EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Benjamin Moore & Co-Dallas
Mesquite, TX · Parent: Berkshire Hathaway Inc
- Total releases
- 4.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Benjamin Moore & Co-Dallas: how the 4.5K lbs splits
4.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 3.4K lbs 76.0%
- Air Releases 1.1K lbs 24.0%
Benjamin Moore & Co-Dallas's 4.5K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 76.0% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 24.0%. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc compounds.
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 OFFSITE pathway TRACE-CARC
Benjamin Moore & Co-Dallas is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Mesquite, TX, in the chemicals sector. It reported 1.3K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 4.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 11,370 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Texas's 2,016 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Benjamin Moore & Co-Dallas is pounds #1091 and chemical-count #1028 at 4.5K lbs. Ascend Performance Materials-Chocolate Bayou Plant leads reported pounds (94.0M lbs) at 36 chemicals (chemical-count #35). Veolia Es Technical Solutions LLC Port Arthur Facility leads chemical count at 246 chemicals (1.5M lbs, pounds #112). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Mesquite Plant; Txi-Lake June Road Ready Mix; Senox Corp; Univar USA Inc Mesquite. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Texas: Dober Chemical Corp (woodridge); Royal Oak Enterprises-Snow; Alvar Resins Inc.; World Energy Natchez LLC. Other Berkshire Hathaway Inc sites in this extract: Cerro Wire LLC; Midamerican Energy Co Walter Scott Jr Energy Center; Pacificorp Dave Johnston Plant; Pacificorp Jim Bridger Plant & Bridger Coal Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Lead; Vinyl acetate.
Benjamin Moore & Co-Dallas stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (76.0% off-site transfers) across 3 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 4.5K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Dober Chemical Corp (woodridge) and Royal Oak Enterprises-Snow.
Benjamin Moore & Co-Dallas vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
4.5K lbs Top 44% higher than 56% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Benjamin Moore & Co-Dallas: Zinc compounds-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Benjamin Moore & Co-Dallas reports the 2,345th-largest volume (4.5K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is more than 99.9% of the total. Scale peers outside Texas include Dober Chemical Corp (woodridge) and Royal Oak Enterprises-Snow.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Benjamin Moore & Co-Dallas's pounds in one chemical - here Zinc compounds at more than 99.9%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Benjamin Moore & Co-Dallas's total reported releases rose from 1.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Benjamin Moore & Co-Dallas's chemicals reported fell from 3 in 2022 to 2 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Benjamin Moore & Co-Dallas's off-site transfers rose from 821 lb in 2022 to 979 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Benjamin Moore & Co-Dallas's air releases rose from 260 lb in 2022 to 308 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Benjamin Moore & Co-Dallas Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Benjamin Moore & Co-Dallas releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 4.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 134% (550 lbs to 1.3K lbs).
Benjamin Moore & Co-Dallas: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Benjamin Moore & Co-Dallas year-over-year reported totals (increased by 134% 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: Zinc compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 550 lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 635 lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 986 lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 1.1K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 1.3K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 3 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 4.5K lbs | - |
| Lead | 4 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Vinyl acetate | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Benjamin Moore & Co-Dallas · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Benjamin Moore & Co-Dallas on cumulative reported pounds (4.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Aurora Organic Dairy Corp, Tesoro - San Diego Terminal, Dober Chemical Corp (woodridge). Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Berkshire Hathaway Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Cerro Wire LLC, Midamerican Energy Co Walter Scott Jr Energy Center, Pacificorp Dave Johnston Plant.
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 Zinc compounds, Lead, Vinyl acetate; nearby reporters include Mesquite Plant. Benjamin Moore & Co-Dallas stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE 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 Benjamin Moore & Co-Dallas TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · TRACE-CARC · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Benjamin Moore & Co-Dallas totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Mesquite, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325510 · Chemicals. 0.1% of Dallas TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Aurora Organic Dairy Corp (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Benjamin Moore & Co-Dallas stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Zinc compounds. 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