EPA TRI Facility · Paper
Seaman Paper Co. of Massachusetts Inc.
Otter River, MA
- Total releases
- 5 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Seaman Paper Co. of Massachusetts Inc.: how the 6 lbs splits
6 lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 6 lbs 100.0%
Seaman Paper Co. of Massachusetts Inc.'s 6 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: Polycyclic aromatic compounds.
TRACE volume AIR pathway CARC-HEAVY
Seaman Paper Co. of Massachusetts Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Otter River, MA, in the paper sector. It reported 1 lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2024, and 5 lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 18,903 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. Seaman Paper Co. of Massachusetts Inc. is pounds #336 and chemical-count #236 at 5 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; Biosynth International Inc.; Ls Starrett Co; Whipps Inc. Similar-scale Paper peers outside Massachusetts: Tama Paperboard; Ox Paperboard Illinois LLC; Ox Engineered Products Inc; Ox Specialty Paper LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Polycyclic aromatic compounds; Benzo[g,h,i]perylene.
Seaman Paper Co. of Massachusetts Inc. stamps TRACE volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 2 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 5 lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Tama Paperboard and Ox Paperboard Illinois LLC.
Seaman Paper Co. of Massachusetts Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
5 lbs 27th percentile higher than 27% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Seaman Paper Co. of Massachusetts Inc. in the Paper sector extract
Among the 384 Paper facilities in this database, Seaman Paper Co. of Massachusetts Inc. reports the 346th-largest volume (5 lbs). Scale peers outside Massachusetts include Tama Paperboard and Ox Paperboard Illinois LLC.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Seaman Paper Co. of Massachusetts Inc. Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Seaman Paper Co. of Massachusetts Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 6 lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 33% (1 lbs to 1 lbs).
Seaman Paper Co. of Massachusetts 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 Seaman Paper Co. of Massachusetts Inc. year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 33% 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: Polycyclic aromatic compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 lbs | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 6 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Benzo[g,h,i]perylene | 0 lbs | - |
Seaman Paper Co. of Massachusetts Inc. · AIR-pathway site
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Closest other reporters in Massachusetts - including Garlock Printing & Converting, Biosynth International Inc., Ls Starrett Co, ordered by distance.
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Similar Paper Facilities
Other Paper facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Massachusetts - e.g. Tama Paperboard, Ox Paperboard Illinois LLC, Ox Engineered Products Inc.
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 Polycyclic aromatic compounds, Benzo[g,h,i]perylene; nearby reporters include Garlock Printing & Converting. Seaman Paper Co. of Massachusetts Inc. stamps TRACE 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 Seaman Paper Co. of Massachusetts Inc. TRI extract (TRACE · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Polycyclic aromatic compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Seaman Paper Co. of Massachusetts Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Otter River, MA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 322121 · Paper. 0.0% of Worcester TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Tama Paperboard (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Seaman Paper Co. of Massachusetts Inc. stamps TRACE volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Polycyclic aromatic 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