EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals

Alto Columbia LLC

Boardman, OR · Parent: Alto Ingredients Inc

Total releases
89.6K lbs
Chemicals reported
8
Carcinogens
3
Primary pathway
Air Releases

AIR Form-R mix

Alto Columbia LLC: how the 89.6K lbs splits

89.6K lbs across all reported pathways

  • Air Releases 89.6K lbs 100.0%

Alto Columbia LLC's 89.6K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. 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.

LIGHT volume AIR pathway CARC-HEAVY

Alto Columbia LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Boardman, OR, in the chemicals sector. It reported 18.5K lbs of releases across 8 chemicals in 2023, and 89.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 4,821 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Oregon's 285 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Alto Columbia LLC is pounds #65 and chemical-count #28 at 89.6K lbs. Dyno Nobel- St.helens Plant leads reported pounds (32.0M lbs) at 6 chemicals (chemical-count #39). Chemical Waste Management of the Northwest Inc. leads chemical count at 56 chemicals (15.6M lbs, pounds #2). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Lamb Weston Inc; Lamb Weston Inc.; Columbia River Technologies; Columbia River Processing. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Oregon: Sherwin-Williams Co; Evonik Corp; Polynt Composites USA Inc. (formerly Pccr Usa); Lincolnland Agri-Energy LLC. Other Alto Ingredients Inc sites in this extract: Alto Magic Valley LLC; Pacific Ethanol Madera LLC; Eagle Alcohol Co LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Acetaldehyde; Ammonia; n-Hexane; Phenol.

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Alto Columbia LLC stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 8 chemicals · 3 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 89.6K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Sherwin-Williams Co and Evonik Corp.

#4,821 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

Alto Columbia LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility

Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution

90K lbs Top 19% higher than 81% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities

This facility 0 lbs 20M+ lbs every reporting TRI facility, bucketed by value

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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year

Alto Columbia LLC: Acetaldehyde-led volume

Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Alto Columbia LLC reports the 966th-largest volume, placing it in the top 24.7% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Acetaldehyde alone is 74.0% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 75.5% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Oregon include Sherwin-Williams Co and Evonik Corp.

Concentrated means ≥60% of Alto Columbia LLC's pounds in one chemical - here Acetaldehyde at 74.0%. Not a toxicity score.

Annual disclosure change

What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year

2022 → 2023
  • Alto Columbia LLC's total reported releases rose from 16.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 18.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Alto Columbia LLC's air releases rose from 16.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 18.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.

Alto Columbia LLC Form-R facts

Sector
Chemicals
LIGHT volume
89.6K lbs
AIR pathway
Air Releases
CARC-HEAVY chem count
8 · 3 carc.
Lead chemical
Acetaldehyde

Compare this facility

See how Alto Columbia LLC stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.

Total reported releases
Alto Columbia LLC
89.6K lbs
Lamb Weston Inc
15.7K lbs

5.7× more than the comparison

Chemicals reported
Alto Columbia LLC
8
Lamb Weston Inc
2

4.0× more 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 Alto Columbia LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 89.6K lbs.

Air Releases 89.6K lbs (100.0%)
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Emissions Trend Summary

From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 4% (19.4K lbs to 18.5K lbs).

Alto Columbia LLC: annual Form-R pounds

LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023

million lbs

What this shows Alto Columbia LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 4% 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.

Source EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
Year Total Chemicals
2019 19.4K lbs 8
2020 16.8K lbs 7
2021 18.1K lbs 8
2022 16.7K lbs 8
2023 18.5K lbs 8

Chemical Releases

Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 3 of 8 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.

Chemical Total Flags
Acetaldehyde 66.3K lbs Carcinogen
Ammonia 10.2K lbs -
n-Hexane 6.4K lbs -
Phenol 4.7K lbs -
Acrolein 1.4K lbs Carcinogen
Formic acid 694 lbs -
Benzene 0 lbs Carcinogen
Cyclohexane 0 lbs -

Alto Columbia LLC · AIR-pathway site

Boardman, OR
45.8321, -119.7099
County TRI context
Morrow · 20.5% of county pounds
Parent company
Alto Ingredients Inc

Compare beyond Oregon

Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count

Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Alto Columbia LLC on cumulative reported pounds (89.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (8). Release-pound peers include Sherwin-Williams Co, Evonik Corp, Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. Madison Nebraska. Chemical-count peers include Prepa-South Coast Power Plant, Argos Puerto Rico Corp., US Tsubaki Automotive LLC. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.

Other Alto Ingredients Inc Facilities

Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Alto Magic Valley LLC, Pacific Ethanol Madera LLC, Eagle Alcohol Co LLC.

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, Ammonia, n-Hexane, Phenol; nearby reporters include Lamb Weston Inc. Alto Columbia LLC stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY 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 Alto Columbia LLC TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Acetaldehyde) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.

Alto Columbia LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Boardman, OR, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325193 · Chemicals. 20.5% of Morrow TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Sherwin-Williams Co (Δ 11 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.

Alto Columbia LLC stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY · 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