EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Finger Lakes Chemical Inc
Rochester, NY
- Total releases
- 1.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Finger Lakes Chemical Inc: how the 1.5K lbs splits
1.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 1.5K lbs 97.3%
- Off-site Transfers 42 lbs 2.7%
Finger Lakes Chemical Inc's 1.5K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 97.3% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 2.7%. Leading chemical by pounds: Methanol.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Finger Lakes Chemical Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Rochester, NY, in the chemicals sector. It reported 501 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2024, and 1.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 13,810 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. Finger Lakes Chemical Inc is pounds #341 and chemical-count #488 at 1.0K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: High Falls Operating Co LLC; Upstate Niagara Cooperative Inc.; Ametek Power Instruments; Rochester Steel Treating Works Inc.. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside New York: Cjb Industries Inc Cs Plant; Diversified Cpc International Inc; US Ecology Alaska LLC; Lgc Biosearch Technologies Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol.
Finger Lakes Chemical Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (97.3% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.0K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Cjb Industries Inc Cs Plant and Diversified Cpc International Inc.
Finger Lakes Chemical Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.0K lbs 47th percentile higher than 47% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Finger Lakes Chemical Inc: Methanol-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Finger Lakes Chemical Inc reports the 2,822nd-largest volume (1.0K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Methanol alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside New York include Cjb Industries Inc Cs Plant and Diversified Cpc International Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Finger Lakes Chemical Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Methanol at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Finger Lakes Chemical Inc's total reported releases rose from 210 lb in 2022 to 255 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Finger Lakes Chemical Inc's air releases rose from 205 lb in 2022 to 250 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Finger Lakes Chemical Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Finger Lakes Chemical Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases increased by 335% (115 lbs to 501 lbs).
Finger Lakes Chemical Inc: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Finger Lakes Chemical Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 335% 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: Methanol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 115 lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 252 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 205 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 210 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 255 lbs | 1 |
| 2024 | 501 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 1.5K lbs | - |
Finger Lakes Chemical Inc · AIR-pathway site
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Closest other reporters in New York - including High Falls Operating Co LLC, Upstate Niagara Cooperative Inc., Ametek Power Instruments, ordered by distance.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Finger Lakes Chemical Inc on cumulative reported pounds (1.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Cjb Industries Inc Cs Plant, Prince Agri Products Inc., Coastal Chemical Co LLC. 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.
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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 Methanol; nearby reporters include High Falls Operating Co LLC. Finger Lakes Chemical Inc 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.
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This Finger Lakes Chemical Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Finger Lakes Chemical Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Rochester, NY, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 325998 · Chemicals. 0.0% of Monroe TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Cjb Industries Inc Cs Plant (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Finger Lakes Chemical Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Methanol. 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