EPA TRI Facility · Computers and Electronic Products
Veeco Instruments
Somerset, NJ · Parent: Veeco Instruments
- Total releases
- 42.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Veeco Instruments: how the 51.9K lbs splits
51.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 51.9K lbs 100.0%
Veeco Instruments's 51.9K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Veeco Instruments is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Somerset, NJ, in the computers and electronic products sector. It reported 9.4K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2024, and 42.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 6,488 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. Veeco Instruments is pounds #70 and chemical-count #239 at 42.5K 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: Rust-Oleum Corp; Rotor Clip Co Inc; Cyalume Specialty Products; Covalence Adhesives. Similar-scale Computers and Electronic Products peers outside New Jersey: Fujifilm Dimatix Inc.; Henkel US Operations Corp; Ttm Technologies N.a. Llc.; Macom Technology Solutions Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia.
Veeco Instruments stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 42.5K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Fujifilm Dimatix Inc. and Henkel US Operations Corp.
Veeco Instruments vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
43K lbs Top 25% higher than 75% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Veeco Instruments: Ammonia-led volume
Among the 760 Computers and Electronic Products facilities in this database, Veeco Instruments reports the 92nd-largest volume, placing it in the top 12.1% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside New Jersey include Fujifilm Dimatix Inc. and Henkel US Operations Corp.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Veeco Instruments's pounds in one chemical - here Ammonia at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Veeco Instruments's total reported releases rose from 10.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 11.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Veeco Instruments's air releases rose from 10.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 11.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Veeco Instruments Form-R facts
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See how Veeco Instruments stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
78% more than the comparison
91% less 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 Veeco Instruments releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 51.9K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 7% (10.1K lbs to 9.4K lbs).
Veeco Instruments: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Veeco Instruments year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 7% 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: Ammonia.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 10.1K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 10.5K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 10.2K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 11.8K lbs | 1 |
| 2024 | 9.4K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 51.9K lbs | - |
Veeco Instruments · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Veeco Instruments
Closest other reporters in New Jersey - including Rust-Oleum Corp, Rotor Clip Co Inc, Cyalume Specialty Products, ordered by distance.
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Similar Computers and Electronic Products Facilities
Other Computers and Electronic Products facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside New Jersey - e.g. Fujifilm Dimatix Inc., Henkel US Operations Corp, Ttm Technologies N.a. Llc..
Compare beyond New Jersey
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Veeco Instruments on cumulative reported pounds (42.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Fujifilm Dimatix Inc., Phoenix Fabricators & Erectors Inc, Foremost Farms USA. Chemical-count peers include Ecoelectrica LP, Planta Penuelas, Tallaboa Puerto Rico LLC. 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.
- Fujifilm Dimatix Inc. Lebanon, NH · Computers and Electronic Products 42.5K lbs reported
- Phoenix Fabricators & Erectors Inc Sebree, KY · Fabricated Metals 42.5K lbs reported
- Foremost Farms USA Richland Center, WI · Food 42.5K lbs reported
- Championx-Hobbs Hobbs, NM · Chemical Wholesalers 42.5K 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 Ammonia; nearby reporters include Rust-Oleum Corp. Veeco Instruments 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.
Use and verify this record
This Veeco Instruments TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Veeco Instruments totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Somerset, NJ, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (5 years). NAICS 334413 · Computers and Electronic Products. 8.8% of Somerset TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Fujifilm Dimatix Inc. (Δ 5 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Veeco Instruments 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