EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Praxair Inc
Benicia, CA · Parent: Praxair Inc
- Total releases
- 282 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2019
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Praxair Inc: how the 282 lbs splits
282 lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 282 lbs 100.0%
Praxair Inc's 282 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
Praxair Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Benicia, CA, in the chemicals sector. It reported 282 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2019. That ranks 15,433 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. Praxair Inc is pounds #763 and chemical-count #966 at 282 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: Wr Meadows of Northern California; Valero Refining Co-Cali Fornia Benicia Refinery; Shell Chemical LP - Martinez Catalyst Plant; Eco Services Operations Corp.. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside California: Air Products & Chemcials Inc Norco Smr; Industrial Specialty Chemicals Inc.; Great Lakes Polymer Technologies LLC; Vibrantz Corp. Other Praxair Inc sites in this extract: Praxair Surface Technologies Inc; Praxair Inc - Praxair Geismar Ssu Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia.
Compare Praxair Inc with
Nearest reporters in California
- Wr Meadows of Northern California Benicia · 3.8K lbs
- Valero Refining Co-Cali Fornia Benicia Refinery Benicia · 2.9M lbs
- Shell Chemical LP - Martinez Catalyst Plant Martinez · 99.0K lbs
- Eco Services Operations Corp. Martinez · 40.7K lbs
Similar-scale Chemicals sites elsewhere: Air Products & Chemcials Inc Norco Smr (LA) · Industrial Specialty Chemicals Inc. (IL) · Great Lakes Polymer Technologies LLC (KS)
Praxair Inc stamps TRACE volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 282 lbs (2019–2019). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Air Products & Chemcials Inc Norco Smr and Industrial Specialty Chemicals Inc..
Praxair Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
282 lbs 41st percentile higher than 41% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Praxair Inc in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Praxair Inc reports the 3,050th-largest volume (282 lbs). Scale peers outside California include Air Products & Chemcials Inc Norco Smr and Industrial Specialty Chemicals Inc..
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Praxair Inc Form-R facts
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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 Praxair Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 282 lbs.
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2019). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 282 lbs | - |
Praxair Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Praxair Inc
Closest other reporters in California - including Wr Meadows of Northern California, Valero Refining Co-Cali Fornia Benicia Refinery, Shell Chemical LP - Martinez Catalyst Plant, ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside California - e.g. Air Products & Chemcials Inc Norco Smr, Industrial Specialty Chemicals Inc., Great Lakes Polymer Technologies LLC.
Other Praxair Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Praxair Surface Technologies Inc, Praxair Inc - Praxair Geismar Ssu Plant.
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 Wr Meadows of Northern California. Praxair 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 Praxair Inc TRI extract (TRACE · AIR · CLEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Praxair Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Benicia, CA, latest year 2019. NAICS 325120 · Chemicals. 0.0% of Solano TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Mineral Park Mine (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Praxair 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