Mining Industry TRI Data Reflect Reporting and Production Changes

摘要

The National Mining Association's summary of information on the U.S. mining industry's Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) reports for calendar year 2002 indicate the preponderance of mining's TRI materials are managed on the land at mining facilities. TRI is a weight-based report covering nearly 650 chemicals and substances and is not intended to evaluate risk, but rather to provide very general information to the public. This is the fifth year data from the mining industry have been reported. Health, safety and environmental protection at mining operations are governed by other local, state and federal requirements.