EPA TRI Facility · Chemical Wholesalers
Univar Solutions Birmingham
Birmingham, AL · Parent: Univar Solutions USA Inc
- Total releases
- 40.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
Reported-total composition
How the reported total is distributed
40.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 40.7K lbs 100.0%
The segments reconcile to the cumulative total shown above. Off-site transfers are shown separately from releases to air, water, and land.
Carcinogen-classified pounds vs other reported pounds
Same cumulative TRI total as above, split by EPA/IARC carcinogen classification on each chemical: pounds share, not chemical count. Classification is not a site health-risk score.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway TRACE-CARC
Univar Solutions Birmingham is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Birmingham, AL, in the chemical wholesalers sector. It reported 40.7K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023. That ranks 6,614 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Alabama's 559 reporting TRI sites, Chemical Waste Management leads both reported pounds (95.6M lbs) and chemical count (98 chemicals). The two rankings do not invert in this pool. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Metalplate Galvanizing LP; Bluestone Coke; Nucor Tubular Products Inc.; Metalplate Galvanizing LP. Similar-scale Chemical Wholesalers peers outside Alabama: Brenntag Pacific Inc.; Univar Solutions USA; Multi-Chem Group Roosevelt Ut Facility; Solvents & Petroleum Service. Other Univar Solutions USA Inc sites in this extract: Univar Solutions USA; Univar Solutions-Denver West; Univar Solutions USA; Univar Solutions USA Inc. - Hamilton. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Ethylene glycol; Methyl isobutyl ketone; n-Butyl alcohol.
Univar Solutions Birmingham has reported 40.7K lbs of toxic releases across 4 chemicals to the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, based on annual facility disclosures from 2019 through 2023. Of the chemicals reported, 1 is classified as carcinogen, representing 25% of the facility's chemical profile. The facility operates in the Chemical Wholesalers sector. The primary release pathway is air releases, accounting for 100% of total releases. All release data shown below is self-reported to the EPA under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) Section 313.
Univar Solutions Birmingham vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
41K lbs Top 25% higher than 75% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Where this facility sits in the TRI record
Among the 530 Chemical Wholesalers facilities in this database, Univar Solutions Birmingham reports the 58th-largest volume, placing it in the top 10.9% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Methanol alone is 93.5% of the total.
Placement is computed from reported TRI pounds in this database. Thresholds are fixed across every facility page: concentrated ≥60% of volume in one chemical, county-dominant ≥25% of the county total, carcinogen-heavy ≥50% of pounds. Share-based statements are shown only for sites reporting at least 1,000 lbs, because a share of a very small total is not a meaningful signal. Reported pounds are self-reported estimates and do not measure toxicity or health risk.
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Univar Solutions Birmingham releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 40.7K lbs.
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2023–2023). 1 of 4 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 38.0K lbs | - |
| Ethylene glycol | 2.1K lbs | - |
| Methyl isobutyl ketone | 400 lbs | Carcinogen |
| n-Butyl alcohol | 114 lbs | - |
Location
Nearest TRI Facilities to Univar Solutions Birmingham
Closest other reporters in Alabama - including Metalplate Galvanizing LP, Bluestone Coke, Nucor Tubular Products Inc., ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 558 other reporting facilities in Alabama.
Similar Chemical Wholesalers Facilities
Other Chemical Wholesalers facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Alabama - e.g. Brenntag Pacific Inc., Univar Solutions USA, Multi-Chem Group Roosevelt Ut Facility.
Compare beyond Alabama
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Univar Solutions Birmingham on cumulative reported pounds (40.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Fuchs Lubricants Co-Corporate Office, Pcc Airfoils Renaissance Park, Bertch Cabinet LLC Legacy Div. Chemical-count peers include Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc., Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC, Solenis LLC. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
Similar reported release pounds
Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc. Santa Isabel, PR · Transportation Equipment 4 chemicals
- Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC Vega Baja, PR · Electrical Equipment 4 chemicals
- Solenis LLC Chicopee, MA · Chemicals 4 chemicals
- Adhesive Applications Inc. - O'Neill St Easthampton Easthampton, MA · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 4 chemicals
Other Univar Solutions USA Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Univar Solutions USA, Univar Solutions-Denver West, Univar Solutions USA.
About TRI Data
Data as of 2023 reporting year. Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Toxic Release Inventory.
On this page the largest disclosed chemicals include Methanol, Ethylene glycol, Methyl isobutyl ketone, n-Butyl alcohol; nearby reporters include Metalplate Galvanizing LP. Univar Solutions Birmingham stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC carcinogen-lbs on this Form-R extract. Totals are self-reported estimates under EPCRA §313, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score.
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All federal data sources used on this page
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Basic Data Files - annual self-reported chemical-release filings. epa.gov
- EPA TRI Program reference - how chemicals and reported releases are counted. epa.gov
- EPA Facility Registry Service - facility location and identity. epa.gov
- EPA ECHO - regulatory and compliance context. epa.gov
- EPA Envirofacts - the EPA data warehouse exposing these datasets. epa.gov