Approximately 196 million pounds of TRI-listed chemicals were released to water bodies across the United States in 2022. Nitrate compounds accounted for 90 percent of releases that year. Nitrate compounds are soluble in water and often form during wastewater treatment processes. The remaining 10 percent of water releases were made up of other chemical compounds, such as methanol and manganese. The food manufacturing sector contributes the largest share of water releases.
Distribution of production-related TRI chemical waste managed through water releases in the United States in 2022, by chemical
Characteristic
Nitrate compounds
Other compounds
Manganese
Methanol
Ammonia
Sodium nitrate
Zinc
Barium
All others
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Environmental Protection Agency. (February 21, 2024). Distribution of production-related TRI chemical waste managed through water releases in the United States in 2022, by chemical [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/506414/share-industrial-sector-water-releases-in-the-us-by-chemical/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Distribution of production-related TRI chemical waste managed through water releases in the United States in 2022, by chemical." Chart. February 21, 2024. Statista. Accessed September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/506414/share-industrial-sector-water-releases-in-the-us-by-chemical/
Environmental Protection Agency. (2024). Distribution of production-related TRI chemical waste managed through water releases in the United States in 2022, by chemical. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/506414/share-industrial-sector-water-releases-in-the-us-by-chemical/
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Distribution of production-related TRI chemical waste managed through water releases in the United States in 2022, by chemical [Graph], Environmental Protection Agency, February 21, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/506414/share-industrial-sector-water-releases-in-the-us-by-chemical/