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Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Program

What Can TRI Tell You About Risk?

Presentation gives an overview of:

the basic principles of assessing risk
how to interpret Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) data
resources to help determine if there is a cause for concern

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What Can TRI Tell You About Risk? (PDF)(30 pp, 2 MB)