EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Bruker Ost LLC
Carteret, NJ
- Total releases
- 1.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Bruker Ost LLC: how the 1.4K lbs splits
1.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 1.3K lbs 93.7%
- Air Releases 90 lbs 6.3%
Bruker Ost LLC's 1.4K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 93.7% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 6.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Copper.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Bruker Ost LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Carteret, NJ, in the primary metals sector. It reported 211 lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2024, and 1.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 13,594 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. Bruker Ost LLC is pounds #204 and chemical-count #137 at 1.2K 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). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Associated Materials LLC; Pride Solvents & Chemical Co of New Jersey; Weldon Asphalt Co.; Gulf Oil LP Linden Terminal. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside New Jersey: Port City Die Cast; Smith Foundry Co; Prysmian Cables & Systems USA LLC; Nucor Steel Connecticut. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Copper; Methanol; Nitric acid.
Bruker Ost LLC stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (93.7% off-site transfers) across 3 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.2K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Port City Die Cast and Smith Foundry Co.
Bruker Ost LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.2K lbs 48th percentile higher than 48% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Bruker Ost LLC: Copper-led volume
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Bruker Ost LLC reports the 1,003rd-largest volume (1.2K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Copper alone is 93.7% of the total. Scale peers outside New Jersey include Port City Die Cast and Smith Foundry Co.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Bruker Ost LLC's pounds in one chemical - here Copper at 93.7%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Bruker Ost LLC's total reported releases rose from 252 lb in 2022 to 424 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Bruker Ost LLC's off-site transfers rose from 242 lb in 2022 to 414 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Bruker Ost LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Bruker Ost LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 22% (270 lbs to 211 lbs).
Bruker Ost LLC: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Bruker Ost LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 22% 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: Copper.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 270 lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 168 lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 97 lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 252 lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 424 lbs | 3 |
| 2024 | 211 lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Copper | 1.3K lbs | - |
| Methanol | 60 lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 30 lbs | - |
Bruker Ost LLC · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Similar Primary Metals Facilities
Other Primary Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside New Jersey - e.g. Port City Die Cast, Smith Foundry Co, Prysmian Cables & Systems USA LLC.
Compare beyond New Jersey
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Bruker Ost LLC on cumulative reported pounds (1.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Glacier Northwest Inc Kenmore Ready-Mix Plant, Baker Hughes - Hughes Christensen, Port City Die Cast. 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.
Similar reported release pounds
Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
- Glacier Northwest Inc Kenmore Ready-Mix Plant Kenmore, WA · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 1.2K lbs reported
- Baker Hughes - Hughes Christensen The Woodlands, TX · Machinery 1.2K lbs reported
- Port City Die Cast Muskegon, MI · Primary Metals 1.2K lbs reported
- Antolin Nashville Nashville, IL · Transportation Equipment 1.2K lbs reported
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 Copper, Methanol, Nitric acid; nearby reporters include Associated Materials LLC. Bruker Ost LLC 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.
Use and verify this record
This Bruker Ost LLC TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Copper) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Bruker Ost LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Carteret, NJ, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 331420 · Primary Metals. 0.0% of Middlesex TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Glacier Northwest Inc Kenmore Ready-Mix Plant (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Bruker Ost LLC stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Copper. 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