Butyraldehyde

Toxic Release Inventory data for 2024. 22 facilities reported releasing butyraldehyde.

On-site releases235.6k lb
Off-site transfers683.1k lb
Air emissions199.5k lbstack + fugitive
Water discharges3.1k lb

Largest 2024 releasers

FacilityStateOn-site (lb)
Eastman Chemical Co Tennessee Operations
Kingsport
Tennessee53.4k
Eastman Chemical Co Texas Operations
Longview
Texas47.0k
Chemours Washington Works
Washington
West Virginia33.7k
Solutia Inc
Springfield
Massachusetts25.9k
Oxea Corp Bay City Plant
Bay City
Texas16.2k
Kuraray America Inc-Washington Wv
Washington
West Virginia12.6k
Union Carbide Corp Texas City Plant
Texas City
Texas6.9k
Basf Corp Pasadena Plant
Pasadena
Texas2.5k
St Charles Operations (Taft/Star) Union Carbide Corp
Hahnville
Louisiana1.5k
Celanese Ltd Bay City Plant
Bay City
Texas1.5k
Basf Corp - Freeport Site
Freeport
Texas1.0k
Ascend Performance Materials Operations Llc-Decatur Plant
Decatur
Alabama483
Perstorp Polyols Inc
Toledo
Ohio92
Emery Oleochemicals Llc Cincinnati Plant
Cincinnati
Ohio4
Clean Harbors Deer Park Llc
La Porte
Texas1
Norlite Llc
Cohoes
New York0
Ross Incineration Services Inc
Grafton
Ohio0
Dystar Lp
Reidsville
North Carolina0
Santolubes Manufacturing Llc
Spartanburg
South Carolina0
Montana Resources Llc
Butte
Montana0

About Butyraldehyde in the Toxic Release Inventory

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, 22 facilities reported releasing butyraldehyde to EPA's TRI program.

Releases are spread across all three environmental pathways: 199.5k lb to air (stack and fugitive emissions), 3.1k lb to water (surface water discharges), and 33.0k lb to land (landfills, surface impoundments, and land treatment).

TRI data represents reported releases, not measured environmental concentrations. A facility reporting large releases of butyraldehyde 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.