1999 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Data Files

1999 Reporting Year information is available in a series of "state" files. The TRI RY1999 State Data Files present the data as it was released in April and published in the Public Data Release report. Each state's data is presented in 4 files (bundled into a compressed, self-extracting format for downloading). Documentation for TRI RY1999 State Data files (PDF) (113 pp, 1.2 MB, About PDF)

File Descriptions
National Data Files
Federal Facility Data Files
State Data Files

File Descriptions

File Type 1: Facility, Chemical, Releases and Other Waste Management Summary Information. This file contains facility information (Part I on Form R and Form A) as well as most chemical information (Part II on Form R and Form A). Data elements are reported individually. The information is also disaggregated based on Waste Management code (i.e., "M" code), and aggregated up to On-site Releases, Off-site Releases, Other On-site Waste Management, and Transfers Off-site for Further Waste Management categories.

File Type 2: Detailed Waste Management and Source Reduction Activities. This files contains facility information (Part I on Form R and Form A) as well as the detailed information regarding source reduction and recycling activities (Part II, Section 8 on Form R) and on-site waste treatment methods (Part II, Section 7 on Form R).

File Type 3A: Details of Transfers Off-site. This file contains facility information (Part I on Form R and Form A) as well as details of individual transfers off-site (Part II, Section 6.2 on Form R).

File Type 3B: Details of Transfers to Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW). This file contains facility information (Part I on Form R and Form A) as well as a list of POTWs (Part II, Section 6.1.B on Form R).

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National Data Files

The National Data File [16.7M] File is collection of all the individual state files.

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Federal Facility Data Files

Federal Facilities [176 KB] File contains information about all government owned, contractor operated (GOCO) and federal sites. These facilities are contained in the individual states files and National files as well.

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State Data Files RY 99

The data contained in each of the files are tab delimited (a tab is placed between each data element). The files all have the *.txt extension, but can be opened with most spreadsheet programs or PC-based database applications. (The National file is too large to be read into a spreadsheet. You must use a database program or some other method.)