EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Dow Silicones Corp
Carrollton, KY · Parent: Dow Inc
- Total releases
- 3.0M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 11
- Carcinogens
- 3
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Dow Silicones Corp: how the 3.0M lbs splits
3.0M lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 2.6M lbs 85.5%
- Land Disposal 270.2K lbs 8.9%
- Air Releases 163.8K lbs 5.4%
- Water Discharges 4.8K lbs 0.2%
Dow Silicones Corp's 3.0M lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 85.5% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at 8.9%. Leading chemical by pounds: Copper compounds.
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.
HEAVY volume OFFSITE pathway TRACE-CARC
Dow Silicones Corp is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Carrollton, KY, in the chemicals sector. It reported 679.1K lbs of releases across 10 chemicals in 2023, and 3.0M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 633 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Kentucky's 422 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Dow Silicones Corp is pounds #18 and chemical-count #51 at 3.0M lbs. North American Stainless leads reported pounds (35.2M lbs) at 15 chemicals (chemical-count #36). Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. leads chemical count at 50 chemicals (725.8K lbs, pounds #50). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Pmc Organometallix Inc.; Arvin Sango Inc; Cabot Corp; Certainteed Gypsum Carrollton LLC. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Kentucky: Lsb Chemical LLC; Venator Chemicals LLC; 3M Chemical Operations' Cottage Grove Facility; Fujifilm Manufacturing USA Inc.. Other Dow Inc sites in this extract: The Dow Chemical Co - Louisiana Operations; The Dow Chemical Co - Beaumont Aniline; Dow Sabine River Operations; St Charles Operations (taft/star) Union Carbide Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Copper compounds; Copper And Copper Compounds; Chloromethane; Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size).
Dow Silicones Corp stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (85.5% off-site transfers) across 11 chemicals · 3 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 3.0M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Lsb Chemical LLC and Venator Chemicals LLC.
Dow Silicones Corp vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
3.0M lbs Top 2% higher than 98% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Dow Silicones Corp in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Dow Silicones Corp reports the 120th-largest volume, placing it in the top 3.1% of its sector. Scale peers outside Kentucky include Lsb Chemical LLC and Venator Chemicals LLC.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Dow Silicones Corp's total reported releases rose from 606.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 679.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Dow Silicones Corp's water releases rose from 1.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Dow Silicones Corp's air releases fell from 34.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 26.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Dow Silicones Corp's off-site transfers rose from 570.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 650.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Dow Silicones Corp Form-R facts
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See how Dow Silicones Corp stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
33.4× more than the comparison
15% less than the comparison
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 Dow Silicones Corp releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 3.0M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 13% (601.2K lbs to 679.1K lbs).
Dow Silicones Corp: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021 0
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Dow Silicones Corp year-over-year reported totals (increased by 13% 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: Copper compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 601.2K lbs | 10 |
| 2020 | 696.6K lbs | 10 |
| 2021 | 446.2K lbs | 10 |
| 2022 | 606.3K lbs | 10 |
| 2023 | 679.1K lbs | 10 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 3 of 11 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Copper compounds | 1.8M lbs | - |
| Copper And Copper Compounds | 1.1M lbs | - |
| Chloromethane | 65.6K lbs | - |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 50.3K lbs | - |
| Methanol | 37.7K lbs | - |
| Ethylene | 11.5K lbs | - |
| Lead | 3.0K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Propylene | 2.2K lbs | - |
| Mercury | 30 lbs | - |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Dimethyl sulfate | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Dow Silicones Corp · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Dow Silicones Corp
Closest other reporters in Kentucky - including Pmc Organometallix Inc., Arvin Sango Inc, Cabot Corp, ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Kentucky - e.g. Lsb Chemical LLC, Venator Chemicals LLC, 3M Chemical Operations' Cottage Grove Facility.
Compare beyond Kentucky
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Dow Silicones Corp on cumulative reported pounds (3.0M lbs) and distinct chemical count (11). Release-pound peers include Jbs Souderton Inc - Rendering Div, Lsb Chemical LLC, Laraway Recycling & Disposal Facility. Chemical-count peers include Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Bayamon Terminal, Lanco Manufacturing Corp, Buckeye Caribbean Terminals LLC (former Scyi). 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).
- Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Bayamon Terminal Bayamon, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 11 chemicals
- Lanco Manufacturing Corp San Lorenzo, PR · Chemicals 11 chemicals
- Buckeye Caribbean Terminals LLC (former Scyi) Yabucoa, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 11 chemicals
- Limetree Bay Terminals LLC DBA Ocean Point Terminals Christiansted, VI · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 11 chemicals
Other Dow Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including The Dow Chemical Co - Louisiana Operations, The Dow Chemical Co - Beaumont Aniline, Dow Sabine River Operations.
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 Copper compounds, Copper And Copper Compounds, Chloromethane, Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); nearby reporters include Pmc Organometallix Inc.. Dow Silicones Corp stamps HEAVY volume · OFFSITE 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 Dow Silicones Corp TRI extract (HEAVY · OFFSITE · TRACE-CARC · lead Copper compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Dow Silicones Corp totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Carrollton, KY, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325199 · Chemicals. 6.0% of Carroll TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Jbs Souderton Inc - Rendering Div (Δ 3.8K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Dow Silicones Corp stamps HEAVY volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Copper compounds. 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