EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Messer LLC
Torrance, CA
- Total releases
- 7.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Messer LLC: how the 7.5K lbs splits
7.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 7.5K lbs 100.0%
Messer LLC's 7.5K 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: Ammonia.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Messer LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Torrance, CA, in the chemicals sector. It reported 610 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 7.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 10,406 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. Messer LLC is pounds #452 and chemical-count #871 at 7.5K 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). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Airgas Dry Ice; Americas Styrenics LLC - Torrance; Phenomenex Inc; Phenomenex Inc.. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside California: Mesa Marble & Stone Co. Inc . DBA Marble-Craft; Clorox Products Manufacturing; Magni Industries Inc; Quantum Coatings Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia.
Messer LLC stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 7.5K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Mesa Marble & Stone Co. Inc . DBA Marble-Craft and Clorox Products Manufacturing.
Messer LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
7.5K lbs Top 40% higher than 60% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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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 2,171st-largest volume (7.5K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside California include Mesa Marble & Stone Co. Inc . DBA Marble-Craft and Clorox Products Manufacturing.
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 846 lb in 2022 to 610 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Messer LLC's air releases fell from 846 lb in 2022 to 610 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Messer LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Messer LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 7.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 83% (3.5K lbs to 610 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 83% 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 | 3.5K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 1.2K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 1.3K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 846 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 610 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 7.5K lbs | - |
Messer LLC · AIR-pathway site
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Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside California - e.g. Mesa Marble & Stone Co. Inc . DBA Marble-Craft, Clorox Products Manufacturing, Magni Industries Inc.
Compare beyond California
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Messer LLC on cumulative reported pounds (7.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Mesa Marble & Stone Co. Inc . DBA Marble-Craft, Reladyne West LLC, Hycast LLC. 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
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Similar chemical count
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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 Airgas Dry Ice. 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 Torrance, CA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325120 · Chemicals. 0.0% of Los Angeles TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Mesa Marble & Stone Co. Inc . DBA Marble-Craft (Δ 0 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