Year-over-year total releases
Reported on-site TRI releases in pounds (lbs), grouped by reporting year.
Facility detail
MERICHEM TECHNOLOGIES LLC CATALYST PLANT
2701 WARRIOR RD, TUSCALOOSA, AL, 35404
Parent company: MERICHEM CO
Carcinogen
— EPA classifications across all reporting years
Top chemical totals
The 10 chemicals with the highest cumulative on-site releases in pounds (lbs) across all available years.
Full release table
Rows are years. Columns show the five highest-total chemicals across all years plus each year's total release volume.
| All values in pounds (lbs) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Cresol (mixed isomers) | Phenol | 2,4-Dimethylphenol | Copper compounds | Cobalt compounds | Total (lbs) |
| 2024 | 687 | — | — | — | — | 687 |
| 2023 | 687 | — | — | — | — | 687 |
| 2022 | 1,119 | — | — | — | 3 | 1,122 |
| 2021 | 1,119 | — | — | — | 2 | 1,121 |
| 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| 2019 | 1,140 | — | — | — | — | 1,142 |
| 2018 | 1,141 | — | — | — | — | 1,143 |
| 2017 | 1,060 | — | — | — | 5 | 1,065 |
| 2016 | 750 | 505 | 505 | — | 5 | 1,765 |
| 2015 | 1,250 | 505 | 505 | — | 5 | 2,265 |
| 2014 | 1,521 | 1,005 | 505 | — | 5 | 3,036 |
| 2013 | 1,250 | 505 | 505 | — | 5 | 2,265 |
| 2012 | 1,250 | 505 | 505 | — | — | 2,260 |
| 2011 | 569 | 289 | 132 | 14 | — | 1,004 |
| 2010 | 500 | 255 | 255 | 73 | — | 1,083 |
| 2009 | 500 | 255 | 255 | 35 | — | 1,045 |
| 2008 | 255 | 255 | 255 | 235 | — | 1,000 |
| 2007 | 255 | 255 | 255 | — | — | 765 |
| 2006 | 255 | 255 | 255 | — | — | 765 |
| 2005 | 255 | 255 | 255 | — | — | 765 |
| 2004 | 500 | 255 | 255 | — | — | 1,010 |
| 2003 | 255 | 250 | 255 | — | — | 760 |
| 2002 | 500 | 29 | 255 | — | — | 784 |
| 2001 | 339 | 30 | 52 | — | — | 421 |
| 2000 | 339 | 30 | 52 | — | — | 421 |
| 1999 | 341 | 28 | 52 | — | — | 421 |
| 1998 | 348 | 28 | 53 | — | — | 429 |
| 1997 | 339 | 27 | 51 | — | — | 417 |
| 1996 | 342 | 28 | 52 | — | — | 422 |
| 1995 | 325 | 26 | 49 | — | — | 400 |
| 1994 | 325 | 26 | 49 | — | — | 400 |
| 1993 | 324 | 26 | 49 | — | — | 399 |
| 1992 | 324 | 26 | 49 | — | — | 399 |
| 1991 | 296 | 24 | 44 | — | — | 364 |
| 1990 | 404 | 31 | 60 | — | — | 495 |
| 1989 | 420 | 34 | 63 | — | — | 517 |
| 1988 | 395 | 32 | 60 | — | — | 487 |
▎ Facilities report to EPA's TRI once they manufacture, process, or use a listed chemical above set thresholds. Once that threshold is crossed, they must report actual releases regardless of size — so a small number reflects genuine low-level discharge, not a data error.