EPA TRI Facility · Chemical Wholesalers
Barton Solvents Inc Des Moines
Des Moines, IA
- Total releases
- 9.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 14
- Carcinogens
- 3
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Barton Solvents Inc Des Moines: how the 9.3K lbs splits
9.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 9.3K lbs 100.0%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Barton Solvents Inc Des Moines's 9.3K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at <0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Methanol.
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
Barton Solvents Inc Des Moines is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Des Moines, IA, in the chemical wholesalers sector. It reported 2.4K lbs of releases across 11 chemicals in 2023, and 9.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 9,967 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. Barton Solvents Inc Des Moines is pounds #248 and chemical-count #23 at 9.3K 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: Construction Products Inc; Safety-Kleen Systems Des Moines (des); Central Iowa Ready Mix; Adm Soybean Processing. Similar-scale Chemical Wholesalers peers outside Iowa: Multi-Chem Group Denver City Tx Facility; Coastal Chemical Co. LLC; Halliburton Grand Junction Field Camp; Basf Corp - Harbor Term Inal. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; tert-Butyl alcohol; Xylene (mixed isomers); Toluene.
Barton Solvents Inc Des Moines stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 14 chemicals · 3 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 9.3K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Multi-Chem Group Denver City Tx Facility and Coastal Chemical Co. LLC.
Barton Solvents Inc Des Moines vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
9.3K lbs Top 38% higher than 62% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Barton Solvents Inc Des Moines in the Chemical Wholesalers sector extract
Among the 530 Chemical Wholesalers facilities in this database, Barton Solvents Inc Des Moines reports the 152nd-largest volume (9.3K lbs). Scale peers outside Iowa include Multi-Chem Group Denver City Tx Facility and Coastal Chemical Co. LLC.
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
- Barton Solvents Inc Des Moines's total reported releases rose from 1.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Barton Solvents Inc Des Moines's air releases rose from 1.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Barton Solvents Inc Des Moines's chemicals reported fell from 13 in 2022 to 11 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Barton Solvents Inc Des Moines Form-R facts
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See how Barton Solvents Inc Des Moines stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
54% less than the comparison
14.0× 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 Barton Solvents Inc Des Moines releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 9.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 81% (1.3K lbs to 2.4K lbs).
Barton Solvents Inc Des Moines: 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 Barton Solvents Inc Des Moines year-over-year reported totals (increased by 81% 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: Methanol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.3K lbs | 9 |
| 2020 | 1.9K lbs | 13 |
| 2021 | 2.0K lbs | 13 |
| 2022 | 1.7K lbs | 13 |
| 2023 | 2.4K lbs | 11 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 3 of 14 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 4.4K lbs | - |
| tert-Butyl alcohol | 1.6K lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 1.4K lbs | - |
| Toluene | 1.0K lbs | - |
| n-Hexane | 528 lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 153 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Methyl tert-butyl ether | 105 lbs | - |
| Nonylphenol Ethoxylates | 64 lbs | - |
| Ethylene glycol | 18 lbs | - |
| n-Butyl alcohol | 18 lbs | - |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 13 lbs | - |
| Certain glycol ethers | 12 lbs | - |
| Methyl isobutyl ketone | 12 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cumene | 3 lbs | Carcinogen |
Barton Solvents Inc Des Moines · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Barton Solvents Inc Des Moines
Closest other reporters in Iowa - including Construction Products Inc, Safety-Kleen Systems Des Moines (des), Central Iowa Ready Mix, ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemical Wholesalers Facilities
Other Chemical Wholesalers facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Iowa - e.g. Multi-Chem Group Denver City Tx Facility, Coastal Chemical Co. LLC, Halliburton Grand Junction Field Camp.
Compare beyond Iowa
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Barton Solvents Inc Des Moines on cumulative reported pounds (9.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (14). Release-pound peers include Quality Circuits Inc, Passaic Rubber Co, US Bureau of Prisons Federal Correctional Institution. Chemical-count peers include Shell New Haven Terminal, Chambers Cogeneration L.P., Avantor Performance Materials. 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.
- Quality Circuits Inc Fergus Falls, MN · Computers and Electronic Products 9.3K lbs reported
- Passaic Rubber Co Wayne, NJ · Plastics and Rubber 9.3K lbs reported
- US Bureau of Prisons Federal Correctional Institution Fairton, NJ · Other 9.3K lbs reported
- Fema Component Manufacturing Otsego, MI · Fabricated Metals 9.3K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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 Methanol, tert-Butyl alcohol, Xylene (mixed isomers), Toluene; nearby reporters include Construction Products Inc. Barton Solvents Inc Des Moines 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 Barton Solvents Inc Des Moines TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Barton Solvents Inc Des Moines totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Des Moines, IA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 424690 · Chemical Wholesalers. 0.3% of Polk TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Ay McDonald Manufacturing Co (Δ 2 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Barton Solvents Inc Des Moines stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Methanol. 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