Section 6: Chemicals of Special Concern

Total Releases of Lead and Lead Compounds

This figure shows the trend in disposal or other releases of lead and lead compounds from 2003 to 2013, with a 93% increase over the time period displayed. Lead and lead compounds accounted for 99% of the total releases of PBT chemicals in 2013 and drive total PBT chemical release trends over time. Total releases of lead and lead compounds rose and fell between 2003 and 2013, and especially fluctuated between 2010 and 2013. Trends have been driven by changes in on-site land disposal or other releases from the metal mining sector. The next figure shows disposal or other releases of lead and lead compounds excluding metal mining.

This page was published in January 2015 and uses the 2013 TRI National Analysis dataset made public in TRI Explorer in October 2014.