Toxics In The Community

Includes: introduction to the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI); revision and adjustment of 1987 TRI data; overview of 1988 toxics release inventory data; TRI chemicals; the geography of toxic releases and transfers; industrial patterns of toxic releases and transfers; the matched data set; changes in TRI releases, 1987-1988: matched chemical data; changes in TRI transfers 1987-1988; changes in TRI transfers 1987-1988; changes in TRI matched data totals 1987-1988: shifts and continuities; interpreting waste decreases: waste minimization; other analyses; TRI form R; TRI chemicals; SIC codes; reference tables; and other sources of information. Dozens of maps and figures.

The 3rd annual analysis of the releases`of some 320 chemicals 7 compounds to air, water, & land from selected manufacturing facilities. Also includes chapters on: comparing the 1989 TRI releases & transfers to previous years, pollution prevention, the 33/50 program chemicals, TRI in other programs & policies, using the TRI database, & more. Over 200 charts, tables & graphs. Glossary & index.

Fighting Toxics is a step-by-step guide illustrating how to investigate the toxic hazards that may exist in your community, how to determine the risks they pose to your health, and how to launch an effective campaign to eliminate them.

Information provision is increasingly being used as a regulatory tool. The US Environmental Protection Agency's Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Program required facilities that handle threshold amounts of specific chemicals to report yearly their releases and transfers of these toxic substances. The TRI data have become the yardstick by which regulators, investors, environmental organizations, and local community groups measure company environmental performance. This book, which was originally published in 2005, tells the story of the TRI from its origin and implementation to its revision and retrenchment. The mix of case study and quantitative analysis shows how the TRI operates and how the information provided affects decisions in both the public and private sectors. The lessons drawn about the operation of information provision programs should be of interest to multiple audiences.