EPA TRI Facility · Nonmetallic Mineral Product
United Abrasives Inc
North Windham, CT
- Total releases
- 20.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
United Abrasives Inc: how the 25.1K lbs splits
25.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 25.1K lbs 100.0%
United Abrasives Inc's 25.1K 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: Phenol.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
United Abrasives Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in North Windham, CT, in the nonmetallic mineral product sector. It reported 4.3K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2024, and 20.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 8,156 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Connecticut's 240 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. United Abrasives Inc is pounds #64 and chemical-count #186 at 20.8K lbs. Clean Harbors of Connecticut Inc leads reported pounds (1.5M lbs) at 15 chemicals (chemical-count #2). Allnex USA Inc. Wallingford Ct Site leads chemical count at 19 chemicals (436.7K lbs, pounds #3). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Prysmian Cable & Systems LLC; Nalas Engineering Services Inc; Freeport-McMoran Copper Products Norwich Rod Plant; Whitcraft LLC (eastford). Similar-scale Nonmetallic Mineral Product peers outside Connecticut: Johns Manville; Signal Mountain Cement Co DBA Buzzi Unicem USA; Fuyao Glass Illinois Inc; Ust Inc. Landmark Ceramics. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Phenol.
United Abrasives Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 20.8K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Johns Manville and Signal Mountain Cement Co DBA Buzzi Unicem USA.
United Abrasives Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
21K lbs Top 31% higher than 69% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
United Abrasives Inc: Phenol-led volume
Among the 3,265 Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities in this database, United Abrasives Inc reports the 306th-largest volume, placing it in the top 9.4% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Phenol alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Connecticut include Johns Manville and Signal Mountain Cement Co DBA Buzzi Unicem USA.
Concentrated means ≥60% of United Abrasives Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Phenol at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
United Abrasives Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How United Abrasives Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 25.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases held roughly flat (4.3K lbs to 4.3K lbs).
United Abrasives Inc: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows United Abrasives Inc year-over-year reported totals (held roughly flat from 2019 to 2024). 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: Phenol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 4.3K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 3.6K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 4.3K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 4.3K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 4.3K lbs | 1 |
| 2024 | 4.3K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Phenol | 25.1K lbs | - |
United Abrasives Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to United Abrasives Inc
Closest other reporters in Connecticut - including Prysmian Cable & Systems LLC, Nalas Engineering Services Inc, Freeport-McMoran Copper Products Norwich Rod Plant, ordered by distance.
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Similar Nonmetallic Mineral Product Facilities
Other Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Connecticut - e.g. Johns Manville, Signal Mountain Cement Co DBA Buzzi Unicem USA, Fuyao Glass Illinois Inc.
Compare beyond Connecticut
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest United Abrasives Inc on cumulative reported pounds (20.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Lozier Corp North Plant, Goodrich Aircraft Wheels & Brakes, Betz Industries. 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.
- Lozier Corp North Plant Omaha, NE · Furniture 20.8K lbs reported
- Goodrich Aircraft Wheels & Brakes Troy, OH · Transportation Equipment 20.8K lbs reported
- Betz Industries Grand Rapids, MI · Primary Metals 20.8K lbs reported
- Gulf Coast Chemical LLC Abbeville, LA · Chemical Wholesalers 20.8K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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 Phenol; nearby reporters include Prysmian Cable & Systems LLC. United Abrasives Inc 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 United Abrasives Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Phenol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
United Abrasives Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for North Windham, CT, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 327910 · Nonmetallic Mineral Product. 4.6% of Windham TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Lozier Corp North Plant (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
United Abrasives Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Phenol. 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