EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Luxfer Mel Technologies DBA Mel Chemical-Treatment Plant
Flemington, NJ
- Total releases
- 2.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2021
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
MIXED Form-R mix
Luxfer Mel Technologies DBA Mel Chemical-Treatment Plant: how the 2.8K lbs splits
2.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 1.8K lbs 64.0%
- Off-site Transfers 1.0K lbs 36.0%
Luxfer Mel Technologies DBA Mel Chemical-Treatment Plant's 2.8K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - air releases is 64.0% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 36.0%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitric acid.
LIGHT volume MIXED pathway CLEAN
Luxfer Mel Technologies DBA Mel Chemical-Treatment Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Flemington, NJ, in the chemicals sector. It reported 1.9K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2021, and 2.8K lbs in total across its 2020-2021 reporting years. That ranks 12,246 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. Luxfer Mel Technologies DBA Mel Chemical-Treatment Plant is pounds #174 and chemical-count #171 at 2.8K 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: Mel Chemicals Inc; Mw Industries Atlantic Spring Div; Chroma Color Corp; Trident Maritime Systems-Cac LLC. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside New Jersey: Geon Performance Solutions; Sta Technologies Inc; Noxell Corp; Thatcher Co of California. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitric acid; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
Luxfer Mel Technologies DBA Mel Chemical-Treatment Plant is a LIGHT · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Flemington, NJ: 2.8K lbs across 2 chemicals. No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment air releases at 64.0%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Geon Performance Solutions and Sta Technologies Inc.
Luxfer Mel Technologies DBA Mel Chemical-Treatment Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
2.8K lbs Top 47% higher than 53% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Luxfer Mel Technologies DBA Mel Chemical-Treatment Plant: Nitric acid-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Luxfer Mel Technologies DBA Mel Chemical-Treatment Plant reports the 2,538th-largest volume (2.8K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitric acid alone is 64.0% of the total. Scale peers outside New Jersey include Geon Performance Solutions and Sta Technologies Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Luxfer Mel Technologies DBA Mel Chemical-Treatment Plant's pounds in one chemical - here Nitric acid at 64.0%. Not a toxicity score.
Luxfer Mel Technologies DBA Mel Chemical-Treatment Plant Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Luxfer Mel Technologies DBA Mel Chemical-Treatment Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2020 to 2021, total releases increased by 106% (909 lbs to 1.9K lbs).
Luxfer Mel Technologies DBA Mel Chemical-Treatment Plant: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2020–2021
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
What this shows Luxfer Mel Technologies DBA Mel Chemical-Treatment Plant year-over-year reported totals (increased by 106% from 2020 to 2021). 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: Nitric acid.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 909 lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 1.9K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2020–2021). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitric acid | 1.8K lbs | - |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 1.0K lbs | - |
Luxfer Mel Technologies DBA Mel Chemical-Treatment Plant in Hunterdon
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Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Luxfer Mel Technologies DBA Mel Chemical-Treatment Plant on cumulative reported pounds (2.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Geon Performance Solutions, Foster Farms Porterville Plant, Ngk Ceramics USA Inc. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
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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 Nitric acid, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); nearby reporters include Mel Chemicals Inc. Luxfer Mel Technologies DBA Mel Chemical-Treatment Plant stamps LIGHT volume · MIXED 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 Luxfer Mel Technologies DBA Mel Chemical-Treatment Plant TRI extract (LIGHT · MIXED · CLEAN · lead Nitric acid) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Luxfer Mel Technologies DBA Mel Chemical-Treatment Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Flemington, NJ, latest year 2021. Form-R rows span 2020–2021 (2 years). NAICS 325180 · Chemicals. 0.2% of Hunterdon TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Geon Performance Solutions (Δ 2 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Luxfer Mel Technologies DBA Mel Chemical-Treatment Plant stamps LIGHT · MIXED pathway (air releases leads at 64.0%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. 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