EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Scotts Co
Marysville, OH · Parent: The Scotts Miracle Gro Co LLC
- Total releases
- 5.1M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 9
- Carcinogens
- 3
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Scotts Co: how the 5.1M lbs splits
5.1M lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 5.0M lbs 97.0%
- Off-site Transfers 154.4K lbs 3.0%
- Water Discharges 1.1K lbs <0.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Scotts Co's 5.1M lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 97.0% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 3.0%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
Carcinogen-classified pounds vs other reported pounds
Same cumulative TRI total as above, split by EPA/IARC carcinogen classification on each chemical: pounds share, not chemical count. Classification is not a site health-risk score.
HEAVY volume AIR pathway TRACE-CARC
Scotts Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Marysville, OH, in the chemicals sector. It reported 706.8K lbs of releases across 9 chemicals in 2023, and 5.1M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 419 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Ohio's 1,299 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Scotts Co is pounds #18 and chemical-count #133 at 5.1M lbs. Ineos Nitriles USA LLC leads reported pounds (42.4M lbs) at 31 chemicals (chemical-count #10). Heritage Thermal Services leads chemical count at 217 chemicals (431.4K lbs, pounds #116). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Contitech USA LLC; Shelly Materials Plant 24 (0180000002); Honda of America Manufacturing Inc; Nagase Chemtex America. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Ohio: Dupont Pontchartrain Works; Exxonmobil Baytown Chemical Plant (part); Westlake Longview Corp; Methanex USA Services LLC. Other The Scotts Miracle Gro Co LLC sites in this extract: Scotts Co; Scotts Co Fort Madison Iowa. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Atrazine; Pendimethalin; 2,4-D.
Scotts Co stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant AIR pathway (97.0% air releases) across 9 chemicals · 3 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 5.1M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Dupont Pontchartrain Works and Exxonmobil Baytown Chemical Plant (part).
Scotts Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
5.1M lbs Top 2% higher than 98% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Scotts Co inside Union's TRI pounds
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Scotts Co reports the 79th-largest volume, placing it in the top 2% of its sector. This one site accounts for 77.1% of every pound reported in Union. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 97.5% of the total. Scale peers outside Ohio include Dupont Pontchartrain Works and Exxonmobil Baytown Chemical Plant (part).
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Union's reported pounds (6.7M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Scotts Co's total reported releases fell from 885.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 706.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Scotts Co's water releases fell from 252 lb in 2022 to 123 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Scotts Co's air releases fell from 852.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 677.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Scotts Co's off-site transfers fell from 33.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 29.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Scotts Co Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Scotts Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 5.1M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 33% (1.1M lbs to 706.8K lbs).
Scotts Co: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Scotts Co year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 33% 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: Ammonia.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.1M lbs | 8 |
| 2020 | 1.2M lbs | 8 |
| 2021 | 1.3M lbs | 9 |
| 2022 | 885.5K lbs | 9 |
| 2023 | 706.8K lbs | 9 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 3 of 9 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 5.0M lbs | - |
| Atrazine | 111.3K lbs | - |
| Pendimethalin | 11.6K lbs | - |
| 2,4-D | 4.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Mecoprop | 2.5K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Formaldehyde | 1.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Dicamba | 156 lbs | - |
| 2,4-Dichlorophenol | 0 lbs | - |
| Diisocyanates | 0 lbs | - |
Scotts Co · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Scotts Co
Closest other reporters in Ohio - including Contitech USA LLC, Shelly Materials Plant 24 (0180000002), Honda of America Manufacturing Inc, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 1,298 other reporting facilities in Ohio.
Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Ohio - e.g. Dupont Pontchartrain Works, Exxonmobil Baytown Chemical Plant (part), Westlake Longview Corp.
Compare beyond Ohio
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Scotts Co on cumulative reported pounds (5.1M lbs) and distinct chemical count (9). Release-pound peers include Dupont Pontchartrain Works, Phillips 66 Co Sweeny Refinery Complex, Exxonmobil Baytown Chemical Plant (part). Chemical-count peers include Viatris Pharmaceuticals LLC, Prepa - San Juan Steam Plant, Solutia Inc. 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.
- Dupont Pontchartrain Works La Place, LA · Chemicals 5.1M lbs reported
- Phillips 66 Co Sweeny Refinery Complex Old Ocean, TX · Petroleum 5.1M lbs reported
- Exxonmobil Baytown Chemical Plant (part) Baytown, TX · Chemicals 5.1M lbs reported
- American Electric Power H.w. Pirkey Power Plant Hallsville, TX · Electric Utilities 5.2M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Viatris Pharmaceuticals LLC Barceloneta, PR · Chemicals 9 chemicals
- Prepa - San Juan Steam Plant Puerto Nuevo, PR · Electric Utilities 9 chemicals
- Solutia Inc Springfield, MA · Plastics and Rubber 9 chemicals
- O'Connell Oil Co Merrill Road Facility Pittsfield, MA · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 9 chemicals
Other The Scotts Miracle Gro Co LLC Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Scotts Co, Scotts Co Fort Madison Iowa.
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, Atrazine, Pendimethalin, 2,4-D; nearby reporters include Contitech USA LLC. Scotts Co stamps HEAVY 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.
Use and verify this record
This Scotts Co TRI extract (HEAVY · AIR · TRACE-CARC · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Scotts Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Marysville, OH, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325314 · Chemicals. 77.1% of Union TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Dupont Pontchartrain Works (Δ 6.5K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Scotts Co stamps HEAVY volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC · 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