EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Jost Chemical Co Inc
Saint Louis, MO
- Total releases
- 2.1M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 9
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Jost Chemical Co Inc: how the 2.1M lbs splits
2.1M lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 2.1M lbs 99.7%
- Air Releases 7.0K lbs 0.3%
Jost Chemical Co Inc's 2.1M lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.7% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
HEAVY volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Jost Chemical Co Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Saint Louis, MO, in the chemicals sector. It reported 360.5K lbs of releases across 7 chemicals in 2023, and 2.1M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 830 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Missouri's 491 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Jost Chemical Co Inc is pounds #24 and chemical-count #57 at 2.1M lbs. Buick Mine/mill leads reported pounds (48.2M lbs) at 8 chemicals (chemical-count #66). Buzzi Unicem Usa-Cape Girardeau leads chemical count at 87 chemicals (904.5K lbs, pounds #44). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Patheon Biologics; Bodine Aluminum Inc; Chemsico; Reliable Biopharmaceutical LLC. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Missouri: Lanxess - South Plant; Huntsman Petrochemical LLC; Trecora Wax LLC; Arch Chemicals Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Zinc compounds; Manganese compounds; Ammonia.
Jost Chemical Co Inc stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.7% off-site transfers) across 9 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 2.1M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Lanxess - South Plant and Huntsman Petrochemical LLC.
Jost Chemical Co Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
2.1M lbs Top 3% higher than 97% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Jost Chemical Co Inc inside St. Louis's TRI pounds
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Jost Chemical Co Inc reports the 166th-largest volume, placing it in the top 4.2% of its sector. This one site accounts for 64.6% of every pound reported in St. Louis. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 95.5% of the total. Scale peers outside Missouri include Lanxess - South Plant and Huntsman Petrochemical LLC.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of St. Louis's reported pounds (3.3M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Jost Chemical Co Inc's total reported releases rose from 264.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 360.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Jost Chemical Co Inc's off-site transfers rose from 262.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 359.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Jost Chemical Co Inc's air releases fell from 1.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Jost Chemical Co Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Jost Chemical Co Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2.1M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 42% (617.8K lbs to 360.5K lbs).
Jost Chemical Co Inc: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Jost Chemical Co Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 42% 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: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 617.8K lbs | 7 |
| 2020 | 555.3K lbs | 7 |
| 2021 | 307.7K lbs | 7 |
| 2022 | 264.1K lbs | 7 |
| 2023 | 360.5K lbs | 7 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 2.0M lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 75.0K lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 11.4K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 2.7K lbs | - |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 2.5K lbs | - |
| Copper compounds | 1.8K lbs | - |
| Copper And Copper Compounds | 1.2K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 565 lbs | - |
| Formic acid | 0 lbs | - |
Jost Chemical Co Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Jost Chemical Co Inc on cumulative reported pounds (2.1M lbs) and distinct chemical count (9). Release-pound peers include Ford Motor Co Dearborn Truck Plant, Chaparral Boats Inc, Global Advanced Metals USA. Chemical-count peers include Viatris Pharmaceuticals LLC, Prepa - San Juan Steam Plant, Solutia 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.
- Ford Motor Co Dearborn Truck Plant Dearborn, MI · Transportation Equipment 2.1M lbs reported
- Chaparral Boats Inc Nashville, GA · Transportation Equipment 2.1M lbs reported
- Global Advanced Metals USA Boyertown, PA · Primary Metals 2.1M lbs reported
- McIntosh Electric Generating Plant Rincon, GA · Electric Utilities 2.1M 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
- Solutia Inc Springfield, MA · Plastics and Rubber 9 chemicals
- O'Connell Oil Co Merrill Road Facility Pittsfield, MA · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 9 chemicals
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 Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Zinc compounds, Manganese compounds, Ammonia; nearby reporters include Patheon Biologics. Jost Chemical Co Inc stamps HEAVY volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN carcinogen-lbs on this Form-R extract. Totals are self-reported estimates under EPCRA §313, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score.
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This Jost Chemical Co Inc TRI extract (HEAVY · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Jost Chemical Co Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Saint Louis, MO, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325180 · Chemicals. 64.6% of St. Louis TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Ford Motor Co Dearborn Truck Plant (Δ 1.1K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Jost Chemical Co Inc stamps HEAVY volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). 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