EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Alza Corp
Vacaville, CA · Parent: Johnson & Johnson
- Total releases
- 1.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Alza Corp: how the 1.3K lbs splits
1.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 1.3K lbs 100.0%
Alza Corp's 1.3K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Dichloromethane.
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.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CARC-HEAVY
Alza Corp is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Vacaville, CA, in the chemicals sector. It reported 461 lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2021, and 1.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2021 reporting years. That ranks 13,399 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In California's 1,149 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Alza Corp is pounds #637 and chemical-count #327 at 1.3K lbs. Clean Harbors Buttonwillow LLC leads reported pounds (50.4M lbs) at 45 chemicals (chemical-count #2). Chevron Products Co Richmond Refinery leads chemical count at 46 chemicals (3.0M lbs, pounds #13). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Duravent Inc.; All Weather Insulated Panels; Court Galvanizing Inc.; Clorox Manufacturing Co. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside California: Kingsford Manufacturing Co; Syntech Cedar Port; Henkel US Operations Corp; Dystar Carolina Chemical Corp. Other Johnson & Johnson sites in this extract: Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc; Ethicon Inc; Mentor Texas Operations LP. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Dichloromethane; Chloroform; Methanol; Nicotine and salts.
Alza Corp stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 4 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.3K lbs (2019–2021). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Kingsford Manufacturing Co and Syntech Cedar Port.
Alza Corp vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.3K lbs 48th percentile higher than 48% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Alza Corp: Dichloromethane-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Alza Corp reports the 2,746th-largest volume (1.3K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Dichloromethane alone is 61.5% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 83.2% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside California include Kingsford Manufacturing Co and Syntech Cedar Port.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Alza Corp's pounds in one chemical - here Dichloromethane at 61.5%. Not a toxicity score.
Alza Corp Form-R facts
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33% more than the comparison
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 Alza Corp releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2021, total releases increased by 64% (281 lbs to 461 lbs).
Alza Corp: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2021
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
What this shows Alza Corp year-over-year reported totals (increased by 64% from 2019 to 2021). 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: Dichloromethane.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 281 lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 607 lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 461 lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2021). 2 of 4 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Dichloromethane | 829 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Chloroform | 294 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Methanol | 205 lbs | - |
| Nicotine and salts | 21 lbs | - |
Alza Corp · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Alza Corp
Closest other reporters in California - including Duravent Inc., All Weather Insulated Panels, Court Galvanizing Inc., ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 1,148 other reporting facilities in California.
Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside California - e.g. Kingsford Manufacturing Co, Syntech Cedar Port, Henkel US Operations Corp.
Compare beyond California
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Alza Corp on cumulative reported pounds (1.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Ufp Stockertown LLC, Leading Technologies Inc, Caterpillar Remanufacturing Drivetrain LLC. Chemical-count peers include Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc., Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC, Solenis 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.
- Ufp Stockertown LLC Stockertown, PA · Wood Products 1.3K lbs reported
- Leading Technologies Inc Leechburg, PA · Fabricated Metals 1.3K lbs reported
- Caterpillar Remanufacturing Drivetrain LLC West Fargo, ND · Machinery 1.3K lbs reported
- Kingsford Manufacturing Co Belle, MO · Chemicals 1.4K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc. Santa Isabel, PR · Transportation Equipment 4 chemicals
- Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC Vega Baja, PR · Electrical Equipment 4 chemicals
- Solenis LLC Chicopee, MA · Chemicals 4 chemicals
- Adhesive Applications Inc. - O'Neill St Easthampton Easthampton, MA · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 4 chemicals
Other Johnson & Johnson Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc, Ethicon Inc, Mentor Texas Operations LP.
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 Dichloromethane, Chloroform, Methanol, Nicotine and salts; nearby reporters include Duravent Inc.. Alza Corp stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY 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 Alza Corp TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Dichloromethane) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Alza Corp totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Vacaville, CA, latest year 2021. Form-R rows span 2019–2021 (3 years). NAICS 325412 · Chemicals. 0.0% of Solano TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Ufp Stockertown LLC (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Alza Corp stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Dichloromethane. 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