Ecolab Inc
19 facilities · 11 states · 1.6M lbs total releases
According to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory, Ecolab Inc is the reported parent of 19 Form R facilities across 11 states, disclosing 1.6M lbs of toxic releases. 16 of 142 reported chemicals carry a carcinogen classification in the TRI extract. The heaviest-reporting state by release volume is Texas (1.3M lbs). Those TRI figures remain self-reported disclosure pounds for Ecolab Inc, including carcinogen-flagged substances, not a measured public-health risk score.
Release-over-release change
What changed for Ecolab Inc: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
+134.1%
13 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
+134.1%
43.2 thousand lb → 101.0 thousand lb, every facility that filed
- Ecolab Inc's total reported releases rose from 43.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 101.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ecolab Inc's off-site transfers rose from 30.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 88.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ecolab Inc's water releases rose from 524 lb in 2022 to 836 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ecolab Inc's air releases fell from 12.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 11.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
TRI parent disclosure trail
Read Ecolab Inc from filing to facility
Largest Form R sites under this parent: Nalco Fresno Facility; Ecolab Inc.; Nalco Co; Purolite LLC. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Targa Resources Corp; Ineos US I Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Naphthalene; Methanol; Toluene; Xylene (mixed isomers); Certain glycol ethers. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Texas; Illinois; Louisiana. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Chemicals; Chemical Wholesalers; Machinery. Start from those named sites and neighbors rather than a generic parent blurb; pounds stay disclosure, not risk.
Largest Form R sites under this parent: Nalco Fresno Facility; Ecolab Inc.; Nalco Co; Purolite LLC. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Targa Resources Corp; Ineos US I Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Naphthalene; Methanol; Toluene; Xylene (mixed isomers); Certain glycol ethers. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Texas; Illinois; Louisiana. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Chemicals; Chemical Wholesalers; Machinery.
Ecolab Inc ranks #514 of 4,988 slug-merged TRI parents, a smaller disclosed-volume parent relative to the national Form R parent set. Ecolab Inc spans 11 states in this extract, placing it among the broader national TRI parent footprints. Releases are facility-concentrated: Nalco Fresno Facility accounts for most of Ecolab Inc's disclosed pounds, so peer comparisons should weight that site, not an even portfolio average.
Parent aggregation for Ecolab Inc follows facility-reported names. Compare the named neighbors (Targa Resources Corp; Ineos US I Inc) before treating rank as a hazard score; TRI stays self-reported and unweighted by toxicity.
Where Ecolab Inc sits among TRI parents
Ecolab Inc sits on a disclosure ladder beside Targa Resources Corp and Ineos US I Inc. Open those parents for a different facility count, state span, and chemical mix.
Higher disclosed volume
- Targa Resources Corp · rank #512 · 105.5M lbs
- Ineos US I Inc · rank #513 · 94.2M lbs
Largest chemicals disclosed by Ecolab Inc
Naphthalene; Methanol; Toluene; Xylene (mixed isomers); Certain glycol ethers lead the Form R pound rollup for this parent, including filings such as Nalco Fresno Facility. Pound totals, not toxicity-weighted risk.
| Chemical | Disclosed lbs |
|---|---|
| Naphthalene | 275.7K lbs |
| Methanol | 221.4K lbs |
| Toluene | 171.4K lbs |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 138.0K lbs |
| Certain glycol ethers | 118.7K lbs |
Where does this company operate?
| State | Facilities | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | 3 | 1.3M lbs |
| Illinois | 3 | 229.4K lbs |
| Louisiana | 2 | 51.8K lbs |
| Pennsylvania | 2 | 34.4K lbs |
| California | 2 | 15.4K lbs |
| West Virginia | 1 | 12.4K lbs |
| Georgia | 2 | 2.0K lbs |
| Oklahoma | 1 | 616 lbs |
| Montana | 1 | 484 lbs |
| Kansas | 1 | 0 lbs |
| North Dakota | 1 | 0 lbs |
Facilities (19)
| Facility | Releases |
|---|---|
| Nalco Fresno Facility Fresno, TX | 1.3M lbs |
| Ecolab Inc. Joliet, IL | 221.2K lbs |
| Nalco Co Garyville, LA | 51.3K lbs |
| Purolite LLC Philadelphia, PA | 22.2K lbs |
| Ecolab Inc Martinsburg, WV | 12.4K lbs |
| Nalco Co - Carson Long Beach, CA | 12.3K lbs |
| Nalco Co Ellwood City, PA | 12.2K lbs |
| Nalco Chemical Co Chicago, IL | 8.2K lbs |
| Century Products Inc. Carrollton, TX | 5.2K lbs |
| Ecolab Inc City Of Industry, CA | 3.1K lbs |
| Ecolab Inc Mc Donough, GA | 2.0K lbs |
| Nalco Company-Karnes Karnes City, TX | 705 lbs |
| Nalco Company - Weatherford Otc Weatherford, OK | 616 lbs |
| Nalco Company-Baker Baker, MT | 484 lbs |
| Nalco Co Port Allen, LA | 461 lbs |
| Nalco Company-Great Bend Great Bend, KS | 0 lbs |
| Ecolab Inc Roscoe, IL | 0 lbs |
| Nalco Company-Dickinson 0485 Dickinson, ND | 0 lbs |
| Ecolab/chemstar Plant Lithia Springs, GA | 0 lbs |
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Compare beyond the release ladder
Nationwide peers by disclosed pounds & facility count
Cross-portfolio TRI parents nearest Ecolab Inc on total disclosed release pounds (1.6M lbs) and reporting facility count (19). Release-volume peers include Kerry Inc, Correct Craft Holding Co LLC, Altria Group Inc. Facility-count peers include Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC, Gcc of America, Lyondellbasell Finance Co. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of parents.
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Nearest parents (≥3 facilities, ≥10k lbs) by absolute TRI disclosed pounds, not rank-adjacent ladder neighbors.
Similar facility count
Nearest parents by reporting-site count (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
About This Data
EPA TRI parent totals cover all media. This extract's heaviest states for the parent are Texas, Illinois, Louisiana; facility-reported names can vary across subsidiaries.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files
What to do with Ecolab Inc's TRI parent record
From Ecolab Inc, open Nalco Fresno Facility or compare against Targa Resources Corp rather than reading rank alone.
- Open the largest Form R site for Ecolab Inc (Nalco Fresno Facility in TX). Largest facility
- Compare against Ineos US I Inc, the next-higher disclosed-volume parent. Higher-volume parent
- Browse the full parent release ranking to see where Ecolab Inc sits among all slug-merged TRI parents. All parent companies
Rank and peers (Targa Resources Corp, Ineos US I Inc) are disclosure volume only, not toxicity-weighted risk or enforcement status.
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Company release figures are computed directly from EPA Toxic Release Inventory data; source names and the record-linking method are documented in the methodology.
Primary sources
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory Basic Data Files - annual facility-level chemical-release disclosures
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