air, water, and
land.
• Which chemicals each facility releases and how much.
• Pollution prevention (P2) activities that reduce chemical releases.
• Which facilities are reducing chemical releases.
• Potential health impacts linked to the chemicals released.
Visit www.epa.gov/tri to:
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chemicals in your community in your neighborhood
TRI Factsheet: City — Epcra Hills, NJ
Map of TRI Facilities in Epcra Hills, NJ
Quick Facts for Epcra Hills, NJ
Number of TRI
Facilities
9
Total Releases:
168,159 lbs
Total On-Site:
145,783 lbs
• Air
52,362 lbs
• Water
68,032 lbs
• Land
25,389 lbs
Total Off-Site:
22,376 lbs
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Is my health at risk
because of toxic
chemicals in my
community?
• Although the TRI can't tell you whether
or to what extent you've been exposed
to toxic chemicals, it can be used as a
starting point in evaluating potential
risks to the health of your community
and the environment. Visit
www.epa.gov/tri/risk to learn more.
• EPA, state and tribal governments
implement environmental
regulations to reduce potential risks
to human health and the
environment.
• Facilities are often required to use
approved control technologies and
methods to reduce or eliminate
toxic releases.
EPA also encourages facilities to
prevent or reduce pollution at the
source and to promote recycling
whenever possible.
Use the interactive map at the bottom left of the page to Fill out the Find TRI Facilities search box
learn about toxic chemicals in your community. at bottom right of the page to learn
about facilities in your neighborhood.
*A "release" is an emission or discharge to the air, water, and/or land.
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TRI Information Center at 1-800-424-9346 (select menu option 3)
www.epa.gov/tri/contacts

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Find Out What's Happening in Your Neighborhood
Using EPA's Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
Have chemical releases in my
neighborhood changed over time?
Historical data are avaiiable to track the trends of
toxic releases from facilities in your community.
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TRI and Pollution Prevention (P2)
The goal of P2 is to eliminate or reduce the creation of
pollution (also called "source reduction").
TRI tracks industrial facilities' progress toward this goaland
collects data on effective P2 practices.
TRI can be used to:
-	Identify facilities that are implementing P2 to reduce their
toxic emissions.
-	Promote "tech transfer" of innovative P2 activities
from facilities that have successfully used P2 to facilities that
could be doing more.
Use EPA's TRI P2 Search Tool at www.epa.Qov/tri/p2.
Which chemicals are being released
in my neighborhood?
You can determine which chemicals are being released to air,
water, and land, and which ones have the largest releases.
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Hydrogen fluoride: 3% —y J
Vinyl fluoride: 4%
Ammonia: 5.8% —
Other: 3%
Methyl methacrylate: 28.2% —'	Carbon disulfide: 54%
What you can do
Use TRI data to start a dialogue about your
community's environmental health with neighborhood
associations; community-based and environmental
groups; local, state, and federal government
agencies; elected officials; colleges; researchers;
local facilities; industry trade associations; and your
neighbors and others in your community.
Encourage local facilities to implement new pollution
P2 activities or expand existing ones.
Find out if a facility is complying with environmental
laws and regulations on EPA's Enforcement and
Compliance History Onlinewebsite at
www.epa.gov/echo.
Report a suspected violation at www.epa.gov/tips or
contact your state agency:
www.epa.gov/home/health-and-environmental-
agencies-us-states-and-territories
What are the top-releasing facilities
in my neighborhood?
It is easy to find out which facilities in your neighborhood
release the largest amounts of toxic chemicals.
Facility Name
On-Site Releases
Evanescent Piping, Inc.
1,564,756 lbs.
Hotash Industries
83,540 lbs.
VZC Chemical Corporation
65,653 lbs.
Vivido Paints, LLC
41,234 lbs.
Etna Manufacturing, Inc.
30,128 lbs.
TRI is only one piece of the puzzle
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While TRI provides important information
about toxic chemical releases in your
community, to see the whole picture
you'll need additional information about
other types of environmental releases,
environmental conditions, air and water
quality monitoring, compliance with
environmental laws and regulations, and
more.
Two tools for additional information include:
MyEnvironment: www.epa.gov/mvenvironment: access a variety
of environmental information about your community.
EJSCREEN: www.epa.gov/eiscreen: EPA's environmental
justice screening and mapping tool.
TRI Information Center at 1-800-424-9346 (select menu option 3)
www.epa.gov/tri/contacts

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