Toxic Release Inventory data for 2024. 12 facilities reported releasing 2-methylpyridine.
| Facility | State | On-site (lb) |
|---|---|---|
| Elemental Environmental Solutions Llc Arkadelphia | Arkansas | 254.8k |
| Ineos Nitriles Usa Llc Lima | Ohio | 16.6k |
| Ineos Nitriles Usa Llc Green Lake Plant Port Lavaca | Texas | 9.4k |
| Rubicon Llc Geismar | Louisiana | 1.9k |
| Corteva Agriscience Llc Pittsburg | California | 1.1k |
| Veolia Es Technical Solutions Llc Port Arthur Facility Beaumont | Texas | 2 |
| Clean Harbors Deer Park Llc La Porte | Texas | 2 |
| Heritage Thermal Services East Liverpool | Ohio | 0 |
| Clean Harbors El Dorado Llc El Dorado | Arkansas | 0 |
| Arcwood Environmental - Orange Llc Orange | Texas | 0 |
| Uss-Clairton Plant Clairton | Pennsylvania | 0 |
The Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) tracks how much of each listed chemical U.S. industrial facilities release into the environment each year. EPA requires facilities in certain industry sectors that manufacture, process, or otherwise use TRI-listed chemicals above threshold amounts to report annually. In 2024, 12 facilities reported releasing 2-methylpyridine to EPA's TRI program.
The primary release pathway is land disposal (280.8k lb), which includes landfills, surface impoundments, land treatment, and underground injection.
TRI data represents reported releases, not measured environmental concentrations. A facility reporting large releases of 2-methylpyridine is not necessarily causing harm at those levels — toxicity, exposure pathways, and local conditions all matter. Conversely, small reported amounts of highly toxic chemicals can pose greater risk than large amounts of less toxic ones. TRI is a transparency tool, not a risk assessment.
For health information about specific chemicals, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) publishes toxicological profiles, and EPA's Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) provides reference doses and cancer classifications.