EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
American Distillation Inc
Leland, NC
- Total releases
- 95.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 8
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
American Distillation Inc: how the 95.1K lbs splits
95.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 92.4K lbs 97.2%
- Off-site Transfers 2.6K lbs 2.8%
American Distillation Inc's 95.1K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 97.2% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 2.8%. Leading chemical by pounds: tert-Butyl alcohol.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway TRACE-CARC
American Distillation Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Leland, NC, in the chemicals sector. It reported 16.7K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 95.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 4,699 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In North Carolina's 787 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. American Distillation Inc is pounds #160 and chemical-count #69 at 95.1K lbs. Befesa Zinc Metal LLC leads reported pounds (43.1M lbs) at 4 chemicals (chemical-count #158). Pcs Phosphate Co Inc leads chemical count at 29 chemicals (22.9M lbs, pounds #2). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Coatings & Adhesives Corp; Victaulic Co - Leland Facility; Fortron Industries LLC; Stepan Co. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside North Carolina: Sheboygan Paint Co; Poet Biorefining - Fairmont LLC; Vandemark Chemical Inc; Poet Biorefining - Chancellor. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: tert-Butyl alcohol; Methanol; n-Butyl alcohol; Ethylene glycol.
American Distillation Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (97.2% air releases) across 8 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 95.1K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Sheboygan Paint Co and Poet Biorefining - Fairmont LLC.
American Distillation Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
95K lbs Top 18% higher than 82% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
American Distillation Inc: tert-Butyl alcohol-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, American Distillation Inc reports the 936th-largest volume, placing it in the top 23.9% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: tert-Butyl alcohol alone is 71.9% of the total. Scale peers outside North Carolina include Sheboygan Paint Co and Poet Biorefining - Fairmont LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of American Distillation Inc's pounds in one chemical - here tert-Butyl alcohol at 71.9%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- American Distillation Inc's total reported releases fell from 21.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 16.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- American Distillation Inc's off-site transfers rose from 347 lb in 2022 to 693 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- American Distillation Inc's chemicals reported rose from 4 in 2022 to 5 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- American Distillation Inc's air releases fell from 21.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 16.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
American Distillation Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How American Distillation Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 95.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 12% (18.9K lbs to 16.7K lbs).
American Distillation Inc: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows American Distillation Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 12% 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: tert-Butyl alcohol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 18.9K lbs | 7 |
| 2020 | 25.5K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 12.4K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 21.6K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 16.7K lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 8 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| tert-Butyl alcohol | 68.3K lbs | - |
| Methanol | 22.8K lbs | - |
| n-Butyl alcohol | 3.5K lbs | - |
| Ethylene glycol | 287 lbs | - |
| n-Hexane | 114 lbs | - |
| Methyl isobutyl ketone | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cyclohexane | 0 lbs | - |
| N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone | 0 lbs | - |
American Distillation Inc · AIR-pathway site
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest American Distillation Inc on cumulative reported pounds (95.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (8). Release-pound peers include US Navy Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kraft Heinz Foods Co, California Dairies Inc Fresno. Chemical-count peers include Prepa-South Coast Power Plant, Argos Puerto Rico Corp., US Tsubaki Automotive 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 tert-Butyl alcohol, Methanol, n-Butyl alcohol, Ethylene glycol; nearby reporters include Coatings & Adhesives Corp. American Distillation Inc 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 American Distillation Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · TRACE-CARC · lead tert-Butyl alcohol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
American Distillation Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Leland, NC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325199 · Chemicals. 0.9% of Brunswick TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: US Navy Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (Δ 5 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
American Distillation Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead tert-Butyl alcohol. 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