EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals

Nalco Co

Ellwood City, PA · Parent: Ecolab Inc

Total releases
12.2K lbs
Chemicals reported
14
Carcinogens
1
Primary pathway
Off-site Transfers

MIXED Form-R mix

Nalco Co: how the 12.3K lbs splits

12.3K lbs across all reported pathways

  • Off-site Transfers 8.3K lbs 67.7%
  • Air Releases 4.0K lbs 32.3%
  • Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%

Nalco Co's 12.3K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - off-site transfers is 67.7% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 32.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc compounds.

LIGHT volume MIXED pathway TRACE-CARC

Nalco Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Ellwood City, PA, in the chemicals sector. It reported 72 lbs of releases across 10 chemicals in 2024, and 12.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 9,387 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. Nalco Co is pounds #406 and chemical-count #45 at 12.2K 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: International Metals Reclamation Co LLC Inmetco; Ellwood City Forge - X Plant; Ellwood City Forge Corp; Tenaris Koppel. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Pennsylvania: Henkel US Operations Corp; Evonik Active Oxygens LLC Bayport Plant; Holcim Solutions & Products US LLC; Nelson Brothers LLC Parrish. Other Ecolab Inc sites in this extract: Nalco Fresno Facility; Ecolab Inc.; Nalco Co; Purolite LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Ammonia; Acrylic acid; Ethylene glycol.

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Nalco Co is a LIGHT · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Ellwood City, PA: 12.2K lbs across 14 chemicals (1 carcinogen-classified, TRACE-CARC). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment off-site transfers at 67.7%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Henkel US Operations Corp and Evonik Active Oxygens LLC Bayport Plant.

#9,387 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

Nalco Co vs. every reporting TRI facility

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

12K lbs Top 36% higher than 64% 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

Nalco Co: Zinc compounds-led volume

Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Nalco Co reports the 1,966th-largest volume (12.2K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 67.7% of the total. Scale peers outside Pennsylvania include Henkel US Operations Corp and Evonik Active Oxygens LLC Bayport Plant.

Concentrated means ≥60% of Nalco Co's pounds in one chemical - here Zinc compounds at 67.7%. Not a toxicity score.

Annual disclosure change

What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year

2022 → 2023
  • Nalco Co's total reported releases fell from 4.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Nalco Co's air releases fell from 1.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 15 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Nalco Co's off-site transfers rose from 2.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.

Nalco Co Form-R facts

Sector
Chemicals
LIGHT volume
12.2K lbs
MIXED pathway
Off-site Transfers
TRACE-CARC chem count
14 · 1 carc.
Lead chemical
Zinc compounds

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Total reported releases
Nalco Co
12.2K lbs
International Metals Reclamation Co LLC Inmetco
9.6M lbs

100% less than the comparison

Chemicals reported
Nalco Co
14
International Metals Reclamation Co LLC Inmetco
8

75% 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 Nalco Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 12.3K lbs.

Off-site Transfers 8.3K lbs (67.7%)
Air Releases 4.0K lbs (32.3%)
Land Disposal 0 lbs (<0.1%)
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Emissions Trend Summary

From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 91% (839 lbs to 72 lbs).

Nalco Co: annual Form-R pounds

LIGHT site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2024

million lbs

What this shows Nalco Co year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 91% 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: Zinc compounds.

Source EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
Year Total Chemicals
2019 839 lbs 13
2020 891 lbs 14
2021 4.0K lbs 10
2022 4.0K lbs 11
2023 2.5K lbs 11
2024 72 lbs 10

Chemical Releases

Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 1 of 14 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.

Chemical Total Flags
Zinc compounds 8.3K lbs -
Ammonia 2.5K lbs -
Acrylic acid 1.5K lbs -
Ethylene glycol 15 lbs -
Acrylamide 0 lbs Carcinogen
Certain glycol ethers 0 lbs -
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 0 lbs -
Nonylphenol Ethoxylates 0 lbs -
Dazomet 0 lbs -
Potassium dimethyldithiocarbamate 0 lbs -
Sodium nitrite 0 lbs -
Sodium dimethyldithiocarbamate 0 lbs -
Ethylenebisdithiocarbamic acid, salts and esters 0 lbs -
Nabam 0 lbs -

Nalco Co in Beaver

Ellwood City, PA
40.8507, -80.2736
County TRI context
Beaver · 0.3% of county pounds
Parent company
Ecolab Inc

Compare beyond Pennsylvania

Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count

Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Nalco Co on cumulative reported pounds (12.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (14). Release-pound peers include Henkel US Operations Corp, Kubin-Nicholson Corp, Request Foods Coldquest. 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.

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 Zinc compounds, Ammonia, Acrylic acid, Ethylene glycol; nearby reporters include International Metals Reclamation Co LLC Inmetco. Nalco Co stamps LIGHT volume · MIXED pathway · TRACE-CARC 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 Nalco Co TRI extract (LIGHT · MIXED · TRACE-CARC · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.

Nalco Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Ellwood City, PA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 325998 · Chemicals. 0.3% of Beaver TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Henkel US Operations Corp (Δ 2 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.

Nalco Co stamps LIGHT · MIXED pathway (off-site transfers leads at 67.7%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. 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