EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Daikin America Inc
Decatur, AL · Parent: Daikin America Inc
- Total releases
- 779.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 11
- Carcinogens
- 3
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Daikin America Inc: how the 779.1K lbs splits
779.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 740.6K lbs 95.1%
- Water Discharges 38.5K lbs 4.9%
- Off-site Transfers 30 lbs <0.1%
Daikin America Inc's 779.1K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 95.1% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 4.9%. Leading chemical by pounds: Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22).
Carcinogen-classified pounds vs other reported pounds
Same cumulative TRI total as above, split by EPA/IARC carcinogen classification on each chemical: pounds share, not chemical count. Classification is not a site health-risk score.
MID volume AIR pathway CARC-MID
Daikin America Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Decatur, AL, in the chemicals sector. It reported 132.7K lbs of releases across 11 chemicals in 2023, and 779.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,512 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Alabama's 559 reporting TRI sites, Chemical Waste Management leads both reported pounds (95.6M lbs) and chemical count (98 chemicals). The two rankings do not invert in this pool. Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Mda Manufacturing Inc; 3M Chemical Operations' Decatur Facility; Ascend Performance Materials Operations Llc-Decatur Plant; Indorama Ventures. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Alabama: World Energy Biox Biofuels; Exxonmobil Mont Belvieu Plastics Plant; Kemira Chemicals Inc; Braskem America Inc-Laporte Site. Other Daikin America Inc sites in this extract: Mda Manufacturing Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22); Tetrafluoroethylene; Methanol; Vinyl chloride.
Daikin America Inc stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (95.1% air releases) across 11 chemicals · 3 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 779.1K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include World Energy Biox Biofuels and Exxonmobil Mont Belvieu Plastics Plant.
Daikin America Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
779K lbs Top 6% higher than 94% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Daikin America Inc in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Daikin America Inc reports the 309th-largest volume, placing it in the top 7.9% of its sector. Scale peers outside Alabama include World Energy Biox Biofuels and Exxonmobil Mont Belvieu Plastics Plant.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Daikin America Inc's total reported releases fell from 150.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 132.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Daikin America Inc's water releases rose from 4.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 5.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Daikin America Inc's air releases fell from 146.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 127.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Daikin America Inc Form-R facts
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Comparison reflects reported pounds and chemical counts, not toxicity or health risk. Averages cover facilities reporting any release.
How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Daikin America Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 779.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 29% (188.0K lbs to 132.7K lbs).
Daikin America Inc: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Daikin America Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 29% from 2019 to 2023). TRI figures are self-reported estimates and can swing with production, waste handling, and reporting changes, not only with controls. Lead chemical in the extract: Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 188.0K lbs | 10 |
| 2020 | 153.0K lbs | 11 |
| 2021 | 155.2K lbs | 11 |
| 2022 | 150.3K lbs | 11 |
| 2023 | 132.7K lbs | 11 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 3 of 11 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22) | 466.7K lbs | - |
| Tetrafluoroethylene | 248.5K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Methanol | 45.6K lbs | - |
| Vinyl chloride | 9.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 3.3K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen fluoride | 3.1K lbs | - |
| Ethylene | 1.7K lbs | - |
| Chloroform | 337 lbs | Carcinogen |
| 1-Chloro-1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethane (HCFC-124a) | 250 lbs | - |
| 2-Chloro-1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane (HCFC-124) | 250 lbs | - |
| Poly(difluoromethylene), α-fluoro-ω-[2-[(1-oxo-2-propenyl)oxy]ethyl]-, homopolymer | 0 lbs | - |
Daikin America Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Daikin America Inc
Closest other reporters in Alabama - including Mda Manufacturing Inc, 3M Chemical Operations' Decatur Facility, Ascend Performance Materials Operations Llc-Decatur Plant, ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
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Compare beyond Alabama
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Daikin America Inc on cumulative reported pounds (779.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (11). Release-pound peers include Mbci-Ferdinand Operation, Marathon Petroleum Co LP - Michigan Refining Div, Globalfoundries Fab 8. Chemical-count peers include Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Bayamon Terminal, Lanco Manufacturing Corp, Buckeye Caribbean Terminals LLC (former Scyi). Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
Similar reported release pounds
Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
- Mbci-Ferdinand Operation Ferdinand, IN · Furniture 779.7K lbs reported
- Marathon Petroleum Co LP - Michigan Refining Div Detroit, MI · Petroleum 780.1K lbs reported
- Globalfoundries Fab 8 Malta, NY · Computers and Electronic Products 780.2K lbs reported
- Superior Tube Co Inc Collegeville, PA · Primary Metals 777.8K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Bayamon Terminal Bayamon, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 11 chemicals
- Lanco Manufacturing Corp San Lorenzo, PR · Chemicals 11 chemicals
- Buckeye Caribbean Terminals LLC (former Scyi) Yabucoa, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 11 chemicals
- Limetree Bay Terminals LLC DBA Ocean Point Terminals Christiansted, VI · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 11 chemicals
Other Daikin America Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Mda Manufacturing Inc.
About TRI Data
Data as of 2023 reporting year. Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Toxic Release Inventory.
On this page the largest disclosed chemicals include Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22), Tetrafluoroethylene, Methanol, Vinyl chloride; nearby reporters include Mda Manufacturing Inc. Daikin America Inc stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-MID carcinogen-lbs on this Form-R extract. Totals are self-reported estimates under EPCRA §313, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score.
Use and verify this record
This Daikin America Inc TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-MID · lead Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Daikin America Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Decatur, AL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325211 · Chemicals. 3.7% of Morgan TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Mbci-Ferdinand Operation (Δ 611 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Daikin America Inc stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-MID · lead Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22). PlainEnviro renders this EPA Form-R extract from its pipeline; no figure is typed in by an editor. Corrections: editorial policy.
All federal data sources used on this page
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Basic Data Files - annual self-reported chemical-release filings. epa.gov
- EPA TRI Program reference - how chemicals and reported releases are counted. epa.gov
- EPA Facility Registry Service - facility location and identity. epa.gov
- EPA ECHO - regulatory and compliance context. epa.gov
- EPA Envirofacts - the EPA data warehouse exposing these datasets. epa.gov