EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals

Masterchem Industries (behr LLC -- St Louis)

Imperial, MO · Parent: Masco Corp

Total releases
10.2K lbs
Chemicals reported
5
Carcinogens
1
Primary pathway
Off-site Transfers

OFFSITE Form-R mix

Masterchem Industries (behr LLC -- St Louis): how the 10.2K lbs splits

10.2K lbs across all reported pathways

  • Off-site Transfers 9.9K lbs 96.9%
  • Air Releases 313 lbs 3.1%

Masterchem Industries (behr LLC -- St Louis)'s 10.2K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 96.9% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 3.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Certain glycol ethers.

LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN

Masterchem Industries (behr LLC -- St Louis) is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Imperial, MO, in the chemicals sector. It reported 10.2K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals, summed over every year it filed. That ranks 9,789 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Missouri's 491 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Masterchem Industries (behr LLC -- St Louis) is pounds #242 and chemical-count #130 at 10.2K lbs. Buick Mine/mill leads reported pounds (48.2M lbs) at 8 chemicals (chemical-count #66). Buzzi Unicem Usa-Cape Girardeau leads chemical count at 87 chemicals (904.5K lbs, pounds #44). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Carondelet Foundry Corp; Ardagh Glass Inc; Ameren Missouri Meramec Energy Center; Metal Container Corp - Arnold Can Plant. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Missouri: Henkel US Operations Corp.; Nexpera - Borderland Sar; Simpson Strong-Tie Co Inc.; Mapei Corp. Other Masco Corp sites in this extract: Delta Faucet Co; Behr Process LLC - Chicago Heights; Behr Process Corp - Garry & Yale; Behr Process LLC - Allentown. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Certain glycol ethers; Xylene (mixed isomers); 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene; 3-Iodo-2-propynyl butylcarbamate.

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Masterchem Industries (behr LLC -- St Louis) stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (96.9% off-site transfers) across 5 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 10.2K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Henkel US Operations Corp. and Nexpera - Borderland Sar.

#9,789 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

Masterchem Industries (behr LLC -- St Louis) vs. every reporting TRI facility

Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution

10K lbs Top 38% higher than 62% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities

This facility 0 lbs 20M+ lbs every reporting TRI facility, bucketed by value

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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year

Masterchem Industries (behr LLC -- St Louis): Certain glycol ethers-led volume

Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Masterchem Industries (behr LLC -- St Louis) reports the 2,048th-largest volume (10.2K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Certain glycol ethers alone is 94.9% of the total. Scale peers outside Missouri include Henkel US Operations Corp. and Nexpera - Borderland Sar.

Concentrated means ≥60% of Masterchem Industries (behr LLC -- St Louis)'s pounds in one chemical - here Certain glycol ethers at 94.9%. Not a toxicity score.

Masterchem Industries (behr LLC -- St Louis) Form-R facts

Sector
Chemicals
LIGHT volume
10.2K lbs
OFFSITE pathway
Off-site Transfers
CLEAN chem count
5 · 1 carc.
Lead chemical
Certain glycol ethers

Compare this facility

See how Masterchem Industries (behr LLC -- St Louis) stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.

Total reported releases
Masterchem Industries (behr LLC -- St Louis)
10.2K lbs
Carondelet Foundry Corp
5.7K lbs

78% more than the comparison

Chemicals reported
Masterchem Industries (behr LLC -- St Louis)
5
Carondelet Foundry Corp
8

38% less 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 Masterchem Industries (behr LLC -- St Louis) releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 10.2K lbs.

Off-site Transfers 9.9K lbs (96.9%)
Air Releases 313 lbs (3.1%)
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Emissions Trend Summary

Masterchem Industries (behr LLC -- St Louis): annual Form-R pounds

LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023

million lbs

What this shows Masterchem Industries (behr LLC -- St Louis) year-over-year reported totals. 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: Certain glycol ethers.

Source EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
Year Total Chemicals
2019 0 lbs 3
2020 10.2K lbs 5
2021 0 lbs 3
2022 0 lbs 2
2023 0 lbs 1

Chemical Releases

Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 5 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.

Chemical Total Flags
Certain glycol ethers 9.7K lbs -
Xylene (mixed isomers) 523 lbs -
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene 0 lbs -
3-Iodo-2-propynyl butylcarbamate 0 lbs -
Cobalt compounds 0 lbs Carcinogen

Masterchem Industries (behr LLC -- St Louis) · OFFSITE-pathway site

Imperial, MO
38.3653, -90.4509
County TRI context
Jefferson · 0.2% of county pounds
Parent company
Masco Corp

Compare beyond Missouri

Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count

Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Masterchem Industries (behr LLC -- St Louis) on cumulative reported pounds (10.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Henkel US Operations Corp., Red Bluff Gas Processing Plant, Golden State Vintners. Chemical-count peers include Abbvie Ltd, Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A, Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico LLC. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.

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 Certain glycol ethers, Xylene (mixed isomers), 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, 3-Iodo-2-propynyl butylcarbamate; nearby reporters include Carondelet Foundry Corp. Masterchem Industries (behr LLC -- St Louis) stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE 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.

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This Masterchem Industries (behr LLC -- St Louis) TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Certain glycol ethers) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.

Masterchem Industries (behr LLC -- St Louis) totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Imperial, MO, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325510 · Chemicals. 0.2% of Jefferson TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Henkel US Operations Corp. (Δ 8 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.

Masterchem Industries (behr LLC -- St Louis) stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Certain glycol ethers. 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