EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Ames Advanced Materials Corp
South Plainfield, NJ · Parent: Ames Goldsmith Corp
- Total releases
- 2.1M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 9
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Ames Advanced Materials Corp: how the 2.4M lbs splits
2.4M lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 2.3M lbs 96.0%
- Air Releases 96.9K lbs 4.0%
- Water Discharges 10 lbs <0.1%
Ames Advanced Materials Corp's 2.4M lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 96.0% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 4.0%. Leading chemical by pounds: Methanol.
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 OFFSITE pathway TRACE-CARC
Ames Advanced Materials Corp is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in South Plainfield, NJ, in the chemicals sector. It reported 347.4K lbs of releases across 8 chemicals in 2024, and 2.1M lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 835 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In New Jersey's 327 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Ames Advanced Materials Corp is pounds #8 and chemical-count #30 at 2.1M lbs. Phillips 66 Co-Bayway Refinery leads reported pounds (16.1M lbs) at 39 chemicals (chemical-count #2). US Army Picatinny Arsenal leads chemical count at 42 chemicals (9.0K lbs, pounds #130). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Steris Isomedix Services; Kobo Products Inc; Transpackers Services Corp; Kobo Products Inc.. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside New Jersey: Arch Chemicals Inc; Jost Chemical Co Inc; Equistar Chemicals LP; Lubrizol Corp Bayport Facility. Other Ames Goldsmith Corp sites in this extract: Catalyst Refiners Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Ammonia; Nitric acid.
Ames Advanced Materials Corp stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (96.0% off-site transfers) across 9 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 2.1M lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Arch Chemicals Inc and Jost Chemical Co Inc.
Ames Advanced Materials Corp vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
2.1M lbs Top 3% higher than 97% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Ames Advanced Materials Corp in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Ames Advanced Materials Corp reports the 168th-largest volume, placing it in the top 4.3% of its sector. Scale peers outside New Jersey include Arch Chemicals Inc and Jost Chemical Co Inc.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Ames Advanced Materials Corp's chemicals reported fell from 9 in 2022 to 8 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ames Advanced Materials Corp's air releases fell from 15.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 14.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Ames Advanced Materials Corp Form-R facts
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See how Ames Advanced Materials Corp stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
6616.2× more than the comparison
4.5× 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 Ames Advanced Materials Corp releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2.4M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 10% (386.5K lbs to 347.4K lbs).
Ames Advanced Materials Corp: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Ames Advanced Materials Corp year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 10% from 2019 to 2024). 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: Methanol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 386.5K lbs | 9 |
| 2020 | 462.7K lbs | 9 |
| 2021 | 463.8K lbs | 9 |
| 2022 | 383.7K lbs | 9 |
| 2023 | 382.3K lbs | 8 |
| 2024 | 347.4K lbs | 8 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 2 of 9 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 1.3M lbs | - |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 1.1M lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 12.5K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 5.6K lbs | - |
| Formaldehyde | 5.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Hydrazine | 1.5K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Aluminum (fume or dust) | 545 lbs | - |
| Copper And Copper Compounds | 154 lbs | - |
| Silver And Silver Compounds | 67 lbs | - |
Ames Advanced Materials Corp · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Ames Advanced Materials Corp on cumulative reported pounds (2.1M lbs) and distinct chemical count (9). Release-pound peers include Arch Chemicals Inc, Siltronic Corp, Amsted Rail Co Griffin Wheel Kansas City Facility. Chemical-count peers include Viatris Pharmaceuticals LLC, Prepa - San Juan Steam Plant, Solutia Inc. 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.
- Arch Chemicals Inc Rochester, NY · Chemicals 2.1M lbs reported
- Siltronic Corp Portland, OR · Computers and Electronic Products 2.1M lbs reported
- Amsted Rail Co Griffin Wheel Kansas City Facility Kansas City, KS · Primary Metals 2.1M lbs reported
- Mountain State Carbon LLC Follansbee, WV · Petroleum 2.1M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Viatris Pharmaceuticals LLC Barceloneta, PR · Chemicals 9 chemicals
- Prepa - San Juan Steam Plant Puerto Nuevo, PR · Electric Utilities 9 chemicals
- Solutia Inc Springfield, MA · Plastics and Rubber 9 chemicals
- O'Connell Oil Co Merrill Road Facility Pittsfield, MA · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 9 chemicals
Other Ames Goldsmith Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Catalyst Refiners 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 Methanol, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Ammonia, Nitric acid; nearby reporters include Steris Isomedix Services. Ames Advanced Materials Corp stamps HEAVY volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC 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 Ames Advanced Materials Corp TRI extract (HEAVY · OFFSITE · TRACE-CARC · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Ames Advanced Materials Corp totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for South Plainfield, NJ, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 325180 · Chemicals. 14.9% of Middlesex TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Arch Chemicals Inc (Δ 850 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Ames Advanced Materials Corp stamps HEAVY volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Methanol. 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