EPA TRI Facility · Petroleum

Safety-Kleen Systems Inc.

East Chicago, IN · Parent: Clean Harbors Inc

Total releases
305.6K lbs
Chemicals reported
12
Carcinogens
6
Primary pathway
Off-site Transfers

OFFSITE Form-R mix

Safety-Kleen Systems Inc.: how the 305.6K lbs splits

305.6K lbs across all reported pathways

  • Off-site Transfers 298.2K lbs 97.6%
  • Air Releases 7.4K lbs 2.4%

Safety-Kleen Systems Inc.'s 305.6K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 97.6% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 2.4%. Leading chemical by pounds: Molybdenum trioxide.

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.

MID volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-HEAVY

Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in East Chicago, IN, in the petroleum sector. It reported 2.5K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 305.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,559 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. Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. is pounds #132 and chemical-count #48 at 305.6K 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: Cleveland-Cliffs Steel LLC; Phoenix Global; Linde Inc; US Gypsum Co. Similar-scale Petroleum peers outside Indiana: Marathon Petroleum Co LP Ohio Refining Div; Pasadena Refining System Inc; Owens Corning Roofing & Asphalt LLC Atlanta; Oxbow Calcining LLC. Other Clean Harbors Inc sites in this extract: Clean Harbors Buttonwillow LLC; Clean Harbors Grassy Mountain LLC; Clean Harbors el Dorado LLC; Clean Harbors Lone Mountain LLC Lone Mountain Facility. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Molybdenum trioxide; Nickel compounds; Polycyclic aromatic compounds; Benzene.

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Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (97.6% off-site transfers) across 12 chemicals · 6 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 305.6K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Marathon Petroleum Co LP Ohio Refining Div and Pasadena Refining System Inc.

#2,559 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases - among the top 9.8% of reporting sites by volume. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility

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

306K lbs Top 10% higher than 90% 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

Safety-Kleen Systems Inc.: Molybdenum trioxide-led volume

Among the 902 Petroleum facilities in this database, Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. reports the 122nd-largest volume, placing it in the top 13.5% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Molybdenum trioxide alone is 90.7% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 99.7% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Indiana include Marathon Petroleum Co LP Ohio Refining Div and Pasadena Refining System Inc.

Concentrated means ≥60% of Safety-Kleen Systems Inc.'s pounds in one chemical - here Molybdenum trioxide at 90.7%. Not a toxicity score.

Annual disclosure change

What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year

2022 → 2023
  • Safety-Kleen Systems Inc.'s total reported releases rose from 2.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Safety-Kleen Systems Inc.'s air releases rose from 2.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.

Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. Form-R facts

Sector
Petroleum
MID volume
305.6K lbs
OFFSITE pathway
Off-site Transfers
CARC-HEAVY chem count
12 · 6 carc.
Lead chemical
Molybdenum trioxide

Compare this facility

See how Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.

Total reported releases
Safety-Kleen Systems Inc.
305.6K lbs
Cleveland-Cliffs Steel LLC
10.8M lbs

97% less than the comparison

Chemicals reported
Safety-Kleen Systems Inc.
12
Cleveland-Cliffs Steel LLC
34

65% less 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 Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 305.6K lbs.

Off-site Transfers 298.2K lbs (97.6%)
Air Releases 7.4K lbs (2.4%)
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Emissions Trend Summary

From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 99% (298.6K lbs to 2.5K lbs).

Safety-Kleen Systems Inc.: annual Form-R pounds

MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023

million lbs

What this shows Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 99% 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: Molybdenum trioxide.

Source EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
Year Total Chemicals
2019 298.6K lbs 11
2020 490 lbs 5
2021 1.9K lbs 5
2022 2.0K lbs 5
2023 2.5K lbs 5

Chemical Releases

Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 6 of 12 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.

Chemical Total Flags
Molybdenum trioxide 277.2K lbs Carcinogen
Nickel compounds 20.2K lbs Carcinogen
Polycyclic aromatic compounds 6.8K lbs Carcinogen
Benzene 649 lbs Carcinogen
Zinc compounds 557 lbs -
Ethylene glycol 173 lbs -
Benzo[g,h,i]perylene 72 lbs -
Tetrachloroethylene 14 lbs Carcinogen
Lead compounds 4 lbs -
Lead And Lead Compounds 0 lbs -
Polychlorinated biphenyls 0 lbs Carcinogen
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 0 lbs -

Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. · OFFSITE-pathway site

East Chicago, IN
41.6599, -87.4638
County TRI context
Lake · 0.2% of county pounds
Parent company
Clean Harbors Inc

Compare beyond Indiana

Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count

Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (305.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (12). Release-pound peers include Braskem America Inc, Kobelco Aluminum Automotive Products LLC, Ineos Phenol. Chemical-count peers include Fmc Agricultural Caribe Industries Ltd, Peerless Oil & Chemicals Inc., Prepa - Aguirre Power Generati on Complex. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.

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 Molybdenum trioxide, Nickel compounds, Polycyclic aromatic compounds, Benzene; nearby reporters include Cleveland-Cliffs Steel LLC. Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-HEAVY 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 Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · CARC-HEAVY · lead Molybdenum trioxide) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.

Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for East Chicago, IN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 324191 · Petroleum. 0.2% of Lake TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Braskem America Inc (Δ 32 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.

Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Molybdenum trioxide. 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