EPA TRI Facility · Petroleum Bulk Terminals
Buffalo Terminal LLC
Tonawanda, NY · Parent: Marathon Petroleum Corp
- Total releases
- 13.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 11
- Carcinogens
- 5
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Buffalo Terminal LLC: how the 16.0K lbs splits
16.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 12.4K lbs 77.6%
- Off-site Transfers 3.5K lbs 21.9%
- Water Discharges 85 lbs 0.5%
- Land Disposal 1 lbs <0.1%
Buffalo Terminal LLC's 16.0K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 77.6% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 21.9%. 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
Buffalo Terminal LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Tonawanda, NY, in the petroleum bulk terminals sector. It reported 2.7K lbs of releases across 11 chemicals in 2024, and 13.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 9,170 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In New York's 581 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Buffalo Terminal LLC is pounds #194 and chemical-count #37 at 13.4K lbs. St Lawrence Zinc Co Balmat 4 Mine & Mill leads reported pounds (9.7M lbs) at 10 chemicals (chemical-count #40). Norlite LLC leads chemical count at 93 chemicals (28.3K lbs, pounds #152). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Noco Energy Corp; Unifrax I LLC; Tonawanda Rmx (aka River Road); 3M Co - Tonawanda. Similar-scale Petroleum Bulk Terminals peers outside New York: Coraopolis Terminals - de Llc/coraopolis Terminal; Olympus Terminals LLC; Phillips 66 Mt Vernon Products Terminal; Mobil Oil Guam Inc (cabras Island Terminal). Other Marathon Petroleum Corp sites in this extract: Blanchard Refining Co LLC; Marathon Petroleum Co LP; Marathon Mandan Refinery; Catlettsburg Refining LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: n-Hexane; Toluene; Xylene (mixed isomers); Benzene.
Compare Buffalo Terminal LLC with
Nearest reporters in New York
- Noco Energy Corp Tonawanda · 3.5K lbs
- Unifrax I LLC Tonawanda · 320.9K lbs
- Tonawanda Rmx (aka River Road) Tonawanda · 263 lbs
- 3M Co - Tonawanda Tonawanda · 1.6M lbs
Similar-scale Petroleum Bulk Terminals sites elsewhere: Coraopolis Terminals - de Llc/coraopolis Terminal (PA) · Olympus Terminals LLC (CA) · Phillips 66 Mt Vernon Products Terminal (MO)
Buffalo Terminal LLC stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (77.6% air releases) across 11 chemicals · 5 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 13.4K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Coraopolis Terminals - de Llc/coraopolis Terminal and Olympus Terminals LLC.
Buffalo Terminal LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
13K lbs Top 35% higher than 65% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Buffalo Terminal LLC in the Petroleum Bulk Terminals sector extract
Among the 695 Petroleum Bulk Terminals facilities in this database, Buffalo Terminal LLC reports the 144th-largest volume, placing it in the top 20.7% of its sector. Scale peers outside New York include Coraopolis Terminals - de Llc/coraopolis Terminal and Olympus Terminals 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
- Buffalo Terminal LLC's total reported releases fell from 3.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Buffalo Terminal LLC's off-site transfers fell from 662 lb in 2022 to 109 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Buffalo Terminal LLC's air releases fell from 2.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Buffalo Terminal LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Buffalo Terminal LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 16.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 8% (2.9K lbs to 2.7K lbs).
Buffalo Terminal LLC: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Buffalo Terminal LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 8% 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: n-Hexane.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2.9K lbs | 11 |
| 2020 | 2.6K lbs | 11 |
| 2021 | 2.9K lbs | 11 |
| 2022 | 3.0K lbs | 11 |
| 2023 | 1.9K lbs | 11 |
| 2024 | 2.7K lbs | 11 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 5 of 11 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| n-Hexane | 4.8K lbs | - |
| Toluene | 3.2K lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 2.5K lbs | - |
| Benzene | 1.9K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 1.8K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cyclohexane | 1.1K lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 400 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cumene | 177 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Naphthalene | 137 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Benzo[g,h,i]perylene | 70 lbs | - |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 32 lbs | - |
Buffalo Terminal LLC · AIR-pathway site
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Closest other reporters in New York - including Noco Energy Corp, Unifrax I LLC, Tonawanda Rmx (aka River Road), ordered by distance.
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Similar Petroleum Bulk Terminals Facilities
Other Petroleum Bulk Terminals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside New York - e.g. Coraopolis Terminals - de Llc/coraopolis Terminal, Olympus Terminals LLC, Phillips 66 Mt Vernon Products Terminal.
Compare beyond New York
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Buffalo Terminal LLC on cumulative reported pounds (13.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (11). Release-pound peers include Arkema Coating Resins, Prairie Farms, Ok Foods Oklahoma City. 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.
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 Marathon Petroleum Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Blanchard Refining Co LLC, Marathon Petroleum Co LP, Marathon Mandan Refinery.
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, Toluene, Xylene (mixed isomers), Benzene; nearby reporters include Noco Energy Corp. Buffalo Terminal LLC 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 Buffalo Terminal LLC TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-MID · lead n-Hexane) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Buffalo Terminal LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Tonawanda, NY, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 424710 · Petroleum Bulk Terminals. 0.3% of Erie TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Arkema Coating Resins (Δ 2 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Buffalo Terminal LLC 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