Canadian National Pollutant Release
Inventory program, 37
Canadian on-site releases (2008), 38–44
criteria pollutant emissions, 44
diffuse emissions, 47
European Union, 44–48
European Pollutant Emission Register, 47
European Pollutant Release and Transfer
Register, 47–48
fugitive emissions, 47
greenhouse gases, 48
. heavy.metals,.49
. Japan,.48–51
. National.Pollutant.Release.Inventory,.37,.45–47
. Organization.for.Economic.Cooperation.and.
Development,.35
. ozone-depleting.substances,.48
. PRTR.principles,.36
TU, see Toxicity.unit
TUR, see Toxics.use.reduction
TURA,.see.Massachusetts.Toxics.Use.Reduction.
Act
TURI, see Massachusetts.Toxics.Use.Reduction.
Institute
u
Unit.of.product,.203
Usage
. concentration.reporting.thresholds.for,.247
. fees,.278–281
. program.to.reduce,.see.Program.to.reduce.
toxic.chemical.use
. reduction.planning,.237,.271–272
. reporting,.277
U.S..Environmental.Protection.Agency.(USEPA),.
15,.44
. 33/50.program,.171–176
. . basis.for.program,.172
. . effectiveness.of.program,.173–175
. . financial.impacts,.173
. . program.requirements,.172–173
. . role.of.stakeholders,.173
. acid.rain,.231
. bioconcentration,.120
. cap.and.trade,.231
. compliance.costs,.276
. criteria.pollutant.emissions,.44
. IUR.number,.60
. PBT.chemicals,.59
. persistence.factor,.105
. P2.Grants.Program,.173
. toxicity.factors,.137
. water.mobility.factor,.92
. Web.site,.16,.61
USEPA, see U.S..Environmental.Protection.Agency
325
Index
. chromium.release.data,.191
. composition.reporting,.238
. costs,.276
. emphasis.of,.12,.59
. estimated.chemical.usage.fees,.278–281
. impacts.on.reducing.toxic.chemical.releases
55–58
. information.compiled.into,.15
. limitations,.20
. refinements,.18–19
release data, 168, 169
releases (1988 through 2007), 170
releases (2007)
analysis of, 239
ranked by toxicity unit, 164–167
ranked by volume, 153–163
United States, 22–34
. reporting.requirements,.16
. success.stories,.58
survey, 57
toxic impact index, 2
toxicity factors, 137
Toxics use reduction (TUR), 197
integrated approach to, 193
Maine, 193
New Jersey, 193
state-certified planner, 197
technical assistance, 215
Toxics Use Reduction Act, see Massachusetts
Toxics Use Reduction Act
TPPA, see Minnesota Toxic Pollution Preventio
Act
TREE program, see Technical Resources for
Engineering Efficiency program
Trend
analysis, 204
California, 287
environmental conditions, 52
funding decline, 231
individual facilities, 57
TRI top 10 chemicals, 137
TRI, see Toxics Release Inventory
Trichloroethylene.(TCE),.240
TRI.Explorer,.16
TRI programs in other countries, 35–53, see als
Toxics Release Inventory
accessing PRTR data, 51–53
European data from E-PRTR, 52
international PRTR data from OECD,
52–53
North American data, 51–52
acid rain pollutants, 48
Act on Special Measures against Dioxins, 5
Australian National Pollutant Inventory,
37–44
Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 37
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Inventory program, 37
Canadian on-site releases (2008), 38–44
criteria pollutant emissions, 44
diffuse emissions, 47
European Union, 44–48
European Pollutant Emission Register, 47
European Pollutant Release and Transfer
Register, 47–48
fugitive emissions, 47
greenhouse gases, 48
. heavy.metals,.49
. Japan,.48–51
. National.Pollutant.Release.Inventory,.37,.45–47
. Organization.for.Economic.Cooperation.and.
Development,.35
. ozone-depleting.substances,.48
. PRTR.principles,.36
TU, see Toxicity.unit
TUR, see Toxics.use.reduction
TURA,.see.Massachusetts.Toxics.Use.Reduction.
Act
TURI, see Massachusetts.Toxics.Use.Reduction.
Institute
u
Unit.of.product,.203
Usage
. concentration.reporting.thresholds.for,.247
. fees,.278–281
. program.to.reduce,.see.Program.to.reduce.
toxic.chemical.use
. reduction.planning,.237,.271–272
. reporting,.277
U.S..Environmental.Protection.Agency.(USEPA),.
15,.44
. 33/50.program,.171–176
. . basis.for.program,.172
. . effectiveness.of.program,.173–175
. . financial.impacts,.173
. . program.requirements,.172–173
. . role.of.stakeholders,.173
. acid.rain,.231
. bioconcentration,.120
. cap.and.trade,.231
. compliance.costs,.276
. criteria.pollutant.emissions,.44
. IUR.number,.60
. PBT.chemicals,.59
. persistence.factor,.105
. P2.Grants.Program,.173
. toxicity.factors,.137
. water.mobility.factor,.92
. Web.site,.16,.61
USEPA, see U.S..Environmental.Protection.Agency
325
Index
. chromium.release.data,.191
. composition.reporting,.238
. costs,.276
. emphasis.of,.12,.59
. estimated.chemical.usage.fees,.278–281
. impacts.on.reducing.toxic.chemical.releases
55–58
. information.compiled.into,.15
. limitations,.20
. refinements,.18–19
release data, 168, 169
releases (1988 through 2007), 170
releases (2007)
analysis of, 239
ranked by toxicity unit, 164–167
ranked by volume, 153–163
United States, 22–34
. reporting.requirements,.16
. success.stories,.58
survey, 57
toxic impact index, 2
toxicity factors, 137
Toxics use reduction (TUR), 197
integrated approach to, 193
Maine, 193
New Jersey, 193
state-certified planner, 197
technical assistance, 215
Toxics Use Reduction Act, see Massachusetts
Toxics Use Reduction Act
TPPA, see Minnesota Toxic Pollution Preventio
Act
TREE program, see Technical Resources for
Engineering Efficiency program
Trend
analysis, 204
California, 287
environmental conditions, 52
funding decline, 231
individual facilities, 57
TRI top 10 chemicals, 137
TRI, see Toxics Release Inventory
Trichloroethylene.(TCE),.240
TRI.Explorer,.16
TRI programs in other countries, 35–53, see als
Toxics Release Inventory
accessing PRTR data, 51–53
European data from E-PRTR, 52
international PRTR data from OECD,
52–53
North American data, 51–52
acid rain pollutants, 48
Act on Special Measures against Dioxins, 5
Australian National Pollutant Inventory,
37–44
Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 37
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