Lehigh River Watershed Toxic Chemical Release Inventory (TRI) Data
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IDENTIFICATION_INFORMATION
Citation:
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Originator: Lehigh Earth Observatory
Publication_Date: 2000
Title: Lehigh River Watershed Toxic Chemical Release Inventory
(TRI) Data
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Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: Map
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Publication_Place: Bethlehem, Pa
Publisher: Lehigh Earth Observatory
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Description:
Abstract:
This data layer includes point locations for Toxic Chemical
Release
Inventory (TRI) data from the Environmental Protection
Agency's Toxic Release
Inventory System (TRIS) for all States in EPA Region 3 (PA,
MD, DE, DC, VA,
WV). This data layer includes yearly information by State
about the facilities
that report releases and the types of chemicals being
released. TRI includes
information from facilities on the amounts of over 300
listed toxic chemicals
that the facilities release directly to air, water, or land
or that are transported
(transferred) off-site. TRI was mandated by the Emergency
Planning and
Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) which is based on the
premise that
citizens have a right to know about toxic chemicals in
their communities. TRI's
purpose is to encourage planning for response to chemical
accidents and to
provide the public and government information about
possible chemical hazards
in communities.
Purpose:
Tracking locations of Toxic Chrmical Release information.
Supplemental_Information:
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 1987
Ending_Date: 1990
Currentness_Reference: publication date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -76.4147
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -74.7565
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 41.6259
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.0128
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: TRI
Theme_Keyword: TRIS
Theme_Keyword: hazardous materials
Theme_Keyword: hazardous waste
Theme_Keyword: chemical
Theme_Keyword: toxics
Theme_Keyword: toxic release
Theme_Keyword: pollution
Theme_Keyword: landfill
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: Pennsylvania
Access_Constraints:
none
Use_Constraints:
none
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. EPA
Contact_Person: Keith Endres
Contact_Position:
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
City: Washington D.C.
State_or_Province:
Postal_Code: 20460
Country:
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 919-541-1809
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone:
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: endres.keith@epamail.epa.gov
Hours_of_Service:
Native_Data_Set_Environment:
Arc/Info coverage format
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DATA_QUALITY_INFORMATION
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
unknown Confidence: unknown. Method
Information in the TRI comes from regulated facilities to
EPA through the TRI
Reporting Form R, which is available in an automated format
on diskette. The
Form R information is entered into the TRIS by the EPA.
Quality
Assurance/Quality Control checks include verification of
data entry, data quality
reports which check for data entry and submitter errors,
and verification of
critical release fields.
Logical_Consistency_Report:
Some of the facilities that report information for RCRIS
(see RCRA TSD Sites) also submit information for TRI. These
facilities are identified
by their unique EPA ID (EPA-ID and FINDS-EPA-ID in TRI,
HID_NUM in RCRIS).
Completeness_Report:
This data layer includes coverage for EPA Region 3 only.
Not
all the data in TRI are included in this coverage.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
unknown. Confidence: unknown.
Accuracy Method: The site latitude and longitude are
determined by the
facility and entered on the TRI Reporting Form R. Each
latitude and
longitude value is checked by EPA for validity and
accuracy. As part of
this process, grossly inaccurate location coordinates have
been identified
and corrected or improved, however, be advised that there
may still be
inaccuracies in the location data. A description of the
correction process is
provided in Volume 2.
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
Lineage:
Source_Information:
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Source_Contribution:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of
Pollution Prevention
Publication_Date: 1987-1990
Title: Toxic Chemical Release Inventory (TRI)
Edition:
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: map
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Washington, D.C.
Publisher: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Source_Scale_Denominator: unknown
Type_of_Source_Media: online
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 1987
Ending_Date: 1990
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: TRI
Source_Contribution:
Toxic Chemical Release facilities and related
release information
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
1. Information in TRI updated continually by EPA.
An EPA contractor downloaded the information in the TRI
mainframe
database and, using Arc/Info software, created an Arc/Info
point coverage
for each State based on the latitude/longitude data
provided for each
facility reported on in TRI. The location data used to
create the point
coverages were supplemented with additional location
coordinates for
some facilities, and by identifying the best available
coordinates for all
facilities. The processes used to create the coverages are
fully described in
reports prepared by American Management Systems (1991) and
ViGYAN
Inc. (1992) provided in Volume 2. 2. The TRI data,
retrieved from TRIS on
May 25, 1992, are organized in a series of Info files for
each State
coverage. The following delisted chemicals, and facilities
releasing or
transferring only delisted chemicals, were not included in
the coverages: -
Titanium dioxide - C.I. Acid Blue 9 - Sodium sulfate -
Melamine -
Aluminum oxide (non-fibrous) - Sodium Hydroxide (solution)
-
Terephthalic acid - Copper pigments (formerly included in
"Copper
Compunds") The case of aluminum oxide is unusual in that
the non-fibrous
forms were delisted beginning in reporting year 1989. As of
RY1990, the
remaining reports are assumed to constitute fibrous forms
only, and are
included only for that year. The impact in the coverages
essentially is to
add a new chemical for 1990. Other new chemicals added for
RY1990
include: o Allyl alcohol o p-Dinitrobenzene o Creosote o
Dinitrotoluene
(mixed isomers) o 2,3-Dichloropropene o Isosafrole o
m-Dinitrobenzene o
Toluenediisocyanate (mixed isomers) o o-Dinitrobenzene
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: TRI
Process_Date: 1994
Source_Produced_Citation_Abbreviation:
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Organization: U.S. EPA
Contact_Person: Keith Endres
Contact_Position:
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
City: Washington
State_or_Province: District of Columbia
Postal_Code: 20460
Country:
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 919-541-1809
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone:
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: endres.keith@epamail.epa.gov
Hours_of_Service:
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SPATIAL_DATA_ORGANIZATION_INFORMATION
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Point
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Point
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 405
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SPATIAL_REFERENCE_INFORMATION
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Planar:
Grid_Coordinate_System:
Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator
Universal_Transverse_Mercator:
UTM_Zone_Number: 18
Transverse_Mercator:
Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.999600
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -75.000000
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0.000000
False_Easting: 500000.000000
False_Northing: 0.000000
Planar_Coordinate_Information:
Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: Row and column
Coordinate_Representation:
Abscissa_Resolution:
Ordinate_Resolution:
Planar_Distance_Units: Meters
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1927
Ellipsoid_Name: Clarke 1866
Semi-major_Axis: 6378206.4000000
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 294.98
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ENTITY_AND_ATTRIBUTE_INFORMATION
Overview_Description:
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DISTRIBUTION_INFORMATION
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Pennsylvania Spatial Data Access (PASDA)
Contact_Person:
Contact_Position:
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: Land and Water Building
City: University Park
State_or_Province: :PA
Postal_Code: 16802
Country:
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 814-863-0104
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone:
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: pasda@psu.edu
Hours_of_Service:
Resource_Description:
Distribution_Liability:
not for commercial use or resale.
The User shall save the Commonwealth and the Lehigh
University harmless from any suits, claims or actions
arising out of the use of the data files or accompanying
documention, or arising out of any defect in data files or
accompanying documention. The Commonwealth and the Lehigh
University excludes any and all implied warranties and
makes no warranty or representation with respect to
preformance, merchantability , or fitness for a particular
purpose. These data files and documentation are provided
-as is- and the User assumes the entire risk as to their
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METADATA_REFERENCE_INFORMATION
Metadata_Date:
Metadata_Review_Date:
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Lehigh Earth Observatory
Contact_Person: Carl Moses
Contact_Position:
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing and physical address
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Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: com0@lehigh.edu
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Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC CSDGM
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
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