EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Novozymes Blair Inc
Blair, NE · Parent: Novozymes US Inc
- Total releases
- 68.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Novozymes Blair Inc: how the 68.8K lbs splits
68.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 68.8K lbs 100.0%
- Water Discharges 25 lbs <0.1%
Novozymes Blair Inc's 68.8K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at <0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Novozymes Blair Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Blair, NE, in the chemicals sector. It reported 18.0K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 68.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 5,403 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Nebraska's 183 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Novozymes Blair Inc is pounds #67 and chemical-count #94 at 68.8K lbs. Tyson Fresh Meats Inc leads reported pounds (11.5M lbs) at 8 chemicals (chemical-count #30). Clean Harbors Environmental Services Inc leads chemical count at 150 chemicals (5.7M lbs, pounds #5). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Gerhold Concrete Co Blair Plant; Cargill Corn Milling North America; Evonik Corp; Purac America Inc.. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Nebraska: Polyset Co Inc; Polytek Development Corp. Franklin; Americhem Inc Dga; Tetra Chemicals. Other Novozymes US Inc sites in this extract: Novozymes Na Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Nitric acid.
Novozymes Blair Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 3 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 68.8K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Polyset Co Inc and Polytek Development Corp. Franklin.
Novozymes Blair Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
69K 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
Novozymes Blair Inc: Ammonia-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Novozymes Blair Inc reports the 1,127th-largest volume (68.8K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Nebraska include Polyset Co Inc and Polytek Development Corp. Franklin.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Novozymes Blair Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Ammonia at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Novozymes Blair Inc's total reported releases rose from 15.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 18.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Novozymes Blair Inc's air releases rose from 15.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 18.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Novozymes Blair Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Novozymes Blair Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 68.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 96% (9.2K lbs to 18.0K lbs).
Novozymes Blair 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 Novozymes Blair Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 96% 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 | 9.2K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 9.7K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 16.3K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 15.6K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 18.0K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 68.8K lbs | - |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 0 lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 0 lbs | - |
Novozymes Blair Inc · AIR-pathway site
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Novozymes Blair Inc on cumulative reported pounds (68.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Interfor U.S. Inc., Polyset Co Inc, Polytek Development Corp. Franklin. 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.
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Similar chemical count
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Other Novozymes US Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Novozymes Na Inc.
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, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid; nearby reporters include Gerhold Concrete Co Blair Plant. Novozymes Blair Inc 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.
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This Novozymes Blair Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Novozymes Blair Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Blair, NE, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325199 · Chemicals. 3.0% of Washington TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Interfor U.S. Inc. (Δ 12 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Novozymes Blair Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · 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