EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Purolite LLC
Philadelphia, PA · Parent: Ecolab Inc
- Total releases
- 22.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
MIXED Form-R mix
Purolite LLC: how the 26.7K lbs splits
26.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 18.4K lbs 68.9%
- Off-site Transfers 8.3K lbs 31.1%
Purolite LLC's 26.7K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - air releases is 68.9% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 31.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Styrene.
LIGHT volume MIXED pathway CARC-HEAVY
Purolite LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Philadelphia, PA, in the chemicals sector. It reported 4.5K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2024, and 22.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 8,006 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. Purolite LLC is pounds #341 and chemical-count #822 at 22.2K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Harry Miller Corp; Frontida Biopharm LLC; United Color Manufacturing; Advansix Resins & Chemicals LLC. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Pennsylvania: Nice-Pak Products Inc.; 3M Technical Ceramics Inc.; Sabic Innovative Plastics US LLC; Central Indiana Ethanol LLC. Other Ecolab Inc sites in this extract: Nalco Fresno Facility; Ecolab Inc.; Nalco Co; Ecolab Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Styrene.
Purolite LLC is a LIGHT · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Philadelphia, PA: 22.2K lbs across 1 chemical (1 carcinogen-classified, CARC-HEAVY). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment air releases at 68.9%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Nice-Pak Products Inc. and 3M Technical Ceramics Inc..
Purolite LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
22K lbs Top 31% higher than 69% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Purolite LLC: Styrene-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Purolite LLC reports the 1,683rd-largest volume (22.2K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Styrene alone is 100% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 100% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Pennsylvania include Nice-Pak Products Inc. and 3M Technical Ceramics Inc..
Concentrated means ≥60% of Purolite LLC's pounds in one chemical - here Styrene at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Purolite LLC's total reported releases rose from 5.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 5.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Purolite LLC's off-site transfers fell from 1.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Purolite LLC's air releases rose from 3.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Purolite LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Purolite LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 26.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases increased by 19% (3.7K lbs to 4.5K lbs).
Purolite LLC: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Purolite LLC year-over-year reported totals (increased by 19% 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: Styrene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3.7K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 3.7K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 3.5K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 5.5K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 5.8K lbs | 1 |
| 2024 | 4.5K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 1 of 1 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Styrene | 26.7K lbs | Carcinogen |
Purolite LLC in Philadelphia
Nearest TRI Facilities to Purolite LLC
Closest other reporters in Pennsylvania - including Harry Miller Corp, Frontida Biopharm LLC, United Color Manufacturing, ordered by distance.
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Compare beyond Pennsylvania
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Purolite LLC on cumulative reported pounds (22.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Monogram Metals Inc, Nice-Pak Products Inc., Pratt Paper (in) 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.
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Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Ecolab Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Nalco Fresno Facility, Ecolab Inc., Nalco Co.
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 Styrene; nearby reporters include Harry Miller Corp. Purolite LLC stamps LIGHT volume · MIXED 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.
Use and verify this record
This Purolite LLC TRI extract (LIGHT · MIXED · CARC-HEAVY · lead Styrene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Purolite LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Philadelphia, PA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 325211 · Chemicals. 1.1% of Philadelphia TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Monogram Metals Inc (Δ 4 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Purolite LLC stamps LIGHT · MIXED pathway (air releases leads at 68.9%). 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