The chemical manufacturing industry released the largest amount of chemicals covered by the U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Program to the atmosphere in the United States in 2021, at around ** percent. The paper manufacturing industry followed second, accounting for an additional ** percent of the chemical waste air releases. That year, a total of *** million pounds of TRI-listed chemicals were managed through on-site air releases in the U.S.
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