Release of the
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When was the 1996 TRI data Release?
EPA released the 1996 TRI Data on May 30, 1998. This page provides
an overview of the 1996 TRI data and relevant TRI information (including
tables, charts, maps, etc). Links to the TRI
Explorer data access tool and relevant information are provided
below. The data includes information onreleases,
transfers, and on-site waste management practices by state, by industry,
and by chemical; pollution prevention information; and a comparison of
the 1995 data against recent years (1993 and 1994) and the "baseline"
year (1988).
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Public Data Release Reports
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What is the TRI Public Data Release report?
The 1996 TRI Public Data Release -- Ten Years of Right-To-Know- summarizes
1996 data and discusses significant nationwide trends. The State Fact Sheets are released with the Public Data
Release report and provide a brief summary of the TRI data by State.
These reports can be obtained electronically below, or by calling
(202) 564-9554 or emailing your request to TRIDOCS@epa.gov.
Access to past TRI Public Data Release Reports is available via
the TRI PDR Report Archive Site
1996 Reporting Year
- 1996 Public Data Release
- TRI Data Release Table of Contents (PDF) (22
pp, 198KB, About
PDF)
- Chapter 1: Toxics Release Inventory Reporting
and the 1996 Public Data Release (PDF) (18
pp, 282KB, About
PDF)
- Chapter 2: National Overview of 1996 Toxics
Release Inventory (PDF) (70
pp, 516KB, About
PDF)
- Chapter 3: Year-to-Year Comparison of Toxics
Release Inventory Data (PDF) (67
pp, 489KB, About
PDF)
- Chapter 4: Industry Reporting to the Toxics
Release Inventory Overview (PDF) (16
pp, 131KB, About
PDF)
- Chapter 5: Toxics Release Inventory Data for
Pulp and Paper - SIC Code 26 (PDF) (37
pp, 498KB, About
PDF)
- Chapter 6: Toxics Release Inventory Data for
Chemical Manufacturing (SIC Code 28)(PDF) (51
pp, 674KB, About
PDF)
- Chapter 7: Toxics Release Inventory Data for
Petroleum Refining - SIC Code 29 (PDF) (33
pp, 485KB, About
PDF)
- Chapter 8: Toxics Release Inventory Data for
Primary Metals - SIC Code 33 (PDF)(47
pp, 623KB, About
PDF)
- Chapter 9: Toxics Release Inventory Data for
Electrical Equipment -SIC Code 36 (PDF) (52
pp, 314KB, About
PDF)
- Chapter 10: Toxics Release Inventory Data for
Federal Facilities (PDF) (34
pp, 685KB, About
PDF)
Appendices
- 1996 Public Data Release: State Fact Sheets
- 1996 State Data Files
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TRI Overview |
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Where can I get an overview of the TRI data for the 1996 reporting year?
EPA has developed several documents that provide an overview of
the 1997 TRI data and help answer specific questions relating to
the data. These documents include:
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TRI
Access
Online |
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How can I access TRI data on-line?
TRI data can be accessed using several on-line tools:
- TRI Explorer
-- This on-line tool provides fast and easy access to TRI
data. EPA created the TRI Explorer to provide access to TRI data
that is both easy to understand and flexible to use. The TRI Explorer
includes on- and off-site disposal or other releases, transfers off-site, and other
waste management data (i.e., recycling, energy recovery, treatment,
and quantities released). The TRI Explorer generates reports based
on facilities, chemicals, geographic areas, or industry type (SIC
code) at the county, state, and national level. EPA will continue
to improve the TRI
Explorer through future enhancements and encourages suggestions
from the public. Suggestions for enhancements to the TRI Explorer
can be submitted by selecting the Comments button from
the TRI Explorer page.
- Envirofacts
-- EPA created the Envirofacts Warehouse to provide the public
with direct access to the wealth of information contained in its
databases (including TRI). The Envirofacts Warehouse provides
environmental information from EPA databases on Air, Chemicals,
Facility Information, Grants/Funding, Hazardous Waste, Risk Management
Plans, Superfund, Toxic Releases, and other EPA databases. Envirofacts
provides access to TRI data that is continually updated with the
latest revisions.
- The National Library
of Medicine (NLM) TOXNET System --
NLM's TOXNET System makes TRI data and health information
accessible to concerned citizens and to businesses and organizations
interested in environmental or public health issues. TOXNET offers
state-of-the-art, user-friendly, on-line searching.
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Other Information Resources |
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What other information resources should I consider when using
TRI data to assess potential risks?
Release estimates alone are not sufficient to determine exposure
or to calculate potential adverse risks to human health and the
environment. TRI data, in conjunction with other information, such
as the toxicity of the chemical, the release medium, and site-specific
conditions, can be used as a starting point in evaluating exposures
that may result from releases of toxic chemicals.
- Hazard Information
on Toxic Chemicals Added in 1995 -- EPA added 286 new
chemicals and chemical categories to the EPCRA section 313 list.
These chemicals were added to the list based on the statutory
criteria in EPCRA section 313(d)(2): in short, acute human health
risks, cancer or chronic (non-cancer) human health effects, and/or
environmental effects.
- EPA Chemical Fact
Sheets -- EPA is continuing to develop Chemical Fact Sheets
as part of its effort to provide the public with information on
chemicals. The goal is to provide information summaries that supplement
environmental release information for TRI chemicals. These summaries
provide a chemical's identity and properties; how it is used;
how exposure to it might occur; what happens to it in the environment;
how it affects human health and the environment; and contact information
for EPA offices and other groups.
- Integrated Risk Information
System (IRIS) -- The Integrated Risk Information System
(IRIS) contains summaries of hazard assessments and EPA regulatory
information on over 500 specific chemicals. It is a key source
for descriptive and quantitative hazard/risk information, such
as oral reference dose and inhalation reference concentrations
for chronic, non-carcinogenic health effects; oral slope factors
and unit risk for chronic exposure to carcinogens; EPA drinking
water health advisories; and summaries of EPA regulatory actions.
The system is useful in the risk assessment process.
- Link
to dioxin and dioxin-like compounds TEQ data
provided by Chlorine Chemistry Council (CCC)
- ATSDR ToxFAQs(TM)
--
ToxFAQs(TM), produced by The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease
Registry (ATSDR) is a series of summaries about hazardous substances
being developed by the ATSDR Division of Toxicology. Information
for this series is excerpted from the ATSDR Toxicological Profiles
and Public Health Statements. Each fact sheet serves as a quick
and easy to understand guide. Answers are provided to the most
frequently asked questions (FAQs) about exposure to hazardous
substances found around hazardous waste sites and the effects
of exposure on human health.
- New Jersey
Hazardous Substance Fact Sheets
Fact sheets for 1,234 individual hazardous chemicals that includes
information relating to acute and chronic health hazards, identification,
workplace exposure limits, medical tests, handling and storage,
definitions, emergency response information for fires, spills
and first aid, and other information.
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