Phenol
Phenol at Bakelite Synthetics have risen 98% since 2010 (through 2024).
TRI facility · TRI 2024 reporting year
Bakelite Synthetics
Total reported releases 278k lb rose modestly year over year (+12%). Total releases concentrations are up 24% since 2010.
6200 CAMPGROUND RD, Louisville, Kentucky · 325211 · Chemicals · operated by Bakelite US Holdco INC
Anomaly engine
Notable Signals
Zinc compounds
Zinc compounds releases at Bakelite Synthetics rose from 34k lb to 56k lb between 2023 and 2024.
Chemicals reported · most recent year
What This Facility Releases
Phenol
Phenol concentrations are up 98% since 2010.
Zinc compounds
Zinc compounds concentrations have fallen 47% since 2010.
Methanol
Methanol concentrations are up 46% since 2010.
Formaldehyde
Formaldehyde concentrations are up 83% since 2010.
Ammonia
Ammonia concentrations have more than doubled since 2010.
n-Butyl alcohol
n-Butyl alcohol concentrations have more than halved since 2021.
Cresol (mixed isomers)
Cresol (mixed isomers) concentrations are up 87% since 2010.
Triethylamine
Triethylamine concentrations have more than halved since 2010.
Equity context · ACS 2018-2022 block-group demographics
Who Lives Next To This Facility
Within 3 miles of this facility (33 Census block groups, population-weighted demographics): a population of 43,512. Why we surface this →
41.2%
Low-income
51.5%
People of color
7.2%
Under age 5
15.8%
Over age 64
Source: Census ACS 2018-2022 block-group demographics, population-weighted across the 3-mile buffer around this facility (from USEPA-clone/EJAM-open blockgroupstats). Indicator-level percentile and EJ-disparity scores are surfaced on the county page and the state page — they describe wider regional exposure burdens, not effects attributable to a single facility.
Source. EPA Toxics Release Inventory · retrieved 2026-05-07. Reporting year 2024. TRI is a federal public-domain dataset under 17 USC §105.
What this is not. TRI quantifies releases reported by the facility under EPCRA §313 — not ambient air or water concentrations measured at receptors. We do not attribute individual health outcomes to specific facilities; that exceeds what the data can support.