Sludge Watch ==> EPA Releases Toxic Release Inventory to the Public.

[Maureen Reilly]

Milbourn.Cathy at epa.gov

EPA Releases Toxic Release Inventory to the Public.

EPA announced on February 21 that
Information on the 2006 reporting year is now available as part of the 
Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) database.

The 2006 reporting year is the earliest release of the data in the 20-year 
history of the program.Improvements in electronic reporting and data 
processing have made this possible.Nation-wide chemical releases into the 
environment are down by two percent from 2005. The TRI is an on-line 
electronic database, housing information about chemical releases at 
facilities across the country. TRI tracks and contains detailed information 
on releases of nearly 650 chemicals and chemical categories from about 
23,000 industrial and federal facilities.


The Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 established 
the TRI program. In 1990, The Pollution Prevention Act expanded the program 
by including data on toxic chemicals released, as well as treated, recycled, 
and burned for energy recovery.

EPA has been providing information to the public about chemical releases 
into the air, water and land at facilities nation-wide. This information is 
getting to the public earlier and faster than ever and is accessible by 
geographic location, industry sector, and individual chemicals.

Information about the 2006 reporting year is available at:
http://epa.gov/tri/tridata/tri06/index.htm

General information about TRI is available at:
www.epa.gov/tri

A brochure that provides an overview of the 2006 data is available at: 
http://epa.gov/tri/tridata/tri06/brochure/brochure.htm.