EPA TRI Facility · Petroleum
Karnak Midwest
Broadview, IL · Parent: Karnak Corp
- Total releases
- 5.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 3
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Karnak Midwest: how the 5.4K lbs splits
5.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 5.4K lbs 100.0%
Karnak Midwest's 5.4K 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: 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene.
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
Karnak Midwest is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Broadview, IL, in the petroleum sector. It reported 1.8K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 5.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 11,037 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. Karnak Midwest is pounds #487 and chemical-count #254 at 5.4K 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: Lithographic Industries Inc.; Chase Products Co; Elkay Plumbing Products Co; Framburg. Similar-scale Petroleum peers outside Illinois: Valero Wilmington Asphalt Plant; Lunday-Thagard Co DBA World Oil Refining; Certainteed LLC; Owens Corning Roofing & Asphalt LLC. Other Karnak Corp sites in this extract: Karnak Corp; Karnak South. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene; Xylene (mixed isomers); Cumene; Ethylbenzene.
Karnak Midwest stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 5 chemicals · 3 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 5.4K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Valero Wilmington Asphalt Plant and Lunday-Thagard Co DBA World Oil Refining.
Karnak Midwest vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
5.4K lbs Top 42% higher than 58% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Karnak Midwest: 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene-led volume
Among the 902 Petroleum facilities in this database, Karnak Midwest reports the 253rd-largest volume (5.4K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene alone is 61.2% of the total. Scale peers outside Illinois include Valero Wilmington Asphalt Plant and Lunday-Thagard Co DBA World Oil Refining.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Karnak Midwest's pounds in one chemical - here 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene at 61.2%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Karnak Midwest's total reported releases rose from 1.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Karnak Midwest's air releases rose from 1.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Karnak Midwest Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Karnak Midwest stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
69% less than the comparison
5.0× 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 Karnak Midwest releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 5.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 938% (171 lbs to 1.8K lbs).
Karnak Midwest: 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 Karnak Midwest year-over-year reported totals (increased by 938% 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: 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 171 lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 1.1K lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 1.3K lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 1.1K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 1.8K lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 3 of 5 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 3.3K lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 1.6K lbs | - |
| Cumene | 459 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ethylbenzene | 75 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Karnak Midwest · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Karnak Midwest
Closest other reporters in Illinois - including Lithographic Industries Inc., Chase Products Co, Elkay Plumbing Products Co, 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. Valero Wilmington Asphalt Plant, Lunday-Thagard Co DBA World Oil Refining, Certainteed LLC.
Compare beyond Illinois
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Karnak Midwest on cumulative reported pounds (5.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Sun Coast Resources LLC, Astralloy Steel Products Inc, Superior Trim - Springfield Div. Chemical-count peers include Abbvie Ltd, Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A, Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico LLC. 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.
- Sun Coast Resources LLC Grand Prairie, TX · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 5.4K lbs reported
- Astralloy Steel Products Inc Birmingham, AL · Fabricated Metals 5.4K lbs reported
- Superior Trim - Springfield Div Springfield, OH · Transportation Equipment 5.4K lbs reported
- Showa Best Glove Inc Fayette, AL · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 5.4K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Karnak Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Karnak Corp, Karnak South.
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 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, Xylene (mixed isomers), Cumene, Ethylbenzene; nearby reporters include Lithographic Industries Inc.. Karnak Midwest 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 Karnak Midwest TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Karnak Midwest totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Broadview, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 324122 · Petroleum. 0.0% of Cook TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Sun Coast Resources LLC (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Karnak Midwest stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene. 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