EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Poet Biorefining - Ashton
Ashton, IA · Parent: Poet Holding Co LLC
- Total releases
- 31.9K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 8
- Carcinogens
- 3
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Poet Biorefining - Ashton: how the 31.9K lbs splits
31.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 31.9K lbs 100.0%
Poet Biorefining - Ashton's 31.9K 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: n-Hexane.
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
Poet Biorefining - Ashton is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Ashton, IA, in the chemicals sector. It reported 4.2K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 31.9K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 7,169 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. Poet Biorefining - Ashton is pounds #198 and chemical-count #84 at 31.9K 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: Ag Processing Inc; Rosenboon Machine & Tool Inc; Kent Nutrition Group - Sheldon; Associated Milk Producers Inc. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Iowa: Polypeptide Laboratories San Diego; Sika Mbcc US LLC; Covestro Llc.; Advanced Micronutrient Products Inc. Other Poet Holding Co LLC sites in this extract: Poet Biorefining - Shell Rock LLC; Poet Biorefining - Hudson; Poet Biorefining - Fairbank LLC; Poet Biorefining-Marion LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: n-Hexane; Methanol; Formic acid; Formaldehyde.
Poet Biorefining - Ashton stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 8 chemicals · 3 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 31.9K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Polypeptide Laboratories San Diego and Sika Mbcc US LLC.
Poet Biorefining - Ashton vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
32K lbs Top 28% higher than 72% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Poet Biorefining - Ashton inside Osceola's TRI pounds
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Poet Biorefining - Ashton reports the 1,512th-largest volume (31.9K lbs). This one site accounts for 100% of every pound reported in Osceola. Scale peers outside Iowa include Polypeptide Laboratories San Diego and Sika Mbcc US LLC.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Osceola's reported pounds (31.9K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Poet Biorefining - Ashton's total reported releases rose from 4.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Poet Biorefining - Ashton's air releases rose from 4.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Poet Biorefining - Ashton Form-R facts
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See how Poet Biorefining - Ashton stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
98% less than the comparison
8.0× 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 Poet Biorefining - Ashton releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 31.9K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 57% (9.8K lbs to 4.2K lbs).
Poet Biorefining - Ashton: 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 Poet Biorefining - Ashton year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 57% 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: n-Hexane.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 9.8K lbs | 7 |
| 2020 | 6.6K lbs | 7 |
| 2021 | 7.2K lbs | 8 |
| 2022 | 4.1K lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 4.2K lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 3 of 8 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| n-Hexane | 11.7K lbs | - |
| Methanol | 7.6K lbs | - |
| Formic acid | 7.5K lbs | - |
| Formaldehyde | 3.9K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Acetaldehyde | 1.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Benzene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cyclohexane | 0 lbs | - |
| Toluene | 0 lbs | - |
Poet Biorefining - Ashton · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Poet Biorefining - Ashton
Closest other reporters in Iowa - including Ag Processing Inc, Rosenboon Machine & Tool Inc, Kent Nutrition Group - Sheldon, 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. Polypeptide Laboratories San Diego, Sika Mbcc US LLC, Covestro Llc..
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Poet Biorefining - Ashton on cumulative reported pounds (31.9K lbs) and distinct chemical count (8). Release-pound peers include Alaglass Pools, Montana Power Station, US Dod Usaf Cannon Afb. Chemical-count peers include Prepa-South Coast Power Plant, Argos Puerto Rico Corp., US Tsubaki Automotive 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Poet Holding Co LLC Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Poet Biorefining - Shell Rock LLC, Poet Biorefining - Hudson, Poet Biorefining - Fairbank LLC.
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 n-Hexane, Methanol, Formic acid, Formaldehyde; nearby reporters include Ag Processing Inc. Poet Biorefining - Ashton 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 Poet Biorefining - Ashton TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead n-Hexane) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Poet Biorefining - Ashton totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Ashton, IA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325193 · Chemicals. 100% of Osceola TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Alaglass Pools (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Poet Biorefining - Ashton stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead n-Hexane. 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