EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Norit Americas Inc
Pryor, OK · Parent: Norit Americas Inc.
- Total releases
- 234.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Norit Americas Inc: how the 234.8K lbs splits
234.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 232.0K lbs 98.8%
- Land Disposal 2.6K lbs 1.1%
- Off-site Transfers 302 lbs 0.1%
Norit Americas Inc's 234.8K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 98.8% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at 1.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size).
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-LEAN
Norit Americas Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Pryor, OK, in the chemicals sector. It reported 51.6K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 234.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,963 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Oklahoma's 350 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Norit Americas Inc is pounds #50 and chemical-count #99 at 234.8K lbs. International Paper Co leads reported pounds (28.8M lbs) at 21 chemicals (chemical-count #10). Clean Harbors Lone Mountain LLC Lone Mountain Facility leads chemical count at 51 chemicals (15.9M lbs, pounds #3). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Interplastic Corp; Lsb Chemical L.L.C.; Gap Roofing Inc; Aptus Manufacturing I LLC. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Oklahoma: American Chemical Solutions LLC; Enterprise Products Operating LLC Baton Rouge Fractionator; Arkema Inc Clear Lake; Royal Oak Enterprises-Huntsville. Other Norit Americas Inc. sites in this extract: Norit Americas Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Polycyclic aromatic compounds; Lead; Phenanthrene.
Norit Americas Inc stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (98.8% air releases) across 5 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 234.8K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include American Chemical Solutions LLC and Enterprise Products Operating LLC Baton Rouge Fractionator.
Norit Americas Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
235K 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
Norit Americas Inc: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Norit Americas Inc reports the 580th-largest volume, placing it in the top 14.8% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) alone is 98.3% of the total. Scale peers outside Oklahoma include American Chemical Solutions LLC and Enterprise Products Operating LLC Baton Rouge Fractionator.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Norit Americas Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) at 98.3%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Norit Americas Inc's total reported releases rose from 50.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 51.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Norit Americas Inc's air releases rose from 49.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 51.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Norit Americas Inc Form-R facts
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2.9× more than the comparison
62% 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 Norit Americas Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 234.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 30% (39.8K lbs to 51.6K lbs).
Norit Americas Inc: 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 Norit Americas Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 30% 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: Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 39.8K lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 42.6K lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 50.7K lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 50.1K lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 51.6K lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 5 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 230.9K lbs | - |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 2.3K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead | 1.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Phenanthrene | 517 lbs | - |
| Mercury | 10 lbs | - |
Norit Americas Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Norit Americas Inc
Closest other reporters in Oklahoma - including Interplastic Corp, Lsb Chemical L.L.C., Gap Roofing Inc, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 349 other reporting facilities in Oklahoma.
Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Oklahoma - e.g. American Chemical Solutions LLC, Enterprise Products Operating LLC Baton Rouge Fractionator, Arkema Inc Clear Lake.
Compare beyond Oklahoma
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Norit Americas Inc on cumulative reported pounds (234.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Endicott Clay Products Co Inc, Slater Fabric Filter-Bha Group Inc, Iconic Marine Group LLC. Chemical-count peers include Abbvie Ltd, Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A, Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico LLC. 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.
- Endicott Clay Products Co Inc Endicott, NE · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 235.1K lbs reported
- Slater Fabric Filter-Bha Group Inc Slater, MO · Machinery 234.6K lbs reported
- Iconic Marine Group LLC Washington, NC · Transportation Equipment 234.6K lbs reported
- Trelleborg Seals & Profiles Americas Aurora, OH · Plastics and Rubber 235.2K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Norit Americas Inc. Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Norit Americas Inc.
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 Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Polycyclic aromatic compounds, Lead, Phenanthrene; nearby reporters include Interplastic Corp. Norit Americas Inc stamps MID volume · AIR 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 Norit Americas Inc TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Norit Americas Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Pryor, OK, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325998 · Chemicals. 1.1% of Mayes TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Endicott Clay Products Co Inc (Δ 246 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Norit Americas Inc stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size). 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