Dataset

Toxic Release Inventory (TRI)

Toxic Release Inventory (TRI)
Data Category
Facility compliance and enforcement
Spatial Extent
United States
Chemicals
TRI chemicals
Provider
Environmental Protection Agency
Temporal Resolution
Annual Average
Update Frequency
Annually
Description

Tracks the management of certain toxic chemicals that may pose a threat to human health and the environment. Data includes facility name, chemical ID and quantities of chemicals released, transferred and managed.

Potential Uses
• Find air emissions totals or trends for an area
• Find who is a top emitter
• Find how much of a certain chemical is transferred to another facility
• Find how much of a certain chemical is released
Limitations
Data is self-reported by facilities, not all industry sectors and facilities are required to report, does not include information on chemical toxicity, does not include what happens to chemicals once released into the environment.