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TRI Basic Plus Data Files Guides

These documents describe field-by-field contents of the 10 files which collectively contain all of the data reported on the TRI Reporting Form R and Form A Certification Statement.

Last Updated: June 2022

  • File Type 1A (Releases and Other Waste Mgmt) (pdf) (973.67 KB, 6/2022)
  • File Type 1B (Chemical Activities and Uses) (pdf) (501.37 KB, 8/2021)
  • File Type 2A (Source Reduction Activities) (pdf) (551.57 KB, 8/2021)
  • File Type 2B (On Site Waste Treatment) (pdf) (569.88 KB, 8/2021)
  • File Type 3A (Off Site Transfers) (pdf) (555.71 KB, 3/2022)
  • File Type 3B (Transfers to POTWs, 1987-2010) (pdf) (501.29 KB, 3/2022)
  • File Type 3C (Transfers to POTWs, 2011-later) (pdf) (768.99 KB, 8/2021)
  • File Type 4 (Details of Facility Information) (pdf) (336.87 KB, 8/2021)
  • File Type 5 (Additional Information from Section 8.11) (pdf) (356.87 KB, 8/2021)
  • File Type 6 (Misc. Information from Section 9.11) (pdf) (383.48 KB, 8/2021)
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Last updated on June 13, 2022
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