EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Biosynth International Inc.
Gardner, MA
- Total releases
- 98 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Biosynth International Inc.: how the 113 lbs splits
113 lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 113 lbs 100.0%
Biosynth International Inc.'s 113 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: Acetonitrile.
TRACE volume AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
Biosynth International Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Gardner, MA, in the chemicals sector. It reported 15 lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2024, and 98 lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 16,588 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Massachusetts's 373 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Biosynth International Inc. is pounds #275 and chemical-count #215 at 98 lbs. Solutia Inc leads reported pounds (2.5M lbs) at 9 chemicals (chemical-count #10). Astro Chemicals Inc leads chemical count at 17 chemicals (5.9K lbs, pounds #154). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Garlock Printing & Converting; Seaman Paper Co. of Massachusetts Inc.; Advance Coatings Co; Newark America. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Massachusetts: Envalior Engineering Materials; Lebanon Seaboard Corp; Lmc Enterprises DBA Flo-Kem DBA Chemco Products Co; Circle-Prosco Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Acetonitrile; N,N-Dimethylformamide.
Biosynth International Inc. stamps TRACE volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 2 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 98 lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Envalior Engineering Materials and Lebanon Seaboard Corp.
Biosynth International Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
98 lbs 36th percentile higher than 36% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Biosynth International Inc. in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Biosynth International Inc. reports the 3,159th-largest volume (98 lbs). Scale peers outside Massachusetts include Envalior Engineering Materials and Lebanon Seaboard Corp.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Biosynth International Inc. Form-R facts
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See how Biosynth International Inc. stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
88% less than the comparison
2.0× more 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 Biosynth International Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 113 lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 32% (22 lbs to 15 lbs).
Biosynth International Inc.: annual Form-R pounds
TRACE site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Biosynth International Inc. year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 32% 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: Acetonitrile.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 22 lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 18 lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 19 lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 21 lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 18 lbs | 2 |
| 2024 | 15 lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 1 of 2 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Acetonitrile | 109 lbs | - |
| N,N-Dimethylformamide | 4 lbs | Carcinogen |
Biosynth International Inc. · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Biosynth International Inc.
Closest other reporters in Massachusetts - including Garlock Printing & Converting, Seaman Paper Co. of Massachusetts Inc., Advance Coatings Co, ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Massachusetts - e.g. Envalior Engineering Materials, Lebanon Seaboard Corp, Lmc Enterprises DBA Flo-Kem DBA Chemco Products Co.
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 Acetonitrile, N,N-Dimethylformamide; nearby reporters include Garlock Printing & Converting. Biosynth International Inc. stamps TRACE volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN 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 Biosynth International Inc. TRI extract (TRACE · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Acetonitrile) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Biosynth International Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Gardner, MA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 325412 · Chemicals. 0.0% of Worcester TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Cnh Industrial America LLC (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Biosynth International Inc. stamps TRACE volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Acetonitrile. 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