EPA TRI Facility · Chemical Wholesalers
Praxair Distribution Inc
Bethlehem, PA · Parent: Linde N.a. Inc
- Total releases
- 180 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Praxair Distribution Inc: how the 180 lbs splits
180 lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 180 lbs 100.0%
Praxair Distribution Inc's 180 lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Hydrogen sulfide.
TRACE volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Praxair Distribution Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Bethlehem, PA, in the chemical wholesalers sector. It reported 180 lbs of releases across 2 chemicals, summed over every year it filed. That ranks 15,952 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. Praxair Distribution Inc is pounds #796 and chemical-count #712 at 180 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: Lehigh Heavy Forge Corp; Bethlehem Energy Center; National Magnetics Group Inc; Bethlehem Apparatus Co Inc. Similar-scale Chemical Wholesalers peers outside Pennsylvania: Ace Pronto Yard; Championx-Centerville; Northstar Chemical; Hawkins Inc. - Pine Bend. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Hydrogen sulfide; Nitric acid.
Praxair Distribution Inc stamps TRACE volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 180 lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Ace Pronto Yard and Championx-Centerville.
Praxair Distribution Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
180 lbs 39th percentile higher than 39% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Praxair Distribution Inc in the Chemical Wholesalers sector extract
Among the 530 Chemical Wholesalers facilities in this database, Praxair Distribution Inc reports the 346th-largest volume (180 lbs). Scale peers outside Pennsylvania include Ace Pronto Yard and Championx-Centerville.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Praxair Distribution Inc Form-R facts
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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 Praxair Distribution Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 180 lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 100% (180 lbs to 0 lbs).
Praxair Distribution Inc: annual Form-R pounds
TRACE site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Praxair Distribution Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 100% 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: Hydrogen sulfide.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 180 lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 lbs | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Hydrogen sulfide | 180 lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 0 lbs | - |
Praxair Distribution Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Closest other reporters in Pennsylvania - including Lehigh Heavy Forge Corp, Bethlehem Energy Center, National Magnetics Group Inc, ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemical Wholesalers Facilities
Other Chemical Wholesalers facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Pennsylvania - e.g. Ace Pronto Yard, Championx-Centerville, Northstar Chemical.
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 Hydrogen sulfide, Nitric acid; nearby reporters include Lehigh Heavy Forge Corp. Praxair Distribution Inc stamps TRACE volume · OFFSITE 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 Praxair Distribution Inc TRI extract (TRACE · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Hydrogen sulfide) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Praxair Distribution Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Bethlehem, PA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 424690 · Chemical Wholesalers. 0.0% of Northampton TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Qualitek International Inc (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Praxair Distribution Inc stamps TRACE volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Hydrogen sulfide. 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