EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Pine Lake Corn Processors
Steamboat Rock, IA
- Total releases
- 313.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 11
- Carcinogens
- 5
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Pine Lake Corn Processors: how the 313.2K lbs splits
313.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 313.2K lbs 100.0%
Pine Lake Corn Processors's 313.2K 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: Formic acid.
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 AIR pathway CARC-MID
Pine Lake Corn Processors is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Steamboat Rock, IA, in the chemicals sector. It reported 39.1K lbs of releases across 9 chemicals in 2023, and 313.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,529 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. Pine Lake Corn Processors is pounds #65 and chemical-count #36 at 313.2K 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 fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Forterra Concrete Products - Iowa Falls; Cargill Inc; Poet Biorefining - Iowa Falls LLC; Omnium. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Iowa: Berryman Products Inc.; Polynt Composites USA Inc.; Ineos Styrolution America LLC; Dubois Chemicals Inc. - Sharonville Oh (50). Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Formic acid; Acetaldehyde; Acrolein; n-Hexane.
Pine Lake Corn Processors stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 11 chemicals · 5 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 313.2K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Berryman Products Inc. and Polynt Composites USA Inc..
Pine Lake Corn Processors vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
313K lbs Top 10% higher than 90% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Pine Lake Corn Processors in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Pine Lake Corn Processors reports the 499th-largest volume, placing it in the top 12.7% of its sector. Scale peers outside Iowa include Berryman Products Inc. and Polynt Composites USA Inc..
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
- Pine Lake Corn Processors's total reported releases fell from 54.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 39.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Pine Lake Corn Processors's air releases fell from 54.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 39.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Pine Lake Corn Processors Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Pine Lake Corn Processors stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
1904412.6× more than the comparison
11.0× 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 Pine Lake Corn Processors releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 313.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 55% (87.2K lbs to 39.1K lbs).
Pine Lake Corn Processors: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Pine Lake Corn Processors year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 55% 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: Formic acid.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 87.2K lbs | 11 |
| 2020 | 69.3K lbs | 10 |
| 2021 | 63.5K lbs | 10 |
| 2022 | 54.1K lbs | 9 |
| 2023 | 39.1K lbs | 9 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 5 of 11 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Formic acid | 172.7K lbs | - |
| Acetaldehyde | 55.8K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Acrolein | 32.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
| n-Hexane | 25.9K lbs | - |
| Formaldehyde | 13.0K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Methanol | 6.9K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 6.5K lbs | - |
| Benzene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ethylbenzene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Toluene | 0 lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 0 lbs | - |
Pine Lake Corn Processors · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Pine Lake Corn Processors
Closest other reporters in Iowa - including Forterra Concrete Products - Iowa Falls, Cargill Inc, Poet Biorefining - Iowa Falls LLC, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 459 other reporting facilities in Iowa.
Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Iowa - e.g. Berryman Products Inc., Polynt Composites USA Inc., Ineos Styrolution America LLC.
Compare beyond Iowa
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Pine Lake Corn Processors on cumulative reported pounds (313.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (11). Release-pound peers include Berryman Products Inc., South Atlantic Galvanizing, Crestwood Inc. Chemical-count peers include Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Bayamon Terminal, Lanco Manufacturing Corp, Buckeye Caribbean Terminals LLC (former Scyi). 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.
- Berryman Products Inc. Arlington, TX · Chemicals 313.2K lbs reported
- South Atlantic Galvanizing Claxton, GA · Fabricated Metals 313.7K lbs reported
- Crestwood Inc Salina, KS · Furniture 312.5K lbs reported
- Steel Dynamics Inc Structural & Rail Div Columbia City, IN · Primary Metals 314.6K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Bayamon Terminal Bayamon, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 11 chemicals
- Lanco Manufacturing Corp San Lorenzo, PR · Chemicals 11 chemicals
- Buckeye Caribbean Terminals LLC (former Scyi) Yabucoa, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 11 chemicals
- Limetree Bay Terminals LLC DBA Ocean Point Terminals Christiansted, VI · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 11 chemicals
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 Formic acid, Acetaldehyde, Acrolein, n-Hexane; nearby reporters include Forterra Concrete Products - Iowa Falls. Pine Lake Corn Processors stamps MID 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 Pine Lake Corn Processors TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-MID · lead Formic acid) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Pine Lake Corn Processors totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Steamboat Rock, IA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325193 · Chemicals. 15.8% of Hardin TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Berryman Products Inc. (Δ 12 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Pine Lake Corn Processors stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-MID · lead Formic acid. 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