EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Cardinal Colwich LLC
Colwich, KS · Parent: Cardinal Ethanol LLC
- Total releases
- 70.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 10
- Carcinogens
- 4
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Cardinal Colwich LLC: how the 70.8K lbs splits
70.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 70.8K lbs 100.0%
Cardinal Colwich LLC's 70.8K 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: Acetaldehyde.
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 AIR pathway CARC-HEAVY
Cardinal Colwich LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Colwich, KS, in the chemicals sector. It reported 3.5K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 70.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 5,341 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Kansas's 317 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Cardinal Colwich LLC is pounds #84 and chemical-count #28 at 70.8K lbs. Ecovyst Catalyst Technologies LLC leads reported pounds (19.3M lbs) at 9 chemicals (chemical-count #32). Ash Grove Cement Co leads chemical count at 45 chemicals (929.5K lbs, pounds #26). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Icm Inc; Kyodo Yushi USA Inc.; Worthington Cylinders Kansas LLC; The Vollrath Co. LLC. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Kansas: Linde Inc; Blue Flint Ethanol; Austin Powder Co; Hampford Research Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Acetaldehyde; Acrolein; Formic acid; n-Hexane.
Cardinal Colwich LLC stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 10 chemicals · 4 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 70.8K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Linde Inc and Blue Flint Ethanol.
Cardinal Colwich LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
71K lbs Top 21% higher than 79% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Cardinal Colwich LLC: carcinogen-lbs share on Form-R
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Cardinal Colwich LLC reports the 1,105th-largest volume (70.8K lbs). Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 63.7% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Kansas include Linde Inc and Blue Flint Ethanol.
Carcinogen-heavy means ≥50% of pounds (63.7% here), not of chemical count. EPA/IARC classification ≠ site risk.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Cardinal Colwich LLC's total reported releases fell from 20.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Cardinal Colwich LLC's air releases fell from 20.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Cardinal Colwich LLC's chemicals reported fell from 6 in 2022 to 2 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Cardinal Colwich LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Cardinal Colwich LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 70.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 66% (10.4K lbs to 3.5K lbs).
Cardinal Colwich LLC: 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 Cardinal Colwich LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 66% 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: Acetaldehyde.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 10.4K lbs | 6 |
| 2020 | 18.5K lbs | 9 |
| 2021 | 18.2K lbs | 6 |
| 2022 | 20.2K lbs | 6 |
| 2023 | 3.5K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 4 of 10 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Acetaldehyde | 30.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Acrolein | 13.7K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Formic acid | 12.5K lbs | - |
| n-Hexane | 11.0K lbs | - |
| Methanol | 2.2K lbs | - |
| Formaldehyde | 1.3K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Benzene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Zinc compounds | 0 lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 0 lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 0 lbs | - |
Cardinal Colwich LLC · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Cardinal Colwich LLC
Closest other reporters in Kansas - including Icm Inc, Kyodo Yushi USA Inc., Worthington Cylinders Kansas LLC, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 316 other reporting facilities in Kansas.
Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Kansas - e.g. Linde Inc, Blue Flint Ethanol, Austin Powder Co.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Cardinal Colwich LLC on cumulative reported pounds (70.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (10). Release-pound peers include Boeing Commercial Airplanes-Frederickson, Anheuser-Busch LLC Cartersvi Lle Brewery, Linde Inc. Chemical-count peers include Harris Paints Corp., Saint Thomas Bulk Terminal, Total Guaynabo Bulk Terminal. 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.
- Boeing Commercial Airplanes-Frederickson Puyallup, WA · Transportation Equipment 70.8K lbs reported
- Anheuser-Busch LLC Cartersvi Lle Brewery Cartersville, GA · Beverages 70.8K lbs reported
- Linde Inc Ferndale, WA · Chemicals 70.9K lbs reported
- Blue Flint Ethanol Underwood, ND · Chemicals 70.9K 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 Acetaldehyde, Acrolein, Formic acid, n-Hexane; nearby reporters include Icm Inc. Cardinal Colwich LLC stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY 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 Cardinal Colwich LLC TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Acetaldehyde) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Cardinal Colwich LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Colwich, KS, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325193 · Chemicals. 0.7% of Sedgwick TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Boeing Commercial Airplanes-Frederickson (Δ 11 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Cardinal Colwich LLC stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Acetaldehyde. 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