EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Ecolab Inc
City Of Industry, CA · Parent: Ecolab Inc
- Total releases
- 3.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 6
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Ecolab Inc: how the 3.1K lbs splits
3.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 2.7K lbs 87.2%
- Off-site Transfers 392 lbs 12.8%
Ecolab Inc's 3.1K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 87.2% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 12.8%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitric acid.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Ecolab Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in City Of Industry, CA, in the chemicals sector. It reported 291 lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 3.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 12,083 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. Ecolab Inc is pounds #560 and chemical-count #184 at 3.1K 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: Hydro Extrusion USA LLC; Safe Plating Inc; White Wave Foods; Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Alta Dena Certified Dairy. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside California: Fujifilm Electronic Materials USA Inc.; Airgas USA LLC; Agrium US Inc; Action Manufacturing Co. Other Ecolab Inc sites in this extract: Nalco Fresno Facility; Ecolab Inc.; Nalco Co; Purolite LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitric acid; Formic acid; Certain glycol ethers; Peracetic acid.
Ecolab Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (87.2% air releases) across 6 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 3.1K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Fujifilm Electronic Materials USA Inc. and Airgas USA LLC.
Ecolab Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
3.1K lbs Top 46% higher than 54% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Ecolab Inc in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Ecolab Inc reports the 2,503rd-largest volume (3.1K lbs). Scale peers outside California include Fujifilm Electronic Materials USA Inc. and Airgas USA LLC.
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
- Ecolab Inc's total reported releases fell from 536 lb in 2022 to 291 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ecolab Inc's air releases fell from 489 lb in 2022 to 262 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ecolab Inc's off-site transfers fell from 47 lb in 2022 to 29 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Ecolab Inc Form-R facts
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11786.7× more than the comparison
6.0× more 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 Ecolab Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 3.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 74% (1.1K lbs to 291 lbs).
Ecolab 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 Ecolab 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: Nitric acid.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.1K lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 640 lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 472 lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 536 lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 291 lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitric acid | 1.6K lbs | - |
| Formic acid | 493 lbs | - |
| Certain glycol ethers | 408 lbs | - |
| Peracetic acid | 362 lbs | - |
| Nonylphenol Ethoxylates | 127 lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 98 lbs | - |
Ecolab Inc · AIR-pathway site
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside California - e.g. Fujifilm Electronic Materials USA Inc., Airgas USA LLC, Agrium US Inc.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Ecolab Inc on cumulative reported pounds (3.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (6). Release-pound peers include Fiskars Brands Inc, Mannington Commercial, Fujifilm Electronic Materials USA Inc.. Chemical-count peers include Eaton Intelligent Power Ltd, Leoni Wire Inc, Turf Care Supply-Hatfield Plant. 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 Ecolab Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Nalco Fresno Facility, Ecolab Inc., Nalco Co.
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 Nitric acid, Formic acid, Certain glycol ethers, Peracetic acid; nearby reporters include Hydro Extrusion USA LLC. Ecolab Inc stamps LIGHT 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 Ecolab Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Nitric acid) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Ecolab Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for City Of Industry, CA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325611 · Chemicals. 0.0% of Los Angeles TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Fiskars Brands Inc (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Ecolab Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Nitric acid. 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