EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Occidental Chemical Corp Niagara Plant
Niagara Falls, NY · Parent: Occidental Chemical Holding Corp
- Total releases
- 2.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 6
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Occidental Chemical Corp Niagara Plant: how the 2.7K lbs splits
2.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 2.6K lbs 97.0%
- Off-site Transfers 78 lbs 2.9%
- Water Discharges 2 lbs 0.1%
Occidental Chemical Corp Niagara Plant's 2.7K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 97.0% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 2.9%. Leading chemical by pounds: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size).
LIGHT volume AIR pathway TRACE-CARC
Occidental Chemical Corp Niagara Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Niagara Falls, NY, in the chemicals sector. It reported 790 lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2021, and 2.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2021 reporting years. That ranks 12,317 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. Occidental Chemical Corp Niagara Plant is pounds #297 and chemical-count #102 at 2.7K 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). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co; Niacet Corp; Allied Waste Niagara Falls Landfill; Olin Corp. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside New York: Chemaid Laboratories Inc.; Nova Molecular Recovery Qozb Holdings LLC; Sika Corp; Ppg Industries - Grand Haven. Other Occidental Chemical Holding Corp sites in this extract: Oxy Vinyls LP la Porte Vcm Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Chlorine; Lead And Lead Compounds; Lead compounds.
Occidental Chemical Corp Niagara Plant stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (97.0% air releases) across 6 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 2.7K lbs (2019–2021). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Chemaid Laboratories Inc. and Nova Molecular Recovery Qozb Holdings LLC.
Occidental Chemical Corp Niagara Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
2.7K lbs Top 47% higher than 53% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Occidental Chemical Corp Niagara Plant: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Occidental Chemical Corp Niagara Plant reports the 2,555th-largest volume (2.7K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) alone is 69.6% of the total. Scale peers outside New York include Chemaid Laboratories Inc. and Nova Molecular Recovery Qozb Holdings LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Occidental Chemical Corp Niagara Plant's pounds in one chemical - here Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) at 69.6%. Not a toxicity score.
Occidental Chemical Corp Niagara Plant Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Occidental Chemical Corp Niagara Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2021, total releases decreased by 19% (973 lbs to 790 lbs).
Occidental Chemical Corp Niagara Plant: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2021
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
What this shows Occidental Chemical Corp Niagara Plant year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 19% from 2019 to 2021). 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: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 973 lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 888 lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 790 lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2021). 2 of 6 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 1.8K lbs | - |
| Chlorine | 726 lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 61 lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 18 lbs | - |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Asbestos (friable) | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Occidental Chemical Corp Niagara Plant · AIR-pathway site
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Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Occidental Chemical Corp Niagara Plant on cumulative reported pounds (2.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (6). Release-pound peers include John Deere Thibodaux, Certified Alloy Products Inc, Univar Solutions USA Inc.. Chemical-count peers include Eaton Intelligent Power Ltd, Leoni Wire Inc, Turf Care Supply-Hatfield Plant. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
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Similar chemical count
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Other Occidental Chemical Holding Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Oxy Vinyls LP la Porte Vcm Plant.
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 Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Chlorine, Lead And Lead Compounds, Lead compounds; nearby reporters include Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. Occidental Chemical Corp Niagara Plant stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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.
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This Occidental Chemical Corp Niagara Plant TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · TRACE-CARC · lead Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Occidental Chemical Corp Niagara Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Niagara Falls, NY, latest year 2021. Form-R rows span 2019–2021 (3 years). NAICS 325180 · Chemicals. 0.0% of Niagara TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Iwg Nest Inc- Rome (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Occidental Chemical Corp Niagara Plant stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size). 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