EPA TRI Facility · Petroleum Bulk Terminals
Circle K Terminal
Phoenix, AZ
- Total releases
- 9.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 10
- Carcinogens
- 5
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Circle K Terminal: how the 9.5K lbs splits
9.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 9.5K lbs 100.0%
- Off-site Transfers 2 lbs <0.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Circle K Terminal's 9.5K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at <0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Toluene.
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 CARC-MID
Circle K Terminal is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Phoenix, AZ, in the petroleum bulk terminals sector. It reported 2.2K lbs of releases across 10 chemicals in 2023, and 9.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 9,926 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Arizona's 288 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Circle K Terminal is pounds #105 and chemical-count #26 at 9.5K lbs. Freeport-McMoran Miami Inc leads reported pounds (129.3M lbs) at 17 chemicals (chemical-count #10). Freeport-McMoran Morenci Inc leads chemical count at 33 chemicals (36.9M lbs, pounds #4). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Caljet of America LLC; Soljet LLC; Soljet Capital LLC; Phoenix Modular. Similar-scale Petroleum Bulk Terminals peers outside Arizona: Sprague Lawrence Terminal; Flint Hills Resources Pine Bend LLC Milwaukee Terminal; Exxon Mobil Corp Nashville Terminal; Shell Long Island Terminal. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Toluene; Benzene; n-Hexane; Xylene (mixed isomers).
Circle K Terminal stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 10 chemicals · 5 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 9.5K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Sprague Lawrence Terminal and Flint Hills Resources Pine Bend LLC Milwaukee Terminal.
Circle K Terminal vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
9.5K lbs Top 38% higher than 62% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Circle K Terminal in the Petroleum Bulk Terminals sector extract
Among the 695 Petroleum Bulk Terminals facilities in this database, Circle K Terminal reports the 192nd-largest volume (9.5K lbs). Scale peers outside Arizona include Sprague Lawrence Terminal and Flint Hills Resources Pine Bend LLC Milwaukee Terminal.
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
- Circle K Terminal's total reported releases rose from 1.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Circle K Terminal's air releases rose from 1.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Circle K Terminal Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Circle K Terminal releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 9.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 21% (1.8K lbs to 2.2K lbs).
Circle K Terminal: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Circle K Terminal year-over-year reported totals (increased by 21% 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: Toluene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.8K lbs | 10 |
| 2020 | 1.7K lbs | 10 |
| 2021 | 1.8K lbs | 10 |
| 2022 | 1.9K lbs | 10 |
| 2023 | 2.2K lbs | 10 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 5 of 10 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Toluene | 2.9K lbs | - |
| Benzene | 2.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
| n-Hexane | 1.8K lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 1.4K lbs | - |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 527 lbs | - |
| Cyclohexane | 291 lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 248 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cumene | 51 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Naphthalene | 24 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Circle K Terminal · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Circle K Terminal
Closest other reporters in Arizona - including Caljet of America LLC, Soljet LLC, Soljet Capital LLC, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 287 other reporting facilities in Arizona.
Similar Petroleum Bulk Terminals Facilities
Other Petroleum Bulk Terminals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Arizona - e.g. Sprague Lawrence Terminal, Flint Hills Resources Pine Bend LLC Milwaukee Terminal, Exxon Mobil Corp Nashville Terminal.
Compare beyond Arizona
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Circle K Terminal on cumulative reported pounds (9.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (10). Release-pound peers include Applied Process Fort Smith, Carpenter Co, Halliburton Grand Junction Field Camp. Chemical-count peers include Harris Paints Corp., Saint Thomas Bulk Terminal, Total Guaynabo Bulk Terminal. 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.
- Applied Process Fort Smith Fort Smith, AR · Fabricated Metals 9.5K lbs reported
- Carpenter Co Fogelsville, PA · Plastics and Rubber 9.5K lbs reported
- Halliburton Grand Junction Field Camp Grand Junction, CO · Chemical Wholesalers 9.5K lbs reported
- Dupont Electronic Materials Cmp LLC-B5 B6 Newark, DE · Textiles 9.5K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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, Benzene, n-Hexane, Xylene (mixed isomers); nearby reporters include Caljet of America LLC. Circle K Terminal stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-MID 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 Circle K Terminal TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-MID · lead Toluene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Circle K Terminal totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Phoenix, AZ, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 424710 · Petroleum Bulk Terminals. 0.1% of Maricopa TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Applied Process Fort Smith (Δ 2 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Circle K Terminal stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-MID · 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