EPA TRI Facility · Chemical Wholesalers
Univar Solutions USA - Carteret
Carteret, NJ · Parent: Univar Solutions USA LLC
- Total releases
- 79.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 11
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Univar Solutions USA - Carteret: how the 91.5K lbs splits
91.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 72.8K lbs 79.5%
- Air Releases 18.8K lbs 20.5%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Univar Solutions USA - Carteret's 91.5K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 79.5% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 20.5%. 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
Univar Solutions USA - Carteret is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Carteret, NJ, in the chemical wholesalers sector. It reported 12.2K lbs of releases across 7 chemicals in 2024, and 79.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 5,083 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In New Jersey's 327 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Univar Solutions USA - Carteret is pounds #55 and chemical-count #23 at 79.3K lbs. Phillips 66 Co-Bayway Refinery leads reported pounds (16.1M lbs) at 39 chemicals (chemical-count #2). US Army Picatinny Arsenal leads chemical count at 42 chemicals (9.0K lbs, pounds #130). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Citgo Petroleum Corp; Bruker Ost LLC; Weldon Asphalt Co.; Gulf Oil LP Linden Terminal. Similar-scale Chemical Wholesalers peers outside New Jersey: Webb Chemical Service Corp; Superior Industrial Solutions Inc.; Univar Solutions USA; Univar Solutions USA LLC. Other Univar Solutions USA LLC sites in this extract: Univar Solutions USA; Univar Solutions USA - Bunola Branch; Univar Solutions USA; Univar Solutions USA. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Toluene; Methanol; Styrene; Xylene (mixed isomers).
Univar Solutions USA - Carteret stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (79.5% off-site transfers) across 11 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 79.3K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Webb Chemical Service Corp and Superior Industrial Solutions Inc..
Univar Solutions USA - Carteret vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
79K lbs Top 20% higher than 80% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Univar Solutions USA - Carteret in the Chemical Wholesalers sector extract
Among the 530 Chemical Wholesalers facilities in this database, Univar Solutions USA - Carteret reports the 30th-largest volume, placing it in the top 5.7% of its sector. Scale peers outside New Jersey include Webb Chemical Service Corp and Superior Industrial Solutions Inc..
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
- Univar Solutions USA - Carteret's total reported releases rose from 5.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 22.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Univar Solutions USA - Carteret's off-site transfers rose from 2.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 20.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Univar Solutions USA - Carteret's air releases fell from 2.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Univar Solutions USA - Carteret's chemicals reported fell from 8 in 2022 to 7 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Univar Solutions USA - Carteret Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Univar Solutions USA - Carteret stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
2.5× more than the comparison
15% less 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 Univar Solutions USA - Carteret releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 91.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 60% (30.9K lbs to 12.2K lbs).
Univar Solutions USA - Carteret: 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 Univar Solutions USA - Carteret year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 60% 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 | 30.9K lbs | 11 |
| 2020 | 7.5K lbs | 11 |
| 2021 | 13.0K lbs | 8 |
| 2022 | 5.4K lbs | 8 |
| 2023 | 22.5K lbs | 7 |
| 2024 | 12.2K lbs | 7 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 2 of 11 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Toluene | 23.6K lbs | - |
| Methanol | 17.5K lbs | - |
| Styrene | 12.6K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 10.8K lbs | - |
| Certain glycol ethers | 9.6K lbs | - |
| n-Hexane | 9.5K lbs | - |
| Methyl isobutyl ketone | 3.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ethylene glycol | 2.1K lbs | - |
| Nonylphenol Ethoxylates | 1.4K lbs | - |
| N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone | 841 lbs | - |
| n-Butyl alcohol | 0 lbs | - |
Univar Solutions USA - Carteret · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Similar Chemical Wholesalers Facilities
Other Chemical Wholesalers facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside New Jersey - e.g. Webb Chemical Service Corp, Superior Industrial Solutions Inc., Univar Solutions USA.
Compare beyond New Jersey
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Univar Solutions USA - Carteret on cumulative reported pounds (79.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (11). Release-pound peers include Tyson Poultry Inc Pine Bluff Jefferson Parkway Plant, Ultra/glas of Lakeville Inc, V&s Detroit Galvanizing LLC. Chemical-count peers include Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Bayamon Terminal, Lanco Manufacturing Corp, Buckeye Caribbean Terminals LLC (former Scyi). 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.
- Tyson Poultry Inc Pine Bluff Jefferson Parkway Plant Pine Bluff, AR · Food 79.3K lbs reported
- Ultra/glas of Lakeville Inc Lakeville, IN · Plastics and Rubber 79.3K lbs reported
- V&s Detroit Galvanizing LLC Redford, MI · Fabricated Metals 79.3K lbs reported
- Trojan Battery Co LLC Santa Fe Springs, CA · Electrical Equipment 79.3K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Bayamon Terminal Bayamon, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 11 chemicals
- Lanco Manufacturing Corp San Lorenzo, PR · Chemicals 11 chemicals
- Buckeye Caribbean Terminals LLC (former Scyi) Yabucoa, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 11 chemicals
- Limetree Bay Terminals LLC DBA Ocean Point Terminals Christiansted, VI · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 11 chemicals
Other Univar Solutions USA LLC Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Univar Solutions USA, Univar Solutions USA - Bunola Branch, Univar Solutions USA.
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, Methanol, Styrene, Xylene (mixed isomers); nearby reporters include Citgo Petroleum Corp. Univar Solutions USA - Carteret 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 Univar Solutions USA - Carteret TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Toluene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Univar Solutions USA - Carteret totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Carteret, NJ, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 424690 · Chemical Wholesalers. 0.6% of Middlesex TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Tyson Poultry Inc Pine Bluff Jefferson Parkway Plant (Δ 10 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Univar Solutions USA - Carteret 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