Toxic releases to air

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-028388",
  "term": "Toxic releases to air",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Toxic Releases to Air",
  "definition": "1. The environmental burden indicator for toxic releases to air measures the average annual chemical concentrations in air weighted by the toxicity of each chemical. This indicator includes chemicals covered by EPA's Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Program which can cause cancer, other significant human health effects, are reactive, ignitable, or cause significant adverse environmental effects. EJScreen presents these toxic releases using percentile rank, ranging from 0 (lowest) to 100 (highest).\n\n2. For more details on the toxic releases to air indicator, including why it is important and what you can do moving forward, please visit the EJScreen Indicator Overview for Toxic Releases to Air.",
  "subject": "Health and safety",
  "references": [
    "RSEI Geographic Microdata",
    "Glossary of EJSCREEN Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/toxic-releases-to-air/"
}