EPA TRI Facility · Petroleum
Russell Standard Mercer
Mercer, PA · Parent: Russell Standard Corp
- Total releases
- 1.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 8
- Carcinogens
- 3
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Russell Standard Mercer: how the 1.2K lbs splits
1.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 1.2K lbs 100.0%
Russell Standard Mercer's 1.2K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: n-Hexane.
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.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway TRACE-CARC
Russell Standard Mercer is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Mercer, PA, in the petroleum sector. It reported 0 lbs of releases across 7 chemicals in 2024, and 1.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 13,599 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. Russell Standard Mercer is pounds #651 and chemical-count #142 at 1.2K 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). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Oldcastle Apg - Fredonia; Mercer Forge Corp; Greenville Metals Inc; DBA Rsi Metal Litho Greenville. Similar-scale Petroleum peers outside Pennsylvania: Knife River Cheyenne; Marathon Petroleum Co - Kuttawa Ky Terminal; Hyrum Hot Plant; Danosa Caribbean Inc. Other Russell Standard Corp sites in this extract: Russell Standard / Hammaker East Ltd; Russell Standard Greensboro; Russell Standard Corp; Russell Standard Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: n-Hexane; Xylene (mixed isomers); Cyclohexane; Toluene.
Russell Standard Mercer stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 8 chemicals · 3 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.2K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Knife River Cheyenne and Marathon Petroleum Co - Kuttawa Ky Terminal.
Russell Standard Mercer vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.2K lbs 48th percentile higher than 48% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Russell Standard Mercer in the Petroleum sector extract
Among the 902 Petroleum facilities in this database, Russell Standard Mercer reports the 313th-largest volume (1.2K lbs). Scale peers outside Pennsylvania include Knife River Cheyenne and Marathon Petroleum Co - Kuttawa Ky Terminal.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Russell Standard Mercer Form-R facts
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See how Russell Standard Mercer stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
2621.6× more than the comparison
4.0× 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 Russell Standard Mercer releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 100% (222 lbs to 0 lbs).
Russell Standard Mercer: 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 Russell Standard Mercer 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: n-Hexane.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 222 lbs | 7 |
| 2020 | 446 lbs | 7 |
| 2021 | 536 lbs | 8 |
| 2022 | 0 lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 lbs | 7 |
| 2024 | 0 lbs | 7 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 3 of 8 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| n-Hexane | 600 lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 271 lbs | - |
| Cyclohexane | 247 lbs | - |
| Toluene | 82 lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 3 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Benzo[g,h,i]perylene | 0 lbs | - |
| Styrene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Russell Standard Mercer · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Russell Standard Mercer
Closest other reporters in Pennsylvania - including Oldcastle Apg - Fredonia, Mercer Forge Corp, Greenville Metals Inc, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 1,009 other reporting facilities in Pennsylvania.
Similar Petroleum Facilities
Other Petroleum facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Pennsylvania - e.g. Knife River Cheyenne, Marathon Petroleum Co - Kuttawa Ky Terminal, Hyrum Hot Plant.
Compare beyond Pennsylvania
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Russell Standard Mercer on cumulative reported pounds (1.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (8). Release-pound peers include Knife River Cheyenne, Rantec Power Systems Inc, Marathon Petroleum Co - Kuttawa Ky Terminal. Chemical-count peers include Prepa-South Coast Power Plant, Argos Puerto Rico Corp., US Tsubaki Automotive 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.
- Knife River Cheyenne Cheyenne, WY · Petroleum 1.2K lbs reported
- Rantec Power Systems Inc Los Osos, CA · Computers and Electronic Products 1.2K lbs reported
- Marathon Petroleum Co - Kuttawa Ky Terminal Kuttawa, KY · Petroleum 1.2K lbs reported
- Tintronics Industries Huntsville, AL · Computers and Electronic Products 1.2K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Russell Standard Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Russell Standard / Hammaker East Ltd, Russell Standard Greensboro, Russell Standard 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 n-Hexane, Xylene (mixed isomers), Cyclohexane, Toluene; nearby reporters include Oldcastle Apg - Fredonia. Russell Standard Mercer stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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.
Use and verify this record
This Russell Standard Mercer TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · TRACE-CARC · lead n-Hexane) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Russell Standard Mercer totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Mercer, PA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 324121 · Petroleum. 0.1% of Mercer TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Knife River Cheyenne (Δ 2 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Russell Standard Mercer stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead n-Hexane. 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