EPA TRI Facility · Petroleum
Citgo Petroleum Corp Lemont Refinery
Lemont, IL · Parent: Pdv Holding Inc
- Total releases
- 1.1M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 35
- Carcinogens
- 9
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
MIXED Form-R mix
Citgo Petroleum Corp Lemont Refinery: how the 1.1M lbs splits
1.1M lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 729.4K lbs 67.7%
- Water Discharges 283.3K lbs 26.3%
- Off-site Transfers 64.2K lbs 6.0%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Citgo Petroleum Corp Lemont Refinery's 1.1M lbs Form-R total is MIXED - air releases is 67.7% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 26.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
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.
HEAVY volume MIXED pathway CARC-LEAN
Citgo Petroleum Corp Lemont Refinery is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Lemont, IL, in the petroleum sector. It reported 351.0K lbs of releases across 34 chemicals in 2023, and 1.1M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,238 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Illinois's 951 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Citgo Petroleum Corp Lemont Refinery is pounds #48 and chemical-count #7 at 1.1M lbs. Prairie State Generating Co leads reported pounds (37.9M lbs) at 31 chemicals (chemical-count #8). Veolia N.a. Inc. leads chemical count at 141 chemicals (1.9M lbs, pounds #34). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Will County Generating Station; Exxonmobil Oil Corp Lockport Terminal; Vcna Prairie LLC - Yard 1134; Oxbow Midwest Calcining LLC. Similar-scale Petroleum peers outside Illinois: Safety-Kleen Inc; Valero Refining Co - Tennessee L.L.C.; Toledo Refining Co LLC; Koppers Follansbee Tar Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Hydrogen sulfide; Ammonia; n-Hexane.
Citgo Petroleum Corp Lemont Refinery is a HEAVY · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Lemont, IL: 1.1M lbs across 35 chemicals (9 carcinogen-classified, CARC-LEAN). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment air releases at 67.7%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Safety-Kleen Inc and Valero Refining Co - Tennessee L.L.C..
Citgo Petroleum Corp Lemont Refinery vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.1M lbs Top 5% higher than 95% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Citgo Petroleum Corp Lemont Refinery in the Petroleum sector extract
Among the 902 Petroleum facilities in this database, Citgo Petroleum Corp Lemont Refinery reports the 76th-largest volume, placing it in the top 8.4% of its sector. Scale peers outside Illinois include Safety-Kleen Inc and Valero Refining Co - Tennessee L.L.C..
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
- Citgo Petroleum Corp Lemont Refinery's total reported releases rose from 177.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 351.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Citgo Petroleum Corp Lemont Refinery's water releases rose from 20.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 169.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Citgo Petroleum Corp Lemont Refinery's off-site transfers rose from 14.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 25.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Citgo Petroleum Corp Lemont Refinery's air releases rose from 142.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 156.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Citgo Petroleum Corp Lemont Refinery Form-R facts
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See how Citgo Petroleum Corp Lemont Refinery stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Citgo Petroleum Corp Lemont Refinery releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.1M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 112% (165.5K lbs to 351.0K lbs).
Citgo Petroleum Corp Lemont Refinery: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Citgo Petroleum Corp Lemont Refinery year-over-year reported totals (increased by 112% 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: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 165.5K lbs | 34 |
| 2020 | 150.6K lbs | 34 |
| 2021 | 232.5K lbs | 34 |
| 2022 | 177.3K lbs | 34 |
| 2023 | 351.0K lbs | 34 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 9 of 35 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
Citgo Petroleum Corp Lemont Refinery in Will
Nearest TRI Facilities to Citgo Petroleum Corp Lemont Refinery
Closest other reporters in Illinois - including Will County Generating Station, Exxonmobil Oil Corp Lockport Terminal, Vcna Prairie LLC - Yard 1134, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 950 other reporting facilities in Illinois.
Similar Petroleum Facilities
Other Petroleum facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Illinois - e.g. Safety-Kleen Inc, Valero Refining Co - Tennessee L.L.C., Toledo Refining Co LLC.
Compare beyond Illinois
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Citgo Petroleum Corp Lemont Refinery on cumulative reported pounds (1.1M lbs) and distinct chemical count (35). Release-pound peers include Carbo Ceramics Inc. - Toomsboro Facility, Shpp US LLC, US Army 1ST Armored Div & Fort Bliss Ranges. Chemical-count peers include Catlettsburg Refining LLC, Lima Refining Co, Bayer Cropscience LP - Kc. 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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 Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Hydrogen sulfide, Ammonia, n-Hexane; nearby reporters include Will County Generating Station. Citgo Petroleum Corp Lemont Refinery stamps HEAVY volume · MIXED 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 Citgo Petroleum Corp Lemont Refinery TRI extract (HEAVY · MIXED · CARC-LEAN · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Citgo Petroleum Corp Lemont Refinery totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Lemont, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 324110 · Petroleum. 6.9% of Will TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Carbo Ceramics Inc. - Toomsboro Facility (Δ 440 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Citgo Petroleum Corp Lemont Refinery stamps HEAVY · MIXED pathway (air releases leads at 67.7%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. 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