EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Messer LLC
Cherokee, AL · Parent: Messer N.a. Inc
- Total releases
- 42.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Messer LLC: how the 42.1K lbs splits
42.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 38.0K lbs 90.3%
- Off-site Transfers 4.1K lbs 9.7%
Messer LLC's 42.1K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 90.3% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 9.7%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Messer LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Cherokee, AL, in the chemicals sector. It reported 4.6K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 42.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 6,516 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: Lsb Chemical LLC; Essity Professional Hygiene Na Barton Operations; Freightcar Alabama; Monarch Ceramic Tile Inc. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Alabama: Ingevity South Carolina LLC; Lindau Chemicals Inc.; Prairie Ethanol LLC (dba Poet Biorefining) Mitchell; Isp Chemicals LLC. Other Messer N.a. Inc sites in this extract: Messer LLC; Messer Brandon Ms; Boc Gases. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia.
Compare Messer LLC with
Nearest reporters in Alabama
- Lsb Chemical LLC Cherokee · 3.0M lbs
- Essity Professional Hygiene Na Barton Operations Cherokee · 1.1M lbs
- Freightcar Alabama Cherokee · 500 lbs
- Monarch Ceramic Tile Inc Florence · 4.1K lbs
Similar-scale Chemicals sites elsewhere: Ingevity South Carolina LLC (LA) · Lindau Chemicals Inc. (SC) · Prairie Ethanol LLC (dba Poet Biorefining) Mitchell (SD)
Messer LLC stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (90.3% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 42.1K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Ingevity South Carolina LLC and Lindau Chemicals Inc..
Messer LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
42K lbs Top 25% higher than 75% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
Each bar is a $1M-wide band; taller bars hold more reporting TRI facilities. The dashed line and filled bar mark this facility. Hover, focus, or tap a bar for its full count, share, and position.
Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Messer LLC: Ammonia-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Messer LLC reports the 1,366th-largest volume (42.1K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Alabama include Ingevity South Carolina LLC and Lindau Chemicals Inc..
Concentrated means ≥60% of Messer LLC's pounds in one chemical - here Ammonia at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Messer LLC's total reported releases fell from 6.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Messer LLC's air releases fell from 6.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Messer LLC 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 Messer LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 42.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 13% (5.3K lbs to 4.6K lbs).
Messer LLC: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Messer LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 13% 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: Ammonia.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5.3K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 11.5K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 14.3K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 6.4K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 4.6K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 42.1K lbs | - |
Messer LLC · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Messer LLC
Closest other reporters in Alabama - including Lsb Chemical LLC, Essity Professional Hygiene Na Barton Operations, Freightcar Alabama, ordered by distance.
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Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Alabama - e.g. Ingevity South Carolina LLC, Lindau Chemicals Inc., Prairie Ethanol LLC (dba Poet Biorefining) Mitchell.
Compare beyond Alabama
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Messer LLC on cumulative reported pounds (42.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Wenger Feeds Llc-Rheems (f/k/a Wenger Feed Mill Inc), Pcc Structurals Inc Small Structurals Business Operation, Midas Project. Chemical-count peers include Ecoelectrica LP, Planta Penuelas, Tallaboa Puerto Rico LLC. 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.
- Wenger Feeds Llc-Rheems (f/k/a Wenger Feed Mill Inc) Elizabethtown, PA · Food 42.1K lbs reported
- Pcc Structurals Inc Small Structurals Business Operation Clackamas, OR · Primary Metals 42.1K lbs reported
- Midas Project Midas, NV · Metal Mining 42.1K lbs reported
- Merchants Metals New Paris, IN · Fabricated Metals 42.1K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Messer N.a. Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Messer LLC, Messer Brandon Ms, Boc Gases.
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 Ammonia; nearby reporters include Lsb Chemical LLC. Messer LLC stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN 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 Messer LLC TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Messer LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Cherokee, AL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325120 · Chemicals. 0.8% of Colbert TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Wenger Feeds Llc-Rheems (f/k/a Wenger Feed Mill Inc) (Δ 3 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Messer LLC stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Ammonia. 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