Table 4.44
Comparative TRI (Toxics Release Inventory) data for selected industries
Industry sector
SIC range
#TRI
facilities
Total
releases
(10
6
pounds)
Average
transfer per
facility
(pounds)
1993 total
(10
6
pounds)
(pounds)
Average
transfer per
facility
(pounds)
Total
releases + transfers
Average
releases + transfers per
(10
6
pounds) facility
(pounds)
Stone, clay, and
concrete
32
634
26.6
41.895
2.2
3,500
28.2
46,000
Lumber and
wood products
24
491
8.4
17,036
3.5
7,228
11.9
24,000
Furniture and
fixtures
25
313
42.2
134,883
4.2
13,455
46.4
148,000
Printing
2711–2789 318
36.5
115,000
10.2
732,000
46.7
147,000
Electronics/
computers
36
406
6.7
16,520
47.1
115,917
53.7
133,000
Rubber and misc.
plastics
30
1,579
118.4
74,986
45.0
28,537
163.4
104,000
Motor vehicle
bodies, parts, and
accessories
371
609
79.3
130,158
145.5
238,938
224.8
369,000
Pulp and paper
2611–2631 309
169.7
549,000
48.4
157,080
218.1
706,000
Inorganic chemical mfg.
2812–2819 555
179.6
324,000
70.0
126,000
218.1
706,000
Petroleum
refining
2911
156
64.3
412,000
417.5
2,676,000
481.9
3,088,000
Fabricated
metals
34
2,363
72.0
30,476
195.7
82,802
267.7
123,000
Iron and steel
3312–3313
3321–3325
381
85.8
225,000
609.5
1,600,000
695.3
1,825,000
182
O. S. Amuda et al.