EPA TRI Facility · Petroleum
Bakersfield Renewable Fuels LLC - Areas 1 & 2
Bakersfield, CA · Parent: Global Clean Energy Holdings Inc
- Total releases
- 34.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 29
- Carcinogens
- 14
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Bakersfield Renewable Fuels LLC - Areas 1 & 2: how the 34.8K lbs splits
34.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 30.6K lbs 87.9%
- Air Releases 2.4K lbs 7.0%
- Land Disposal 1.8K lbs 5.1%
Bakersfield Renewable Fuels LLC - Areas 1 & 2's 34.8K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 87.9% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 7.0%. Leading chemical by pounds: Asbestos (friable).
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 OFFSITE pathway CARC-HEAVY
Bakersfield Renewable Fuels LLC - Areas 1 & 2 is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Bakersfield, CA, in the petroleum sector. It reported 5.9K lbs of releases across 17 chemicals in 2023, and 34.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 6,983 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. Bakersfield Renewable Fuels LLC - Areas 1 & 2 is pounds #246 and chemical-count #13 at 34.8K 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: Bakersfield Renewable Fuels LLC - Terminal; Bakersfield Renewable Fuels LLC - Area 3; Baker Petrolite; San Joaquin Refining Co Inc. Similar-scale Petroleum peers outside California: Fuchs Lubricants Co.; Swan Rd. Asphalt Plant; Petro Star Valdez Refinery; Warren Oil Co LLC - West Memphis Ar. Other Global Clean Energy Holdings Inc sites in this extract: Bakersfield Renewable Fuels LLC - Area 3. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Asbestos (friable); Zinc compounds; Ammonia; Ethylbenzene.
Compare Bakersfield Renewable Fuels LLC - Areas 1 & 2 with
Nearest reporters in California
- Bakersfield Renewable Fuels LLC - Terminal Bakersfield · 49 lbs
- Bakersfield Renewable Fuels LLC - Area 3 Bakersfield · 58 lbs
- Baker Petrolite Bakersfield · 109.3K lbs
- San Joaquin Refining Co Inc Bakersfield · 15.2K lbs
Similar-scale Petroleum sites elsewhere: Fuchs Lubricants Co. (KS) · Swan Rd. Asphalt Plant (AZ) · Petro Star Valdez Refinery (AK)
Bakersfield Renewable Fuels LLC - Areas 1 & 2 stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (87.9% off-site transfers) across 29 chemicals · 14 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 34.8K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Fuchs Lubricants Co. and Swan Rd. Asphalt Plant.
Bakersfield Renewable Fuels LLC - Areas 1 & 2 vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
35K lbs Top 27% higher than 73% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Bakersfield Renewable Fuels LLC - Areas 1 & 2: Asbestos (friable)-led volume
Among the 902 Petroleum facilities in this database, Bakersfield Renewable Fuels LLC - Areas 1 & 2 reports the 186th-largest volume, placing it in the top 20.6% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Asbestos (friable) alone is 62.5% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 68.6% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside California include Fuchs Lubricants Co. and Swan Rd. Asphalt Plant.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Bakersfield Renewable Fuels LLC - Areas 1 & 2's pounds in one chemical - here Asbestos (friable) at 62.5%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Bakersfield Renewable Fuels LLC - Areas 1 & 2's total reported releases fell from 17.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 5.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Bakersfield Renewable Fuels LLC - Areas 1 & 2's air releases rose from 372 lb in 2022 to 849 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Bakersfield Renewable Fuels LLC - Areas 1 & 2's land releases fell from 15 lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Bakersfield Renewable Fuels LLC - Areas 1 & 2's off-site transfers fell from 17.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 5.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Bakersfield Renewable Fuels LLC - Areas 1 & 2 Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Bakersfield Renewable Fuels LLC - Areas 1 & 2 releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 34.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 200% (2.0K lbs to 5.9K lbs).
Bakersfield Renewable Fuels LLC - Areas 1 & 2: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Bakersfield Renewable Fuels LLC - Areas 1 & 2 year-over-year reported totals (increased by 200% 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: Asbestos (friable).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2.0K lbs | 10 |
| 2020 | 425 lbs | 10 |
| 2021 | 8.7K lbs | 19 |
| 2022 | 17.8K lbs | 15 |
| 2023 | 5.9K lbs | 17 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 14 of 29 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Asbestos (friable) | 21.8K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Zinc compounds | 6.4K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 1.6K lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 751 lbs | Carcinogen |
| n-Hexane | 744 lbs | - |
| Nickel | 644 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Chromium | 611 lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 518 lbs | - |
| Propylene | 350 lbs | - |
| Arsenic | 347 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Benzene | 202 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nonylphenol Ethoxylates | 200 lbs | - |
| Toluene | 185 lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 160 lbs | - |
| Formaldehyde | 130 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead compounds | 54 lbs | - |
| Copper | 52 lbs | - |
| Cyclohexane | 52 lbs | - |
| Barium | 21 lbs | - |
| Cobalt | 12 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Mercury | 7 lbs | - |
| Acetaldehyde | 6 lbs | Carcinogen |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 3 lbs | - |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 2 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Acrolein | 2 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Naphthalene | 1 lbs | Carcinogen |
| 1,2-Dichloroethane | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Hexachlorobenzene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Chloroform | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Bakersfield Renewable Fuels LLC - Areas 1 & 2 · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Similar Petroleum Facilities
Other Petroleum facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside California - e.g. Fuchs Lubricants Co., Swan Rd. Asphalt Plant, Petro Star Valdez Refinery.
Compare beyond California
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Bakersfield Renewable Fuels LLC - Areas 1 & 2 on cumulative reported pounds (34.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (29). Release-pound peers include Tornado Gas Plant, Nestle USA Inc., National Electric Coil Co LP. Chemical-count peers include Harrison Power Station, Pcs Phosphate Co Inc, Blue Ridge Paper Products 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 Global Clean Energy Holdings Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Bakersfield Renewable Fuels LLC - Area 3.
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 Asbestos (friable), Zinc compounds, Ammonia, Ethylbenzene; nearby reporters include Bakersfield Renewable Fuels LLC - Terminal. Bakersfield Renewable Fuels LLC - Areas 1 & 2 stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-HEAVY 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 Bakersfield Renewable Fuels LLC - Areas 1 & 2 TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-HEAVY · lead Asbestos (friable)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Bakersfield Renewable Fuels LLC - Areas 1 & 2 totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Bakersfield, CA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 324110 · Petroleum. 0.1% of Kern TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Tornado Gas Plant (Δ 8 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Bakersfield Renewable Fuels LLC - Areas 1 & 2 stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Asbestos (friable). 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