Toxics Release Inventory

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-028422",
  "term": "Toxics Release Inventory",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. A database that contains information concerning waste management activities and the release of toxic chemicals by facilities that manufacture, process, or otherwise use such materials. Citizens, businesses, and governments can then use this information to work together to protect the quality of their land, air, and water.\n\n2. The Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) <http://www.epa.gov/tri> is a publicly-available EPA database that contains information on toxic chemical releases and other waste management activities reported annually by certain covered industry groups and federal facilities. The RSEI model uses annually updated TRI data.\n\n3. A database containing detailed information on more than 800 chemicals that about 20,000 industrial and other facilities manage through disposal or other releases, recycling, combustion for energy recovery, or treatment.\n\n4. Database containing detailed information on over 800 chemicals that about 20,000 industrial and other facilities manage through disposal or other releases, recycling, combustion for energy recovery, or treatment.\n\n5. A publicly available EPA database that contains information on toxic chemical releases and other waste management activities reported annually by certain covered industry groups as well as federal facilities.\n\n6. As authorized under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) (https://www.epa.gov/toxics-release-inventory-tri-program/tri-laws-and-regulatory-activities) and the Pollution Prevention Act (PPA) (https://www.epa.gov/laws-regulations/summary-pollution-prevention-act), the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) (https://www.epa.gov/toxics-release-inventory-tri-program) tracks the management of certain toxic chemicals that may pose a threat to human health and the environment. U.S. facilities in different industry sectors must report annually how much of each chemical is released to the environment and/or managed through recycling, energy recovery and treatment. The map shows point locations for facilities that submitted TRI reports to EPA during the most recent reporting year. Points are relatively sized based on total quantities reported as released.\n\n7. Spatial Metadata: TRI (https://epa.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=7f96793135134f20a15460dd1cf62f46#overview)",
  "abbreviation": "TRI",
  "subject": "General environmental",
  "references": [
    "RCRA Glossary of Terms",
    "Risk-Screening Environmental Indicators (RSEI) Glossary",
    "Report on the Environment (ROE) Glossary",
    "Exchange Network Glossary",
    "EPA's Envirofacts and Facility Registry Service (FRS)",
    "Glossary of EJSCREEN Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/toxics-release-inventory/"
}