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Data Source: 2022 Dataset (released October 2023) See Note     Instructions for printing wide reports


Quantities of TRI Chemicals in Waste (in pounds), for All Chemicals, By Industry, U.S., 2018

Row # Industry Recycled On-site Recycled Off-site Energy Recovery On-site Energy Recovery Off-site Treated On-site Treated Off-site Total On-Site Disposal to Class I UI Wells RCRA C Landfills and Other Landfills Total Other On-Site Disposal or Other Releases Total Off-Site Disposal to Class I UI Wells RCRA C Landfills and Other Landfills Total Other Off-Site Disposal or Other Releases Total Production-related Waste Managed Non-production-related Waste Managed
 
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1 211 - Natural Gas Processing 0 0 0 0 16,780,558 0 9,000,000 330,015 3 0 26,110,576 30,211
2 2121 - Coal Mining (added 1998) 0 23,937 0 0 3,627,828 0 2,551,584 1,511,547 0 6,510 7,721,406 0
3 2122 - Metal Mining (added 1998) 60,315,621 3,419,442 0 5,000 14,217,833 12,294 2,189,257 1,686,377,600 372,411 794,243 1,767,703,701 54,127
4 2211 - Electric Utilities (added 1998) 2,238 5,558,170 467,342 2,866 965,039,042 549,555 147,821,561 129,025,433 33,513,134 25,472,820 1,307,452,160 15,431
5 311 - Food 943,614,259 1,537,816 428,392 257,225 396,632,927 48,454,141 81,559 129,343,774 1,310,159 21,317,985 1,542,978,237 762,008
6 3121 - Beverages 10,014 520 8,143,963 304 9,702,950 647,400 0 2,144,420 770 444,683 21,095,024 1
7 3122 - Tobacco 791 278,118 0 3,769 316,844 40,065 0 631,016 128,474 188,836 1,587,913 1
8 313 - Textiles 9,149,184 573,475 985,710 964,019 8,343,026 1,133,301 0 2,413,013 60,379 201,006 23,823,114 0
9 314 - Textile Product 0 299,151 750,418 15,393 259,176 70,644 0 111,289 30,696 38,493 1,575,261 0
10 315 - Apparel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12,200 607 0 12,807 0
11 316 - Leather 4,699,728 41,308 0 6,548 118,325 60,984 12,793 149,189 1,386,031 269,669 6,744,576 0
12 321 - Wood Products 24,657,555 230,509 179,434 419,888 21,894,512 333,417 162,470 9,347,273 208,480 202,542 57,636,082 81,636
13 322 - Paper 28,416,796 2,122,516 189,356,260 2,382,382 987,890,855 24,888,895 12,020,064 145,158,227 4,454,201 2,320,051 1,399,010,248 6,036
14 323 - Printing 132,234,810 1,176,830 15,674 558,547 4,737,261 571,608 0 3,088,909 270,069 202,378 142,856,086 0
15 324 - Petroleum 142,758,198 22,701,284 803,860,219 6,078,262 1,052,456,087 38,295,757 3,388,154 70,228,023 5,021,244 3,322,219 2,148,109,448 139,117
16 325 - Chemicals 11,481,230,238 115,781,916 1,234,514,309 288,993,845 3,802,718,836 348,478,181 233,432,034 229,603,084 41,085,662 40,750,582 17,816,588,688 3,333,948
17 326 - Plastics and Rubber 107,531,949 20,455,396 10,123,731 3,739,874 45,151,464 29,555,609 55,037 32,865,226 3,826,334 3,211,615 256,516,235 193,154
18 327 - Nonmetallic Mineral Product 25,250,376 7,660,281 411,624,026 2,083,660 35,679,172 1,407,132 969,153 23,384,616 4,632,376 809,063 513,499,856 141,648
19 331 - Primary Metals 946,906,218 999,783,357 15,281,412 1,866,072 276,927,930 11,115,851 55,575,423 127,413,892 123,626,485 36,665,086 2,595,161,726 766,937
20 332 - Fabricated Metals 41,604,191 453,227,850 6,634,568 3,539,441 96,761,762 19,544,172 13,779 19,314,438 16,502,364 14,040,869 671,183,433 131,827
21 333 - Machinery 1,742,617 130,113,691 0 379,662 2,432,070 3,813,019 76,113 2,217,612 2,656,053 1,799,508 145,230,346 665,612
22 334 - Computers/Electronics Products 6,051,292 35,695,972 393,648 7,103,790 41,017,507 11,070,495 321 2,303,288 859,981 2,446,384 106,942,678 113,477
23 335 - Electrical Equipment 84,283,639 291,464,305 1,402,172 302,185 7,574,759 2,220,236 5 1,566,891 1,932,137 2,909,890 393,656,221 182,817
24 336 - Transportation Equipment 17,690,362 244,182,683 14,968,506 2,745,380 28,775,982 8,927,821 44,102 28,253,623 3,900,592 4,312,680 353,801,731 463,151
25 337 - Furniture 374,694 4,617,580 0 1,493,339 2,321,962 986,061 0 4,159,813 59,440 285,651 14,298,541 0
26 339 - Miscellaneous Manufacturing 10,605,454 16,948,801 1,584,249 709,929 12,139,047 2,924,955 1,604 1,619,758 758,258 917,535 48,209,591 22,715
27 4246 - Chemical Wholesalers (added 1998) 6,692,636 1,462,175 0 4,550,801 673,224 617,056 0 1,142,334 56,618 691,773 15,886,617 142,418
28 4247 - Petroleum Bulk Terminals (added 1998) 3,696,912 4,952,992 33,083 310,721 6,260,047 494,629 2,666 1,370,646 29,993 189,464 17,341,155 45,450
29 511 - Publishing 0 54,102 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 54,102 0
30 562 - Hazardous Waste (added 1998) 74,762,338 58,792,971 1,012,353 90,012,031 203,262,796 35,393,840 126,587,921 2,089,638 43,743,141 3,635,688 639,292,718 101,813
31 999 - Other 28,580,232 34,185,918 0 243,075 13,662,851 5,594,220 555,822 26,823,205 4,430,865 2,661,096 116,737,283 463,427
  Total 14,182,862,343 2,457,343,068 2,701,759,469 418,768,009 8,057,376,634 597,201,341 594,541,423 2,683,999,994 294,856,957 170,108,319 32,158,817,558 7,856,962

