EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Mel Chemicals Inc
Flemington, NJ
- Total releases
- 714 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2019
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
MIXED Form-R mix
Mel Chemicals Inc: how the 714 lbs splits
714 lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 464 lbs 65.0%
- Off-site Transfers 250 lbs 35.0%
Mel Chemicals Inc's 714 lbs Form-R total is MIXED - air releases is 65.0% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 35.0%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitric acid.
TRACE volume MIXED pathway CLEAN
Mel Chemicals Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Flemington, NJ, in the chemicals sector. It reported 714 lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2019. That ranks 14,335 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. Mel Chemicals Inc is pounds #216 and chemical-count #181 at 714 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: Luxfer Mel Technologies DBA Mel Chemical-Treatment Plant; Mw Industries Atlantic Spring Div; Chroma Color Corp; Trident Maritime Systems-Cac LLC. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside New Jersey: Wilbur Ellis Co LLC Rio Linda Hub; Drexel Chemical Co; Hill Brothers Chemical Co; Norac Pharma. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitric acid; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
Mel Chemicals Inc is a TRACE · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Flemington, NJ: 714 lbs across 2 chemicals. No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment air releases at 65.0%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Wilbur Ellis Co LLC Rio Linda Hub and Drexel Chemical Co.
Mel Chemicals Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
714 lbs 45th percentile higher than 45% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Mel Chemicals Inc in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Mel Chemicals Inc reports the 2,909th-largest volume (714 lbs). Scale peers outside New Jersey include Wilbur Ellis Co LLC Rio Linda Hub and Drexel Chemical Co.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Mel Chemicals Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Mel Chemicals Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 714 lbs.
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2019). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitric acid | 464 lbs | - |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 250 lbs | - |
Mel Chemicals Inc in Hunterdon
Nearest TRI Facilities to Mel Chemicals Inc
Closest other reporters in New Jersey - including Luxfer Mel Technologies DBA Mel Chemical-Treatment Plant, Mw Industries Atlantic Spring Div, Chroma Color Corp, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 326 other reporting facilities in New Jersey.
Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside New Jersey - e.g. Wilbur Ellis Co LLC Rio Linda Hub, Drexel Chemical Co, Hill Brothers Chemical Co.
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 Luxfer Mel Technologies DBA Mel Chemical-Treatment Plant. Mel Chemicals Inc stamps TRACE 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 Mel Chemicals Inc TRI extract (TRACE · MIXED · CLEAN · lead Nitric acid) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Mel Chemicals Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Flemington, NJ, latest year 2019. NAICS 325180 · Chemicals. 0.1% of Hunterdon TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Wilbur Ellis Co LLC Rio Linda Hub (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Mel Chemicals Inc stamps TRACE · MIXED pathway (air releases leads at 65.0%). 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