What Epcra 313?

What Epcra 313?

Section 313 Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA), which is also known as Title III of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA), requires certain facilities to report both routine and accidental chemical releases.

What types of industries are included in TRI?

What types of industries are included in TRI? Facilities that report to TRI are typically larger facilities involved in manufacturing, metal mining, electric power generation, chemical manufacturing and hazardous waste treatment.

What is the TRI report?

TRI reporting (short for Toxic Release Inventory reporting) is an annual report done by businesses that manufacture, process, or otherwise use hazardous chemicals as part of their operations. TRI reporting is due July 1, every year.

Is ammonia on the EPA toxic chemical list?

Ammonia is included on the EPCRA section 313 toxic chemical list with the qualifier “includes anhydrous ammonia and aqueous ammonia from water dissociable ammonium salts and other sources; 10 percent of total aqueous ammonia is reportable under this listing” (40 CFR Section 372.65).

What is a toxic release index score?

Get more information about RSEI. RSEI Score is a unitless number that accounts for the size of the chemical release, how the chemical degrades and moves through the environment, the size and location of the exposed population, and the chemical’s toxicity.

What are toxic release inventory sites?

The Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) is a public database that chronicles toxic chemical releases, transfers, waste management, and pollution-prevention activities throughout the United States.

Is TRI the same as Form R?

In the past, you used to be able to do reporting on paper forms, and submit them to the appropriate state and local agencies. Now, it all has to be done electronically. The form that is most used for reporting is known as “Form R”. So in some ways, TRI and Form R Reporting are the same thing.

How do I report a TRI?

Submit each TRI form to both EPA and the state in which the facility is located (or to the appropriate tribe, if located in Indian country). Submit each reporting form using TRI-MEweb, EPA’s online TRI reporting application.