(Note that in the table above, EPA has converted Dioxin and Dioxin-like compounds data from grams (as reported to EPA) into pounds. Please refer to the Dioxin and Dioxin-like compounds table below for reported amounts of Dioxin and Dioxin-like compounds in grams. Grams can be converted to pounds by multiplying by 0.002205.)


Quantities of TRI Chemicals in Waste (in grams), for Dioxin and Dioxin-like compounds, By Industry, U.S., 2018

Row # Industry Recycled On-site Recycled Off-site Energy Recovery On-site Energy Recovery Off-site Treated On-site Treated Off-site Total On-Site Disposal to Class I UI Wells RCRA C Landfills and Other Landfills Total Other On-Site Disposal or Other Releases Total Off-Site Disposal to Class I UI Wells RCRA C Landfills and Other Landfills Total Other Off-Site Disposal or Other Releases Total Production-related Waste Managed Non-production-related Waste Managed
 
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1 2122 - Metal Mining (added 1998) .0000000 .0000000 .0000000 .0000000 .0000000 3.0000000 .0000000 1.5901192 .0000000 .0000000 4.5901192 .0000000
2 2211 - Electric Utilities (added 1998) .0000000 .0000000 .0000000 .0000000 6.9531030 .0000000 4.6970375 324.4954269 1.9622839 .3571450 338.4649963 .0000000
3 311 - Food .0000000 .0000000 .0000000 .0000000 .0176374 .0000000 .0000000 10.6175044 .1321061 .0000000 10.7672479 .0000000
4 3121 - Beverages .0000000 .0000000 .0000000 .0000000 .0000000 .0000000 .0000000 .5459600 .0000000 .0000000 .5459600 .0000000
5 321 - Wood Products 26,033.5651000 .1704678 .0000000 2,474.8142000 360.2790476 688.2213846 .5436365 165.5931796 40.2336568 18.7436210 29,782.1642939 48.5858000
6 322 - Paper .0000000 .2964355 4.0840880 .0000000 196.5220800 .0009300 46.5541334 407.8476608 212.1544378 61.6111602 929.0709257 .0000000
7 324 - Petroleum .2140000 .4192764 .0000000 .0001800 6.3591460 14.9223392 1.3349300 33.9172956 66.9356492 1.6715200 125.7743364 .1984340
8 325 - Chemicals .2140000 .0000000 .0000000 .0383993 69,492.0431070 27,417.9956591 10,456.7948322 1,668.8333583 60,223.3980880 14.6425711 169,273.9600150 72.5140500
9 326 - Plastics and Rubber .0000000 .0000000 .0000000 .0000000 .0000000 .0763020 .0000000 .1285164 .0820230 .0000000 .2868414 .0000000
10 327 - Nonmetallic Mineral Product .0000000 .0000000 .0000000 .0000000 .0000000 .0000000 231.7000000 30.8849747 .0000000 .0000000 262.5849747 .0000000
11 331 - Primary Metals .0000000 11.1161248 .0000000 .0000000 18,326.9259300 254.6742290 192.2532039 14,487.7063585 4,228.3376682 20.7141321 37,521.7276465 .0000000
12 332 - Fabricated Metals .0000000 .0000000 .0000000 .0000000 .0000000 .2615000 .0000000 1.0581580 .0642300 .0000000 1.3838880 .0000000
13 335 - Electrical Equipment .0000000 .0000000 .0000000 .0000000 .0000000 .0000000 .0000000 .1118770 .0000000 .0000000 .1118770 .0000000
14 336 - Transportation Equipment .0000000 .0000000 .0000000 .0000000 .0000000 .0000000 .0000000 1.4892000 .0000000 .0000000 1.4892000 .0000000
15 337 - Furniture .0000000 .0000000 .0000000 .0000000 .0000000 .0000000 .0000000 63.0282601 .0000000 .0000000 63.0282601 .0000000
