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Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Program

The Cumulative Impact of Source Reduction on U.S. Toxic Releases

Discussion of an analysis of the impacts of specific pollution prevention approaches on the long-term declining trend in TRI-reported chemical releases. Initial results suggest that most categories of source reduction projects cause sharp, statistically significant reductions in TRI releases in the year after a project is implemented. 2014 TRI National Training Conference Presentation by: Matthew Ranson, Abt Associates.

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The Cumulative Impact of Source Reduction on U.S. Toxic Releases (PDF)(18 pp, 361 K)