EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Tharaldson Ethanol Plant I LLC
Casselton, ND
- Total releases
- 244.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 14
- Carcinogens
- 5
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Tharaldson Ethanol Plant I LLC: how the 244.4K lbs splits
244.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 244.4K lbs 100.0%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Tharaldson Ethanol Plant I LLC's 244.4K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at <0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Acetaldehyde.
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.
MID volume AIR pathway CARC-MID
Tharaldson Ethanol Plant I LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Casselton, ND, in the chemicals sector. It reported 65.0K lbs of releases across 10 chemicals in 2023, and 244.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,906 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In North Dakota's 94 reporting TRI sites, Basin Electric Antelope Valley Station leads both reported pounds (167.8M lbs) and chemical count (55 chemicals). The two rankings do not invert in this pool. Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Trail King Industries Inc.; Caterpillar Remanufacturing Drivetrain LLC; Strata Concrete West Fargo; Flint Hills Resources Pine Bend LLC West Fargo. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside North Dakota: Basf Corp Pasadena Plant; Axalta Coating Systems USA Llc-Front Royal Plant; Gelest Inc; Marquis Energy LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Acetaldehyde; Formic acid; n-Hexane; Methanol.
Tharaldson Ethanol Plant I LLC stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 14 chemicals · 5 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 244.4K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Basf Corp Pasadena Plant and Axalta Coating Systems USA Llc-Front Royal Plant.
Tharaldson Ethanol Plant I LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
244K lbs Top 11% higher than 89% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Tharaldson Ethanol Plant I LLC inside Cass's TRI pounds
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Tharaldson Ethanol Plant I LLC reports the 574th-largest volume, placing it in the top 14.7% of its sector. This one site accounts for 31.3% of every pound reported in Cass. Scale peers outside North Dakota include Basf Corp Pasadena Plant and Axalta Coating Systems USA Llc-Front Royal Plant.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Cass's reported pounds (781.2K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Tharaldson Ethanol Plant I LLC's total reported releases rose from 64.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 65.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Tharaldson Ethanol Plant I LLC's air releases rose from 64.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 65.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Tharaldson Ethanol Plant I LLC Form-R facts
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See how Tharaldson Ethanol Plant I LLC stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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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 Tharaldson Ethanol Plant I LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 244.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 99% (32.7K lbs to 65.0K lbs).
Tharaldson Ethanol Plant I LLC: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Tharaldson Ethanol Plant I LLC year-over-year reported totals (increased by 99% 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: Acetaldehyde.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 32.7K lbs | 12 |
| 2020 | 40.7K lbs | 10 |
| 2021 | 41.3K lbs | 9 |
| 2022 | 64.6K lbs | 10 |
| 2023 | 65.0K lbs | 10 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 5 of 14 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Acetaldehyde | 75.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Formic acid | 59.0K lbs | - |
| n-Hexane | 54.8K lbs | - |
| Methanol | 39.6K lbs | - |
| Formaldehyde | 12.0K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Acrolein | 2.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 1.4K lbs | - |
| Benzene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cyclohexane | 0 lbs | - |
| Ethylene glycol | 0 lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 0 lbs | - |
| Toluene | 0 lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ammonia | 0 lbs | - |
Tharaldson Ethanol Plant I LLC · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Tharaldson Ethanol Plant I LLC
Closest other reporters in North Dakota - including Trail King Industries Inc., Caterpillar Remanufacturing Drivetrain LLC, Strata Concrete West Fargo, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 93 other reporting facilities in North Dakota.
Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside North Dakota - e.g. Basf Corp Pasadena Plant, Axalta Coating Systems USA Llc-Front Royal Plant, Gelest Inc.
Compare beyond North Dakota
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Tharaldson Ethanol Plant I LLC on cumulative reported pounds (244.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (14). Release-pound peers include Basf Corp Pasadena Plant, Latham Pool Products Inc D/b/a Viking Pools-La, Georgia Pacific Wood Products LLC Talladega Lumber. Chemical-count peers include Shell New Haven Terminal, Chambers Cogeneration L.P., Avantor Performance Materials. 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.
- Basf Corp Pasadena Plant Pasadena, TX · Chemicals 244.4K lbs reported
- Latham Pool Products Inc D/b/a Viking Pools-La Breaux Bridge, LA · Plastics and Rubber 244.4K lbs reported
- Georgia Pacific Wood Products LLC Talladega Lumber Talladega, AL · Wood Products 244.1K lbs reported
- Axalta Coating Systems USA Llc-Front Royal Plant Front Royal, VA · Chemicals 244.6K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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 Acetaldehyde, Formic acid, n-Hexane, Methanol; nearby reporters include Trail King Industries Inc.. Tharaldson Ethanol Plant I LLC stamps MID 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 Tharaldson Ethanol Plant I LLC TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-MID · lead Acetaldehyde) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Tharaldson Ethanol Plant I LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Casselton, ND, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325193 · Chemicals. 31.3% of Cass TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Basf Corp Pasadena Plant (Δ 22 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Tharaldson Ethanol Plant I LLC stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-MID · lead Acetaldehyde. 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