Tracking Toxic Substances at Industrial Facilities

Committee to Evaluate Mass Balance Information for Facilities Handling Toxic Substances, National Research Council

• 1 Front Matter; 2 Executive Summary; 3 1. Introduction; 4 2. Approaches to Obtaining Mass Balance Information; 5 3. Uses of Materials Accounting Data; 6 4. Accuracy of Toxic Chemical Release Estimates; 7 5. Assessing Waste-Reduction Efficiency; 8 6. Evaluating Toxic Chemical Management Practices; 9 7. Collection of Mass Balance Information on a National Scale; 10 Glossary; 11 Appendix A: TRI (Toxic Release Inventory) Chemicals Subject to the Reporting Requirements of SARA Section 313; 12 Appendix B: Standard Industrial Classification Codes Within the Manufacturing Division; 13 Appendix C: U.S. EPA Form R: Toxic Chemical Release Inventory Reporting Form; 14 Appendix D: Charge to the National Academy of Sciences in Superfund Amendments Reauthorization Act (SARA) Section 313(I) and U.S. Congress, 1986. SARA Conference Report on Mass Balance Study; 15 Appendix E: Mass Balance Workshop Participants and Presentation Titles; 16 Appendix F: National Governors' Association Mass Balance Survey of State Governments; 17 Appendix G: New Jersey Industrial Survey; 18 Appendix H: Maryland State Toxic Registry System Chemical Inventory; 19 Appendix I: Defining Waste and Waste Reduction; 20 Appendix J: Uniform Waste Reduction Standard; 21 Appendix K: Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Resources; 22 References