EPA TRI Facility · Chemical Wholesalers
Univar Solutions USA
Anchorage, AK · Parent: Univar Solutions LLC
- Total releases
- 13.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 7
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Univar Solutions USA: how the 13.4K lbs splits
13.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 13.4K lbs 99.3%
- Off-site Transfers 88 lbs 0.7%
Univar Solutions USA's 13.4K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 99.3% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 0.7%. Leading chemical by pounds: Methanol.
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 USA is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Anchorage, AK, in the chemical wholesalers sector. It reported 8.8K lbs of releases across 7 chemicals in 2023, and 13.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 9,152 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. Univar Solutions USA is pounds #27 and chemical-count #33 at 13.4K 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: Inlet Energy LLC Anchorage Warehouse; US Ecology Alaska LLC; US Ecology Alaska LLC; Tesoro - Anchorage Terminal. Similar-scale Chemical Wholesalers peers outside Alaska: Univar Solutions USA - Bunola Branch; Univar Solutions USA; Airgas Specialty Gases; Championx-Vernal 0408. Other Univar Solutions LLC sites in this extract: Univar Solutions USA; Univar Solutions USA; Univar Solutions USA; Univar Solutions USA - Tewksbury Ma. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Ammonia; Xylene (mixed isomers); Ethylbenzene.
Univar Solutions USA stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (99.3% air releases) across 7 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 13.4K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Univar Solutions USA - Bunola Branch and Univar Solutions USA.
Univar Solutions USA vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
13K lbs Top 35% higher than 65% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Univar Solutions USA: Methanol-led volume
Among the 530 Chemical Wholesalers facilities in this database, Univar Solutions USA reports the 125th-largest volume, placing it in the top 23.6% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Methanol alone is 86.6% of the total. Scale peers outside Alaska include Univar Solutions USA - Bunola Branch and Univar Solutions USA.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Univar Solutions USA's pounds in one chemical - here Methanol at 86.6%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Univar Solutions USA's total reported releases rose from 4.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 8.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Univar Solutions USA's air releases rose from 4.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 8.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Univar Solutions USA's off-site transfers rose from 36 lb in 2022 to 52 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Univar Solutions USA Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Univar Solutions USA releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 13.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 1331% (615 lbs to 8.8K lbs).
Univar Solutions USA: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Univar Solutions USA year-over-year reported totals (increased by 1331% from 2019 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: Methanol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 615 lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 4.0K lbs | 7 |
| 2023 | 8.8K lbs | 7 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 7 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 11.6K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 1.6K lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 131 lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 49 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ethylene glycol | 35 lbs | - |
| Naphthalene | 5 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Certain glycol ethers | 0 lbs | - |
Univar Solutions USA · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Univar Solutions USA
Closest other reporters in Alaska - including Inlet Energy LLC Anchorage Warehouse, US Ecology Alaska LLC, US Ecology Alaska LLC, ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemical Wholesalers Facilities
Other Chemical Wholesalers facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Alaska - e.g. Univar Solutions USA - Bunola Branch, Univar Solutions USA, Airgas Specialty Gases.
Compare beyond Alaska
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Univar Solutions USA on cumulative reported pounds (13.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (7). Release-pound peers include W&t Offshore Inc., Thombert Inc., Ice Cream Specialties. Chemical-count peers include Hubbell Caribe Ltd, Celanese Microcircuits Industries Ltd., Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority. 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).
Other Univar Solutions LLC Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Univar Solutions USA, Univar Solutions USA, 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, Ammonia, Xylene (mixed isomers), Ethylbenzene; nearby reporters include Inlet Energy LLC Anchorage Warehouse. Univar Solutions USA 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.
Use and verify this record
This Univar Solutions USA TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · TRACE-CARC · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Univar Solutions USA totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Anchorage, AK, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (3 years). NAICS 424690 · Chemical Wholesalers. 6.2% of Anchorage Municipality TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: W&t Offshore Inc. (Δ 5 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Univar Solutions USA stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Methanol. 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