A study was recently published alleging misreporting of certain air emissions from US refineries and chemical plants. It focused on the Environmental Protection Agency's Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) ..
A study was recently published alleging misreporting of certain air emissions from US refineries and chemical plants. It focused on the Environmental Protection Agency's Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) and claimed that TRI did not reflect enough data from actual monitoring.
Authors of this study ? the Rockefeller Family Foundation's Environmental Integrity Project (EIP) and other groups ? claim that toxic air emissions, including ?known carcinogens benzene and butadiene,? are being understated ?on the startling magnitude? of at least 330 million pounds per year.
?We have several problems with the EIP analysis,? responds the National Petrochemical & Refiners Association (NPRA). ?
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