EPA TRI Facility · Petroleum Bulk Terminals
Thermo Fluids Denver
Commerce City, CO · Parent: Clean Harbors Inc
- Total releases
- 21.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 7
- Carcinogens
- 3
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Thermo Fluids Denver: how the 21.0K lbs splits
21.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 17.5K lbs 83.2%
- Air Releases 3.5K lbs 16.8%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Thermo Fluids Denver's 21.0K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 83.2% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 16.8%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ethylene glycol.
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 OFFSITE pathway CARC-LEAN
Thermo Fluids Denver is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Commerce City, CO, in the petroleum bulk terminals sector. It reported 1.2K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 21.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 8,128 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Colorado's 277 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Thermo Fluids Denver is pounds #79 and chemical-count #49 at 21.0K lbs. Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Co leads reported pounds (22.9M lbs) at 12 chemicals (chemical-count #13). Suncor Energy Commerce City Refinery leads chemical count at 33 chemicals (460.2K lbs, pounds #24). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Band It Idex Inc; Univar USA Inc Denver; Wright & McGill Co; A R Wilfley & Sons Inc. Similar-scale Petroleum Bulk Terminals peers outside Colorado: Exxon Mobil Corp Irving Terminal; Triton West LLC - Shell Des Plaines Terminal; Clean Harbors Environmental Services Inc.; Fryburg Rail Terminal. Other Clean Harbors Inc sites in this extract: Clean Harbors Buttonwillow LLC; Clean Harbors Grassy Mountain LLC; Clean Harbors el Dorado LLC; Clean Harbors Lone Mountain LLC Lone Mountain Facility. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ethylene glycol; Methanol; Zinc compounds; Polycyclic aromatic compounds.
Compare Thermo Fluids Denver with
Nearest reporters in Colorado
- Band It Idex Inc Denver · 58 lbs
- Univar USA Inc Denver Denver · 2.2K lbs
- Wright & McGill Co Denver · 349.9K lbs
- A R Wilfley & Sons Inc Commerce City · 4 lbs
Similar-scale Petroleum Bulk Terminals sites elsewhere: Exxon Mobil Corp Irving Terminal (TX) · Triton West LLC - Shell Des Plaines Terminal (IL) · Clean Harbors Environmental Services Inc. (ME)
Thermo Fluids Denver stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (83.2% off-site transfers) across 7 chemicals · 3 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 21.0K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Exxon Mobil Corp Irving Terminal and Triton West LLC - Shell Des Plaines Terminal.
Thermo Fluids Denver vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
21K lbs Top 31% higher than 69% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Thermo Fluids Denver: Ethylene glycol-led volume
Among the 695 Petroleum Bulk Terminals facilities in this database, Thermo Fluids Denver reports the 81st-largest volume, placing it in the top 11.7% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ethylene glycol alone is 74.1% of the total. Scale peers outside Colorado include Exxon Mobil Corp Irving Terminal and Triton West LLC - Shell Des Plaines Terminal.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Thermo Fluids Denver's pounds in one chemical - here Ethylene glycol at 74.1%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Thermo Fluids Denver's total reported releases rose from 891 lb in 2022 to 1.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Thermo Fluids Denver's air releases rose from 891 lb in 2022 to 1.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Thermo Fluids Denver Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Thermo Fluids Denver releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 21.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 36915% (3 lbs to 1.2K lbs).
Thermo Fluids Denver: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Thermo Fluids Denver year-over-year reported totals (increased by 36915% 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: Ethylene glycol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3 lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 185 lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 18.7K lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 891 lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 1.2K lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 3 of 7 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ethylene glycol | 15.6K lbs | - |
| Methanol | 3.5K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 1.6K lbs | - |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 351 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Benzo[g,h,i]perylene | 20 lbs | - |
| Lead | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Naphthalene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Thermo Fluids Denver · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Compare beyond Colorado
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Thermo Fluids Denver on cumulative reported pounds (21.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (7). Release-pound peers include Research Organics LLC, Cummins Inc., Summit Corp of America. Chemical-count peers include Hubbell Caribe Ltd, Celanese Microcircuits Industries Ltd., Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority. 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.
- Research Organics LLC Cleveland, OH · Chemicals 21.0K lbs reported
- Cummins Inc. Columbus, IN · Transportation Equipment 21.0K lbs reported
- Summit Corp of America Thomaston, CT · Fabricated Metals 21.0K lbs reported
- Pilgrim's Pride Corp Marshville Processing Facility Marshville, NC · Food 21.0K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Clean Harbors Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Clean Harbors Buttonwillow LLC, Clean Harbors Grassy Mountain LLC, Clean Harbors el Dorado LLC.
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 glycol, Methanol, Zinc compounds, Polycyclic aromatic compounds; nearby reporters include Band It Idex Inc. Thermo Fluids Denver stamps LIGHT 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 Thermo Fluids Denver TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Ethylene glycol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Thermo Fluids Denver totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Commerce City, CO, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 424710 · Petroleum Bulk Terminals. 0.3% of Adams TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Research Organics LLC (Δ 2 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Thermo Fluids Denver stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Ethylene glycol. 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