EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Rho Chemical Co. Inc.
Joliet, IL
- Total releases
- 1.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 6
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Rho Chemical Co. Inc.: how the 1.7K lbs splits
1.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 1.7K lbs 99.7%
- Off-site Transfers 5 lbs 0.3%
Rho Chemical Co. Inc.'s 1.7K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 99.7% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 0.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Benzyl chloride.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Rho Chemical Co. Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Joliet, IL, in the chemicals sector. It reported 260 lbs of releases across 6 chemicals in 2023, and 1.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 13,025 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Illinois's 951 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Rho Chemical Co. Inc. is pounds #583 and chemical-count #210 at 1.7K lbs. Prairie State Generating Co leads reported pounds (37.9M lbs) at 31 chemicals (chemical-count #8). Veolia N.a. Inc. leads chemical count at 141 chemicals (1.9M lbs, pounds #34). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Bluestone Specialty Chemicals LLC; Seeler Industries Inc; Pq Corp; Lockport Steel Fabricators LLC. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Illinois: Calwis Co Inc; Technick Products; Superior Printing Ink Co Inc; Procter & Gamble Manufacturing Co Alexandria Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Benzyl chloride; Chloromethane; N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone; Propylene oxide.
Rho Chemical Co. Inc. stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (99.7% air releases) across 6 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.7K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Calwis Co Inc and Technick Products.
Rho Chemical Co. Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.7K lbs Top 50% higher than 50% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Rho Chemical Co. Inc.: Benzyl chloride-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Rho Chemical Co. Inc. reports the 2,686th-largest volume (1.7K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Benzyl chloride alone is 73.4% of the total. Scale peers outside Illinois include Calwis Co Inc and Technick Products.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Rho Chemical Co. Inc.'s pounds in one chemical - here Benzyl chloride at 73.4%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Rho Chemical Co. Inc.'s total reported releases rose from 160 lb in 2022 to 260 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Rho Chemical Co. Inc.'s air releases rose from 160 lb in 2022 to 260 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Rho Chemical Co. Inc. Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Rho Chemical Co. Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 52% (543 lbs to 260 lbs).
Rho Chemical Co. Inc.: 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 Rho Chemical Co. Inc. year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 52% 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: Benzyl chloride.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 543 lbs | 6 |
| 2020 | 440 lbs | 6 |
| 2021 | 345 lbs | 6 |
| 2022 | 160 lbs | 6 |
| 2023 | 260 lbs | 6 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 6 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Benzyl chloride | 1.3K lbs | - |
| Chloromethane | 465 lbs | - |
| N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone | 0 lbs | - |
| Propylene oxide | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Toluene | 0 lbs | - |
| Diethanolamine | 0 lbs | - |
Rho Chemical Co. Inc. · AIR-pathway site
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Closest other reporters in Illinois - including Bluestone Specialty Chemicals LLC, Seeler Industries Inc, Pq Corp, ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Illinois - e.g. Calwis Co Inc, Technick Products, Superior Printing Ink Co Inc.
Compare beyond Illinois
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Rho Chemical Co. Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (1.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (6). Release-pound peers include Knife River-Madison Street, Calwis Co Inc, Pilot Thomas Logistics LLC - Odessa I-20. Chemical-count peers include Eaton Intelligent Power Ltd, Leoni Wire Inc, Turf Care Supply-Hatfield Plant. 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.
- Knife River-Madison Street Sioux Falls, SD · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 1.7K lbs reported
- Calwis Co Inc Green Bay, WI · Chemicals 1.7K lbs reported
- Pilot Thomas Logistics LLC - Odessa I-20 Odessa, TX · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 1.7K lbs reported
- Cemstone - Burnsville Burnsville, MN · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 1.7K 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 Benzyl chloride, Chloromethane, N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone, Propylene oxide; nearby reporters include Bluestone Specialty Chemicals LLC. Rho Chemical Co. 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 Rho Chemical Co. Inc. TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Benzyl chloride) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Rho Chemical Co. Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Joliet, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325613 · Chemicals. 0.0% of Will TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Knife River-Madison Street (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Rho Chemical Co. Inc. stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Benzyl chloride. 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