Milford Company Fourth Highest Polluter In NH

Hitchiner Manufacturing has once again been listed as one of the biggest polluters in the state of New Hampshire.

This information is part of the EPA’s most recent Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) data for New Hampshire, which shows that overall releases of pollutants to the environment have decreased since the previous reporting year (2010).

Each year, EPA makes publicly available TRI data reported by industries throughout the United States regarding chemical releases to air, water and land by power plants, manufacturers and other facilities which employ ten or more workers and exceed thresholds for chemicals. 

Reporting includes information on chemicals released at a company's facility, as well as those transported to disposal facilities off site. TRI data do not reflect the relative toxicity of the chemicals emitted or potential exposure to people living in a community with reported releases.

Facilities must report their chemical disposals and releases by July 1 of each year. EPA made the 2011 preliminary TRI dataset available on Oct. 31, 2012.

The ten facilities that reported the largest quantity of on- and off-site environmental releases in New Hampshire under TRI for 2011 were:

2011 Rank

Company

2011 Total on-and off-site disposal or other releases

2010 Rank

1

MERRIMACK STATION. 97 RIVER RD, BOW NEW HAMPSHIRE 03304 (MERRIMACK)

1,676,100

1

2

SCHILLER STATION. 400 GOSLING RD, PORTSMOUTH NEW HAMPSHIRE 03801 (ROCKINGHAM)

97,783

2

3

NEW NGC INC D/B/A NATIONAL GYPSUM CO. MICHAEL J SUCCI DR, PORTSMOUTH NEW HAMPSHIRE 03802 (ROCKINGHAM)

79,916

3

4

HITCHINER MANUFACTURING CO INC. OLD WILTON RD, MILFORD NEW HAMPSHIRE 03055 (HILLSBOROUGH)

22,391

6

5

EP NEWINGTON ENERGY LLC. 200 SHATTUCK WAY, NEWINGTON NEW HAMPSHIRE 03801 (ROCKINGHAM)

21,974

8

6

NASHUA - A CENVEO CO. 59 DANIEL WEBSTER HWY, MERRIMACK NEW HAMPSHIRE 03054 (HILLSBOROUGH)

20,625

4

7

HUTCHINSON SEALING SYSTEMS INC. 171 RT 85, NEWFIELDS NEW HAMPSHIRE 03856 (ROCKINGHAM)

16,268

7

8

VELCRO USA INC. 406 BROWN AVE, MANCHESTER NEW HAMPSHIRE 03103 (HILLSBOROUGH)

15,750

9

9

WORTHEN INDUSTRIES INC UPACO DIV. 3 E SPITBROOK RD, NASHUA NEW HAMPSHIRE 03060 (HILLSBOROUGH)

12,431

18

10

EASTERN BOATS INC. 11 INDUSTRIAL WAY, MILTON NEW HAMPSHIRE 03851 (STRAFFORD)

12,176

13

During 2011, the latest year for which data are available, approximately 18.96 million pounds of chemicals were released in the six New England states, a reduction of about 1,690,960 pounds. In New Hampshire, 139 facilities reported in 2011 approximately 2.1 million pounds (a decrease of 1,218,609 pounds). Approximately 92.58 percent of releases in New Hampshire were emitted to the air during 2011. Approximately 0.96 percent of releases in New Hampshire were released to the land during 2011. 

The top ten chemicals released to the environment on- and off-site during 2011 in New Hampshire were:

2011 Rank

2011 Chemical

Total on-and off-site disposal or other releases

2010 Rank

1

Hydrochloric acid (1995 and after "acid aerosols" only)

1,083,232

1

2

Sulfuric acid (1994 and after "acid aerosols" only)

566,606

2

3

Ammonia

139,816

4

4

Hydrogen fluoride

55,673

3

5

Toluene

35,051

7

6

Barium compounds

29,482

5

7

Zinc compounds

25,418

6

8

Styrene

19,548

10

9

Lead

19,313

15

10

N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone

16,314

12

Reporting under TRI does not indicate illegal discharges of pollutants to the environment. EPA works closely with states to provide regulatory oversight of facilities that generate pollution to the nation’s air, land and water. Effective review and permitting programs work to ensure that the public and the environment are not subjected to unhealthful levels of pollution, even as agencies work to further reduce emissions of chemicals to the environment.

Yearly releases by individual facilities can vary due to factors such as power outages, production variability, lulls in the business cycle, etc., that do not reflect a facility's pollution prevention program(s).

TRI was established in 1986 by the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) and later modified by the Pollution Prevention Act of 1990. Together, these laws require facilities in certain industries to report annually on releases, disposal and other waste management activities related to these chemicals.

Additional information can be found on the EPA website.