EPA TRI Facility · Chemical Wholesalers
Pacific Star Chemical LLC D.b.a. Northstar Chemical
Modesto, CA
- Total releases
- 104 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Pacific Star Chemical LLC D.b.a. Northstar Chemical: how the 104 lbs splits
104 lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 104 lbs 100.0%
Pacific Star Chemical LLC D.b.a. Northstar Chemical's 104 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: Nitric acid.
TRACE volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Pacific Star Chemical LLC D.b.a. Northstar Chemical is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Modesto, CA, in the chemical wholesalers sector. It reported 19 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 104 lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 16,512 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. Pacific Star Chemical LLC D.b.a. Northstar Chemical is pounds #819 and chemical-count #992 at 104 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: Usalco Modesto Plant LLC; Gallo Glass Co; Enviro Tech Chemical Services Inc.; Custom Marble & Onyx. Similar-scale Chemical Wholesalers peers outside California: Gehring-Montgomery Inc.; Dyno Nobel Inc Miami Fl; Pvs Nolwood Chemicals Inc; Colonial Chemical Solutions Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitric acid.
Compare Pacific Star Chemical LLC D.b.a. Northstar Chemical with
Nearest reporters in California
- Usalco Modesto Plant LLC Modesto · 765 lbs
- Gallo Glass Co Modesto · 16.0K lbs
- Enviro Tech Chemical Services Inc. Modesto · 8.7K lbs
- Custom Marble & Onyx Modesto · 17.6K lbs
Similar-scale Chemical Wholesalers sites elsewhere: Gehring-Montgomery Inc. (PA) · Dyno Nobel Inc Miami Fl (FL) · Pvs Nolwood Chemicals Inc (PA)
Pacific Star Chemical LLC D.b.a. Northstar Chemical stamps TRACE volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 104 lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Gehring-Montgomery Inc. and Dyno Nobel Inc Miami Fl.
Pacific Star Chemical LLC D.b.a. Northstar Chemical vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
104 lbs 36th percentile higher than 36% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Pacific Star Chemical LLC D.b.a. Northstar Chemical in the Chemical Wholesalers sector extract
Among the 530 Chemical Wholesalers facilities in this database, Pacific Star Chemical LLC D.b.a. Northstar Chemical reports the 355th-largest volume (104 lbs). Scale peers outside California include Gehring-Montgomery Inc. and Dyno Nobel Inc Miami Fl.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Pacific Star Chemical LLC D.b.a. Northstar Chemical Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Pacific Star Chemical LLC D.b.a. Northstar Chemical releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 104 lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 34% (29 lbs to 19 lbs).
Pacific Star Chemical LLC D.b.a. Northstar Chemical: 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 Pacific Star Chemical LLC D.b.a. Northstar Chemical year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 34% 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 | 29 lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 31 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 11 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 14 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 19 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitric acid | 104 lbs | - |
Pacific Star Chemical LLC D.b.a. Northstar Chemical · AIR-pathway site
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Closest other reporters in California - including Usalco Modesto Plant LLC, Gallo Glass Co, Enviro Tech Chemical Services Inc., ordered by distance.
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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; nearby reporters include Usalco Modesto Plant LLC. Pacific Star Chemical LLC D.b.a. Northstar Chemical 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.
Use and verify this record
This Pacific Star Chemical LLC D.b.a. Northstar Chemical TRI extract (TRACE · AIR · CLEAN · lead Nitric acid) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Pacific Star Chemical LLC D.b.a. Northstar Chemical totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Modesto, CA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 424690 · Chemical Wholesalers. 0.0% of Stanislaus TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Hyperion Catalysis Inc (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Pacific Star Chemical LLC D.b.a. Northstar Chemical stamps TRACE 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