EPA TRI Facility · Other
Union Carbide Corp Technology Park Operations
South Charleston, WV · Parent: The Dow Chemical Co
- Total releases
- 155.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Union Carbide Corp Technology Park Operations: how the 155.0K lbs splits
155.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 155.0K lbs 100.0%
Union Carbide Corp Technology Park Operations's 155.0K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Ethylene.
MID volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Union Carbide Corp Technology Park Operations is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in South Charleston, WV, in the other sector. It reported 30.1K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 155.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,692 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In West Virginia's 182 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Union Carbide Corp Technology Park Operations is pounds #50 and chemical-count #112 at 155.0K lbs. Harrison Power Station leads reported pounds (32.5M lbs) at 29 chemicals (chemical-count #2). Mount Storm Power Station leads chemical count at 31 chemicals (5.6M lbs, pounds #7). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Univation Technologies LLC; Innovative Water Care LLC; Union Carbide Corp South Charleston Facility; Covestro LLC. Similar-scale Other peers outside West Virginia: US Navy Naval Air Facility el Centro; US Marine Corps Air Station Miramar; U.S. Doe Argonne National Laboratory; US Dod Usaf Mountain Home Afb. Other The Dow Chemical Co sites in this extract: Dow Chemical Co Freeport Facility; Rohm & Haas Chemicals LLC; Dow Chemical Co; Dow Chemical Co General Latex & Chemical Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ethylene; Propylene.
Union Carbide Corp Technology Park Operations stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 155.0K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include US Navy Naval Air Facility el Centro and US Marine Corps Air Station Miramar.
Union Carbide Corp Technology Park Operations vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
155K lbs Top 14% higher than 86% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Union Carbide Corp Technology Park Operations: Ethylene-led volume
Among the 632 Other facilities in this database, Union Carbide Corp Technology Park Operations reports the 101st-largest volume, placing it in the top 16% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ethylene alone is 70.5% of the total. Scale peers outside West Virginia include US Navy Naval Air Facility el Centro and US Marine Corps Air Station Miramar.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Union Carbide Corp Technology Park Operations's pounds in one chemical - here Ethylene at 70.5%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Union Carbide Corp Technology Park Operations's total reported releases fell from 33.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 30.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Union Carbide Corp Technology Park Operations's air releases fell from 33.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 30.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Union Carbide Corp Technology Park Operations Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Union Carbide Corp Technology Park Operations releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 155.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 1% (29.9K lbs to 30.1K lbs).
Union Carbide Corp Technology Park Operations: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Union Carbide Corp Technology Park Operations year-over-year reported totals (increased by 1% 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: Ethylene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 29.9K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 29.0K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 32.6K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 33.3K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 30.1K lbs | 2 |
Union Carbide Corp Technology Park Operations · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Union Carbide Corp Technology Park Operations
Closest other reporters in West Virginia - including Univation Technologies LLC, Innovative Water Care LLC, Union Carbide Corp South Charleston Facility, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 181 other reporting facilities in West Virginia.
Similar Other Facilities
Other Other facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside West Virginia - e.g. US Navy Naval Air Facility el Centro, US Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, U.S. Doe Argonne National Laboratory.
Compare beyond West Virginia
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Union Carbide Corp Technology Park Operations on cumulative reported pounds (155.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Mueller - North Foundry, Danisco US Inc, Boise Cascade Wood Products LLC Medford Plywood. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. 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.
- Mueller - North Foundry Decatur, IL · Primary Metals 154.9K lbs reported
- Danisco US Inc Cedar Rapids, IA · Chemicals 155.1K lbs reported
- Boise Cascade Wood Products LLC Medford Plywood Medford, OR · Wood Products 155.1K lbs reported
- Virginia Marble Manufacturers Inc Kenbridge, VA · Plastics and Rubber 155.1K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other The Dow Chemical Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Dow Chemical Co Freeport Facility, Rohm & Haas Chemicals LLC, Dow Chemical Co.
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 Ethylene, Propylene; nearby reporters include Univation Technologies LLC. Union Carbide Corp Technology Park Operations stamps MID volume · AIR 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 Union Carbide Corp Technology Park Operations TRI extract (MID · AIR · CLEAN · lead Ethylene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Union Carbide Corp Technology Park Operations totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for South Charleston, WV, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 541715 · Other. 4.3% of Kanawha TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Mueller - North Foundry (Δ 101 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Union Carbide Corp Technology Park Operations stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Ethylene. 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