EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Lake Erie Biofuels
Erie, PA
- Total releases
- 20.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Lake Erie Biofuels: how the 22.7K lbs splits
22.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 19.3K lbs 84.8%
- Off-site Transfers 3.3K lbs 14.4%
- Water Discharges 174 lbs 0.8%
Lake Erie Biofuels's 22.7K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 84.8% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 14.4%. Leading chemical by pounds: Methanol.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Lake Erie Biofuels is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Erie, PA, in the chemicals sector. It reported 2.7K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2024, and 20.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 8,250 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. Lake Erie Biofuels is pounds #355 and chemical-count #827 at 20.0K 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). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Erie Hard Chrome Inc; Victor Group Inc (dba Fralo Industries); McInnes Rolled Rings; Accuride Erie. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Pennsylvania: Enviro Tech International Inc.; Cymer LLC; Nexpera Wurtland Plant; Vibrantz Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol.
Lake Erie Biofuels stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (84.8% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 20.0K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Enviro Tech International Inc. and Cymer LLC.
Lake Erie Biofuels vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
20K lbs Top 32% higher than 68% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Lake Erie Biofuels: Methanol-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Lake Erie Biofuels reports the 1,729th-largest volume (20.0K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Methanol alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Pennsylvania include Enviro Tech International Inc. and Cymer LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Lake Erie Biofuels's pounds in one chemical - here Methanol at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Lake Erie Biofuels's total reported releases fell from 4.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Lake Erie Biofuels's off-site transfers rose from 518 lb in 2022 to 820 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Lake Erie Biofuels's air releases fell from 3.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Lake Erie Biofuels Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Lake Erie Biofuels releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 22.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 24% (3.5K lbs to 2.7K lbs).
Lake Erie Biofuels: 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 Lake Erie Biofuels year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 24% 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: Methanol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3.5K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 3.8K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 5.0K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 4.4K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 3.3K lbs | 1 |
| 2024 | 2.7K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 22.7K lbs | - |
Lake Erie Biofuels · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Lake Erie Biofuels
Closest other reporters in Pennsylvania - including Erie Hard Chrome Inc, Victor Group Inc (dba Fralo Industries), McInnes Rolled Rings, ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Pennsylvania - e.g. Enviro Tech International Inc., Cymer LLC, Nexpera Wurtland Plant.
Compare beyond Pennsylvania
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Lake Erie Biofuels on cumulative reported pounds (20.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Global Port Tampa Terminal, Kellanova Manufacturing LLC, Weatherford Aerospace LLC. Chemical-count peers include Ecoelectrica LP, Planta Penuelas, Tallaboa 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.
- Global Port Tampa Terminal Tampa, FL · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 20.0K lbs reported
- Kellanova Manufacturing LLC Kansas City, KS · Food 20.0K lbs reported
- Weatherford Aerospace LLC Weatherford, TX · Transportation Equipment 20.0K lbs reported
- Enviro Tech International Inc. Melrose Park, IL · Chemicals 20.0K 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 Methanol; nearby reporters include Erie Hard Chrome Inc. Lake Erie Biofuels stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN 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 Lake Erie Biofuels TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Lake Erie Biofuels totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Erie, PA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 325199 · Chemicals. 0.7% of Erie TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Global Port Tampa Terminal (Δ 3 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Lake Erie Biofuels stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Methanol. 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