EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Air Products & Chemicals Inc.
Carson, CA · Parent: Air Products & Chemicals Inc
- Total releases
- 54.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Air Products & Chemicals Inc.: how the 54.3K lbs splits
54.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 52.7K lbs 96.9%
- Off-site Transfers 1.7K lbs 3.1%
Air Products & Chemicals Inc.'s 54.3K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 96.9% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 3.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway TRACE-CARC
Air Products & Chemicals Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Carson, CA, in the chemicals sector. It reported 4.8K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 54.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 5,948 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In California's 1,149 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Air Products & Chemicals Inc. is pounds #202 and chemical-count #216 at 54.3K lbs. Clean Harbors Buttonwillow LLC leads reported pounds (50.4M lbs) at 45 chemicals (chemical-count #2). Chevron Products Co Richmond Refinery leads chemical count at 46 chemicals (3.0M lbs, pounds #13). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Olympus Terminals LLC; Phillips 66 Los Angeles Refinery Carson Plant; Ineos Polypropylene LLC; Linde Inc. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside California: Hammond Lead Products; Hempel (usa) Inc; Ennis-Flint North; Ag Processing Inc.-Algona Methyl Ester. Other Air Products & Chemicals Inc sites in this extract: Air Products Manufacturing LLC; Air Products LLC; Air Products & Chemicals Inc - Garyville Smr; Air Products Baytown 3 Facility. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Methanol; Zinc compounds; Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region).
Air Products & Chemicals Inc. stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (96.9% air releases) across 5 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 54.3K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Hammond Lead Products and Hempel (usa) Inc.
Air Products & Chemicals Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
54K lbs Top 23% higher than 77% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Air Products & Chemicals Inc.: Ammonia-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Air Products & Chemicals Inc. reports the 1,250th-largest volume (54.3K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 67.5% of the total. Scale peers outside California include Hammond Lead Products and Hempel (usa) Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Air Products & Chemicals Inc.'s pounds in one chemical - here Ammonia at 67.5%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Air Products & Chemicals Inc.'s total reported releases fell from 9.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Air Products & Chemicals Inc.'s chemicals reported rose from 2 in 2022 to 4 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Air Products & Chemicals Inc.'s air releases fell from 9.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Air Products & Chemicals Inc. Form-R facts
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See how Air Products & Chemicals Inc. stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
4.1× more than the comparison
80% less than the comparison
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 Air Products & Chemicals Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 54.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 74% (18.3K lbs to 4.8K lbs).
Air Products & Chemicals Inc.: 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 Air Products & Chemicals Inc. year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 74% 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: Ammonia.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 18.3K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 12.4K lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 9.5K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 9.3K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 4.8K lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 5 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 36.7K lbs | - |
| Methanol | 17.6K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 0 lbs | - |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 0 lbs | - |
| Nickel compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Air Products & Chemicals Inc. · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Air Products & Chemicals Inc.
Closest other reporters in California - including Olympus Terminals LLC, Phillips 66 Los Angeles Refinery Carson Plant, Ineos Polypropylene LLC, ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside California - e.g. Hammond Lead Products, Hempel (usa) Inc, Ennis-Flint North.
Compare beyond California
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Air Products & Chemicals Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (54.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Hammond Lead Products, Belmont County Coal Resources Inc., Hempel (usa) Inc. Chemical-count peers include Abbvie Ltd, Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A, Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico 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).
Other Air Products & Chemicals Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Air Products Manufacturing LLC, Air Products LLC, Air Products & Chemicals Inc - Garyville Smr.
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 Ammonia, Methanol, Zinc compounds, Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); nearby reporters include Olympus Terminals LLC. Air Products & Chemicals Inc. 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 Air Products & Chemicals Inc. TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · TRACE-CARC · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Air Products & Chemicals Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Carson, CA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325120 · Chemicals. 0.1% of Los Angeles TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Hammond Lead Products (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Air Products & Chemicals Inc. stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Ammonia. 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