1996 Electronics Industry Environmental Roadmap - Civil and ...

Appendix E
release/transfer for all but very small companies has resulted in a rich source of annual
performance data since 1987. The data become available in May/June of the second year
following the reporting year (e.g., data for 1993 became available in May-June, 1995). Data are
initially available on the TOXNET on-line database of the National Library of Medicine (NLM)
and later are published on a CD-ROM.
4 ACCESSIBILITY: TOXNET database; CD-ROM; EPA Internet.
5 COST: TOXNET (paid subscription): CD-ROM - $35/year.
6 UPDATE: Annual.
7 PERTINENCE: The TRI data are immediately recognized as a primary source of very valuable
data concerning the pollution prevention and waste minimization activities of the U.S.
electronics industry. No other source of information even comes close to matching the values of
this EPA activity. Although the chemicals to be reported are limited to 300 to 600 (depending on
the reporting year), the universal nature of compliance by the manufacturing sector according to a
set format by individual establishment makes the TRI a required component in any industry
program associated with pollution prevention. The anecdotal data collected since 1992
associated with pollution prevention “success stories” will become a highly valuable resource in
future years.
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1 ITEM: Current Industrial Reports (CIR)
2 SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce (202-482-1986)
3 CONTENT: These reports are based on the Annual Survey of Manufacturers and the Census
of Manufacturers and represent more detailed examination of economic factors associated with
production activities. The sub-sample of companies included in these surveys provide data that
are projected to the industry (4-digit SIC) as a whole. Of particular importance is an annual
report on pollution costs and expenditures. These cost data are stratified into several categories
including “Pollution Abatement Capital Expenditures” (PACE) and “Pollution Abatement
Operating Costs” (PAOC). These categories are further stratified according to route (i.e., “air,”
“water,” etc.)
4 ACCESSIBILITY: This is a publicly available report.
5 COST: No cost for data access.
6 UPDATE: Annual.
7 PERTINENCE: The costs of purchasing and operating pollution control devices and
equipment is documented by the program on an annual basis. The importance to the MCC
Environmental Roadmap is in having benchmark cost data available for the U.S. electronics
industry at the 4-digit level. Together with data from other resources, estimates possibly could
be made on pollution abatement costs per unit product. Many other similar comparison
possibilities may exist.
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