EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Poet Biorefining Lake Crystal
Lake Crystal, MN · Parent: Poet Holding Co LLC
- Total releases
- 25.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 10
- Carcinogens
- 4
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Poet Biorefining Lake Crystal: how the 25.4K lbs splits
25.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 25.4K lbs 99.8%
- Off-site Transfers 42 lbs 0.2%
Poet Biorefining Lake Crystal's 25.4K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 99.8% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 0.2%. 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-MID
Poet Biorefining Lake Crystal is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Lake Crystal, MN, in the chemicals sector. It reported 8.3K lbs of releases across 7 chemicals in 2023, and 25.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 7,693 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Minnesota's 459 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Poet Biorefining Lake Crystal is pounds #169 and chemical-count #34 at 25.4K lbs. Xcel Energy Sherburne County Generating Plant leads reported pounds (21.5M lbs) at 24 chemicals (chemical-count #4). 3M Chemical Operations' Cottage Grove Facility leads chemical count at 72 chemicals (3.0M lbs, pounds #8). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Industrial Fabrication Services Inc.; Tbei - Truck Bodies & Equipment International (lake Crystal); North American Pipe & Precast; Coloplast Manufacturing US Llc-Mankato. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Minnesota: Buckman Laboratories Inc; Arclin USA LLC; Teva Pharmaceuticals USA; Quin Global US 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; Acetaldehyde; Acrolein; Formic acid.
Poet Biorefining Lake Crystal stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (99.8% air releases) across 10 chemicals · 4 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 25.4K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Buckman Laboratories Inc and Arclin USA LLC.
Poet Biorefining Lake Crystal vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
25K lbs Top 30% higher than 70% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Poet Biorefining Lake Crystal in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Poet Biorefining Lake Crystal reports the 1,621st-largest volume (25.4K lbs). Scale peers outside Minnesota include Buckman Laboratories Inc and Arclin USA LLC.
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
- Poet Biorefining Lake Crystal's total reported releases rose from 2.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 8.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Poet Biorefining Lake Crystal's air releases rose from 2.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 8.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Poet Biorefining Lake Crystal's chemicals reported rose from 4 in 2022 to 7 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Poet Biorefining Lake Crystal Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Poet Biorefining Lake Crystal stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
5.4× more than the comparison
67% 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 Lake Crystal releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 25.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 34% (6.2K lbs to 8.3K lbs).
Poet Biorefining Lake Crystal: 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 Lake Crystal year-over-year reported totals (increased by 34% 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 | 6.2K lbs | 8 |
| 2020 | 6.0K lbs | 7 |
| 2021 | 2.7K lbs | 8 |
| 2022 | 2.3K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 8.3K lbs | 7 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 4 of 10 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| n-Hexane | 9.4K lbs | - |
| Acetaldehyde | 9.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Acrolein | 3.3K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Formic acid | 3.1K lbs | - |
| Methanol | 250 lbs | - |
| Formaldehyde | 248 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Toluene | 0 lbs | - |
| Cyclohexane | 0 lbs | - |
| Benzene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 0 lbs | - |
Poet Biorefining Lake Crystal · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Poet Biorefining Lake Crystal
Closest other reporters in Minnesota - including Industrial Fabrication Services Inc., Tbei - Truck Bodies & Equipment International (lake Crystal), North American Pipe & Precast, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 458 other reporting facilities in Minnesota.
Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Minnesota - e.g. Buckman Laboratories Inc, Arclin USA LLC, Teva Pharmaceuticals USA.
Compare beyond Minnesota
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Poet Biorefining Lake Crystal on cumulative reported pounds (25.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (10). Release-pound peers include Interfor U.S. Inc. Meldrim Div, Golden Vertex Corp, Tac Manufacturing Inc. Chemical-count peers include Harris Paints Corp., Saint Thomas Bulk Terminal, Total Guaynabo Bulk Terminal. 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.
- Interfor U.S. Inc. Meldrim Div Meldrim, GA · Wood Products 25.4K lbs reported
- Golden Vertex Corp Bullhead City, AZ · Metal Mining 25.4K lbs reported
- Tac Manufacturing Inc Jackson, MI · Transportation Equipment 25.4K lbs reported
- Dubach Gas Plant Dubach, LA · Natural Gas Processing 25.4K lbs reported
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, Acetaldehyde, Acrolein, Formic acid; nearby reporters include Industrial Fabrication Services Inc.. Poet Biorefining Lake Crystal stamps LIGHT 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 Poet Biorefining Lake Crystal TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-MID · lead n-Hexane) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Poet Biorefining Lake Crystal totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Lake Crystal, MN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325193 · Chemicals. 0.4% of Blue Earth TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Interfor U.S. Inc. Meldrim Div (Δ 3 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Poet Biorefining Lake Crystal stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-MID · 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