EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Ascent Chemicals - Danville
Danville, VA · Parent: Ascent Chemicals
- Total releases
- 46.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 18
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Ascent Chemicals - Danville: how the 46.0K lbs splits
46.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 44.8K lbs 97.4%
- Off-site Transfers 1.2K lbs 2.6%
Ascent Chemicals - Danville's 46.0K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 97.4% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 2.6%. Leading chemical by pounds: n-Butyl alcohol.
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 TRACE-CARC
Ascent Chemicals - Danville is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Danville, VA, in the chemicals sector. It reported 7.6K lbs of releases across 14 chemicals in 2023, and 46.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 6,299 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Virginia's 434 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Ascent Chemicals - Danville is pounds #129 and chemical-count #10 at 46.0K lbs. U.S. Army Radford Army Ammunition Plant leads reported pounds (50.1M lbs) at 12 chemicals (chemical-count #15). Axalta Coating Systems USA Llc-Front Royal Plant leads chemical count at 28 chemicals (244.6K lbs, pounds #59). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Intertape Polymer Corp; Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc Plant 29; Jti Leaf Services (us) LLC; The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Virginia: Tnemec Co Inc; Twin State Inc; Poet Biorefining - Hanlontown LLC; Niacet Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: n-Butyl alcohol; Toluene; m-Cresol; Xylene (mixed isomers).
Ascent Chemicals - Danville stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (97.4% air releases) across 18 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 46.0K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Tnemec Co Inc and Twin State Inc.
Ascent Chemicals - Danville vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
46K lbs Top 24% higher than 76% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Ascent Chemicals - Danville in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Ascent Chemicals - Danville reports the 1,325th-largest volume (46.0K lbs). Scale peers outside Virginia include Tnemec Co Inc and Twin State Inc.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Ascent Chemicals - Danville's total reported releases fell from 9.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 7.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ascent Chemicals - Danville's off-site transfers fell from 834 lb in 2022 to 1 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ascent Chemicals - Danville's chemicals reported rose from 10 in 2022 to 14 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ascent Chemicals - Danville's air releases fell from 9.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 7.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Ascent Chemicals - Danville Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Ascent Chemicals - Danville stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
86% less than the comparison
18.0× 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 Ascent Chemicals - Danville releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 46.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 9% (8.4K lbs to 7.6K lbs).
Ascent Chemicals - Danville: 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 Ascent Chemicals - Danville year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 9% 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: n-Butyl alcohol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 8.4K lbs | 10 |
| 2020 | 9.2K lbs | 13 |
| 2021 | 11.0K lbs | 12 |
| 2022 | 9.8K lbs | 10 |
| 2023 | 7.6K lbs | 14 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 18 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| n-Butyl alcohol | 22.0K lbs | - |
| Toluene | 13.1K lbs | - |
| m-Cresol | 7.2K lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 1.7K lbs | - |
| Copper compounds | 833 lbs | - |
| Maleic anhydride | 761 lbs | - |
| Antimony compounds | 343 lbs | - |
| Methyl isobutyl ketone | 20 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Phenol | 17 lbs | - |
| Methanol | 3 lbs | - |
| Ethylene glycol | 0 lbs | - |
| Certain glycol ethers | 0 lbs | - |
| Cyclohexane | 0 lbs | - |
| Butyl acrylate | 0 lbs | - |
| Sodium dicamba | 0 lbs | - |
| Dicamba | 0 lbs | - |
| Diisocyanates | 0 lbs | - |
| Cobalt compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Ascent Chemicals - Danville · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Ascent Chemicals - Danville
Closest other reporters in Virginia - including Intertape Polymer Corp, Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc Plant 29, Jti Leaf Services (us) LLC, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 433 other reporting facilities in Virginia.
Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Virginia - e.g. Tnemec Co Inc, Twin State Inc, Poet Biorefining - Hanlontown LLC.
Compare beyond Virginia
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Ascent Chemicals - Danville on cumulative reported pounds (46.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (18). Release-pound peers include Univar Solutions USA Inc, Toray Plastics (america) Inc, Buckley Oil Co - Midlothian Site. Chemical-count peers include Pride Solvents & Chemical Co of New Jersey, Mpm Silicones LLC, Max Environmental -- Yukon Facility. 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.
- Univar Solutions USA Inc Evendale, OH · Chemical Wholesalers 46.0K lbs reported
- Toray Plastics (america) Inc North Kingstown, RI · Plastics and Rubber 46.0K lbs reported
- Buckley Oil Co - Midlothian Site Midlothian, TX · Chemical Wholesalers 46.0K lbs reported
- Granger Gas Plant Granger, WY · Natural Gas Processing 46.0K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Pride Solvents & Chemical Co of New Jersey Avenel, NJ · Chemical Wholesalers 18 chemicals
- Mpm Silicones LLC Waterford, NY · Chemicals 18 chemicals
- Max Environmental -- Yukon Facility Yukon, PA · Hazardous Waste 18 chemicals
- Desotec US LLC Darlington Facility Darlington, PA · Hazardous Waste 18 chemicals
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 n-Butyl alcohol, Toluene, m-Cresol, Xylene (mixed isomers); nearby reporters include Intertape Polymer Corp. Ascent Chemicals - Danville stamps LIGHT 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 Ascent Chemicals - Danville TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · TRACE-CARC · lead n-Butyl alcohol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Ascent Chemicals - Danville totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Danville, VA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325199 · Chemicals. 4.1% of Pittsylvania TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Univar Solutions USA Inc (Δ 24 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Ascent Chemicals - Danville stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead n-Butyl alcohol. 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