EPA TRI Facility · Petroleum
Western Emulsions Inc Billings Plant
Billings, MT · Parent: Idaho Asphalt Supply Inc
- Total releases
- 8 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Western Emulsions Inc Billings Plant: how the 8 lbs splits
8 lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 6 lbs 83.4%
- Off-site Transfers 1 lbs 16.6%
Western Emulsions Inc Billings Plant's 8 lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 83.4% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 16.6%. Leading chemical by pounds: Polycyclic aromatic compounds.
TRACE volume AIR pathway CARC-HEAVY
Western Emulsions Inc Billings Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Billings, MT, in the petroleum sector. It reported 1 lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 8 lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 18,706 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Montana's 67 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Western Emulsions Inc Billings Plant is pounds #61 and chemical-count #48 at 8 lbs. Montana Resources LLC leads reported pounds (215.2M lbs) at 12 chemicals (chemical-count #11). Phillips 66 Co Billings Refinery leads chemical count at 39 chemicals (465.0K lbs, pounds #16). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Brenntag Pacific Inc Mossmain Ln; Lfm Laurel East; Lfm Laurel West; Chs Inc. Laurel Refinery. Similar-scale Petroleum peers outside Montana: Fanwood Crushed Stone; Building Materials Manufacturing LLC; Preferred Materials Inc-Tampa Asphalt Plant; Bp Lubricants USA Inc. Other Idaho Asphalt Supply Inc sites in this extract: Western Emulsions North Salt Lake Plant; Western Emulsions Coolidge; Idaho Asphalt Supply Inc Hauser Plant; Western Emulsions Tucson Emulsions Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Polycyclic aromatic compounds; Benzo[g,h,i]perylene.
Western Emulsions Inc Billings Plant stamps TRACE volume with a dominant AIR pathway (83.4% air releases) across 2 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 8 lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Fanwood Crushed Stone and Building Materials Manufacturing LLC.
Western Emulsions Inc Billings Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
8 lbs 28th percentile higher than 28% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Western Emulsions Inc Billings Plant in the Petroleum sector extract
Among the 902 Petroleum facilities in this database, Western Emulsions Inc Billings Plant reports the 531st-largest volume (8 lbs). Scale peers outside Montana include Fanwood Crushed Stone and Building Materials Manufacturing LLC.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Western Emulsions Inc Billings Plant Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Western Emulsions Inc Billings Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 8 lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 57% (2 lbs to 1 lbs).
Western Emulsions Inc Billings Plant: annual Form-R pounds
TRACE site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Western Emulsions Inc Billings Plant 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: Polycyclic aromatic compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2 lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 2 lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 2 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 8 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Benzo[g,h,i]perylene | 0 lbs | - |
Western Emulsions Inc Billings Plant · AIR-pathway site
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Closest other reporters in Montana - including Brenntag Pacific Inc Mossmain Ln, Lfm Laurel East, Lfm Laurel West, ordered by distance.
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Similar Petroleum Facilities
Other Petroleum facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Montana - e.g. Fanwood Crushed Stone, Building Materials Manufacturing LLC, Preferred Materials Inc-Tampa Asphalt Plant.
Other Idaho Asphalt Supply Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Western Emulsions North Salt Lake Plant, Western Emulsions Coolidge, Idaho Asphalt Supply Inc Hauser Plant.
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 Polycyclic aromatic compounds, Benzo[g,h,i]perylene; nearby reporters include Brenntag Pacific Inc Mossmain Ln. Western Emulsions Inc Billings Plant stamps TRACE volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY 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 Western Emulsions Inc Billings Plant TRI extract (TRACE · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Polycyclic aromatic compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Western Emulsions Inc Billings Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Billings, MT, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 324121 · Petroleum. 0.0% of Yellowstone TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Right Away Redi-Mix - Pleasanton Facility (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Western Emulsions Inc Billings Plant stamps TRACE volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Polycyclic aromatic compounds. 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