EPA TRI Facility · Computers and Electronic Products
Benchmark
Rochester, MN · Parent: Benchmark
- Total releases
- 3 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Benchmark: how the 3 lbs splits
3 lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 2 lbs 70.2%
- Air Releases 1 lbs 29.8%
Benchmark's 3 lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 70.2% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 29.8%. Leading chemical by pounds: Lead.
TRACE volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-HEAVY
Benchmark is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Rochester, MN, in the computers and electronic products sector. It reported 1 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 3 lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 19,199 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Minnesota's 459 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Benchmark is pounds #417 and chemical-count #431 at 3 lbs. Xcel Energy Sherburne County Generating Plant leads reported pounds (21.5M lbs) at 24 chemicals (chemical-count #4). 3M Chemical Operations' Cottage Grove Facility leads chemical count at 72 chemicals (3.0M lbs, pounds #8). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Emcor Enclosures; Crenlo Engineered Cabs LLC - Plant 2; Kerry Ingredients & Flavours Inc.; Crenlo Engineered Cabs LLC - Plant 1. Similar-scale Computers and Electronic Products peers outside Minnesota: Utec Inc; Benchmark Electronics Inc; Schippers & Crew Inc; Crane Electronics Inc. Other Benchmark sites in this extract: Benchmark. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Lead.
Benchmark stamps TRACE volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (70.2% off-site transfers) across 1 chemical · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 3 lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Utec Inc and Benchmark Electronics Inc.
Benchmark vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
3 lbs 26th percentile higher than 26% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Benchmark in the Computers and Electronic Products sector extract
Among the 760 Computers and Electronic Products facilities in this database, Benchmark reports the 495th-largest volume (3 lbs). Scale peers outside Minnesota include Utec Inc and Benchmark Electronics Inc.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Benchmark Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Benchmark releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 3 lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 64% (1 lbs to 1 lbs).
Benchmark: annual Form-R pounds
TRACE site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Benchmark year-over-year reported totals (increased by 64% 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: Lead.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 1 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Lead | 3 lbs | Carcinogen |
Benchmark · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Benchmark
Closest other reporters in Minnesota - including Emcor Enclosures, Crenlo Engineered Cabs LLC - Plant 2, Kerry Ingredients & Flavours Inc., ordered by distance.
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Similar Computers and Electronic Products Facilities
Other Computers and Electronic Products facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Minnesota - e.g. Utec Inc, Benchmark Electronics Inc, Schippers & Crew Inc.
Other Benchmark Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Benchmark.
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 Lead; nearby reporters include Emcor Enclosures. Benchmark stamps TRACE volume · OFFSITE 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 Benchmark TRI extract (TRACE · OFFSITE · CARC-HEAVY · lead Lead) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Benchmark totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Rochester, MN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 334418 · Computers and Electronic Products. 0.0% of Olmsted TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Concrete Supply Co LLC - Sherwin Williams Temp Pla (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Benchmark stamps TRACE volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Lead. 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