EPA TRI Facility · Petroleum Bulk Terminals
Petro Star Fairbanks Rail & Truck Terminal
Fairbanks, AK · Parent: Arctic Slope Regional Corp
- Total releases
- 977 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 11
- Carcinogens
- 4
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Petro Star Fairbanks Rail & Truck Terminal: how the 977 lbs splits
977 lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 886 lbs 90.7%
- Water Discharges 89 lbs 9.1%
- Off-site Transfers 2 lbs 0.2%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Petro Star Fairbanks Rail & Truck Terminal's 977 lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 90.7% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 9.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Toluene.
TRACE volume AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
Petro Star Fairbanks Rail & Truck Terminal is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Fairbanks, AK, in the petroleum bulk terminals sector. It reported 336 lbs of releases across 10 chemicals in 2023, and 977 lbs in total across its 2020-2023 reporting years. That ranks 13,909 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Alaska's 54 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Petro Star Fairbanks Rail & Truck Terminal is pounds #42 and chemical-count #18 at 977 lbs. Red Dog Operations leads reported pounds (3.3B lbs) at 23 chemicals (chemical-count #3). Pogo Mine leads chemical count at 30 chemicals (34.9M lbs, pounds #4). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Aurora Energy LLC; Doyon Utilities Ft Wainwright Ak; Fort Wainwright Main Cantonment; Apma 9156-GIL Exploration Site. Similar-scale Petroleum Bulk Terminals peers outside Alaska: Jennings Bulk Plant; Pilot Thomas Logistics LLC - Victoria; Soljet LLC; Patterson Rail Terminal. Other Arctic Slope Regional Corp sites in this extract: Petro Star Valdez Refinery; Petro Star Valdez Petroleum Terminal; Petro Star Inc. North Pole Refinery; Petrostar Inc. - Port of Alaska Terminal. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Toluene; n-Hexane; Xylene (mixed isomers); 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene.
Petro Star Fairbanks Rail & Truck Terminal stamps TRACE volume with a dominant AIR pathway (90.7% air releases) across 11 chemicals · 4 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 977 lbs (2020–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Jennings Bulk Plant and Pilot Thomas Logistics LLC - Victoria.
Petro Star Fairbanks Rail & Truck Terminal vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
977 lbs 46th percentile higher than 46% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Petro Star Fairbanks Rail & Truck Terminal in the Petroleum Bulk Terminals sector extract
Among the 695 Petroleum Bulk Terminals facilities in this database, Petro Star Fairbanks Rail & Truck Terminal reports the 388th-largest volume (977 lbs). Scale peers outside Alaska include Jennings Bulk Plant and Pilot Thomas Logistics LLC - Victoria.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Petro Star Fairbanks Rail & Truck Terminal's total reported releases rose from 283 lb in 2022 to 336 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Petro Star Fairbanks Rail & Truck Terminal's air releases rose from 274 lb in 2022 to 324 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Petro Star Fairbanks Rail & Truck Terminal Form-R facts
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See how Petro Star Fairbanks Rail & Truck Terminal stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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Comparison reflects reported pounds and chemical counts, not toxicity or health risk. Averages cover facilities reporting any release.
How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Petro Star Fairbanks Rail & Truck Terminal releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 977 lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2020 to 2023, total releases increased by 333% (78 lbs to 336 lbs).
Petro Star Fairbanks Rail & Truck Terminal: annual Form-R pounds
TRACE site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2020–2023
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Petro Star Fairbanks Rail & Truck Terminal year-over-year reported totals (increased by 333% from 2020 to 2023). TRI figures are self-reported estimates and can swing with production, waste handling, and reporting changes, not only with controls. Lead chemical in the extract: Toluene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 78 lbs | 9 |
| 2021 | 281 lbs | 10 |
| 2022 | 283 lbs | 10 |
| 2023 | 336 lbs | 10 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2020–2023). 4 of 11 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Toluene | 347 lbs | - |
| n-Hexane | 220 lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 208 lbs | - |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 160 lbs | - |
| Naphthalene | 41 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Benzo[g,h,i]perylene | 0 lbs | - |
| Mercury compounds | 0 lbs | - |
| Mercury And Mercury Compounds | 0 lbs | - |
| Benzene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ethylbenzene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Petro Star Fairbanks Rail & Truck Terminal · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Petro Star Fairbanks Rail & Truck Terminal
Closest other reporters in Alaska - including Aurora Energy LLC, Doyon Utilities Ft Wainwright Ak, Fort Wainwright Main Cantonment, ordered by distance.
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Similar Petroleum Bulk Terminals Facilities
Other Petroleum Bulk Terminals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Alaska - e.g. Jennings Bulk Plant, Pilot Thomas Logistics LLC - Victoria, Soljet LLC.
Other Arctic Slope Regional Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Petro Star Valdez Refinery, Petro Star Valdez Petroleum Terminal, Petro Star Inc. North Pole Refinery.
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 Toluene, n-Hexane, Xylene (mixed isomers), 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene; nearby reporters include Aurora Energy LLC. Petro Star Fairbanks Rail & Truck Terminal stamps TRACE volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN carcinogen-lbs on this Form-R extract. Totals are self-reported estimates under EPCRA §313, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score.
Use and verify this record
This Petro Star Fairbanks Rail & Truck Terminal TRI extract (TRACE · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Toluene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Petro Star Fairbanks Rail & Truck Terminal totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Fairbanks, AK, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2020–2023 (4 years). NAICS 424710 · Petroleum Bulk Terminals. 0.5% of Fairbanks North Star Boro TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: James Hardie Building Products Cleburne (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Petro Star Fairbanks Rail & Truck Terminal stamps TRACE volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Toluene. PlainEnviro renders this EPA Form-R extract from its pipeline; no figure is typed in by an editor. Corrections: editorial policy.
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