EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Basf Corp
Erie, PA · Parent: Basf Corp
- Total releases
- 638.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 12
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Basf Corp: how the 638.4K lbs splits
638.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 620.5K lbs 97.2%
- Water Discharges 9.6K lbs 1.5%
- Air Releases 8.3K lbs 1.3%
Basf Corp's 638.4K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 97.2% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 1.5%. Leading chemical by pounds: Copper And Copper Compounds.
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 OFFSITE pathway CARC-LEAN
Basf Corp is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Erie, PA, in the chemicals sector. It reported 299.3K lbs of releases across 11 chemicals in 2021, and 638.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2021 reporting years. That ranks 1,680 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Pennsylvania's 1,010 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Basf Corp is pounds #56 and chemical-count #61 at 638.4K lbs. Max Environmental -- Yukon Facility leads reported pounds (34.8M lbs) at 18 chemicals (chemical-count #24). Keystone Cement Co leads chemical count at 53 chemicals (155.4K lbs, pounds #149). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Accuride Erie; McInnes Rolled Rings; Erie Hard Chrome Inc; Victor Group Inc (dba Fralo Industries). Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Pennsylvania: Chevron Phillips Chemical Co - Pasadena Plastics Complex; American Acryl LP; 3M Chemical Operations' Cordova Facility; Union Carbide Corp Institute Facility. Other Basf Corp sites in this extract: Basf Corp Attapulgus Ops; Basf Corp - Freeport Site; Basf Corp; Basf Corp - Beaumont. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Copper And Copper Compounds; Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); Nickel And Nickel Compounds; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
Basf Corp stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (97.2% off-site transfers) across 12 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 638.4K lbs (2019–2021). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Chevron Phillips Chemical Co - Pasadena Plastics Complex and American Acryl LP.
Basf Corp vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
638K lbs Top 6% higher than 94% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Basf Corp in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Basf Corp reports the 336th-largest volume, placing it in the top 8.6% of its sector. Scale peers outside Pennsylvania include Chevron Phillips Chemical Co - Pasadena Plastics Complex and American Acryl LP.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Basf Corp Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Basf Corp releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 638.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2021, total releases increased by 122% (135.0K lbs to 299.3K lbs).
Basf Corp: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2021
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
What this shows Basf Corp year-over-year reported totals (increased by 122% from 2019 to 2021). 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: Copper And Copper Compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 135.0K lbs | 11 |
| 2020 | 204.1K lbs | 11 |
| 2021 | 299.3K lbs | 11 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2021). 1 of 12 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Copper And Copper Compounds | 144.5K lbs | - |
| Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 138.7K lbs | - |
| Nickel And Nickel Compounds | 112.8K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 86.4K lbs | - |
| Barium And Barium Compounds | 54.8K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 27.0K lbs | - |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 24.5K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 18.0K lbs | - |
| Vanadium compounds | 16.0K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 8.4K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 5.3K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 2.2K lbs | - |
Basf Corp · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Basf Corp
Closest other reporters in Pennsylvania - including Accuride Erie, McInnes Rolled Rings, Erie Hard Chrome Inc, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 1,009 other reporting facilities in Pennsylvania.
Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Pennsylvania - e.g. Chevron Phillips Chemical Co - Pasadena Plastics Complex, American Acryl LP, 3M Chemical Operations' Cordova Facility.
Compare beyond Pennsylvania
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Basf Corp on cumulative reported pounds (638.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (12). Release-pound peers include Treehouse Foods, Darling Ingredients Inc., W W Wood Products Inc. Chemical-count peers include Fmc Agricultural Caribe Industries Ltd, Peerless Oil & Chemicals Inc., Prepa - Aguirre Power Generati on Complex. 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).
- Fmc Agricultural Caribe Industries Ltd Manati, PR · Chemicals 12 chemicals
- Peerless Oil & Chemicals Inc. Penuelas, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 12 chemicals
- Prepa - Aguirre Power Generati on Complex Aguirre, PR · Electric Utilities 12 chemicals
- Citgo Petroleum Corp Braintree, MA · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 12 chemicals
Other Basf Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Basf Corp Attapulgus Ops, Basf Corp - Freeport Site, Basf Corp.
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 Copper And Copper Compounds, Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Nickel And Nickel Compounds, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); nearby reporters include Accuride Erie. Basf Corp stamps MID 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 Basf Corp TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Copper And Copper Compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Basf Corp totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Erie, PA, latest year 2021. Form-R rows span 2019–2021 (3 years). NAICS 325180 · Chemicals. 20.9% of Erie TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Treehouse Foods (Δ 164 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Basf Corp stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Copper And Copper Compounds. 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