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Penobscot Bay Area Toxics Release Inventories
US EPA regularly updates Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) describing (1) toxic chemicals known to be stored onsite at industrial facilities and (2) reported On-site and Off-site Reported Releases (in pounds), for each facilities in all industries. Below are the TRI reports for towns around Penobscot Bay. See also county-level reports of releases (in pounds), for facilities in all industries, for all chemicals, in Knox, Waldo and Hancock Counties.

Toxics Release Inventories around the Bay, by county

Knox County
Waldo County
Hancock County

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