EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
The Dow Chemical Co
Midland, MI · Parent: Dow Inc
- Total releases
- 1.4M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 63
- Carcinogens
- 29
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
The Dow Chemical Co: how the 1.4M lbs splits
1.4M lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 1.1M lbs 77.5%
- Land Disposal 248.7K lbs 17.6%
- Off-site Transfers 46.7K lbs 3.3%
- Water Discharges 23.4K lbs 1.7%
The Dow Chemical Co's 1.4M lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 77.5% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at 17.6%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
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.
HEAVY volume AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
The Dow Chemical Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Midland, MI, in the chemicals sector. It reported 371.6K lbs of releases across 45 chemicals in 2023, and 1.4M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,063 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Michigan's 791 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. The Dow Chemical Co is pounds #32 and chemical-count #2 at 1.4M lbs. Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp Dearborn Works leads reported pounds (53.0M lbs) at 17 chemicals (chemical-count #27). Eq Detroit Inc leads chemical count at 71 chemicals (14.0M lbs, pounds #5). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Trinseo Llc-Mi Operations; Corteva Agriscience LLC - Midland; Xalt Energy LLC; Midland Cogeneration Venture. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Michigan: Honeywell International Colonial Heights Plant; Dyno Nobel Inc; Covestro LLC; Carboline Global Inc.. Other Dow Inc sites in this extract: The Dow Chemical Co - Louisiana Operations; The Dow Chemical Co - Beaumont Aniline; Dow Sabine River Operations; St Charles Operations (taft/star) Union Carbide Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); Methanol; Toluene.
The Dow Chemical Co stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant AIR pathway (77.5% air releases) across 63 chemicals · 29 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.4M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Honeywell International Colonial Heights Plant and Dyno Nobel Inc.
The Dow Chemical Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.4M lbs Top 4% higher than 96% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
The Dow Chemical Co inside Midland's TRI pounds
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, The Dow Chemical Co reports the 215th-largest volume, placing it in the top 5.5% of its sector. This one site accounts for 35.9% of every pound reported in Midland. Scale peers outside Michigan include Honeywell International Colonial Heights Plant and Dyno Nobel Inc.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Midland's reported pounds (3.9M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- The Dow Chemical Co's total reported releases rose from 335.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 371.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- The Dow Chemical Co's land releases rose from 34.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 73.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- The Dow Chemical Co's off-site transfers fell from 15.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- The Dow Chemical Co's water releases rose from 3.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
The Dow Chemical Co Form-R facts
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See how The Dow Chemical Co stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
15.6× more than the comparison
5.3× 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 The Dow Chemical Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.4M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 58% (235.2K lbs to 371.6K lbs).
The Dow Chemical Co: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows The Dow Chemical Co year-over-year reported totals (increased by 58% from 2019 to 2023). 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: Ammonia.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 235.2K lbs | 54 |
| 2020 | 254.2K lbs | 51 |
| 2021 | 219.0K lbs | 50 |
| 2022 | 335.5K lbs | 49 |
| 2023 | 371.6K lbs | 45 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 29 of 63 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
The Dow Chemical Co · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to The Dow Chemical Co
Closest other reporters in Michigan - including Trinseo Llc-Mi Operations, Corteva Agriscience LLC - Midland, Xalt Energy LLC, ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Michigan - e.g. Honeywell International Colonial Heights Plant, Dyno Nobel Inc, Covestro LLC.
Compare beyond Michigan
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest The Dow Chemical Co on cumulative reported pounds (1.4M lbs) and distinct chemical count (63). Release-pound peers include Honeywell International Colonial Heights Plant, Phillips 66 Los Angeles Refinery Wilmington Plant, Valmont Composite Structures Newberry. Chemical-count peers include Freeport_olin Bc, Formosa Plastics Corp Texas, Westlake US 2 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.
- Honeywell International Colonial Heights Plant Colonial Heights, VA · Chemicals 1.4M lbs reported
- Phillips 66 Los Angeles Refinery Wilmington Plant Wilmington, CA · Petroleum 1.4M lbs reported
- Valmont Composite Structures Newberry Newberry, SC · Plastics and Rubber 1.4M lbs reported
- Environmental Enterprises Inc Cincinnati, OH · Hazardous Waste 1.4M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Dow Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including The Dow Chemical Co - Louisiana Operations, The Dow Chemical Co - Beaumont Aniline, Dow Sabine River Operations.
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 Ammonia, Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Methanol, Toluene; nearby reporters include Trinseo Llc-Mi Operations. The Dow Chemical Co stamps HEAVY 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 The Dow Chemical Co TRI extract (HEAVY · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
The Dow Chemical Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Midland, MI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325211 · Chemicals. 35.9% of Midland TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Honeywell International Colonial Heights Plant (Δ 992 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
The Dow Chemical Co stamps HEAVY volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Ammonia. 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