Online Sources of Pollution Prevention, Recycling, Toxics and Waste Statistics

Online Sources of Pollution Prevention, Recycling,

Toxics and Waste Statistics

This site provides links to data sources used to produce statistical tables and graphics for the Environmental Statistics site. References have been extracted from the CEQ 1997 Annual Report and updated as of December 31, 2000.

Online Reports, Databases, and Websites

Agency Title Abstract

U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Environmental Management Central Internet Database Provides public access to DOE data on waste management and cleanup activities at DOE sites across the country.

Integrated Data Base (IDB) Report Summarizes the U.S. Department of Energy DOE) data base for inventories, projections, and characteristics of domestic spent nuclear fuel and radioactive waste from government and civilian sources.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition FDA Pesticide Program Residue Monitoring 1993-1999 Download annual reports from FDA's Pesticide Residue Monitoring Program.

Pesticide Program Residue Monitoring Database 1999 Download the most recent database from FDA's Pesticide Residue Monitoring Program. Downloadable data files represent the 9,438 sdamples from over 90 countries that were under the mandatory monitoring component of the FDA pesticide programs for Fiscal Year 1999.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response Characterization of Municipal Solid Waste in the United States: 1999 Update Download the following pdf files: the 1999 update fact sheet; source data on the 1999 update; and reports from previous years. The 1999 fact sheet describes the national municipal solid waste (MSW) stream based on data collected from 1960 through 1998. Presents trends in types of MSW generated and in the ways that MSW is managed.

Superfund Reports and Downloadable Files Download reports containing information on site inspections, preliminary assessments, and remediation.

Superfund Hazardous Waste Site Advanced Query Perform custom query of the Superfund database.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Environmental Information 1998 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Data Release Access to the data overview and relevant TRI information (including tables, charts, and maps). Contains detailed analyses and supporting tables for releases and other waste management of TRI chemicals; geographic distribution of TRI releases and other waste management; industrial patterns of releases and other waste management; the interstate and intrastate transport of TRI chemicals; chemicals with the largest releases and other waste management; and other topics.

TRI Explorer A new tool for generating on- and off-site release reports for facilities, chemicals, geographic areas, or industry type (SIC code) at the county, state, and national level.

International Title Abstract

Canadian Wildlife Service, Ontario Region Contaminant Levels in Herring Gull Eggs from Great Lakes Colonies Data generated as part of a monitoring program started in 1970 to understand the temporal and spatial trends in environmental contaminant levels in biota of the Great Lakes.

Last Updated on Monday, July 30, 2001

Agency	Title	Abstract

U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Environmental Management	Central Internet Database	Provides public access to DOE data on waste management and cleanup activities at DOE sites across the country.
	Integrated Data Base (IDB) Report	Summarizes the U.S. Department of Energy DOE) data base for inventories, projections, and characteristics of domestic spent nuclear fuel and radioactive waste from government and civilian sources.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition	FDA Pesticide Program Residue Monitoring 1993-1999	Download annual reports from FDA's Pesticide Residue Monitoring Program.
	Pesticide Program Residue Monitoring Database 1999	Download the most recent database from FDA's Pesticide Residue Monitoring Program. Downloadable data files represent the 9,438 sdamples from over 90 countries that were under the mandatory monitoring component of the FDA pesticide programs for Fiscal Year 1999.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response	Characterization of Municipal Solid Waste in the United States: 1999 Update	Download the following pdf files: the 1999 update fact sheet; source data on the 1999 update; and reports from previous years. The 1999 fact sheet describes the national municipal solid waste (MSW) stream based on data collected from 1960 through 1998. Presents trends in types of MSW generated and in the ways that MSW is managed.
	Superfund Reports and Downloadable Files	Download reports containing information on site inspections, preliminary assessments, and remediation.
	Superfund Hazardous Waste Site Advanced Query	Perform custom query of the Superfund database.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Environmental Information	1998 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Data Release	Access to the data overview and relevant TRI information (including tables, charts, and maps). Contains detailed analyses and supporting tables for releases and other waste management of TRI chemicals; geographic distribution of TRI releases and other waste management; industrial patterns of releases and other waste management; the interstate and intrastate transport of TRI chemicals; chemicals with the largest releases and other waste management; and other topics.
	TRI Explorer	A new tool for generating on- and off-site release reports for facilities, chemicals, geographic areas, or industry type (SIC code) at the county, state, and national level.

International	Title	Abstract

Canadian Wildlife Service, Ontario Region	Contaminant Levels in Herring Gull Eggs from Great Lakes Colonies	Data generated as part of a monitoring program started in 1970 to understand the temporal and spatial trends in environmental contaminant levels in biota of the Great Lakes.