EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Vanderbilt Chemicals LLC
Bethel, CT · Parent: Rt Vanderbilt Holding Co Inc
- Total releases
- 33.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Vanderbilt Chemicals LLC: how the 41.4K lbs splits
41.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 41.4K lbs 100.0%
Vanderbilt Chemicals LLC's 41.4K 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: Methanol.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway TRACE-CARC
Vanderbilt Chemicals LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Bethel, CT, in the chemicals sector. It reported 7.8K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2024, and 33.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 7,038 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. Vanderbilt Chemicals LLC is pounds #55 and chemical-count #38 at 33.6K 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). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Burndy LLC; Sandvik Wire and Heating Technologies; Stanley Engineered Fastening LLC; Tilcon Connecticut Inc. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Connecticut: Highline Warren - Livonia; Custom Processing Services Inc; Flocryl Llc-Acrylates; Saco Aei. Other Rt Vanderbilt Holding Co Inc sites in this extract: Vanderbilt Chemicals Llc-Murray Div; Vanderbilt Minerals LLC - Gouverneur Minerals Div. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Carbon disulfide; Polycyclic aromatic compounds; Hydrogen sulfide.
Vanderbilt Chemicals LLC stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 5 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 33.6K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Highline Warren - Livonia and Custom Processing Services Inc.
Vanderbilt Chemicals LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
34K lbs Top 27% higher than 73% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Vanderbilt Chemicals LLC: Methanol-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Vanderbilt Chemicals LLC reports the 1,485th-largest volume (33.6K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Methanol alone is 89.0% of the total. Scale peers outside Connecticut include Highline Warren - Livonia and Custom Processing Services Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Vanderbilt Chemicals LLC's pounds in one chemical - here Methanol at 89.0%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Vanderbilt Chemicals LLC's total reported releases fell from 8.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 7.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Vanderbilt Chemicals LLC's air releases fell from 8.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 7.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Vanderbilt Chemicals LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Vanderbilt Chemicals LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 41.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases increased by 41% (5.5K lbs to 7.8K lbs).
Vanderbilt Chemicals LLC: 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 Vanderbilt Chemicals LLC year-over-year reported totals (increased by 41% 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: Methanol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5.5K lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 5.9K lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 6.9K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 8.1K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 7.1K lbs | 4 |
| 2024 | 7.8K lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 1 of 5 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 36.9K lbs | - |
| Carbon disulfide | 4.6K lbs | - |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Hydrogen sulfide | 0 lbs | - |
| Diethanolamine | 0 lbs | - |
Vanderbilt Chemicals LLC · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Vanderbilt Chemicals LLC
Closest other reporters in Connecticut - including Burndy LLC, Sandvik Wire and Heating Technologies, Stanley Engineered Fastening LLC, ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Connecticut - e.g. Highline Warren - Livonia, Custom Processing Services Inc, Flocryl Llc-Acrylates.
Compare beyond Connecticut
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Vanderbilt Chemicals LLC on cumulative reported pounds (33.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Triumph Insulation System, Highline Warren - Livonia, Solecta Inc.. Chemical-count peers include Abbvie Ltd, Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A, Baxter Healthcare of 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.
- Triumph Insulation System Taylorsville, NC · Transportation Equipment 33.6K lbs reported
- Highline Warren - Livonia Livonia, MI · Chemicals 33.6K lbs reported
- Solecta Inc. Oceanside, CA · Textiles 33.6K lbs reported
- Acument Global Technologies Sterling Heights, MI · Fabricated Metals 33.6K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Rt Vanderbilt Holding Co Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Vanderbilt Chemicals Llc-Murray Div, Vanderbilt Minerals LLC - Gouverneur Minerals Div.
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 Methanol, Carbon disulfide, Polycyclic aromatic compounds, Hydrogen sulfide; nearby reporters include Burndy LLC. Vanderbilt Chemicals LLC stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC 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 Vanderbilt Chemicals LLC TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · TRACE-CARC · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Vanderbilt Chemicals LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Bethel, CT, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 325998 · Chemicals. 3.0% of Fairfield TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Triumph Insulation System (Δ 12 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Vanderbilt Chemicals LLC stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Methanol. 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