EPA TRI Facility · Chemical Wholesalers
Argo Chemical Inc
Bakersfield, CA
- Total releases
- 804 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Argo Chemical Inc: how the 804 lbs splits
804 lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 804 lbs 100.0%
Argo Chemical Inc's 804 lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
TRACE volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Argo Chemical Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Bakersfield, CA, in the chemical wholesalers sector. It reported 215 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 804 lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 14,162 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. Argo Chemical Inc is pounds #682 and chemical-count #937 at 804 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). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Elk Co of Texas LLC; Building Materials Manufacturing LLC; Frito Lay Inc.; J.g. Boswell Co - Kern Tomato. Similar-scale Chemical Wholesalers peers outside California: Pvs Dx Inc.; Univar Solutions Salt Lake City; Univar USA Inc New Berlin; Eagle Alcohol Co LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia.
Compare Argo Chemical Inc with
Nearest reporters in California
- Elk Co of Texas LLC Shafter · 18.8K lbs
- Building Materials Manufacturing LLC Shafter · 10.5K lbs
- Frito Lay Inc. Bakersfield · 523.8K lbs
- J.g. Boswell Co - Kern Tomato Buttonwillow · 2.5K lbs
Similar-scale Chemical Wholesalers sites elsewhere: Pvs Dx Inc. (AL) · Univar Solutions Salt Lake City (UT) · Univar USA Inc New Berlin (WI)
Argo Chemical Inc stamps TRACE volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 804 lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Pvs Dx Inc. and Univar Solutions Salt Lake City.
Argo Chemical Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
804 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
Argo Chemical Inc in the Chemical Wholesalers sector extract
Among the 530 Chemical Wholesalers facilities in this database, Argo Chemical Inc reports the 297th-largest volume (804 lbs). Scale peers outside California include Pvs Dx Inc. and Univar Solutions Salt Lake City.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Argo Chemical Inc Form-R facts
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See how Argo Chemical Inc 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 Argo Chemical Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 804 lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 58% (136 lbs to 215 lbs).
Argo Chemical Inc: annual Form-R pounds
TRACE site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Argo Chemical Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 58% 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 | 136 lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 17 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 229 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 207 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 215 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 804 lbs | - |
Argo Chemical Inc · AIR-pathway site
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Closest other reporters in California - including Elk Co of Texas LLC, Building Materials Manufacturing LLC, Frito Lay Inc., ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemical Wholesalers Facilities
Other Chemical Wholesalers facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside California - e.g. Pvs Dx Inc., Univar Solutions Salt Lake City, Univar USA Inc New Berlin.
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; nearby reporters include Elk Co of Texas LLC. Argo Chemical Inc stamps TRACE volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN 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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This Argo Chemical Inc TRI extract (TRACE · AIR · CLEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Argo Chemical Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Bakersfield, CA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 424690 · Chemical Wholesalers. 0.0% of Kern TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Anderson Erickson Dairy (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Argo Chemical Inc stamps TRACE volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · 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