EPA TRI Facility · Petroleum Bulk Terminals
O'Connell Oil Co Merrill Road Facility
Pittsfield, MA · Parent: O'Connell Oil Associates Inc
- Total releases
- 28.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 9
- Carcinogens
- 4
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
O'Connell Oil Co Merrill Road Facility: how the 30.4K lbs splits
30.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 21.6K lbs 71.0%
- Air Releases 8.8K lbs 29.0%
O'Connell Oil Co Merrill Road Facility's 30.4K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 71.0% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 29.0%. Leading chemical by pounds: Toluene.
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 CARC-LEAN
O'Connell Oil Co Merrill Road Facility is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Pittsfield, MA, in the petroleum bulk terminals sector. It reported 1.7K lbs of releases across 8 chemicals in 2024, and 28.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 7,412 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Massachusetts's 373 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. O'Connell Oil Co Merrill Road Facility is pounds #91 and chemical-count #13 at 28.8K lbs. Solutia Inc leads reported pounds (2.5M lbs) at 9 chemicals (chemical-count #10). Astro Chemicals Inc leads chemical count at 17 chemicals (5.9K lbs, pounds #154). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Pittsfield Generating Co LP; Crane & Co. Inc.; Crane Pioneer Mill; Berkshire Concrete Corp. Similar-scale Petroleum Bulk Terminals peers outside Massachusetts: Phillips 66 Co East St Louis Terminal; South Florida Materials Corp DBA Vecenergy-Port Everglades; Hffc Sand Island Fuel Terminal; Allied Aviation Fueling Co of Texas. Other O'Connell Oil Associates Inc sites in this extract: O'Connell Oil Northampton Facility. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Toluene; Xylene (mixed isomers); Cyclohexane; Naphthalene.
Compare O'Connell Oil Co Merrill Road Facility with
Nearest reporters in Massachusetts
- Pittsfield Generating Co LP Pittsfield · 22.4K lbs
- Crane & Co. Inc. Dalton · 0 lbs
- Crane Pioneer Mill Dalton · 0 lbs
- Berkshire Concrete Corp Pittsfield · 8.8K lbs
Similar-scale Petroleum Bulk Terminals sites elsewhere: Phillips 66 Co East St Louis Terminal (IL) · South Florida Materials Corp DBA Vecenergy-Port Everglades (FL) · Hffc Sand Island Fuel Terminal (HI)
O'Connell Oil Co Merrill Road Facility stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (71.0% off-site transfers) across 9 chemicals · 4 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 28.8K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Phillips 66 Co East St Louis Terminal and South Florida Materials Corp DBA Vecenergy-Port Everglades.
O'Connell Oil Co Merrill Road Facility vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
29K lbs Top 29% higher than 71% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
O'Connell Oil Co Merrill Road Facility in the Petroleum Bulk Terminals sector extract
Among the 695 Petroleum Bulk Terminals facilities in this database, O'Connell Oil Co Merrill Road Facility reports the 56th-largest volume, placing it in the top 8.1% of its sector. Scale peers outside Massachusetts include Phillips 66 Co East St Louis Terminal and South Florida Materials Corp DBA Vecenergy-Port Everglades.
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
- O'Connell Oil Co Merrill Road Facility's total reported releases fell from 14.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- O'Connell Oil Co Merrill Road Facility's off-site transfers fell from 12.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 93 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- O'Connell Oil Co Merrill Road Facility's chemicals reported fell from 9 in 2022 to 8 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- O'Connell Oil Co Merrill Road Facility's air releases fell from 1.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
O'Connell Oil Co Merrill Road Facility Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how O'Connell Oil Co Merrill Road Facility stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
29% more than the comparison
9.0× 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 O'Connell Oil Co Merrill Road Facility releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 30.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases increased by 31% (1.3K lbs to 1.7K lbs).
O'Connell Oil Co Merrill Road Facility: 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 O'Connell Oil Co Merrill Road Facility year-over-year reported totals (increased by 31% 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: Toluene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.3K lbs | 9 |
| 2020 | 10.0K lbs | 9 |
| 2021 | 1.7K lbs | 9 |
| 2022 | 14.0K lbs | 9 |
| 2023 | 1.7K lbs | 8 |
| 2024 | 1.7K lbs | 8 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 4 of 9 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Toluene | 11.1K lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 9.3K lbs | - |
| Cyclohexane | 3.3K lbs | - |
| Naphthalene | 1.9K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ethylbenzene | 1.9K lbs | Carcinogen |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 1.4K lbs | - |
| Benzene | 1.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Hydrogen sulfide | 468 lbs | - |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 1 lbs | Carcinogen |
O'Connell Oil Co Merrill Road Facility · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Closest other reporters in Massachusetts - including Pittsfield Generating Co LP, Crane & Co. Inc., Crane Pioneer Mill, ordered by distance.
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Similar Petroleum Bulk Terminals Facilities
Other Petroleum Bulk Terminals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Massachusetts - e.g. Phillips 66 Co East St Louis Terminal, South Florida Materials Corp DBA Vecenergy-Port Everglades, Hffc Sand Island Fuel Terminal.
Compare beyond Massachusetts
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest O'Connell Oil Co Merrill Road Facility on cumulative reported pounds (28.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (9). Release-pound peers include Cargill Kitchen Solutions, Houston Central Gas Plant, Tokai Carbon Ge LLC. Chemical-count peers include Viatris Pharmaceuticals LLC, Prepa - San Juan Steam Plant, Elektrisola Inc.. 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.
- Cargill Kitchen Solutions Lake Odessa, MI · Food 28.8K lbs reported
- Houston Central Gas Plant Sheridan, TX · Natural Gas Processing 28.8K lbs reported
- Tokai Carbon Ge LLC Ozark, AR · Electrical Equipment 28.7K lbs reported
- Sonoco Flexibles Elk Grove Plant Elk Grove Village, IL · Plastics and Rubber 28.7K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Viatris Pharmaceuticals LLC Barceloneta, PR · Chemicals 9 chemicals
- Prepa - San Juan Steam Plant Puerto Nuevo, PR · Electric Utilities 9 chemicals
- Elektrisola Inc. Boscawen, NH · Primary Metals 9 chemicals
- Global Cos Llc-South Portland Terminal South Portland, ME · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 9 chemicals
Other O'Connell Oil Associates Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including O'Connell Oil Northampton Facility.
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 Toluene, Xylene (mixed isomers), Cyclohexane, Naphthalene; nearby reporters include Pittsfield Generating Co LP. O'Connell Oil Co Merrill Road Facility stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE 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 O'Connell Oil Co Merrill Road Facility TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Toluene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
O'Connell Oil Co Merrill Road Facility totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Pittsfield, MA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 424710 · Petroleum Bulk Terminals. 14.3% of Berkshire TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Cargill Kitchen Solutions (Δ 2 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
O'Connell Oil Co Merrill Road Facility stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Toluene. 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