In 2021, the United States Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) program documented the disposal or release of 12.96 million pounds of friable asbestos from facilities. This includes any asbestos-containing material that can be crushed, crumbled, pulverized or turned to powder with the ordinary force of a human hand.
Although asbestos is not banned in the United States, it is heavily regulated by state and federal laws as asbestos exposure has been associated with a wide range of illnesses including asbestosis, an inflammatory condition affecting the lungs that can cause shortness of breath, coughing, and permanent lung damage.
Quantity of friable asbestos disposed of or released in the United States in 2021, by Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) subcategory
(in thousand pounds)
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Environmental Protection Agency. (May 24, 2023). Quantity of friable asbestos disposed of or released in the United States in 2021, by Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) subcategory (in thousand pounds) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1387701/volume-of-asbestos-released-in-the-united-states-by-tri-subcategory/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Quantity of friable asbestos disposed of or released in the United States in 2021, by Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) subcategory (in thousand pounds)." Chart. May 24, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1387701/volume-of-asbestos-released-in-the-united-states-by-tri-subcategory/
Environmental Protection Agency. (2023). Quantity of friable asbestos disposed of or released in the United States in 2021, by Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) subcategory (in thousand pounds). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1387701/volume-of-asbestos-released-in-the-united-states-by-tri-subcategory/
Environmental Protection Agency. "Quantity of Friable Asbestos Disposed of or Released in The United States in 2021, by Toxic Release Inventory (Tri) Subcategory (in Thousand Pounds)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1387701/volume-of-asbestos-released-in-the-united-states-by-tri-subcategory/
Environmental Protection Agency, Quantity of friable asbestos disposed of or released in the United States in 2021, by Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) subcategory (in thousand pounds) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1387701/volume-of-asbestos-released-in-the-united-states-by-tri-subcategory/ (last visited November 22, 2024)
Quantity of friable asbestos disposed of or released in the United States in 2021, by Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) subcategory (in thousand pounds) [Graph], Environmental Protection Agency, May 24, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1387701/volume-of-asbestos-released-in-the-united-states-by-tri-subcategory/
