EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Symrise Colonels Island Facility
Brunswick, GA · Parent: Symrise Ag
- Total releases
- 18.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
MIXED Form-R mix
Symrise Colonels Island Facility: how the 18.4K lbs splits
18.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 12.6K lbs 68.6%
- Land Disposal 5.3K lbs 28.9%
- Off-site Transfers 459 lbs 2.5%
Symrise Colonels Island Facility's 18.4K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - air releases is 68.6% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at 28.9%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
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 MIXED pathway CARC-LEAN
Symrise Colonels Island Facility is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Brunswick, GA, in the chemicals sector. It reported 1.8K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 18.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 8,432 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Georgia's 705 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Symrise Colonels Island Facility is pounds #264 and chemical-count #285 at 18.4K lbs. Rayonier Performance Fibers Jesup Mill leads reported pounds (22.6M lbs) at 26 chemicals (chemical-count #4). Bowen Steam Electric Generating Plant leads chemical count at 30 chemicals (3.3M lbs, pounds #18). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Allied Universal Corp; Brunswick Cellulose LLC; Pinova,inc.; Brunswick Concrete Plant. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Georgia: Thatcher Co; Finishes Unlimited Inc; Basf Corp; Mgc Pure Chemicals America Inc. Other Symrise Ag sites in this extract: Symrise Ag Jacksonville. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Nickel compounds; Nickel And Nickel Compounds.
Symrise Colonels Island Facility is a LIGHT · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Brunswick, GA: 18.4K lbs across 3 chemicals (2 carcinogen-classified, CARC-LEAN). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment air releases at 68.6%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Thatcher Co and Finishes Unlimited Inc.
Symrise Colonels Island Facility vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
18K lbs Top 32% higher than 68% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Symrise Colonels Island Facility: Ammonia-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Symrise Colonels Island Facility reports the 1,771st-largest volume (18.4K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 92.1% of the total. Scale peers outside Georgia include Thatcher Co and Finishes Unlimited Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Symrise Colonels Island Facility's pounds in one chemical - here Ammonia at 92.1%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Symrise Colonels Island Facility's total reported releases fell from 2.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Symrise Colonels Island Facility's land releases fell from 407 lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Symrise Colonels Island Facility's air releases fell from 2.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Symrise Colonels Island Facility Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Symrise Colonels Island Facility releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 18.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 74% (6.8K lbs to 1.8K lbs).
Symrise Colonels Island Facility: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Symrise Colonels Island Facility year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 74% 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 | 6.8K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 4.5K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 2.6K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 2.6K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 1.8K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 3 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 16.9K lbs | - |
| Nickel compounds | 1.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nickel And Nickel Compounds | 338 lbs | Carcinogen |
Symrise Colonels Island Facility in Glynn
Nearest TRI Facilities to Symrise Colonels Island Facility
Closest other reporters in Georgia - including Allied Universal Corp, Brunswick Cellulose LLC, Pinova,inc., ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 704 other reporting facilities in Georgia.
Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Georgia - e.g. Thatcher Co, Finishes Unlimited Inc, Basf Corp.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Symrise Colonels Island Facility on cumulative reported pounds (18.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Thatcher Co, Marzetti Frozen Pasta, Finishes Unlimited Inc. Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International Inc. 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Symrise Ag Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Symrise Ag Jacksonville.
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, Nickel compounds, Nickel And Nickel Compounds; nearby reporters include Allied Universal Corp. Symrise Colonels Island Facility stamps LIGHT volume · MIXED pathway · CARC-LEAN 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 Symrise Colonels Island Facility TRI extract (LIGHT · MIXED · CARC-LEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Symrise Colonels Island Facility totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Brunswick, GA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325199 · Chemicals. 0.3% of Glynn TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Thatcher Co (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Symrise Colonels Island Facility stamps LIGHT · MIXED pathway (air releases leads at 68.6%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. 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