EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Bushmills Ethanol Inc
Atwater, MN
- Total releases
- 99.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 14
- Carcinogens
- 7
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Bushmills Ethanol Inc: how the 99.1K lbs splits
99.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 99.1K lbs 100.0%
Bushmills Ethanol Inc's 99.1K 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: Acetaldehyde.
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
Bushmills Ethanol Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Atwater, MN, in the chemicals sector. It reported 18.7K lbs of releases across 13 chemicals in 2023, and 99.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 4,603 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. Bushmills Ethanol Inc is pounds #100 and chemical-count #15 at 99.1K 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). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Precision Fiberglass Products Ltd.; First District Assoc; Anderson Chemical Co; Associated Milk Producers Inc.. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Minnesota: Custom Synthesis LLC; Plainview Bioenergy LLC; Shell Chemical LP - Martinez Catalyst Plant; Vantage Oleochemicals. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Acetaldehyde; n-Hexane; Methanol; Acrolein.
Bushmills Ethanol Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 14 chemicals · 7 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 99.1K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Custom Synthesis LLC and Plainview Bioenergy LLC.
Bushmills Ethanol Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
99K lbs Top 18% higher than 82% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Bushmills Ethanol Inc inside Kandiyohi's TRI pounds
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Bushmills Ethanol Inc reports the 908th-largest volume, placing it in the top 23.2% of its sector. This one site accounts for 100% of every pound reported in Kandiyohi. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 67.0% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Minnesota include Custom Synthesis LLC and Plainview Bioenergy LLC.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Kandiyohi's reported pounds (99.1K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Bushmills Ethanol Inc's total reported releases fell from 34.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 18.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Bushmills Ethanol Inc's air releases fell from 34.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 18.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Bushmills Ethanol Inc Form-R facts
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See how Bushmills Ethanol Inc stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
53% less than the comparison
14.0× 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 Bushmills Ethanol Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 99.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 26% (14.9K lbs to 18.7K lbs).
Bushmills Ethanol Inc: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Bushmills Ethanol Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 26% 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: Acetaldehyde.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 14.9K lbs | 14 |
| 2020 | 16.1K lbs | 14 |
| 2021 | 14.7K lbs | 13 |
| 2022 | 34.8K lbs | 13 |
| 2023 | 18.7K lbs | 13 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 7 of 14 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Acetaldehyde | 43.6K lbs | Carcinogen |
| n-Hexane | 16.8K lbs | - |
| Methanol | 13.9K lbs | - |
| Acrolein | 11.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Formaldehyde | 10.8K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Toluene | 1.3K lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 738 lbs | - |
| Benzene | 586 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cumene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cyclohexane | 0 lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Naphthalene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 0 lbs | - |
| Ethylene glycol | 0 lbs | - |
Bushmills Ethanol Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Bushmills Ethanol Inc
Closest other reporters in Minnesota - including Precision Fiberglass Products Ltd., First District Assoc, Anderson Chemical Co, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 458 other reporting facilities in Minnesota.
Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Minnesota - e.g. Custom Synthesis LLC, Plainview Bioenergy LLC, Shell Chemical LP - Martinez Catalyst Plant.
Compare beyond Minnesota
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Bushmills Ethanol Inc on cumulative reported pounds (99.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (14). Release-pound peers include Teikuro Corp, Custom Synthesis LLC, U.S. Army National Guard Camp Williams Ranges. Chemical-count peers include Shell New Haven Terminal, Chambers Cogeneration L.P., Avantor Performance Materials. 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.
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 Acetaldehyde, n-Hexane, Methanol, Acrolein; nearby reporters include Precision Fiberglass Products Ltd.. Bushmills Ethanol Inc 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 Bushmills Ethanol Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Acetaldehyde) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Bushmills Ethanol Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Atwater, MN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325193 · Chemicals. 100% of Kandiyohi TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Teikuro Corp (Δ 18 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Bushmills Ethanol Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Acetaldehyde. 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