EPA TRI Facility · Chemical Wholesalers
Slack Chemical Co. Inc.
Carthage, NY · Parent: Slack Chemical Co Inc
- Total releases
- 7.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 7
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Slack Chemical Co. Inc.: how the 8.4K lbs splits
8.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 8.4K lbs 100.0%
Slack Chemical Co. Inc.'s 8.4K 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: Ammonia.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Slack Chemical Co. Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Carthage, NY, in the chemical wholesalers sector. It reported 1.1K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2024, and 7.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 10,451 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. Slack Chemical Co. Inc. is pounds #243 and chemical-count #79 at 7.3K 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: Ox Specialty Paper LLC; Lydall Performance Materials; US Army Fort Drum; Griffith Energy - Lowville. Similar-scale Chemical Wholesalers peers outside New York: Brenntag Great Lakes LLC; Harcros Chemicals Inc; Airgas Specialty Products-Riverdale Il; Airgas Specialty Products-Palmerton Pa. Other Slack Chemical Co Inc sites in this extract: Slack Chemical Co. Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Methanol; Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Nitric acid.
Slack Chemical Co. Inc. stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 7 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 7.3K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Brenntag Great Lakes LLC and Harcros Chemicals Inc.
Slack Chemical Co. Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
7.3K lbs Top 40% higher than 60% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Slack Chemical Co. Inc. in the Chemical Wholesalers sector extract
Among the 530 Chemical Wholesalers facilities in this database, Slack Chemical Co. Inc. reports the 167th-largest volume (7.3K lbs). Scale peers outside New York include Brenntag Great Lakes LLC and Harcros Chemicals Inc.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Slack Chemical Co. Inc.'s total reported releases rose from 1.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Slack Chemical Co. Inc.'s air releases rose from 1.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Slack Chemical Co. Inc. Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Slack Chemical Co. Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 8.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 32% (1.6K lbs to 1.1K lbs).
Slack Chemical Co. 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 Slack Chemical Co. Inc. year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 32% 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: Ammonia.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.6K lbs | 6 |
| 2020 | 1.5K lbs | 6 |
| 2021 | 1.8K lbs | 6 |
| 2022 | 1.2K lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 1.3K lbs | 5 |
| 2024 | 1.1K lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 4.6K lbs | - |
| Methanol | 3.2K lbs | - |
| Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 600 lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 0 lbs | - |
| Toluene | 0 lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 0 lbs | - |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 0 lbs | - |
Slack Chemical Co. Inc. · AIR-pathway site
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Slack Chemical Co. Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (7.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (7). Release-pound peers include Texas City Extraction Plant, Transnorm System, The Procter & Gamble Paper Products Co. 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.
- Texas City Extraction Plant Texas City, TX · Natural Gas Processing 7.3K lbs reported
- Transnorm System Arlington, TX · Machinery 7.3K lbs reported
- The Procter & Gamble Paper Products Co Albany, GA · Paper 7.3K lbs reported
- Crowley Valdez Facility Valdez, AK · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 7.3K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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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 Ammonia, Methanol, Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Nitric acid; nearby reporters include Ox Specialty Paper LLC. Slack Chemical Co. 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.
Use and verify this record
This Slack Chemical Co. Inc. TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Slack Chemical Co. Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Carthage, NY, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 424690 · Chemical Wholesalers. 0.9% of Jefferson TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Texas City Extraction Plant (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Slack Chemical Co. Inc. stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Ammonia. 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