EPA TRI Facility · Other
Sterigenics-Los Angeles Facility
Vernon, CA · Parent: Sotera Health LLC
- Total releases
- 121 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Sterigenics-Los Angeles Facility: how the 121 lbs splits
121 lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 121 lbs 100.0%
Sterigenics-Los Angeles Facility's 121 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: Ethylene oxide.
TRACE volume AIR pathway CARC-HEAVY
Sterigenics-Los Angeles Facility is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Vernon, CA, in the other sector. It reported 55 lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 121 lbs in total across its 2022-2023 reporting years. That ranks 16,354 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. Sterigenics-Los Angeles Facility is pounds #812 and chemical-count #681 at 121 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: Sterigenics US LLC la 50TH; Amvac Chemical Corp; Aocusa; Aocusa. Similar-scale Other peers outside California: US Cbp Oroville Port of Entry WA0021; Boston Scientific; Isomedix Operations Inc.; Sterigenics US Llc-Atlanta Ga Facility. Other Sotera Health LLC sites in this extract: Sterigenics US LLC - Santa Teresa Facility; Sterigenics US Llc-Grand Prairie Texas Facility; Sterigenics US Llc-Queensbury Ny Facility; Sterigenics US Llc-Charlotte Nc Facility. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ethylene oxide; Ethylene glycol.
Sterigenics-Los Angeles Facility stamps TRACE volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 2 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 121 lbs (2022–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include US Cbp Oroville Port of Entry WA0021 and Boston Scientific.
Sterigenics-Los Angeles Facility vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
121 lbs 37th percentile higher than 37% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Sterigenics-Los Angeles Facility in the Other sector extract
Among the 632 Other facilities in this database, Sterigenics-Los Angeles Facility reports the 481st-largest volume (121 lbs). Scale peers outside California include US Cbp Oroville Port of Entry WA0021 and Boston Scientific.
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
- Sterigenics-Los Angeles Facility's total reported releases fell from 66 lb in 2022 to 55 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sterigenics-Los Angeles Facility's air releases fell from 66 lb in 2022 to 55 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Sterigenics-Los Angeles Facility Form-R facts
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See how Sterigenics-Los Angeles Facility stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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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 Sterigenics-Los Angeles Facility releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 121 lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2022 to 2023, total releases decreased by 17% (66 lbs to 55 lbs).
Sterigenics-Los Angeles Facility: annual Form-R pounds
TRACE site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2022–2023
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Sterigenics-Los Angeles Facility year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 17% from 2022 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: Ethylene oxide.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 66 lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 55 lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2022–2023). 1 of 2 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ethylene oxide | 121 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ethylene glycol | 0 lbs | - |
Sterigenics-Los Angeles Facility · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Sterigenics-Los Angeles Facility
Closest other reporters in California - including Sterigenics US LLC la 50TH, Amvac Chemical Corp, Aocusa, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 1,148 other reporting facilities in California.
Similar Other Facilities
Other Other facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside California - e.g. US Cbp Oroville Port of Entry WA0021, Boston Scientific, Isomedix Operations Inc..
Other Sotera Health LLC Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Sterigenics US LLC - Santa Teresa Facility, Sterigenics US Llc-Grand Prairie Texas Facility, Sterigenics US Llc-Queensbury Ny Facility.
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 Ethylene oxide, Ethylene glycol; nearby reporters include Sterigenics US LLC la 50TH. Sterigenics-Los Angeles Facility stamps TRACE volume · AIR 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 Sterigenics-Los Angeles Facility TRI extract (TRACE · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Ethylene oxide) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Sterigenics-Los Angeles Facility totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Vernon, CA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2022–2023 (2 years). NAICS 561910 · Other. 0.0% of Los Angeles TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Safety-Kleen Systems Irving (irv) (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Sterigenics-Los Angeles Facility stamps TRACE volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Ethylene oxide. 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