Facility detail

VISION-EASE LENS INC

7000 SUNWOOD DR NW, RAMSEY, MN, 55303

Parent company: BMC INDUSTRIES INC

Year-over-year total releases

Reported on-site TRI releases in pounds (lbs), grouped by reporting year.

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 Methanol Methyl ethyl ketone 1,3-Dichloro-1,1,2,2,3-pentafluoropropane (HCFC-225cb) 3,3-Dichloro-1,1,1,2,2-pentafluoropropane (HCFC-225ca) Total (lbs)
2003 24,148 18,886 — — 43,034
2002 10,222 20,405 — — 30,627
2001 26,423 25,381 11,578 — 63,382
2000 73,837 40,479 — — 114,316
1999 111,631 41,352 17,310 14,012 184,305
1998 36,062 23,096 20,898 16,917 96,973

▎ 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.