EPA TRI Facility · Petroleum Bulk Terminals
Clean Harbors Environmental Services Inc.
South Portland, ME · Parent: Clean Harbors Inc
- Total releases
- 20.9K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 7
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Clean Harbors Environmental Services Inc.: how the 26.6K lbs splits
26.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 26.1K lbs 98.4%
- Air Releases 429 lbs 1.6%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Clean Harbors Environmental Services Inc.'s 26.6K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 98.4% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 1.6%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ethylene glycol.
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 OFFSITE pathway TRACE-CARC
Clean Harbors Environmental Services Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in South Portland, ME, in the petroleum bulk terminals sector. It reported 5.7K lbs of releases across 7 chemicals in 2024, and 20.9K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 8,145 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Maine's 81 reporting TRI sites, Sappi N.a. Inc. - Somerset Operations leads both reported pounds (10.6M lbs) and chemical count (31 chemicals). The two rankings do not invert in this pool. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Global Cos Llc-South Portland Terminal; South Portland Terminal (sptpm); Sprague South Portland; Citgo Petroleum Corp South Portland Terminal. Similar-scale Petroleum Bulk Terminals peers outside Maine: Exxon Mobil Corp Irving Terminal; Thermo Fluids Denver; Exxon Mobil Corp Everett Terminal; Triton West LLC - Shell Des Plaines Terminal. Other Clean Harbors Inc sites in this extract: Clean Harbors Buttonwillow LLC; Clean Harbors Grassy Mountain LLC; Clean Harbors el Dorado LLC; Clean Harbors Lone Mountain LLC Lone Mountain Facility. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ethylene glycol; Zinc compounds; n-Hexane; 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene.
Clean Harbors Environmental Services Inc. stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (98.4% off-site transfers) across 7 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 20.9K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Exxon Mobil Corp Irving Terminal and Thermo Fluids Denver.
Clean Harbors Environmental Services Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
21K lbs Top 31% higher than 69% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Clean Harbors Environmental Services Inc. in the Petroleum Bulk Terminals sector extract
Among the 695 Petroleum Bulk Terminals facilities in this database, Clean Harbors Environmental Services Inc. reports the 83rd-largest volume, placing it in the top 11.9% of its sector. Scale peers outside Maine include Exxon Mobil Corp Irving Terminal and Thermo Fluids Denver.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Clean Harbors Environmental Services Inc. Form-R facts
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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 Clean Harbors Environmental Services Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 26.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases increased by 738% (678 lbs to 5.7K lbs).
Clean Harbors Environmental Services Inc.: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Clean Harbors Environmental Services Inc. year-over-year reported totals (increased by 738% from 2019 to 2024). 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: Ethylene glycol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 678 lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 2.9K lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 4.7K lbs | 7 |
| 2022 | 6.3K lbs | 7 |
| 2023 | 6.3K lbs | 7 |
| 2024 | 5.7K lbs | 7 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 2 of 7 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ethylene glycol | 14.6K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 4.1K lbs | - |
| n-Hexane | 4.1K lbs | - |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 3.8K lbs | - |
| Lead | 22 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 20 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Benzo[g,h,i]perylene | 0 lbs | - |
Clean Harbors Environmental Services Inc. · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Clean Harbors Environmental Services Inc.
Closest other reporters in Maine - including Global Cos Llc-South Portland Terminal, South Portland Terminal (sptpm), Sprague South Portland, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 80 other reporting facilities in Maine.
Similar Petroleum Bulk Terminals Facilities
Other Petroleum Bulk Terminals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Maine - e.g. Exxon Mobil Corp Irving Terminal, Thermo Fluids Denver, Exxon Mobil Corp Everett Terminal.
Compare beyond Maine
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Clean Harbors Environmental Services Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (20.9K lbs) and distinct chemical count (7). Release-pound peers include Modern Welding Co of Flor Ida Inc., Pvs Chemical Solutions Inc, Morgan Olson LLC. 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.
- Modern Welding Co of Flor Ida Inc. Orlando, FL · Fabricated Metals 20.9K lbs reported
- Pvs Chemical Solutions Inc Chicago, IL · Chemicals 20.9K lbs reported
- Morgan Olson LLC Loudon, TN · Machinery 20.9K lbs reported
- Gerdau Long Steel Na-Charlotte Mill Charlotte, NC · Primary Metals 20.9K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Clean Harbors Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Clean Harbors Buttonwillow LLC, Clean Harbors Grassy Mountain LLC, Clean Harbors el Dorado 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 Ethylene glycol, Zinc compounds, n-Hexane, 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene; nearby reporters include Global Cos Llc-South Portland Terminal. Clean Harbors Environmental Services Inc. stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC 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 Clean Harbors Environmental Services Inc. TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · TRACE-CARC · lead Ethylene glycol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Clean Harbors Environmental Services Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for South Portland, ME, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 424710 · Petroleum Bulk Terminals. 2.1% of Cumberland TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Modern Welding Co of Flor Ida Inc. (Δ 3 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Clean Harbors Environmental Services Inc. stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Ethylene glycol. 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