EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Colors & Effects USA LLC - Pearl Plant
Buchanan, NY · Parent: Sun Chemical Corp
- Total releases
- 19 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Colors & Effects USA LLC - Pearl Plant: how the 19 lbs splits
19 lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 19 lbs 100.0%
Colors & Effects USA LLC - Pearl Plant's 19 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: Toluene.
TRACE volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Colors & Effects USA LLC - Pearl Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Buchanan, NY, in the chemicals sector. It reported 3 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 19 lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 18,033 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. Colors & Effects USA LLC - Pearl Plant is pounds #455 and chemical-count #526 at 19 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). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Certainteed Gypsum Buchanan LLC; Colors & Effects USA LLC - Peekskill Facility; U.S. Army National Guard Camp Smith Training Site Ranges; Bowline Generating Station. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside New York: Buddy's Plant Plus Corp; Dow Chemical Co General Latex & Chemical Corp; Lyondellbasell Advanced Polymers Inc.; Ncoc Inc. Other Sun Chemical Corp sites in this extract: Sun Cosmetics LLC; Sun Chemical Corp Muskegon Plant; Colors & Effects USA LLC - Peekskill Facility; Sun Chemical Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Toluene.
Colors & Effects USA LLC - Pearl Plant stamps TRACE volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 19 lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Buddy's Plant Plus Corp and Dow Chemical Co General Latex & Chemical Corp.
Colors & Effects USA LLC - Pearl Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
19 lbs 31st percentile higher than 31% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Colors & Effects USA LLC - Pearl Plant in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Colors & Effects USA LLC - Pearl Plant reports the 3,288th-largest volume (19 lbs). Scale peers outside New York include Buddy's Plant Plus Corp and Dow Chemical Co General Latex & Chemical Corp.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Colors & Effects USA LLC - Pearl Plant Form-R facts
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See how Colors & Effects USA LLC - Pearl Plant stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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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 Colors & Effects USA LLC - Pearl Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 19 lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 53% (6 lbs to 3 lbs).
Colors & Effects USA LLC - Pearl Plant: annual Form-R pounds
TRACE site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Colors & Effects USA LLC - Pearl Plant year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 53% from 2019 to 2023). 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: Toluene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 6 lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 5 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 3 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 3 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 3 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Toluene | 19 lbs | - |
Colors & Effects USA LLC - Pearl Plant · AIR-pathway site
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Closest other reporters in New York - including Certainteed Gypsum Buchanan LLC, Colors & Effects USA LLC - Peekskill Facility, U.S. Army National Guard Camp Smith Training Site Ranges, ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside New York - e.g. Buddy's Plant Plus Corp, Dow Chemical Co General Latex & Chemical Corp, Lyondellbasell Advanced Polymers Inc..
Other Sun Chemical Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Sun Cosmetics LLC, Sun Chemical Corp Muskegon Plant, Colors & Effects USA LLC - Peekskill Facility.
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 Toluene; nearby reporters include Certainteed Gypsum Buchanan LLC. Colors & Effects USA LLC - Pearl Plant stamps TRACE 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 Colors & Effects USA LLC - Pearl Plant TRI extract (TRACE · AIR · CLEAN · lead Toluene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Colors & Effects USA LLC - Pearl Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Buchanan, NY, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325130 · Chemicals. 0.0% of Westchester TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Ennis Asphalt Storage Facility (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Colors & Effects USA LLC - Pearl Plant stamps TRACE volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Toluene. 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