EPA TRI Facility · Miscellaneous Manufacturing
Chesapeake Optical Laboratory
Dundalk, MD · Parent: Essilor Laboratories of America
- Total releases
- 910 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Chesapeake Optical Laboratory: how the 1.1K lbs splits
1.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 1.1K lbs 100.0%
- Air Releases 0 lbs <0.1%
Chesapeake Optical Laboratory's 1.1K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at <0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Lead.
TRACE volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-HEAVY
Chesapeake Optical Laboratory is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Dundalk, MD, in the miscellaneous manufacturing sector. It reported 153 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2024, and 910 lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 13,994 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Maryland's 152 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Chesapeake Optical Laboratory is pounds #79 and chemical-count #132 at 910 lbs. Darling Ingredients Inc.- Linkwood Facility leads reported pounds (9.1M lbs) at 4 chemicals (chemical-count #37). Brandon Shores & Wagner Complex leads chemical count at 27 chemicals (560.1K lbs, pounds #9). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Tnemec Co Inc; Gold Bond Building Products - Baltimore; Building Materials Manufacturing LLC; Global Baltimore Terminal. Similar-scale Miscellaneous Manufacturing peers outside Maryland: Kendall Patient Recovery LLC; Vulcan Global Manufacturing Solutions Inc; Cosmed of New Jersey; Pcc/ Mold Masters. Other Essilor Laboratories of America sites in this extract: Precision Optics; Omega Laboratories. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Lead.
Chesapeake Optical Laboratory stamps TRACE volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 1 chemical · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 910 lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Kendall Patient Recovery LLC and Vulcan Global Manufacturing Solutions Inc.
Chesapeake Optical Laboratory vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
910 lbs 46th percentile higher than 46% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Chesapeake Optical Laboratory in the Miscellaneous Manufacturing sector extract
Among the 371 Miscellaneous Manufacturing facilities in this database, Chesapeake Optical Laboratory reports the 181st-largest volume (910 lbs). Scale peers outside Maryland include Kendall Patient Recovery LLC and Vulcan Global Manufacturing Solutions Inc.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Chesapeake Optical Laboratory Form-R facts
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See how Chesapeake Optical Laboratory stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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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 Chesapeake Optical Laboratory releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases increased by 41% (108 lbs to 153 lbs).
Chesapeake Optical Laboratory: annual Form-R pounds
TRACE site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Chesapeake Optical Laboratory year-over-year reported totals (increased by 41% from 2019 to 2024). 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: Lead.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 108 lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 186 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 166 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 225 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 225 lbs | 1 |
| 2024 | 153 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 1 of 1 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Lead | 1.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
Chesapeake Optical Laboratory · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Chesapeake Optical Laboratory
Closest other reporters in Maryland - including Tnemec Co Inc, Gold Bond Building Products - Baltimore, Building Materials Manufacturing LLC, ordered by distance.
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Similar Miscellaneous Manufacturing Facilities
Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Maryland - e.g. Kendall Patient Recovery LLC, Vulcan Global Manufacturing Solutions Inc, Cosmed of New Jersey.
Other Essilor Laboratories of America Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Precision Optics, Omega Laboratories.
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 Lead; nearby reporters include Tnemec Co Inc. Chesapeake Optical Laboratory stamps TRACE volume · OFFSITE 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.
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This Chesapeake Optical Laboratory TRI extract (TRACE · OFFSITE · CARC-HEAVY · lead Lead) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Chesapeake Optical Laboratory totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Dundalk, MD, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 339115 · Miscellaneous Manufacturing. 0.1% of Baltimore (city) TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Geiger & Peters Inc (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Chesapeake Optical Laboratory stamps TRACE volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Lead. 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