EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Arch Chemicals Inc
Rochester, NY
- Total releases
- 2.1M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 7
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Arch Chemicals Inc: how the 2.2M lbs splits
2.2M lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 2.2M lbs 99.8%
- Air Releases 4.3K lbs 0.2%
Arch Chemicals Inc's 2.2M lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.8% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc compounds.
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
Arch Chemicals Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Rochester, NY, in the chemicals sector. It reported 124.3K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2024, and 2.1M lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 834 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In New York's 581 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Arch Chemicals Inc is pounds #9 and chemical-count #64 at 2.1M lbs. St Lawrence Zinc Co Balmat 4 Mine & Mill leads reported pounds (9.7M lbs) at 10 chemicals (chemical-count #40). Norlite LLC leads chemical count at 93 chemicals (28.3K lbs, pounds #152). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Firth Rixson Inc; Bodycote Thermal Processing; Gmm Pfaudler US Inc.; Rochester Overnight Plating LLC. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside New York: Ames Advanced Materials Corp; Jost Chemical Co Inc; Equistar Chemicals LP; Lubrizol Corp Bayport Facility. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); 3-Iodo-2-propynyl butylcarbamate; Methanol.
Arch Chemicals Inc stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.8% off-site transfers) across 7 chemicals · 1 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 Ames Advanced Materials Corp and Jost Chemical Co Inc.
Arch Chemicals Inc 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
Arch Chemicals Inc inside Monroe's TRI pounds
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Arch Chemicals Inc reports the 167th-largest volume, placing it in the top 4.3% of its sector. This one site accounts for 26.4% of every pound reported in Monroe. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 98.2% of the total. Scale peers outside New York include Ames Advanced Materials Corp and Jost Chemical Co Inc.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Monroe's reported pounds (7.9M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Arch Chemicals Inc's total reported releases fell from 404.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 210.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Arch Chemicals Inc's off-site transfers fell from 404.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 209.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Arch Chemicals Inc's air releases fell from 243 lb in 2022 to 150 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Arch Chemicals Inc Form-R facts
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See how Arch Chemicals Inc stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
473.4× more than the comparison
75% 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 Arch Chemicals Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2.2M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 82% (682.0K lbs to 124.3K lbs).
Arch Chemicals Inc: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Arch Chemicals Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 82% 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: Zinc compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 682.0K lbs | 7 |
| 2020 | 351.2K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 432.2K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 404.5K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 210.1K lbs | 3 |
| 2024 | 124.3K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 1 of 7 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 2.2M lbs | - |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 32.8K lbs | - |
| 3-Iodo-2-propynyl butylcarbamate | 3.7K lbs | - |
| Methanol | 1.9K lbs | - |
| Pyridine | 1.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Chlorine | 597 lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 0 lbs | - |
Arch Chemicals Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Compare beyond New York
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Arch Chemicals Inc on cumulative reported pounds (2.1M lbs) and distinct chemical count (7). Release-pound peers include Siltronic Corp, Ames Advanced Materials Corp, Amsted Rail Co Griffin Wheel Kansas City Facility. Chemical-count peers include Hubbell Caribe Ltd, Celanese Microcircuits Industries Ltd., Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority. 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.
- Siltronic Corp Portland, OR · Computers and Electronic Products 2.1M lbs reported
- Ames Advanced Materials Corp South Plainfield, NJ · Chemicals 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).
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 Zinc compounds, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), 3-Iodo-2-propynyl butylcarbamate, Methanol; nearby reporters include Firth Rixson Inc. Arch Chemicals Inc 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 Arch Chemicals Inc TRI extract (HEAVY · OFFSITE · TRACE-CARC · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Arch Chemicals Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Rochester, NY, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 325199 · Chemicals. 26.4% of Monroe TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Siltronic Corp (Δ 327 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Arch Chemicals Inc stamps HEAVY volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Zinc compounds. 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