EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Novozymes
Salem, VA · Parent: Novozymes Biologicals Inc
- Total releases
- 8 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Novozymes: how the 8 lbs splits
8 lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 8 lbs 100.0%
Novozymes's 8 lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
TRACE volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Novozymes is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Salem, VA, in the chemicals sector. It reported 8 lbs of releases across 1 chemical, summed over every year it filed. That ranks 18,704 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. Novozymes is pounds #366 and chemical-count #395 at 8 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). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Ge Drives & Controls; Novozymes Biologicals Inc; Yokohama Tire Manufacturing Virginia LLC; Graham-White Manufacturing Co.. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Virginia: Matheson Trigas Longmont Co Branch; E-Chem LLC; Lakeside Plastics Inc; Sylvin Technologies Inc.. Other Novozymes Biologicals Inc sites in this extract: Novozymes Biologicals Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
Novozymes stamps TRACE volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 8 lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Matheson Trigas Longmont Co Branch and E-Chem LLC.
Novozymes vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
8 lbs 28th percentile higher than 28% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Novozymes in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Novozymes reports the 3,330th-largest volume (8 lbs). Scale peers outside Virginia include Matheson Trigas Longmont Co Branch and E-Chem LLC.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Novozymes Form-R facts
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See how Novozymes stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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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 Novozymes releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 8 lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 100% (3 lbs to 0 lbs).
Novozymes: annual Form-R pounds
TRACE site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Novozymes year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 100% 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: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3 lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 8 lbs | - |
Novozymes · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Novozymes
Closest other reporters in Virginia - including Ge Drives & Controls, Novozymes Biologicals Inc, Yokohama Tire Manufacturing Virginia LLC, ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Virginia - e.g. Matheson Trigas Longmont Co Branch, E-Chem LLC, Lakeside Plastics Inc.
Other Novozymes Biologicals Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Novozymes Biologicals Inc.
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 Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); nearby reporters include Ge Drives & Controls. Novozymes stamps TRACE 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 Novozymes TRI extract (TRACE · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Novozymes totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Salem, VA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325414 · Chemicals. 0.0% of Roanoke TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Mayco International LLC (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Novozymes stamps TRACE volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). 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