The Environmental Protection Agency's Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) has been one of the most popular databases used by the readers of UPLINK. It has been the source of excellent industrial pollution stories in Florida, California, Connecticut, Ohio and elsewhere.
But many reporters still have not used the database. In June, N.T.I.S. made the 1989 TRI available on computer tape. We have found a way to make using these tapes irresistible. MICAR has produced A Reporters Working Guide to the Toxic Release Inventory.
This short, step-by-step guide helps reporters download TRI into their computers, organize the data so that it is usable, and manipulate the data to produce meaningful reports.
And because specific SQL commands are included reporters using the guide will be able to:
identify the major polluters in their area list the quantities of toxic chemicals discharged by state, county or zip code. find out what toxic chemicals are used for list the most common types of discharges.
The guide, which is really all you need if you already own the TRI database, costs $30 by itself. But for $50, MICAR will also include the NineTrack Express record profiles needed to download TRI. If you do not own TRI, cannot afford it, or simply do not have a tape drive, for $350 MICAR will also supply TRI data concerning your entire state on 3.5" diskettes. These diskettes contain unabbreviated data, unlike that which N.T.I.S sells.
Finally, if you wish to purchase the entire TRI database on computer tape, MICAR can supply it for $500. To order call MICAR at (314) 882-0684.