16 562 - Hazardous Waste (added 1998) .0000000 .0000000 .0000000 .0000000 48.1149000 4,538.9610000 3,441.0498230 5.3224169 51.0488060 1.0000000 8,085.4969459 .0000000
17 999 - Other .0000000 .0000000 .0000000 .0000000 .0000000 .0000000 .0000000 1.8827524 .0000000 .0000000 1.8827524 .0000000
  Total 26,033.9931000 12.0023045 4.0840880 2,474.8527793 88,437.2149510 32,918.1133439 14,374.9275965 17,205.0530188 64,824.3489490 118.7401494 246,403.3302804 121.2982840
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Note: Reporting year (RY) 2022 is the most recent TRI data available. Facilities reporting to TRI were required to submit their data to EPA by July 1 for the previous calendar year's activities. TRI Explorer is using the 2022 Dataset (released October 2023). This dataset includes revisions for the years 1988 to 2022 processed by EPA. Revisions submitted to EPA after this time are not reflected in TRI Explorer reports. TRI data may also be obtained through EPA Envirofacts.

Users of TRI information should be aware that TRI data reflect releases and other waste management activities of chemicals, not whether (or to what degree) the public has been exposed to those chemicals. TRI data, in conjunction with other information, can be used as a starting point in evaluating exposures that may result from releases and other waste management activities which involve toxic chemicals. The determination of potential risk depends upon many factors, including the toxicity of the chemical, the fate of the chemical, and the amount and duration of human or other exposure to the chemical after it is released.

Quantities of waste data are from Section 8 of the Form R, which is the standard TRI reporting form. These data are available beginning with the 1991 reporting year.

Beginning with the 2006 reporting year, the industry classification code is the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), which has replaced the 1997 US Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code. The primary NAICS code as reported by the facility is now used for all analysis purposes for all reporting years 2006 and later. For reporting years prior to 2006, EPA has assigned a primary NAICS code based on the SIC codes as reported for those years for the purpose of analyzing trends.

A decimal point, or "." denotes the following: if a decimal point is reported across an entire row, the facility submitted a Form A (i.e., the facility certified that its total annual reportable amount is less than 500 pounds, and does not manufacture, process, or otherwise use more than 1 million pounds); or if a decimal point is reported in a single column, the facility left that particular cell blank in its Form R submission (a zero in a cell denotes either that the facility reported "0" or "NA" in its Form R submission).

How to cite TRI Explorer. Following APA Style, 6th edition, an appropriate citation to TRI Explorer is:
United States Environmental Protection Agency. (2024). TRI Explorer (2022 Dataset (released October 2023)) [Internet database]. Retrieved from https://enviro.epa.gov/triexplorer/, (April 26, 2024).

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