EPA TRI Facility · Chemical Wholesalers
Univar USA Inc
Bedford Park, IL · Parent: Univar USA Inc
- Total releases
- 1.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 17
- Carcinogens
- 6
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Univar USA Inc: how the 1.5K lbs splits
1.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 1.5K lbs 100.0%
Univar USA Inc's 1.5K 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: 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-MID
Univar USA Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Bedford Park, IL, in the chemical wholesalers sector. It reported 1.5K lbs of releases across 17 chemicals, summed over every year it filed. That ranks 13,229 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. Univar USA Inc is pounds #594 and chemical-count #33 at 1.5K 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). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Golden Grain; Signode Industrial Group LLC; Italmatch Sc LLC; Cornell Forge Co. Similar-scale Chemical Wholesalers peers outside Illinois: Univar Solutions USA Inc. - Strongsville Branch; Airgas Specialty Products - Hanford Ca; George S Coyne Chemical Co Inc; Multi-Chem Group Grand Junction Co Facility. Other Univar USA Inc sites in this extract: Nexeo Solutions LLC; Univar Solutions USA Inc; Univar Solutions USA Inc - San Jose; Univar Solutions-Phoenix Px. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene; Ethylene glycol; Tetrachloroethylene; Certain glycol ethers.
Univar USA Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 17 chemicals · 6 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.5K lbs (2019–2021). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Univar Solutions USA Inc. - Strongsville Branch and Airgas Specialty Products - Hanford Ca.
Univar USA Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.5K lbs 49th percentile higher than 49% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Univar USA Inc in the Chemical Wholesalers sector extract
Among the 530 Chemical Wholesalers facilities in this database, Univar USA Inc reports the 276th-largest volume (1.5K lbs). Scale peers outside Illinois include Univar Solutions USA Inc. - Strongsville Branch and Airgas Specialty Products - Hanford Ca.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Univar USA Inc Form-R facts
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See how Univar USA Inc stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
98% less than the comparison
17.0× 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 Univar USA Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2021, total releases decreased by 100% (1.5K lbs to 0 lbs).
Univar USA Inc: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2021
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
What this shows Univar USA Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 100% from 2019 to 2021). 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 | 1.5K lbs | 17 |
| 2020 | 0 lbs | 14 |
| 2021 | 0 lbs | 6 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2021). 6 of 17 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 500 lbs | - |
| Ethylene glycol | 500 lbs | - |
| Tetrachloroethylene | 500 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Certain glycol ethers | 0 lbs | - |
| Methyl isobutyl ketone | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Toluene | 0 lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 0 lbs | - |
| Methanol | 0 lbs | - |
| Naphthalene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ethylbenzene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| n-Hexane | 0 lbs | - |
| Dichloromethane | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| n-Butyl alcohol | 0 lbs | - |
| Cyclohexane | 0 lbs | - |
| p-Xylene | 0 lbs | - |
| o-Xylene | 0 lbs | - |
| Cumene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Univar USA Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Univar USA Inc
Closest other reporters in Illinois - including Golden Grain, Signode Industrial Group LLC, Italmatch Sc LLC, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 950 other reporting facilities in Illinois.
Similar Chemical Wholesalers Facilities
Other Chemical Wholesalers facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Illinois - e.g. Univar Solutions USA Inc. - Strongsville Branch, Airgas Specialty Products - Hanford Ca, George S Coyne Chemical Co Inc.
Compare beyond Illinois
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Univar USA Inc on cumulative reported pounds (1.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (17). Release-pound peers include Jasper Wyman & Son C & D Corp, Prc-Desoto International Inc, General Partitions Manufacturing Corp. Chemical-count peers include Astro Chemicals Inc, Doremus Terminal LLC, Rq Resins 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Univar USA Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Nexeo Solutions LLC, Univar Solutions USA Inc, Univar Solutions USA Inc - San Jose.
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, Ethylene glycol, Tetrachloroethylene, Certain glycol ethers; nearby reporters include Golden Grain. Univar USA Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-MID 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 Univar USA Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-MID · lead 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Univar USA Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Bedford Park, IL, latest year 2021. Form-R rows span 2019–2021 (3 years). NAICS 424690 · Chemical Wholesalers. 0.0% of Cook TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Aerogen-Tek (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Univar USA Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-MID · 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