EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Wm Barr & Co Inc
Memphis, TN · Parent: Wm Barr & Co Inc
- Total releases
- 37.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 8
- Carcinogens
- 4
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Wm Barr & Co Inc: how the 37.4K lbs splits
37.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 37.3K lbs 99.7%
- Off-site Transfers 122 lbs 0.3%
Wm Barr & Co Inc's 37.4K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 99.7% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 0.3%. 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
Wm Barr & Co Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Memphis, TN, in the chemicals sector. It reported 3.5K lbs of releases across 6 chemicals in 2023, and 37.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 6,808 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. Wm Barr & Co Inc is pounds #207 and chemical-count #84 at 37.4K 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: Memphis Distribution Terminal; Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions Inc. - Memphis; Drexel Chemical Co Vml; Owens Corning Roofing & Asphalt LLC Memphis Trumbull Asphalt. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Tennessee: Sashco Inc.; Lubrizol Advanced Materials; Axalta Coating Systems USA LLC - High Point; Dorf Ketal Energy Services LLC - Midland Site. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Toluene; Xylene (mixed isomers); Certain glycol ethers.
Wm Barr & Co Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (99.7% air releases) across 8 chemicals · 4 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 37.4K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Sashco Inc. and Lubrizol Advanced Materials.
Wm Barr & Co Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
37K lbs Top 26% higher than 74% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Wm Barr & Co Inc: Methanol-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Wm Barr & Co Inc reports the 1,435th-largest volume (37.4K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Methanol alone is 82.9% of the total. Scale peers outside Tennessee include Sashco Inc. and Lubrizol Advanced Materials.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Wm Barr & Co Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Methanol at 82.9%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Wm Barr & Co Inc's total reported releases fell from 4.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Wm Barr & Co Inc's off-site transfers fell from 42 lb in 2022 to 2 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Wm Barr & Co Inc's air releases fell from 4.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Wm Barr & Co Inc's chemicals reported fell from 7 in 2022 to 6 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Wm Barr & Co Inc Form-R facts
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3.7× more than the comparison
33% more than the comparison
Comparison reflects reported pounds and chemical counts, not toxicity or health risk. Averages cover facilities reporting any release.
How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Wm Barr & Co Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 37.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 68% (11.0K lbs to 3.5K lbs).
Wm Barr & Co 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 Wm Barr & Co Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 68% 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 | 11.0K lbs | 7 |
| 2020 | 5.6K lbs | 7 |
| 2021 | 12.8K lbs | 7 |
| 2022 | 4.5K lbs | 7 |
| 2023 | 3.5K lbs | 6 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 4 of 8 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 31.0K lbs | - |
| Toluene | 3.2K lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 1.7K lbs | - |
| Certain glycol ethers | 748 lbs | - |
| Dichloromethane | 637 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ethylbenzene | 158 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Methyl isobutyl ketone | 37 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cumene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Wm Barr & Co Inc · AIR-pathway site
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Wm Barr & Co Inc on cumulative reported pounds (37.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (8). Release-pound peers include Beko Technologies Corp, Sashco Inc., Michigan Sugar Co - Caro Factory. 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.
Similar reported release pounds
Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
Similar chemical count
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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, Toluene, Xylene (mixed isomers), Certain glycol ethers; nearby reporters include Memphis Distribution Terminal. Wm Barr & Co 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 Wm Barr & Co Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Wm Barr & Co Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Memphis, TN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325510 · Chemicals. 0.2% of Shelby TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Beko Technologies Corp (Δ 11 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Wm Barr & Co 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