EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Airgas USA LLC
Ankeny, IA · Parent: Airgas Inc
- Total releases
- 3.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Airgas USA LLC: how the 3.1K lbs splits
3.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 3.1K lbs 100.0%
Airgas USA LLC's 3.1K 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: Propylene.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Airgas USA LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Ankeny, IA, in the chemicals sector. It reported 908 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 3.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 12,079 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Iowa's 460 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Airgas USA LLC is pounds #283 and chemical-count #372 at 3.1K lbs. Climax Molybdenum Co leads reported pounds (16.4M lbs) at 5 chemicals (chemical-count #117). Helena Industries LLC leads chemical count at 32 chemicals (9.4K lbs, pounds #247). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: John Deere Des Moines Works; Lemar-Des Moines; Adm Animal Nutrition; Safety-Kleen Systems Des Moines (des). Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Iowa: Fujifilm Electronic Materials USA Inc.; Ecolab Inc; Agrium US Inc; Action Manufacturing Co. Other Airgas Inc sites in this extract: Airgas Nitrous Oxide; Airgas Nitrous Oxide Corp; Airgas Dry Ice; Airgas Specialty Products-Waxahachie Tx. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Propylene.
Airgas USA LLC stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 3.1K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Fujifilm Electronic Materials USA Inc. and Ecolab Inc.
Airgas USA LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
3.1K lbs Top 46% higher than 54% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Airgas USA LLC: Propylene-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Airgas USA LLC reports the 2,501st-largest volume (3.1K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Propylene alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Iowa include Fujifilm Electronic Materials USA Inc. and Ecolab Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Airgas USA LLC's pounds in one chemical - here Propylene at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Airgas USA LLC's total reported releases rose from 595 lb in 2022 to 908 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Airgas USA LLC's air releases rose from 595 lb in 2022 to 908 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Airgas USA LLC Form-R facts
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99% less than the comparison
90% 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 Airgas USA LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 3.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 141% (377 lbs to 908 lbs).
Airgas USA LLC: 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 Airgas USA LLC year-over-year reported totals (increased by 141% 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: Propylene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 377 lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 655 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 531 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 595 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 908 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Propylene | 3.1K lbs | - |
Airgas USA LLC · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Airgas USA LLC
Closest other reporters in Iowa - including John Deere Des Moines Works, Lemar-Des Moines, Adm Animal Nutrition, ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Iowa - e.g. Fujifilm Electronic Materials USA Inc., Ecolab Inc, Agrium US Inc.
Compare beyond Iowa
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Airgas USA LLC on cumulative reported pounds (3.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Fujifilm Electronic Materials USA Inc., Dubose Strapping Inc., Mannington Commercial. Chemical-count peers include Ecoelectrica LP, Planta Penuelas, Tallaboa 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.
- Fujifilm Electronic Materials USA Inc. Carrollton, TX · Chemicals 3.1K lbs reported
- Dubose Strapping Inc. Crawfordsville, IN · Fabricated Metals 3.1K lbs reported
- Mannington Commercial Calhoun, GA · Textile Product 3.1K lbs reported
- Armotek Industries Inc Palmyra, NJ · Fabricated Metals 3.1K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Airgas Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Airgas Nitrous Oxide, Airgas Nitrous Oxide Corp, Airgas Dry Ice.
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 Propylene; nearby reporters include John Deere Des Moines Works. Airgas USA LLC stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN 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 Airgas USA LLC TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Propylene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Airgas USA LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Ankeny, IA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325120 · Chemicals. 0.1% of Polk TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Fujifilm Electronic Materials USA Inc. (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Airgas USA LLC stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Propylene. 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