EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Purac America Inc.
Blair, NE
- Total releases
- 1.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Purac America Inc.: how the 1.0K lbs splits
1.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 1.0K lbs 98.5%
- Off-site Transfers 16 lbs 1.5%
Purac America Inc.'s 1.0K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 98.5% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 1.5%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Purac America Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Blair, NE, in the chemicals sector. It reported 182 lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 1.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 13,834 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Nebraska's 183 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Purac America Inc. is pounds #125 and chemical-count #114 at 1.0K lbs. Tyson Fresh Meats Inc leads reported pounds (11.5M lbs) at 8 chemicals (chemical-count #30). Clean Harbors Environmental Services Inc leads chemical count at 150 chemicals (5.7M lbs, pounds #5). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Cargill Corn Milling North America; Evonik Corp; Gerhold Concrete Co Blair Plant; Novozymes Blair Inc. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Nebraska: Usalco Fairfield Plant LLC; Alpha/dyno Nobel; US Ecology Alaska LLC; Mfg Chemical Inc Brooks Road. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Mercury.
Purac America Inc. stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (98.5% air releases) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.0K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Usalco Fairfield Plant LLC and Alpha/dyno Nobel.
Purac America Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.0K lbs 47th percentile higher than 47% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Purac America Inc.: Ammonia-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Purac America Inc. reports the 2,827th-largest volume (1.0K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 98.5% of the total. Scale peers outside Nebraska include Usalco Fairfield Plant LLC and Alpha/dyno Nobel.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Purac America Inc.'s pounds in one chemical - here Ammonia at 98.5%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Purac America Inc.'s total reported releases fell from 206 lb in 2022 to 182 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Purac America Inc.'s air releases fell from 206 lb in 2022 to 182 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Purac America Inc. Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Purac America Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 13% (209 lbs to 182 lbs).
Purac America Inc.: 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 Purac America Inc. year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 13% 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: Ammonia.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 209 lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 223 lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 205 lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 206 lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 182 lbs | 2 |
Purac America Inc. · AIR-pathway site
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Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Purac America Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (1.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Nfm Welding Engineers Inc, Usalco Fairfield Plant LLC, Futaba Indiana America. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
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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 Ammonia, Mercury; nearby reporters include Cargill Corn Milling North America. Purac America Inc. stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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 Purac America Inc. TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Purac America Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Blair, NE, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325199 · Chemicals. 0.0% of Washington TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Futaba Indiana America (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Purac America Inc. stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Ammonia. 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