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Page 4 - View facility-level data
21,393 facilities reported to TRI for 2019
Facilities in industry sectors such as manufacturing, electric power generation, and mining have until July
1 of each year to submit data from the previous calendar year. These data then undergo quality reviews
by EPA and the reporting facilities. Use this map to see the TRI information submitted by individual
facilities.
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Page 5 - Releases
Since 2007, releases to the environment have decreased by 19%, driven by declining releases
to air.
• For 2019, TRI facilities reported 3.4 billion pounds of releases to air, water, and land.
o Land disposal, largely from metal mining, accounted for 64% of releases.
• From 2018 to 2019, releases of TRI chemicals decreased by 9% (329 million pounds).
o Please note that the most recent TRI dataset reflects TRI chemical waste management
activities, including releases, that occurred during calendar year 2019 and therefore
does not indicate any potential impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic that began in the
U.S. in early 2020.
Total Disposal or Other Releases
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Year
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% Off-site Disposal or Other Releases 0 On-site Land Disposal
# On-site Surface Water Discharges On-site Air Releases
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Page 6 - Air Releases
Emissions to air reported to TRI continue to decline, serving as a primary driver of decreased
total releases.
• Releases to air decreased by 57% (756 million pounds) from 2007 to 2019.
• Almost all sectors have reduced their emissions to air since 2007, with the largest reduction
coming from the electric utilities sector.
o The decrease was driven by electric utilities due to: decreased emissions of hydrochloric
acid and sulfuric acid; a shift from coal to other fuel sources (e.g., natural gas); and the
installation of control technologies at coal-fired power plants,
o Hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid, hydrogen fluoride, methanol, toluene, and xylene were
the chemicals with the greatest reductions in releases to air since 2007.
• Learn more about air emissions reported to TRI.
Air Releases (Pounds Released)
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TRI facilities implemented 3,285 new source reduction activities in 2019 to reduce pollution
at its source.
• Source reduction success stories presented in the National Analysis highlight effective practices
that other facilities can replicate. EPA's TRI Pollution Prevention (P2) Search Tool promotes
these opportunities for knowledge transfer by allowing users to search for source reduction
activities that might be relevant to their operations.
• The figure summarizes the most frequently reported source reduction activities for the
chemicals and industry sectors with the highest source reduction reporting rates over the last 5
years. For these chemicals and industries, good operating practices is the most commonly
reported source reduction category.
• Learn more about source reduction activities reported to TRI.
By Chemical By Industry
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0 Raw Material Modifications 0 Inventory Control 9 Product Modifications
% Surface Preparation and Finishing 0 Cleaning and Degreasing
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By Chemical By Industry
Newly Implemented Source Reduction Activities by Industry, 201 5-2019
Computers and Miscellaneous Furniture Printing Textiles
Electronic Products Manufacturing
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Good Operating Practices Process Modifications $ Spill and Leak Prevention
0 Raw Material Modifications 0 Inventory Control 0 Product Modifications
0 Surface Preparation and Finishing 0 Cleaning and Degreasing
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Page 8 - Waste Managed
89% of the TRI chemical waste that facilities managed was not released due to preferred
waste management practices such as recycling.
• In addition to quantities released, facilities report the quantities of TRI-listed chemicals that they
manage through preferred methods including recycling, combusting for energy recovery, and
treatment.
• Since 2007, production related waste managed increased by 5.4 billion pounds (23%), driven by
increased recycling.
o From 2007 to 2019, recycling increased 78% (7.1 billion pounds).
Production-Related Waste Managed, 2019
30.70 billion pounds
Disposal or
Other Releases:
Treatment: 26%
Energy Recovery: 10 %
Recycling: 53 %
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Page 9 - Sectors
[when "All Manufacturing" tab is selected]
Each year, the TRI National Analysis examines key industry sectors
• Since 2007, releases by manufacturing facilities decreased by 21%. This is primarily due to
reductions in emissions to air and off-site disposal or other releases.
• Since 2010, releases have remained relatively steady even as production has increased
following the economic recession.
• Manufacturing facilities reported initiating more than 3,000 new source reduction activities
during 2019 to reduce TRI chemical use and waste generation.
All Manufacturing I Chemical Manufacturing I Fabricated Metals I Metal Mining I Electric Utilities
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[when "Chemical Manufacturing" tab is selected]
Each year, the TRI National Analysis examines key industry sectors
• Since 2007, releases by the chemical manufacturing sector increased by 2%.
• During 2019, the chemical manufacturing sector released the largest quantities of TRI
chemicals to air than any other sector, accounting for 28% of all reported quantities of TRI
chemicals emitted to air.
• Although chemical manufacturing has consistently been the sector with the most
production-related waste managed, 8% of facilities in this sector reported initiating source
reduction activities in 2019.
All Manufacturing I Chemical Manufacturing
Fabricated Metals I Metal Mining I Electric Utilities
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[when "Fabricated Metals" tab is selected]
Each year, the TRI National Analysis examines key industry sectors
• The fabricated metals sector manufactures metal products through processes such as
forging, stamping, machining, welding, and assembling.
• 14% of all facilities that reported to TRI for 2019 were in the fabricated metals sector, but
facilities in this sector released less than 2% of all releases reported to TRI.
• From 2007 to 2019, total releases by the fabricated metals manufacturing sector decreased
by 8.3 million pounds (14%).
o The decrease was driven by releases to air, which decreased by 12 million pounds
from 2007 to 2019.
All Manufacturing I Chemical Manufacturing I Fabricated Metals I Metal Mining I Electric Utilities
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2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
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0 Off-site Disposal or Other Releases 0 On-site Land Disposal
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[when "Metal Mining" tab is selected]
Each year, the TRI National Analysis examines key industry sectors
• In metal mining, the extraction and processing of minerals generates large amounts of TRI
chemical waste, primarily in the form of waste rock, which is disposed of on-site at the
mine. The TRI chemicals reported as released by metal mines are often metals and metal
compounds that are on the TRI chemical list and that are found in the mined material -
primarily lead compounds, zinc compounds, and arsenic compounds.
• From 2007 to 2019, more than 99% of the metal mining sector's releases were in the form
of on-site land disposal. The quantity of on-site land disposal by metal mines has fluctuated
in recent years.
• In 2019, the metal mining sector reported the largest quantity of total disposal or other
releases, accounting for 44% of total TRI releases and 63% of on-site land disposal for all
industries.
All Manufacturing I Chemical Manufacturing I Fabricated Metals I Metal Mining I Electric Utilities
Total Disposal or Other Releases: Metal Mining
2,500
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Year
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# Off-site Disposal or Other Releases # On-site Land Disposal # On-site Surface Water Discharges
On-site Air Releases
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Each year, the TRI National Analysis examines key industry sectors
• Releases from the electric utilities sector decreased by 72% since 2007. This decrease was
driven by an 89% (567 million pound) decrease in on-site releases of TRI chemicals to air.
On-site land disposal and off-site disposal also decreased, but to a lesser extent.
• From 2018 to 2019, releases by electric utilities decreased by 16%, driven by reductions in
on-site land disposal to surface impoundments and on-site releases to air.
All Manufacturing I Chemical Manufacturing I Fabricated Metals I Metal Mining
Total Disposal or Other Releases: Electric Utilities
Electric Utilities
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Year
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0 Off-site Disposal or Other Releases 9 On-site Land Disposal
On-site Air Releases
On-site Surface Water Discharges
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