| SIC | Total On-site and Off-site Releases | 1988-1998 | |||||
| Code | Industry | 1988 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | change |
| pounds | percent | ||||||
| 20 | Food | 830,020 | 6,459,514 | 6,331,133 | 5,397,858 | 9,960,469 | 16.8 |
| 21 | Tobacco | 214,464 | 103,526 | 82,315 | 202,380 | 159,062 | -25.8 |
| 22 | Textiles | 36,801,004 | 16,010,269 | 15,099,099 | 14,625,492 | 10,266,524 | -72.1 |
| 23 | Apparel | 952,162 | 1,260,746 | 1,158,516 | 819,881 | 385,716 | -59.5 |
| 24 | Lumber | 32,916,416 | 31,143,449 | 28,661,790 | 25,550,786 | 31,401,763 | -4.6 |
| 25 | Furniture | 62,187,189 | 42,414,206 | 36,102,365 | 25,206,404 | 16,993,306 | -72.7 |
| 26 | Paper | 205,229,477 | 180,608,750 | 179,415,100 | 181,202,195 | 176,051,839 | -14.2 |
| 27 | Printing | 56,539,627 | 31,029,174 | 27,325,251 | 24,596,240 | 22,246,252 | -60.7 |
| 28 | Chemicals | 1,053,173,774 | 551,042,019 | 523,169,308 | 519,481,906 | 455,485,840 | -56.8 |
| 29 | Petroleum | 74,471,749 | 42,924,695 | 43,961,872 | 43,269,664 | 42,072,240 | -43.5 |
| 30 | Plastics | 160,554,575 | 113,997,864 | 105,577,730 | 96,757,391 | 97,422,580 | -39.3 |
| 31 | Leather | 10,089,024 | 4,418,342 | 4,305,621 | 4,377,171 | 4,256,040 | -57.8 |
| 32 | Stone/Clay/Glass | 38,002,387 | 22,107,137 | 27,905,101 | 28,645,653 | 28,843,406 | -24.1 |
| 33 | Primary Metals | 647,573,699 | 496,510,139 | 553,079,505 | 616,902,761 | 635,893,287 | -1.8 |
| 34 | Fabricated Metals | 162,792,170 | 95,089,498 | 82,879,982 | 82,397,303 | 80,231,371 | -50.7 |
| 35 | Machinery | 70,884,423 | 23,874,319 | 20,325,927 | 19,300,688 | 16,378,422 | -76.9 |
| 36 | Electrical Equip. | 128,928,366 | 31,502,040 | 28,576,164 | 26,260,453 | 23,483,358 | -81.8 |
| 37 | Transportation Equip. | 213,860,324 | 116,567,103 | 102,218,434 | 97,005,694 | 96,815,723 | -54.7 |
| 38 | Measure./Photo | 56,806,089 | 12,821,184 | 10,500,815 | 8,015,417 | 6,803,147 | -88.0 |
| 39 | Miscellaneous | 31,804,682 | 13,358,780 | 10,103,591 | 9,860,932 | 10,115,466 | -68.2 |
| Multiple Codes 20-39 | 304,120,277 | 130,983,020 | 99,513,855 | 105,910,873 | 85,174,819 | -72.0 | |
| No Codes 20-39 | 39,951,585 | 12,946,706 | 12,187,960 | 18,192,112 | 5,386,140 | -86.5 | |
| Total | 3,396,383,483 | 1,977,172,480 | 1,918,521,434 | 1,953,979,254 | 1,855,826,770 | -45.4 | |
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, 1998 Toxics Release Inventory: Public Data Release (EPA, Washington, DC, 2000).
Notes: Does not include the following: delisted chemicals; chemicals added in 1990, 1991, 1994, and 1995; and aluminum oxide, ammonia, hydrochloric acid, and sulfuric acid. Off-site releases include metals and metal compounds transferred off-site for solidification/stabilization and for wastewater treatment , including POTWs.
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