EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Plymouth Energy LLC
Merrill, IA
- Total releases
- 47.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 7
- Carcinogens
- 3
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Plymouth Energy LLC: how the 47.1K lbs splits
47.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 47.1K lbs 100.0%
Plymouth Energy LLC's 47.1K 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: Acetaldehyde.
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-HEAVY
Plymouth Energy LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Merrill, IA, in the chemicals sector. It reported 14.6K lbs of releases across 7 chemicals in 2023, and 47.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 6,249 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. Plymouth Energy LLC is pounds #177 and chemical-count #97 at 47.1K 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 fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Wells Enterprises Inc South Ice Cream Plant; Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Kemps Le Mars; Wells Enterprises Inc North Ice Cream Plant; Cargill Feed & Nutrition Sioux City. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Iowa: Evonik Corp; Poet Biorefining-Portland LLC; Interplastic Corp; Kraton Chemical LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Acetaldehyde; n-Hexane; Methanol; Benzene.
Plymouth Energy LLC stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 7 chemicals · 3 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 47.1K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Evonik Corp and Poet Biorefining-Portland LLC.
Plymouth Energy LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
47K lbs Top 24% higher than 76% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Plymouth Energy LLC inside Plymouth's TRI pounds
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Plymouth Energy LLC reports the 1,313th-largest volume (47.1K lbs). This one site accounts for 26.4% of every pound reported in Plymouth. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 52.4% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Iowa include Evonik Corp and Poet Biorefining-Portland LLC.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Plymouth's reported pounds (178.3K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Plymouth Energy LLC's total reported releases fell from 16.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 14.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Plymouth Energy LLC's air releases fell from 16.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 14.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Plymouth Energy LLC Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Plymouth Energy LLC stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
58% less than the comparison
2.3× 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 Plymouth Energy LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 47.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 74% (8.4K lbs to 14.6K lbs).
Plymouth Energy 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 Plymouth Energy LLC year-over-year reported totals (increased by 74% 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: Acetaldehyde.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 8.4K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 696 lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 7.4K lbs | 6 |
| 2022 | 16.0K lbs | 7 |
| 2023 | 14.6K lbs | 7 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 3 of 7 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Acetaldehyde | 24.7K lbs | Carcinogen |
| n-Hexane | 18.3K lbs | - |
| Methanol | 4.1K lbs | - |
| Benzene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ethylbenzene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Toluene | 0 lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 0 lbs | - |
Plymouth Energy LLC · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Plymouth Energy LLC
Closest other reporters in Iowa - including Wells Enterprises Inc South Ice Cream Plant, Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Kemps Le Mars, Wells Enterprises Inc North Ice Cream Plant, 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. Evonik Corp, Poet Biorefining-Portland LLC, Interplastic Corp.
Compare beyond Iowa
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Plymouth Energy LLC on cumulative reported pounds (47.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (7). Release-pound peers include Mti Baths Inc., Hiland Dairy Foods Co, Armortex (formerly Safeguard Security Services). Chemical-count peers include Hubbell Caribe Ltd, Celanese Microcircuits Industries Ltd., Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority. 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.
- Mti Baths Inc. Commerce, GA · Plastics and Rubber 47.1K lbs reported
- Hiland Dairy Foods Co Springfield, MO · Food 47.1K lbs reported
- Armortex (formerly Safeguard Security Services) Schertz, TX · Textiles 47.1K lbs reported
- Alliance Tubular Products LLC Alliance, OH · Primary Metals 47.1K 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 Acetaldehyde, n-Hexane, Methanol, Benzene; nearby reporters include Wells Enterprises Inc South Ice Cream Plant. Plymouth Energy LLC stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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.
Use and verify this record
This Plymouth Energy LLC TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Acetaldehyde) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Plymouth Energy LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Merrill, IA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325193 · Chemicals. 26.4% of Plymouth TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Mti Baths Inc. (Δ 3 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Plymouth Energy LLC stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Acetaldehyde. 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