EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Phibro-Tech Inc.
Santa Fe Springs, CA · Parent: Phibro Animal Health Corp
- Total releases
- 112.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 8
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Phibro-Tech Inc.: how the 112.5K lbs splits
112.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 109.3K lbs 97.1%
- Air Releases 3.3K lbs 2.9%
Phibro-Tech Inc.'s 112.5K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 97.1% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 2.9%. Leading chemical by pounds: Copper And Copper Compounds.
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.
MID volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-LEAN
Phibro-Tech Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Santa Fe Springs, CA, in the chemicals sector. It reported 36.7K lbs of releases across 6 chemicals in 2023, and 112.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 4,349 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. Phibro-Tech Inc. is pounds #136 and chemical-count #108 at 112.5K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Kik Socal Inc; Pacific Star Chemical LLC; Phillips Industries; Valvoline Global - Santa Fe Springs. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside California: Eastman Chemical Co South Carolina Operations; Estron Chemicals Inc; Kaapa Ethanol Ravenna LLC; Benjamin Moore & Co Johnstown. Other Phibro Animal Health Corp sites in this extract: Phibro Animal Health Corp; Phibro Animal Health Corp; Prince Agri Products; Prince Agri Products Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Copper And Copper Compounds; Nickel And Nickel Compounds; Lead And Lead Compounds; Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size).
Compare Phibro-Tech Inc. with
Nearest reporters in California
- Kik Socal Inc Santa Fe Springs · 1.1K lbs
- Pacific Star Chemical LLC Santa Fe Springs · 26 lbs
- Phillips Industries Santa Fe Springs · 523 lbs
- Valvoline Global - Santa Fe Springs Santa Fe Springs · 63 lbs
Similar-scale Chemicals sites elsewhere: Eastman Chemical Co South Carolina Operations (SC) · Estron Chemicals Inc (KY) · Kaapa Ethanol Ravenna LLC (NE)
Phibro-Tech Inc. stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (97.1% off-site transfers) across 8 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 112.5K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Eastman Chemical Co South Carolina Operations and Estron Chemicals Inc.
Phibro-Tech Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
113K lbs Top 17% higher than 83% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Phibro-Tech Inc.: Copper And Copper Compounds-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Phibro-Tech Inc. reports the 850th-largest volume, placing it in the top 21.7% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Copper And Copper Compounds alone is 81.1% of the total. Scale peers outside California include Eastman Chemical Co South Carolina Operations and Estron Chemicals Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Phibro-Tech Inc.'s pounds in one chemical - here Copper And Copper Compounds at 81.1%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Phibro-Tech Inc.'s total reported releases rose from 19.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 36.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Phibro-Tech Inc.'s off-site transfers rose from 17.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 36.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Phibro-Tech Inc.'s air releases fell from 2.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 140 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Phibro-Tech Inc.'s chemicals reported fell from 8 in 2022 to 6 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Phibro-Tech Inc. Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Phibro-Tech Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 112.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 88% (19.5K lbs to 36.7K lbs).
Phibro-Tech Inc.: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Phibro-Tech Inc. year-over-year reported totals (increased by 88% 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: Copper And Copper Compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 19.5K lbs | 7 |
| 2020 | 22.6K lbs | 7 |
| 2021 | 14.1K lbs | 7 |
| 2022 | 19.7K lbs | 8 |
| 2023 | 36.7K lbs | 6 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 8 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Copper And Copper Compounds | 91.3K lbs | - |
| Nickel And Nickel Compounds | 14.6K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 3.4K lbs | - |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 2.6K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 625 lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 75 lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 9 lbs | - |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 0 lbs | - |
Phibro-Tech Inc. · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
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Compare beyond California
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Phibro-Tech Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (112.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (8). Release-pound peers include Kolb Lena Cheese Inc., Memphis Cellulose LLC, Tricon Wear Solutions Llc.. Chemical-count peers include Prepa-South Coast Power Plant, Argos Puerto Rico Corp., US Tsubaki Automotive 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 Phibro Animal Health Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Phibro Animal Health Corp, Phibro Animal Health Corp, Prince Agri Products.
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 Copper And Copper Compounds, Nickel And Nickel Compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds, Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); nearby reporters include Kik Socal Inc. Phibro-Tech Inc. stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN 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 Phibro-Tech Inc. TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Copper And Copper Compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Phibro-Tech Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Santa Fe Springs, CA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325180 · Chemicals. 0.3% of Los Angeles TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Kolb Lena Cheese Inc. (Δ 33 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Phibro-Tech Inc. stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Copper And Copper Compounds. 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