Risk-Screening Environmental Indicators (RSEI) Model

RSEI Data Dictionary: Media Data

Tables in the RSEI Data Dictionary
Facility	NAICS	Submissions	Disaggregated Microdata	Census Crosswalks
EPA Program IDs (Reporters)	Chemical	Releases	Aggregated Microdata	Population Data
Offsite	MCL	Elements	Block Group Microdata	Shapefiles
EPA Program IDs (Off-sites)	Media	Category	Water Microdata

The media table provides descriptions for the media codes used in the Releases table.

Media Data
*Variable*	*Description*
Media (RSEI Media Code)	Code associated with the media and/or method of release, as reported by facility in TRI Reporting Form R, except that "M" is replaced with "7" in the code for off-site transfers.
MediaText (Short Description)	Descriptions of receiving media associated with Media Code.
TRIEnvironmentalMedium	Text abbreviation describing media used in TRI data files.
Itw	“1” if environmental medium is assigned the inhalation toxicity weight for RSEI score calculations.
Otw	“1” if environmental medium is assigned the oral toxicity weight for RSEI score calculations.
Mtw	“1” if environmental medium is assigned the maximum toxicity weight for RSEI score calculations.
TRICode	Code associated with the media and/or method of release, as reported by facility in TRI Reporting Form R.
TRICategory	TRI-assigned waste treatment category.
LongDescription	Longer version of media text field.
AggDescription	Description of aggregated category for environmental medium; e.g., fugitive and stack air releases are both assigned 'Air Releases".