2002 TRI Data Release

When was the 2002 TRI data Release?

EPA released the 2002 TRI Data on June 23, 2004. This page provides an overview of the 2002 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. Click on What Is TRI for more information on the Toxics Release Inventory Program. For an overview briefing of 2002 TRI data, click here to download the powerpoint presentation.

Public Data
Release
Reports

What is the TRI Public Data Release report?

The TRI Public Data Release Report is published each year and provides a general overview of that year's TRI data and information on trends. This report 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 Data website.

TRI Overview

Where can I get an overview of the TRI data for the 2002 reporting year?

EPA has developed several documents that provide an overview of the 2002 TRI data and help answer specific questions relating to the data. These documents include:

• 2002 TRI Key Findings (PDF) -- a short summary of the 2002 TRI data that provides a national overview of reporting trends. (10 pp, 90KB, About PDF)

Data Charts:

• TRI Total Disposal or Other Releases by Industry, 2002 (pie chart)
• TRI Total Disposal or Other Releases, Industries with Largest Disposal or Other Releases, 1998-2002 ( bar chart)
• Distribution of TRI On-site and Off-site Disposal or Other Releases, 1988-2002 (graph)
• TRI Total Disposal or Other Releases, PBT Chemicals, 2002 (pie chart)
• TRI Total Disposal or Other Releases of PBT Chemicals, by Industry, 2002 (bar chart)

Data Tables:

• TRI On-site and Off-site Disposal or Other Releases by Industry, 2002
• TRI Total Disposal or Other Releases, PBT Chemicals, 2002
• TRI On-site and Off-site Disposal or Other Releases, 2001-2002
• TRI On-site and Off-site Disposal or Other Releases, PBT Chemicals, 2001-2002
• TRI Disposal or Other Releases On- and Off-site, 1998-2002
• TRI On-site and Off-site Disposal or Other Releases, 1988, 1998 and 2001-2002
• Top 10 Industries with Largest Total On-site and Off-site Disposal or Other Releases, 2002
• TRI On-site and Off-site Disposal or Other Releases by State, 2002
• TRI Chemicals in Waste, 2002
• Quantities of TRI Chemicals in Waste, 2001-2002
• Quantities of TRI Chemicals in Waste, 1998-2002

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.

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.