EPA TRI Facility · Petroleum
Pacific Biodiesel LLC
Keaau, HI · Parent: Pacific Biodiesel LLC
- Total releases
- 16.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Pacific Biodiesel LLC: how the 16.5K lbs splits
16.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 16.5K lbs 100.0%
Pacific Biodiesel LLC's 16.5K 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: Methanol.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Pacific Biodiesel LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Keaau, HI, in the petroleum sector. It reported 500 lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 16.5K lbs in total across its 2020-2023 reporting years. That ranks 8,677 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Hawaii's 36 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Pacific Biodiesel LLC is pounds #21 and chemical-count #28 at 16.5K lbs. Hawaiian Electric Co Inc Kahe Generating Station leads reported pounds (3.2M lbs) at 11 chemicals (chemical-count #5). Par Hawaii Refining LLC leads chemical count at 27 chemicals (841.7K lbs, pounds #5). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Hawaii Electric Light Co Inc Puna Generating Station; Hill Generating Station; Aloha Petroleum Llc-Hilo West Terminal; U.S. Army Pohakuloa Training Area - Range Facility. Similar-scale Petroleum peers outside Hawaii: Quaker Houghton; Shell Lubricant; Daubert Chemical Co; Lazarus Refinery LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size).
Pacific Biodiesel LLC stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 16.5K lbs (2020–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Quaker Houghton and Shell Lubricant.
Pacific Biodiesel LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
17K lbs Top 33% higher than 67% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Pacific Biodiesel LLC: Methanol-led volume
Among the 902 Petroleum facilities in this database, Pacific Biodiesel LLC reports the 210th-largest volume, placing it in the top 23.3% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Methanol alone is 98.4% of the total. Scale peers outside Hawaii include Quaker Houghton and Shell Lubricant.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Pacific Biodiesel LLC's pounds in one chemical - here Methanol at 98.4%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Pacific Biodiesel LLC's total reported releases rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 500 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Pacific Biodiesel LLC's air releases rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 500 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Pacific Biodiesel LLC's chemicals reported rose from 1 in 2022 to 2 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Pacific Biodiesel LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Pacific Biodiesel LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 16.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2020 to 2023, total releases decreased by 3% (515 lbs to 500 lbs).
Pacific Biodiesel LLC: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2020–2023
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Pacific Biodiesel LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 3% from 2020 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: Methanol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 515 lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 15.5K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 500 lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2020–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 16.3K lbs | - |
| Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 260 lbs | - |
Pacific Biodiesel LLC · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Pacific Biodiesel LLC
Closest other reporters in Hawaii - including Hawaii Electric Light Co Inc Puna Generating Station, Hill Generating Station, Aloha Petroleum Llc-Hilo West Terminal, ordered by distance.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Pacific Biodiesel LLC on cumulative reported pounds (16.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Colorbiotics LLC, Superior Industrial Solutions Inc, Smitty's Supply Inc. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
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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 Methanol, Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); nearby reporters include Hawaii Electric Light Co Inc Puna Generating Station. Pacific Biodiesel LLC stamps LIGHT 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.
Use and verify this record
This Pacific Biodiesel LLC TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Pacific Biodiesel LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Keaau, HI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2020–2023 (4 years). NAICS 324110 · Petroleum. 1.4% of Hawaii TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Colorbiotics LLC (Δ 4 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Pacific Biodiesel LLC stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Methanol. 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