Toxic Release Inventory data for 2024. 23 facilities reported releasing chloroacetic acid.
| Facility | State | On-site (lb) |
|---|---|---|
| Chemical Waste Management Emelle | Alabama | 20.0k |
| Polyventive 140 Executive Drive Calhoun | Georgia | 9.8k |
| Ascent Chemicals Cleveland | Tennessee | 5.9k |
| Polyventive - Rome Rome | Georgia | 4.3k |
| Corteva Agriscience Llc - Midland Midland | Michigan | 3.9k |
| Chattem Chemicals Inc. Chattanooga | Tennessee | 500 |
| Niacet Corp Niagara Falls | New York | 500 |
| Altivia Specialty Chemicals Llc La Porte | Texas | 476 |
| Nouryon Functional Chemicals Llc Axis | Alabama | 377 |
| Ashland Specialty Ingredients Gp Hopewell | Virginia | 234 |
| Solvay Usa Llc Winder | Georgia | 225 |
| Galata Chemicals Llc - Galata Taft Facility Hahnville | Louisiana | 160 |
| Stepan Co Millsdale Road Elwood | Illinois | 84 |
| Verdant Specialty Solutions Us Llc University Park | Illinois | 32 |
| Lubrizol Advanced Materials Inc Bowling Green Bowling Green | Ohio | 13 |
| The Dow Chemical Co Midland | Michigan | 12 |
| Blentech Corp Houston | Texas | 10 |
| Kensing Llc Hopewell | Virginia | 10 |
| Lamberti Usa Conroe Plant 8910 Conroe | Texas | 3 |
| Clean Harbors Deer Park Llc La Porte | Texas | 0 |
| Ross Incineration Services Inc Grafton | Ohio | 0 |
| Tci America Portland | Oregon | 0 |
| Norman Fox & Co Vernon | California | 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, 23 facilities reported releasing chloroacetic acid to EPA's TRI program.
Releases are spread across all three environmental pathways: 26.5k lb to air (stack and fugitive emissions), 26 lb to water (surface water discharges), and 20.0k lb to land (landfills, surface impoundments, and land treatment).
TRI data represents reported releases, not measured environmental concentrations. A facility reporting large releases of chloroacetic acid 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.