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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.

RSEI Media Table (Spreadsheet)(14 K, December 2020)

RSEI Media Table (Text Format)(7 K, December 2020)

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".