EPA TRI Facility · Petroleum

Bp Products Na Whiting Business Unit

Whiting, IN · Parent: Bp America Inc

Total releases
7.6M lbs
Chemicals reported
41
Carcinogens
12
Primary pathway
Water Discharges

MIXED Form-R mix

Bp Products Na Whiting Business Unit: how the 7.6M lbs splits

7.6M lbs across all reported pathways

  • Water Discharges 4.5M lbs 59.1%
  • Air Releases 2.9M lbs 37.6%
  • Off-site Transfers 249.9K lbs 3.3%
  • Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%

Bp Products Na Whiting Business Unit's 7.6M lbs Form-R total is MIXED - water discharges is 59.1% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 37.6%. 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

Bp Products Na Whiting Business Unit is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Whiting, IN, in the petroleum sector. It reported 1.9M lbs of releases across 35 chemicals in 2023, and 7.6M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 279 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Indiana's 871 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Bp Products Na Whiting Business Unit is pounds #17 and chemical-count #7 at 7.6M lbs. Uss Gary Works leads reported pounds (77.4M lbs) at 36 chemicals (chemical-count #9). Tradebe Treatment & Recycling LLC leads chemical count at 98 chemicals (11.9M lbs, pounds #12). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Uss East Chicago Tin; Linde Inc; Polyjohn Enterprises Corp; US Gypsum Co. Similar-scale Petroleum peers outside Indiana: Chevron Products Co Pascagoula Refinery; Exxonmobil Baton Rouge Refinery (part); Valero Refining-Texas LP; Citgo Petroleum Corp. Other Bp America Inc sites in this extract: Bp Lubricants USA Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Ammonia; Hydrogen sulfide; n-Hexane.

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Bp Products Na Whiting Business Unit is a HEAVY · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Whiting, IN: 7.6M lbs across 41 chemicals (12 carcinogen-classified, CARC-LEAN). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment water discharges at 59.1%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Chevron Products Co Pascagoula Refinery and Exxonmobil Baton Rouge Refinery (part).

#279 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases - among the top 1.1% of reporting sites by volume. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

Bp Products Na Whiting Business Unit vs. every reporting TRI facility

Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution

7.6M lbs Top 1% higher than 99% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities

This facility 0 lbs 20M+ lbs every reporting TRI facility, bucketed by value

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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year

Bp Products Na Whiting Business Unit in the Petroleum sector extract

Among the 902 Petroleum facilities in this database, Bp Products Na Whiting Business Unit reports the 12th-largest volume, placing it in the top 1.3% of its sector. Scale peers outside Indiana include Chevron Products Co Pascagoula Refinery and Exxonmobil Baton Rouge Refinery (part).

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

2022 → 2023
  • Bp Products Na Whiting Business Unit's total reported releases rose from 1.6 million lb in 2022 to 1.9 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Bp Products Na Whiting Business Unit's air releases rose from 469.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 927.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Bp Products Na Whiting Business Unit's off-site transfers rose from 9.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 15.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Bp Products Na Whiting Business Unit's water releases fell from 1.1 million lb in 2022 to 1.0 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.

Bp Products Na Whiting Business Unit Form-R facts

Sector
Petroleum
HEAVY volume
7.6M lbs
MIXED pathway
Water Discharges
CARC-LEAN chem count
41 · 12 carc.
Lead chemical
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)

Compare this facility

See how Bp Products Na Whiting Business Unit stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.

Total reported releases
Bp Products Na Whiting Business Unit
7.6M lbs
Uss East Chicago Tin
67.7K lbs

112.2× more than the comparison

Chemicals reported
Bp Products Na Whiting Business Unit
41
Uss East Chicago Tin
3

13.7× 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 Bp Products Na Whiting Business Unit releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 7.6M lbs.

Water Discharges 4.5M lbs (59.1%)
Air Releases 2.9M lbs (37.6%)
Off-site Transfers 249.9K lbs (3.3%)
Land Disposal 0 lbs (<0.1%)
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Emissions Trend Summary

From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 53% (1.3M lbs to 1.9M lbs).

Bp Products Na Whiting Business Unit: annual Form-R pounds

HEAVY site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023

million lbs

What this shows Bp Products Na Whiting Business Unit year-over-year reported totals (increased by 53% 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).

Source EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
Year Total Chemicals
2019 1.3M lbs 37
2020 1.2M lbs 38
2021 1.6M lbs 37
2022 1.6M lbs 37
2023 1.9M lbs 35

Chemical Releases

Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 12 of 41 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.

Chemical Total Flags
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 4.5M lbs -
Ammonia 752.2K lbs -
Hydrogen sulfide 705.9K lbs -
n-Hexane 320.1K lbs -
Xylene (mixed isomers) 267.5K lbs -
Toluene 213.0K lbs -
Propylene 191.5K lbs -
Cyclohexane 142.7K lbs -
Nickel compounds 95.2K lbs Carcinogen
Benzene 92.1K lbs Carcinogen
Ethylene 74.6K lbs -
Naphthalene 39.6K lbs Carcinogen
Ethylbenzene 37.8K lbs Carcinogen
Lead And Lead Compounds 34.9K lbs -
Polycyclic aromatic compounds 31.7K lbs Carcinogen
Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 29.0K lbs -
Zinc compounds 20.6K lbs -
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene 18.2K lbs -
Vanadium compounds 17.7K lbs -
Cobalt compounds 9.5K lbs Carcinogen
2,4-Dimethylphenol 7.5K lbs -
1,3-Butadiene 4.6K lbs Carcinogen
Phenol 3.4K lbs -
Phenanthrene 2.5K lbs -
Methanol 2.4K lbs -
Isoprene 2.4K lbs Carcinogen
Copper compounds 2.3K lbs -
Carbonyl sulfide 2.2K lbs -
Cumene 2.2K lbs Carcinogen
Biphenyl 2.1K lbs -
Carbon disulfide 1.7K lbs -
Anthracene 785 lbs -
Mercury And Mercury Compounds 528 lbs -
Cresol (mixed isomers) 205 lbs -
Styrene 106 lbs Carcinogen
Mercury compounds 89 lbs -
Benzo[g,h,i]perylene 66 lbs -
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 0 lbs Carcinogen
Molybdenum trioxide 0 lbs Carcinogen
Ethylene glycol 0 lbs -
Diethanolamine 0 lbs -

Bp Products Na Whiting Business Unit in Lake

Whiting, IN
41.6625, -87.4838
County TRI context
Lake · 5.8% of county pounds
Parent company
Bp America Inc

Compare beyond Indiana

Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count

Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Bp Products Na Whiting Business Unit on cumulative reported pounds (7.6M lbs) and distinct chemical count (41). Release-pound peers include Oci Beaumont LLC, Usg Paper LLC, Futamura USA Inc. Chemical-count peers include Corteva Agriscience LLC - Midland, Chalmette Refining LLC, Convent Refinery. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.

Other Bp America Inc Facilities

Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Bp Lubricants USA Inc.

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), Ammonia, Hydrogen sulfide, n-Hexane; nearby reporters include Uss East Chicago Tin. Bp Products Na Whiting Business Unit 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.

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This Bp Products Na Whiting Business Unit 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.

Bp Products Na Whiting Business Unit totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Whiting, IN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 324110 · Petroleum. 5.8% of Lake TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Oci Beaumont LLC (Δ 12.0K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.

Bp Products Na Whiting Business Unit stamps HEAVY · MIXED pathway (water discharges leads at 59.1%). 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