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Column Name: ENVIRONMENTAL_MEDIUM
Description: Code indicating the environmental medium to which the toxic chemical is released from the facility.
Permissible Values and Descriptions:
AIR FUG -
Fugitive or non-point air emissions (Form R Part II Section 5.1)
AIR STACK -
Stack or Point air emissions (Form R Part II Section 5.2)
WATER -
Discharges to receiving streams or water bodies (Form R Part II Section 5.3)
UNINJ8795 -
Underground injection to on-site wells for Reporting Years 1987 to 1995 (Form R Part II Section 5.4)
UNINJ I -
Underground injection on-site to Class I Wells (Form R Part II Section 5.4.1)
UNINJ IIV -
Underground injection on-site to Class II through V Wells (Form R Part II Section 5.4.2)
LANDF8795 -
Disposal to on-site landfills for Reporting Years 1987 to 1995 (Form R Part II Section 5.5)
RCRA C -
Disposal to on-site RCRA Subtitle C landfills (Form R Part II Section 5.5.1A)
OTH LANDF -
Disposal to other on-site landfills (Form R Part II Section 5.5.1B)
LAND TREA -
On-site land treatment/application farming disposal (Form R Part II Section 5.5.2)
SURF IMP -
On-site surface impoundment disposal (Form R Part II Section 5.5.3 for RY2002 and Prior)
SI 5.5.3A -
RCRA Subtitle C On-site surface impoundment disposal (Form R Part II Section 5.5.3A for RY2003 and Later)
SI 5.5.3B -
Other On-site surface impoundment disposal (Form R Part II Section 5.5.3B for RY2003 and Later)
OTH DISP -
Other on-site land disposal (Form R Part II Section 5.5.4)
DISP NON METALS -
The summation of a group of the methods that can be used to dispose of a metal or non-metal chemical off-site. The methods are:
M10 Storage Only
M63 Surface Impoundment
M64 Other Landfills
M65 RCRA Subtitle C Landfills
M66 RCRA Subtitle C Surface Impoundment
M67 Other Surface Impoundment
M71 Underground Injection
M72 Landfills/Disposal Surface Impoundment
M73 Land Treatment
M79 Other Land Disposal
M81 Underground Injection to Class I Wells
M82 Underground Injection to Class II-V Wells
M90 Other Off-site Management
M94 Transfers to Waste Broker for Disposal
M99 Unknown
DISP NON METALS = (M10 + M63 + M64 + M65 + M66 + M67 + M71 + M72 + M73 + M79 + M81 + M82 + M90 + M94 + M99)
DISP METALS -
The summation of a group of methods that can ONLY be used to dispose of metals off-site. The methods are:
M40 Solidification/Stabilization (**)
M41 Solidification/Stabilization
M61 Wastewater Treatment (Excluding POTWs) (**)
M62 Wastewater Treatment (Excluding POTWs)
** - Chemical must be a Type 1 Metal/Metal Compound or Vanadium (except when contained in Alloy)
DISP METALS = (M40** + M41 + M61** + M62)
POTW METALS -
A method that can be used to dispose of metals off-site to Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTWs). The method is:
P91 POTW - Transfers to POTW (**)
** - Chemical must be a Type 1 Metal/Metal Compound or Vanadium (except when contained in Alloy)
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- Type:CHAR
- Length:9
Definition Source:TRI Data Dictionary