EPA TRI Facility · Computers and Electronic Products
Knowles Capacitors
Cazenovia, NY · Parent: Knowles Capitol Holdings Inc
- Total releases
- 10.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Knowles Capacitors: how the 11.2K lbs splits
11.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 11.2K lbs 100.0%
Knowles Capacitors's 11.2K 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: Methanol.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Knowles Capacitors is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Cazenovia, NY, in the computers and electronic products sector. It reported 523 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2024, and 10.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 9,682 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. Knowles Capacitors is pounds #211 and chemical-count #446 at 10.7K 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: Marquardt Switches Inc; Callanan Industries Inc. Oxbow Facility; Cpp-Syracuse; Iwg Nest Llc- Canastota. Similar-scale Computers and Electronic Products peers outside New York: Canon Virginia Inc; Tsi Semiconductors America, LLC; Sumco Phoenix-Albuquerque; Ttm Printed Circuit Group - Stafford Div. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol.
Knowles Capacitors stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 10.7K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Canon Virginia Inc and Tsi Semiconductors America, LLC.
Knowles Capacitors vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
11K lbs Top 37% higher than 63% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Knowles Capacitors: Methanol-led volume
Among the 760 Computers and Electronic Products facilities in this database, Knowles Capacitors reports the 152nd-largest volume, placing it in the top 20% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Methanol alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside New York include Canon Virginia Inc and Tsi Semiconductors America, LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Knowles Capacitors's pounds in one chemical - here Methanol at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Knowles Capacitors's total reported releases fell from 613 lb in 2022 to 577 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Knowles Capacitors's air releases fell from 613 lb in 2022 to 577 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Knowles Capacitors Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Knowles Capacitors releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 11.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 93% (7.3K lbs to 523 lbs).
Knowles Capacitors: 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 Knowles Capacitors year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 93% 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 | 7.3K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 1.3K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 938 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 613 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 577 lbs | 1 |
| 2024 | 523 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 11.2K lbs | - |
Knowles Capacitors · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Knowles Capacitors
Closest other reporters in New York - including Marquardt Switches Inc, Callanan Industries Inc. Oxbow Facility, Cpp-Syracuse, 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 York - e.g. Canon Virginia Inc, Tsi Semiconductors America, LLC, Sumco Phoenix-Albuquerque.
Compare beyond New York
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Knowles Capacitors on cumulative reported pounds (10.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Enable Products/wheeler Natural Gas Processing Plant, Sun Chemical Corp Color Intermediates, US Marine Corps McAs Beaufort Station (station). 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.
- Enable Products/wheeler Natural Gas Processing Plant Wheeler, TX · Natural Gas Processing 10.7K lbs reported
- Sun Chemical Corp Color Intermediates Cincinnati, OH · Chemicals 10.7K lbs reported
- US Marine Corps McAs Beaufort Station (station) Beaufort, SC · Other 10.7K lbs reported
- Byk USA Inc. Louisville, KY · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 10.7K 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 Methanol; nearby reporters include Marquardt Switches Inc. Knowles Capacitors 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 Knowles Capacitors TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Knowles Capacitors totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Cazenovia, NY, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 334416 · Computers and Electronic Products. 3.7% of Madison TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Enable Products/wheeler Natural Gas Processing Plant (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Knowles Capacitors 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