EPA TRI Facility · Other
Rowell Chemical Corp
Willow Springs, IL
- Total releases
- 1.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Rowell Chemical Corp: how the 1.7K lbs splits
1.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 1.7K lbs 100.0%
Rowell Chemical Corp's 1.7K 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: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size).
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Rowell Chemical Corp is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Willow Springs, IL, in the other sector. It reported 1.7K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 1.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 13,087 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. Rowell Chemical Corp is pounds #589 and chemical-count #444 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: Westlake Epoxy Inc; Plz Corp.; Vcna Prairie LLC - Yard 1001; Univar Solutions USA. Similar-scale Other peers outside Illinois: US Naval Air Station Fallon Bravo 20; Federal Correctional Institution; U.S. Dod Usaf Sheppard Afb; US Doj Fcc Allenwood. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Nitric acid; Chlorine.
Rowell Chemical Corp stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 3 chemicals. 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 US Naval Air Station Fallon Bravo 20 and Federal Correctional Institution.
Rowell Chemical Corp 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
Rowell Chemical Corp: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)-led volume
Among the 632 Other facilities in this database, Rowell Chemical Corp reports the 370th-largest volume (1.7K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) alone is 94.6% of the total. Scale peers outside Illinois include US Naval Air Station Fallon Bravo 20 and Federal Correctional Institution.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Rowell Chemical Corp's pounds in one chemical - here Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) at 94.6%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Rowell Chemical Corp's total reported releases rose from 5 lb in 2022 to 1.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Rowell Chemical Corp's air releases rose from 5 lb in 2022 to 1.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Rowell Chemical Corp's chemicals reported rose from 1 in 2022 to 3 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Rowell Chemical Corp Form-R facts
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Comparison reflects reported pounds and chemical counts, not toxicity or health risk. Averages cover facilities reporting any release.
How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Rowell Chemical Corp releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 32579% (5 lbs to 1.7K lbs).
Rowell Chemical Corp: 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 Rowell Chemical Corp year-over-year reported totals (increased by 32579% 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: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5 lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 5 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 5 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 5 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 1.7K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 1.6K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 60 lbs | - |
| Chlorine | 30 lbs | - |
Rowell Chemical Corp · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Rowell Chemical Corp
Closest other reporters in Illinois - including Westlake Epoxy Inc, Plz Corp., Vcna Prairie LLC - Yard 1001, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 950 other reporting facilities in Illinois.
Similar Other Facilities
Other Other facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Illinois - e.g. US Naval Air Station Fallon Bravo 20, Federal Correctional Institution, U.S. Dod Usaf Sheppard Afb.
Compare beyond Illinois
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Rowell Chemical Corp on cumulative reported pounds (1.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include US Naval Air Station Fallon Bravo 20, Columbia City Mill Services, Kenamerican Resources 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.
- US Naval Air Station Fallon Bravo 20 Fallon, NV · Other 1.7K lbs reported
- Columbia City Mill Services Columbia City, IN · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 1.7K lbs reported
- Kenamerican Resources Inc Central City, KY · Coal Mining 1.7K lbs reported
- State Metal Industries Inc Camden, NJ · Primary Metals 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 Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Nitric acid, Chlorine; nearby reporters include Westlake Epoxy Inc. Rowell Chemical Corp 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 Rowell Chemical Corp TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Rowell Chemical Corp totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Willow Springs, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 493190 · Other. 0.0% of Cook TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: US Naval Air Station Fallon Bravo 20 (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Rowell Chemical Corp stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size). 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