U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Toxics Release Inventory

The Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) for 2017 details toxic chemical releases and pollution prevention activities reported by industrial and federal facilities in the United States. Each record provides facility name and location, chemical identity, quantities released to air, water, and land; waste management methods; and pollution prevention activities.

Example records
Namelegal entityAlternate Namelegal entityCityaddressStateaddressZIP CodeaddressStreet AddressaddressYeartemporalTri Facility IDregistrationFrs IDregistrationCountyaddressBia CodegeographicTribegeographic
MPLX TERMINALS LLC - FLINT MI TERMINALMARATHON PETROLEUM CORPMOUNT MORRISMI48458G-6065 N DORT HWY201748458FLNTMG6065110009000000GENESEE
SENSIENT COLORS LLCSENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORPSAINT LOUISMO631062515 N JEFFERSON AVE201763106WRNRJ2526B110036000000ST LOUIS (CITY)
GEORGIA PACIFIC PANEL PRODUCTS LLC/MOUNT JEWETT MDKOCH INDUSTRIES INCMOUNT JEWETTPA16740149 TEMPLE DR201716740LLGHNRD1HU110024000000MCKEAN
Use cases

Environmental Liability Screening in Commercial Lending

A commercial bank underwriter evaluating a loan application from an industrial manufacturer checks whether the applicant or its parent company has reported releases of carcinogenic or Clean Air Act chemicals, and in what quantities, to estimate potential Superfund or regulatory liability that could impair collateral value.

NameAlternate NameChemicalCarcinogenClear Air Act Chemical

Vendor Environmental Due Diligence in Supply Chain Onboarding

A procurement team at a consumer goods company vetting a new chemical supplier cross-references the supplier's facilities against TRI records to determine which toxic substances are released at each site and whether any releases involve metals or carcinogens that could create reputational or regulatory exposure in the buyer's supply chain.

NameAlternate NameTri Facility IDChemicalMetal

Property and Casualty Insurance Underwriting for Industrial Sites

An environmental insurance underwriter assessing a policy application for an industrial facility uses the facility's TRI history to identify which regulated chemicals have been released to air, water, or land, and whether any are classified as carcinogens or metals, to set coverage limits and exclusions for pollution liability.

Tri Facility IDLatitudeLongitudeChemicalCas Compound ID