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2000 TRI Data Release
Release of the
2000 Data |
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EPA released the 2000 TRI Data on May 23,
2002. This page provides an overview of the 2000 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.
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TRI
Overview |
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Where can I get an overview of the TRI data for the 2000 reporting
year?
EPA has developed several documents that provide an overview of
the 2000 TRI data and help answer specific questions relating to
the data. These documents include:
- 2000 TRI Executive
Summary -- a short overview of the 2000 TRI data that
provides a national overview of reporting trends including summary
tables and charts. (PDF Format, 351KB)
- Press Materials -- information
that is provided to the press to quickly understand the TRI data,
including a background document, charts, and tables.
- TRI Overview -- a general
overview of the TRI Program, factors to consider in using the
TRI data, and the scope of the data. (PDF Format, 93KB)
- Q&A's -- general and specific
questions relating to the 2000 TRI data and certain data trends.
(PDF Format, 50KB)
- Public Data Release Report Archive
-- access to past TRI Public Data Release reports
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Public Data
Release
Reports
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What is the TRI Public Data Release report?
The TRI Public Data Release report books are published each year
and provide a general overview of that year's TRI data and information
on 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
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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 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 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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