EPA TRI Facility · Textiles
Bradford Industries
Lowell, MA
- Total releases
- 54.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Bradford Industries: how the 58.1K lbs splits
58.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 48.9K lbs 84.2%
- Off-site Transfers 9.2K lbs 15.8%
Bradford Industries's 58.1K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 84.2% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 15.8%. Leading chemical by pounds: N,N-Dimethylformamide.
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
Bradford Industries is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Lowell, MA, in the textiles sector. It reported 3.2K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2024, and 54.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 5,927 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. Bradford Industries is pounds #58 and chemical-count #51 at 54.8K 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). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Jg Maclellan Concrete Co Inc; Univar Solutions USA - Tewksbury Ma; Leidos Security Detection & Automation Inc.; Macom Technology Solutions Inc. Similar-scale Textiles peers outside Massachusetts: Uniroyal Global Engineered Products LLC; Tonoga Inc DBA Taconic; Coats Na Hendersonville Plant; Worthen Industries. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: N,N-Dimethylformamide; Toluene; Xylene (mixed isomers); Lead.
Compare Bradford Industries with
Nearest reporters in Massachusetts
- Jg Maclellan Concrete Co Inc Lowell · 5 lbs
- Univar Solutions USA - Tewksbury Ma Tewksbury · 90.3K lbs
- Leidos Security Detection & Automation Inc. Tewksbury · 4.3K lbs
- Macom Technology Solutions Inc Lowell · 42.7K lbs
Similar-scale Textiles sites elsewhere: Uniroyal Global Engineered Products LLC (WI) · Tonoga Inc DBA Taconic (NY) · Coats Na Hendersonville Plant (NC)
Bradford Industries stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (84.2% air releases) across 5 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 54.8K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Uniroyal Global Engineered Products LLC and Tonoga Inc DBA Taconic.
Bradford Industries vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
55K lbs Top 23% higher than 77% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Bradford Industries: carcinogen-lbs share on Form-R
Among the 97 Textiles facilities in this database, Bradford Industries reports the 25th-largest volume (54.8K lbs). Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 56.7% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Massachusetts include Uniroyal Global Engineered Products LLC and Tonoga Inc DBA Taconic.
Carcinogen-heavy means ≥50% of pounds (56.7% here), not of chemical count. EPA/IARC classification ≠ site risk.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Bradford Industries's total reported releases rose from 4.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Bradford Industries's chemicals reported rose from 2 in 2022 to 3 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Bradford Industries's air releases rose from 4.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Bradford Industries Form-R facts
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See how Bradford Industries stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
10747.8× more than the comparison
67% 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 Bradford Industries releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 58.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 84% (20.7K lbs to 3.2K lbs).
Bradford Industries: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Bradford Industries year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 84% 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: N,N-Dimethylformamide.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 20.7K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 13.4K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 11.5K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 4.5K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 4.7K lbs | 3 |
| 2024 | 3.2K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 2 of 5 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| N,N-Dimethylformamide | 32.9K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Toluene | 23.4K lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 1.8K lbs | - |
| Lead | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Antimony compounds | 0 lbs | - |
Bradford Industries · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Bradford Industries
Closest other reporters in Massachusetts - including Jg Maclellan Concrete Co Inc, Univar Solutions USA - Tewksbury Ma, Leidos Security Detection & Automation Inc., ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 372 other reporting facilities in Massachusetts.
Similar Textiles Facilities
Other Textiles facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Massachusetts - e.g. Uniroyal Global Engineered Products LLC, Tonoga Inc DBA Taconic, Coats Na Hendersonville Plant.
Compare beyond Massachusetts
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Bradford Industries on cumulative reported pounds (54.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Firestone Tube Co, Cleveland Plating LLC Formerly Barker Products Co, Azz Galvanizing-Bristol. Chemical-count peers include Abbvie Ltd, Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A, Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico LLC. 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.
- Firestone Tube Co Russellville, AR · Plastics and Rubber 54.8K lbs reported
- Cleveland Plating LLC Formerly Barker Products Co Cleveland, OH · Fabricated Metals 54.8K lbs reported
- Azz Galvanizing-Bristol Bristol, VA · Fabricated Metals 54.9K lbs reported
- US Doe National Training Center Albuquerque, NM · Other 54.8K 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 N,N-Dimethylformamide, Toluene, Xylene (mixed isomers), Lead; nearby reporters include Jg Maclellan Concrete Co Inc. Bradford Industries 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 Bradford Industries TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead N,N-Dimethylformamide) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Bradford Industries totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Lowell, MA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 313320 · Textiles. 1.2% of Middlesex TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Firestone Tube Co (Δ 15 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Bradford Industries stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead N,N-Dimethylformamide. 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