EPA TRI Facility · Petroleum Bulk Terminals
Tesoro - Vinvale Terminal
South Gate, CA · Parent: Marathon Petroleum Corp
- Total releases
- 11.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 14
- Carcinogens
- 4
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Tesoro - Vinvale Terminal: how the 11.0K lbs splits
11.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 11.0K lbs 99.7%
- Off-site Transfers 35 lbs 0.3%
Tesoro - Vinvale Terminal's 11.0K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 99.7% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 0.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Toluene.
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.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
Tesoro - Vinvale Terminal is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in South Gate, CA, in the petroleum bulk terminals sector. It reported 2.3K lbs of releases across 12 chemicals in 2023, and 11.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 9,618 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. Tesoro - Vinvale Terminal is pounds #399 and chemical-count #36 at 11.0K 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: Pacific Alloy Castings; Metal Surfaces International LLC; Lunday-Thagard Co DBA World Oil Refining; Herbert Malarkey Roofing Co. Similar-scale Petroleum Bulk Terminals peers outside California: Marathon Pipe Line - Woodhaven Terminal; Crowley Juneau Bulk Fuel Storage Facility; Safety-Kleen Systems Inc Buffalo Oil Recovery Facility; Citgo Petroleum Corp. Other Marathon Petroleum Corp sites in this extract: Blanchard Refining Co LLC; Marathon Petroleum Co LP; Marathon Mandan Refinery; Catlettsburg Refining LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Toluene; Xylene (mixed isomers); n-Hexane; Cyclohexane.
Tesoro - Vinvale Terminal stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (99.7% air releases) across 14 chemicals · 4 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 11.0K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Marathon Pipe Line - Woodhaven Terminal and Crowley Juneau Bulk Fuel Storage Facility.
Tesoro - Vinvale Terminal vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
11K lbs Top 37% higher than 63% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Tesoro - Vinvale Terminal in the Petroleum Bulk Terminals sector extract
Among the 695 Petroleum Bulk Terminals facilities in this database, Tesoro - Vinvale Terminal reports the 170th-largest volume, placing it in the top 24.5% of its sector. Scale peers outside California include Marathon Pipe Line - Woodhaven Terminal and Crowley Juneau Bulk Fuel Storage Facility.
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
- Tesoro - Vinvale Terminal's total reported releases rose from 2.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Tesoro - Vinvale Terminal's off-site transfers fell from 18 lb in 2022 to 4 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Tesoro - Vinvale Terminal's air releases rose from 2.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Tesoro - Vinvale Terminal Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Tesoro - Vinvale Terminal stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
47% less than the comparison
7.0× 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 Tesoro - Vinvale Terminal releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 11.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 9% (2.5K lbs to 2.3K lbs).
Tesoro - Vinvale Terminal: 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 Tesoro - Vinvale Terminal year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 9% 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: Toluene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2.5K lbs | 12 |
| 2020 | 2.1K lbs | 12 |
| 2021 | 1.9K lbs | 12 |
| 2022 | 2.2K lbs | 12 |
| 2023 | 2.3K lbs | 12 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 4 of 14 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Toluene | 3.4K lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 2.6K lbs | - |
| n-Hexane | 2.1K lbs | - |
| Cyclohexane | 955 lbs | - |
| Benzene | 903 lbs | Carcinogen |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 503 lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 501 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Naphthalene | 43 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead compounds | 3 lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 1 lbs | - |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Benzo[g,h,i]perylene | 0 lbs | - |
| Mercury compounds | 0 lbs | - |
| Mercury And Mercury Compounds | 0 lbs | - |
Tesoro - Vinvale Terminal · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Tesoro - Vinvale Terminal
Closest other reporters in California - including Pacific Alloy Castings, Metal Surfaces International LLC, Lunday-Thagard Co DBA World Oil Refining, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 1,148 other reporting facilities in California.
Similar Petroleum Bulk Terminals Facilities
Other Petroleum Bulk Terminals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside California - e.g. Marathon Pipe Line - Woodhaven Terminal, Crowley Juneau Bulk Fuel Storage Facility, Safety-Kleen Systems Inc Buffalo Oil Recovery Facility.
Compare beyond California
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Tesoro - Vinvale Terminal on cumulative reported pounds (11.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (14). Release-pound peers include General Formulations Inc, Lsc Communications / Reno N, Marathon Pipe Line - Woodhaven Terminal. Chemical-count peers include Shell New Haven Terminal, Chambers Cogeneration L.P., Avantor Performance Materials. 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.
- General Formulations Inc Sparta, MI · Plastics and Rubber 11.0K lbs reported
- Lsc Communications / Reno N Reno, NV · Printing 11.0K lbs reported
- Marathon Pipe Line - Woodhaven Terminal Woodhaven, MI · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 11.0K lbs reported
- Primetals Technologies USA LLC Columbus, MS · Machinery 11.0K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Marathon Petroleum Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Blanchard Refining Co LLC, Marathon Petroleum Co LP, Marathon Mandan Refinery.
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 Toluene, Xylene (mixed isomers), n-Hexane, Cyclohexane; nearby reporters include Pacific Alloy Castings. Tesoro - Vinvale Terminal stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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 Tesoro - Vinvale Terminal TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Toluene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Tesoro - Vinvale Terminal totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for South Gate, CA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 424710 · Petroleum Bulk Terminals. 0.0% of Los Angeles TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: General Formulations Inc (Δ 4 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Tesoro - Vinvale Terminal stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Toluene. 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