In 2022, a total of 28.57 billion pounds of production-related TRI-listed chemical waste were managed in the United States. Around 12 percent of this volume was disposed of or otherwise released, out of which 64 percent was through on-site land disposal. Meanwhile, on-site air releases accounted for an additional 17 percent of the production-related TRI chemical waste disposed in the U.S. that year.
Distribution of production-related TRI chemical waste disposal in the United States in 2022, by method
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Environmental Protection Agency. (March 22, 2024). Distribution of production-related TRI chemical waste disposal in the United States in 2022, by method [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/506353/share-industrial-waste-disposed-and-released-in-the-us-by-method/
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