EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Waters Technology Corp
Taunton, MA · Parent: Waters Corp
- Total releases
- 66.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Waters Technology Corp: how the 68.2K lbs splits
68.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 68.2K lbs 100.0%
Waters Technology Corp's 68.2K 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: Methanol.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Waters Technology Corp is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Taunton, MA, in the chemicals sector. It reported 1.6K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2024, and 66.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 5,488 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. Waters Technology Corp is pounds #53 and chemical-count #108 at 66.6K 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: Qg Printing II Corp; Professional Contract Sterilization Inc (pcs); Alnylam Pharmaceuticals; Airborn Electronics Inc. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Massachusetts: Mesa Fully Formed LLC; Itw Specialty Films; Dupont Teijin Films; Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions Inc. - Orange. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Toluene; Acetonitrile.
Compare Waters Technology Corp with
Nearest reporters in Massachusetts
- Qg Printing II Corp Taunton · 6.4K lbs
- Professional Contract Sterilization Inc (pcs) Taunton · 282 lbs
- Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Norton · 5.3K lbs
- Airborn Electronics Inc Taunton · 3 lbs
Similar-scale Chemicals sites elsewhere: Mesa Fully Formed LLC (AZ) · Itw Specialty Films (IL) · Dupont Teijin Films (VA)
Waters Technology Corp stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 3 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 66.6K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Mesa Fully Formed LLC and Itw Specialty Films.
Waters Technology Corp vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
67K lbs Top 21% higher than 79% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Waters Technology Corp: Methanol-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Waters Technology Corp reports the 1,148th-largest volume (66.6K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Methanol alone is 80.8% of the total. Scale peers outside Massachusetts include Mesa Fully Formed LLC and Itw Specialty Films.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Waters Technology Corp's pounds in one chemical - here Methanol at 80.8%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Waters Technology Corp's total reported releases rose from 17.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 18.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Waters Technology Corp's chemicals reported rose from 2 in 2022 to 3 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Waters Technology Corp's air releases rose from 17.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 18.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Waters Technology Corp Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Waters Technology Corp releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 68.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 85% (10.8K lbs to 1.6K lbs).
Waters Technology Corp: 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 Waters Technology Corp year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 85% 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: Methanol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 10.8K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 10.2K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 9.6K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 17.4K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 18.6K lbs | 3 |
| 2024 | 1.6K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 55.1K lbs | - |
| Toluene | 13.0K lbs | - |
| Acetonitrile | 116 lbs | - |
Waters Technology Corp · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Waters Technology Corp
Closest other reporters in Massachusetts - including Qg Printing II Corp, Professional Contract Sterilization Inc (pcs), Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Massachusetts - e.g. Mesa Fully Formed LLC, Itw Specialty Films, Dupont Teijin Films.
Compare beyond Massachusetts
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Waters Technology Corp on cumulative reported pounds (66.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Hood Manufacturing Inc, Michelin Aircraft Tire Co Michelin North Div, Adm Animal Nutrition. Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International Inc. 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.
- Hood Manufacturing Inc Santa Ana, CA · Plastics and Rubber 66.6K lbs reported
- Michelin Aircraft Tire Co Michelin North Div Norwood, NC · Plastics and Rubber 66.6K lbs reported
- Adm Animal Nutrition Des Moines, IA · Food 66.6K lbs reported
- Qualico Steel Co Inc Webb, AL · Fabricated Metals 66.5K 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 Methanol, Toluene, Acetonitrile; nearby reporters include Qg Printing II Corp. Waters Technology Corp stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN 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 Waters Technology Corp TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Waters Technology Corp totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Taunton, MA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 325180 · Chemicals. 2.7% of Bristol TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Hood Manufacturing Inc (Δ 24 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Waters Technology Corp stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Methanol. 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