EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Buckman Laboratories Inc
Memphis, TN · Parent: Buckman Laboratories Inc
- Total releases
- 25.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 12
- Carcinogens
- 3
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Buckman Laboratories Inc: how the 25.4K lbs splits
25.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 23.4K lbs 92.4%
- Off-site Transfers 1.9K lbs 7.6%
Buckman Laboratories Inc's 25.4K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 92.4% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 7.6%. Leading chemical by pounds: Methanol.
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.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
Buckman Laboratories Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Memphis, TN, in the chemicals sector. It reported 3.1K lbs of releases across 12 chemicals in 2023, and 25.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 7,695 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Tennessee's 595 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Buckman Laboratories Inc is pounds #232 and chemical-count #36 at 25.4K lbs. Nyrstar Clarksville Inc leads reported pounds (72.9M lbs) at 13 chemicals (chemical-count #31). Tradebe Treatment & Recycling of Tn leads chemical count at 75 chemicals (6.3M lbs, pounds #13). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Nexair LLC; Materials Packaging Corp; 293 - Memphis Oilseeds; Memphis Cellulose LLC. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Tennessee: Poet Biorefining Lake Crystal; Arclin USA LLC; Teva Pharmaceuticals USA; Front Range Energy. Other Buckman Laboratories Inc sites in this extract: Buckman Laboratories Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Ammonia; Vinyl acetate; Dichloromethane.
Buckman Laboratories Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (92.4% air releases) across 12 chemicals · 3 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 25.4K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Poet Biorefining Lake Crystal and Arclin USA LLC.
Buckman Laboratories Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
25K lbs Top 30% higher than 70% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Buckman Laboratories Inc: Methanol-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Buckman Laboratories Inc reports the 1,622nd-largest volume (25.4K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Methanol alone is 76.9% of the total. Scale peers outside Tennessee include Poet Biorefining Lake Crystal and Arclin USA LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Buckman Laboratories Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Methanol at 76.9%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Buckman Laboratories Inc's total reported releases fell from 3.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Buckman Laboratories Inc's off-site transfers fell from 403 lb in 2022 to 375 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Buckman Laboratories Inc's air releases fell from 2.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Buckman Laboratories Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Buckman Laboratories Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 25.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 50% (6.2K lbs to 3.1K lbs).
Buckman Laboratories 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 Buckman Laboratories Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 50% 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: Methanol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 6.2K lbs | 12 |
| 2020 | 4.6K lbs | 12 |
| 2021 | 8.3K lbs | 12 |
| 2022 | 3.2K lbs | 12 |
| 2023 | 3.1K lbs | 12 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 3 of 12 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 19.5K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 2.4K lbs | - |
| Vinyl acetate | 2.3K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Dichloromethane | 1.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Acrylic acid | 44 lbs | - |
| Certain glycol ethers | 18 lbs | - |
| Acrylamide | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ethylene glycol | 0 lbs | - |
| Maleic anhydride | 0 lbs | - |
| Sodium dimethyldithiocarbamate | 0 lbs | - |
| Potassium dimethyldithiocarbamate | 0 lbs | - |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 0 lbs | - |
Buckman Laboratories Inc · AIR-pathway site
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Closest other reporters in Tennessee - including Nexair LLC, Materials Packaging Corp, 293 - Memphis Oilseeds, ordered by distance.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Buckman Laboratories Inc on cumulative reported pounds (25.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (12). Release-pound peers include American Bluegrass Marble Co Inc, Rec Silicon, Coating & Converting Technologies Corp.. Chemical-count peers include Fmc Agricultural Caribe Industries Ltd, Peerless Oil & Chemicals Inc., Prepa - Aguirre Power Generati on Complex. 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.
- American Bluegrass Marble Co Inc Louisville, KY · Plastics and Rubber 25.4K lbs reported
- Rec Silicon Butte, MT · Primary Metals 25.4K lbs reported
- Coating & Converting Technologies Corp. Philadelphia, PA · Paper 25.4K lbs reported
- Poet Biorefining Lake Crystal Lake Crystal, MN · Chemicals 25.4K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Fmc Agricultural Caribe Industries Ltd Manati, PR · Chemicals 12 chemicals
- Peerless Oil & Chemicals Inc. Penuelas, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 12 chemicals
- Prepa - Aguirre Power Generati on Complex Aguirre, PR · Electric Utilities 12 chemicals
- Citgo Petroleum Corp Braintree, MA · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 12 chemicals
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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 Methanol, Ammonia, Vinyl acetate, Dichloromethane; nearby reporters include Nexair LLC. Buckman Laboratories Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN 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 Buckman Laboratories Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Buckman Laboratories Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Memphis, TN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325998 · Chemicals. 0.1% of Shelby TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: American Bluegrass Marble Co Inc (Δ 4 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Buckman Laboratories Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Methanol. 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