Industrial Facilities and their Chemical Releases

From the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): What is the Toxics Release Inventory? TRI tracks the waste management of certain toxic chemicals that may pose a threat to human health and the environment. U.S. facilities in certain industry sectors must report annually how much of each chemical they release into the environment and/or manage through recycling, energy recovery and treatment, as well as any practices implemented to prevent or reduce the generation of chemical waste. What are TRI toxic chemicals? In general, chemicals covered by the TRI Program are those that cause: Cancer or other chronic human health effects Significant adverse acute human health effects Significant adverse environmental effects There are currently 799 individually listed chemicals and 33 chemical categories covered by the TRI Program. Facilities that manufacture, process or otherwise use these chemicals in amounts above established levels must submit annual reporting forms for each chemical. Note that the TRI chemical list doesn't include all toxic chemicals used in the U.S. What industries are included in the TRI? Facilities that report to TRI are typically larger facilities involved in manufacturing, metal mining, electric power generation, chemical manufacturing and hazardous waste treatment. Not all industry sectors are covered by the TRI Program, and not all facilities in covered sectors are required to report to TRI.数据来源为美国环境保护署（Environmental Protection Agency，EPA）：什么是有毒物质排放清单（Toxics Release Inventory，TRI）？TRI用于追踪可能对人类健康及环境构成威胁的特定有毒化学品的废弃物管理情况。美国特定行业领域的设施需每年申报其向环境排放的各类化学品数量，以及通过回收利用、能源回收与处置方式管控的化学品数量，同时需申报为预防或减少化学废弃物产生所采取的相关措施。 哪些化学品属于TRI管控有毒化学品？一般而言，TRI计划覆盖的化学品需满足以下任一情形：可致癌或引发其他慢性人类健康影响；可造成严重急性人体健康损害；可引发严重的环境负面影响。 当前TRI计划共覆盖799种单独列明的化学品以及33个化学品类别。 制造、加工或以其他方式使用此类化学品且使用量超过既定阈值的设施，需针对每种化学品提交年度申报表格。 需注意，TRI化学品名录并未涵盖美国境内使用的全部有毒化学品。 TRI覆盖哪些行业？ 需向TRI申报的设施通常为涉及制造业、金属采矿、电力生产、化学品制造以及危险废弃物处置的大型设施。 TRI计划并未覆盖所有行业领域，且覆盖行业内也并非所有设施都需向TRI进行申报。