What are Materials Accounting Data?
New Jerseyans have access to a unique information resource containing data, called materials accounting data, submitted by major toxic chemical using plants across the state. With this data, citizens, communities and government officials can identify chemical transportation, storage and usage patterns and spot areas of concern. They can initiate dialogue with plants aimed at achieving better practices and or reduced or improved use of troublesome chemicals. Reduced or improved use can lead to reduced exposures and associated hazards to the community, workers, and the environment. The US Environmental Protection Agency requires industries nationwide to report the quantities of toxic chemicals generated as waste and either transferred off-site or released into the environment to the federal Toxic Release Inventory (TRI). However, New Jersey’s material accounting data provides a much more complete picture of the chemicals moving in and out of facilities. Massachusetts is the only other st
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