EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Bethlehem Apparatus Co Inc
Hellertown, PA
- Total releases
- 129.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Bethlehem Apparatus Co Inc: how the 199.3K lbs splits
199.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 199.3K lbs 100.0%
- Air Releases 7 lbs <0.1%
Bethlehem Apparatus Co Inc's 199.3K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at <0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Mercury.
MID volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Bethlehem Apparatus Co Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Hellertown, PA, in the chemicals sector. It reported 70.2K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2024, and 129.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 4,050 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Pennsylvania's 1,010 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Bethlehem Apparatus Co Inc is pounds #164 and chemical-count #795 at 129.1K lbs. Max Environmental -- Yukon Facility leads reported pounds (34.8M lbs) at 18 chemicals (chemical-count #24). Keystone Cement Co leads chemical count at 53 chemicals (155.4K lbs, pounds #149). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Lehigh Heavy Forge Corp; Praxair Distribution Inc; Bethlehem Energy Center; National Magnetics Group Inc. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Pennsylvania: Nouryon Functional Chemicals LLC; Air Products & Chemicals Inc - Garyville Smr; Tci Inc.; Huntsman Advanced Materials Americas LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Mercury.
Bethlehem Apparatus Co Inc stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 129.1K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Nouryon Functional Chemicals LLC and Air Products & Chemicals Inc - Garyville Smr.
Bethlehem Apparatus Co Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
129K lbs Top 16% higher than 84% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Bethlehem Apparatus Co Inc: Mercury-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Bethlehem Apparatus Co Inc reports the 780th-largest volume, placing it in the top 19.9% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Mercury alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Pennsylvania include Nouryon Functional Chemicals LLC and Air Products & Chemicals Inc - Garyville Smr.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Bethlehem Apparatus Co Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Mercury at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Bethlehem Apparatus Co Inc's total reported releases rose from 18.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 54.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Bethlehem Apparatus Co Inc's off-site transfers rose from 18.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 54.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Bethlehem Apparatus Co Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Bethlehem Apparatus Co Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 199.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases increased by 100% (35.1K lbs to 70.2K lbs).
Bethlehem Apparatus Co Inc: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Bethlehem Apparatus Co Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 100% 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: Mercury.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 35.1K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 19.8K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 1.2K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 18.2K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 54.7K lbs | 1 |
| 2024 | 70.2K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Mercury | 199.3K lbs | - |
Bethlehem Apparatus Co Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Compare beyond Pennsylvania
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Bethlehem Apparatus Co Inc on cumulative reported pounds (129.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Nouryon Functional Chemicals LLC, Roseburg Forest Products Co-Ewp Facility, Covalence Adhesives. 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.
- Nouryon Functional Chemicals LLC La Porte, TX · Chemicals 129.0K lbs reported
- Roseburg Forest Products Co-Ewp Facility Riddle, OR · Wood Products 129.0K lbs reported
- Covalence Adhesives Franklin, KY · Plastics and Rubber 129.1K lbs reported
- Metal Source LLC Huntington, IN · Primary Metals 129.0K 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 Mercury; nearby reporters include Lehigh Heavy Forge Corp. Bethlehem Apparatus Co Inc stamps MID volume · OFFSITE 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 Bethlehem Apparatus Co Inc TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Mercury) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Bethlehem Apparatus Co Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Hellertown, PA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 325180 · Chemicals. 2.9% of Northampton TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Nouryon Functional Chemicals LLC (Δ 29 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Bethlehem Apparatus Co Inc stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Mercury. 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