EPA TRI Facility · Nonmetallic Mineral Product
Ceradyne Inc a 3M Co
Seattle, WA · Parent: 3M Technical Ceramics
- Total releases
- 14.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Ceradyne Inc a 3M Co: how the 14.4K lbs splits
14.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 14.2K lbs 99.1%
- Air Releases 134 lbs 0.9%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Ceradyne Inc a 3M Co's 14.4K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.1% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.9%. Leading chemical by pounds: Lead.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-HEAVY
Ceradyne Inc a 3M Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Seattle, WA, in the nonmetallic mineral product sector. It reported 8.8K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2022, and 14.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2022 reporting years. That ranks 8,982 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Washington's 311 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Ceradyne Inc a 3M Co is pounds #137 and chemical-count #246 at 14.4K lbs. Lamb Weston Inc Richland Facility leads reported pounds (13.1M lbs) at 3 chemicals (chemical-count #106). Hf Sinclair Puget Sound Refining LLC leads chemical count at 46 chemicals (711.7K lbs, pounds #26). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Emerald Services Inc; Cascade Columbia Distribution; General Biodiesel Seattle LLC; Glacier Northwest Inc East Marginal Way Plant. Similar-scale Nonmetallic Mineral Product peers outside Washington: Saint-Gobain Advanced Ceramics -Structural Ceramics; Huber Engineered Materials; Bullard Abrasives Inc; Cardinal Glass. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Lead.
Ceradyne Inc a 3M Co stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.1% off-site transfers) across 1 chemical · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 14.4K lbs (2019–2022). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Saint-Gobain Advanced Ceramics -Structural Ceramics and Huber Engineered Materials.
Ceradyne Inc a 3M Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
14K lbs Top 35% higher than 65% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Ceradyne Inc a 3M Co: Lead-led volume
Among the 3,265 Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities in this database, Ceradyne Inc a 3M Co reports the 335th-largest volume, placing it in the top 10.3% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Lead alone is 100% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 100% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Washington include Saint-Gobain Advanced Ceramics -Structural Ceramics and Huber Engineered Materials.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Ceradyne Inc a 3M Co's pounds in one chemical - here Lead at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Ceradyne Inc a 3M Co Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Ceradyne Inc a 3M Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 14.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2022, total releases increased by 582% (1.3K lbs to 8.8K lbs).
Ceradyne Inc a 3M Co: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2022
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
What this shows Ceradyne Inc a 3M Co year-over-year reported totals (increased by 582% from 2019 to 2022). 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: Lead.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.3K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 2.4K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 1.9K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 8.8K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2022). 1 of 1 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Lead | 14.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
Ceradyne Inc a 3M Co · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Ceradyne Inc a 3M Co on cumulative reported pounds (14.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Chardon Custom Polymers, Jeld-Wen, Byk USA Inc. Chemical-count peers include Ecoelectrica LP, Planta Penuelas, Tallaboa Puerto Rico LLC. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
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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 Lead; nearby reporters include Emerald Services Inc. Ceradyne Inc a 3M Co stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-HEAVY 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 Ceradyne Inc a 3M Co TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-HEAVY · lead Lead) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Ceradyne Inc a 3M Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Seattle, WA, latest year 2022. Form-R rows span 2019–2022 (4 years). NAICS 327212 · Nonmetallic Mineral Product. 0.2% of King TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Chardon Custom Polymers (Δ 2 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Ceradyne Inc a 3M Co stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Lead. 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