EPA TRI Facility · Petroleum
United Refining Co
Warren, PA · Parent: United Refining Co
- Total releases
- 384.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 21
- Carcinogens
- 9
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
United Refining Co: how the 525.6K lbs splits
525.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 440.7K lbs 83.8%
- Off-site Transfers 67.3K lbs 12.8%
- Water Discharges 17.6K lbs 3.4%
United Refining Co's 525.6K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 83.8% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 12.8%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
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.
MID volume AIR pathway CARC-MID
United Refining Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Warren, PA, in the petroleum sector. It reported 141.2K lbs of releases across 21 chemicals in 2024, and 384.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 2,254 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. United Refining Co is pounds #92 and chemical-count #15 at 384.4K 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: Gg Greene Enterprises Inc; Mauser USA LLC Warren Facility; Superior Tire & Rubber Corp.; West Penn Oil CO.,INC.130130. Similar-scale Petroleum peers outside Pennsylvania: United Roofing Inc; Oxbow Calcining LLC; Phillips 66 Carbon Plant; Superior Refining Co LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; n-Hexane; Molybdenum trioxide; Benzene.
United Refining Co stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (83.8% air releases) across 21 chemicals · 9 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 384.4K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include United Roofing Inc and Oxbow Calcining LLC.
United Refining Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
384K lbs Top 9% higher than 91% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
United Refining Co inside Warren's TRI pounds
Among the 902 Petroleum facilities in this database, United Refining Co reports the 117th-largest volume, placing it in the top 13% of its sector. This one site accounts for 43.4% of every pound reported in Warren. Scale peers outside Pennsylvania include United Roofing Inc and Oxbow Calcining LLC.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Warren's reported pounds (886.4K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- United Refining Co's total reported releases rose from 69.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 89.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- United Refining Co's off-site transfers rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 1.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- United Refining Co's water releases rose from 2.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- United Refining Co's air releases rose from 66.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 84.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
United Refining Co Form-R facts
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See how United Refining Co stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
19218.2× more than the comparison
21.0× 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 United Refining Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 525.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases increased by 82% (77.4K lbs to 141.2K lbs).
United Refining Co: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows United Refining Co year-over-year reported totals (increased by 82% 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: Ammonia.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 77.4K lbs | 20 |
| 2020 | 65.3K lbs | 20 |
| 2021 | 83.4K lbs | 20 |
| 2022 | 69.1K lbs | 20 |
| 2023 | 89.1K lbs | 20 |
| 2024 | 141.2K lbs | 21 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 9 of 22 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 146.8K lbs | - |
| n-Hexane | 123.8K lbs | - |
| Molybdenum trioxide | 67.3K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Benzene | 60.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cyclohexane | 33.9K lbs | - |
| Propylene | 23.9K lbs | - |
| Toluene | 22.2K lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 18.6K lbs | - |
| Ethylene | 18.4K lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 5.5K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Naphthalene | 4.0K lbs | Carcinogen |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 1.0K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 19 lbs | - |
| Mercury | 13 lbs | - |
| Hydrogen sulfide | 4 lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 3 lbs | - |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 2 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Perfluorooctanoic acid | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| 1,3-Butadiene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Methanol | 0 lbs | - |
| Tetrachloroethylene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
United Refining Co · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to United Refining Co
Closest other reporters in Pennsylvania - including Gg Greene Enterprises Inc, Mauser USA LLC Warren Facility, Superior Tire & Rubber Corp., 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. United Roofing Inc, Oxbow Calcining LLC, Phillips 66 Carbon Plant.
Compare beyond Pennsylvania
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest United Refining Co on cumulative reported pounds (384.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (21). Release-pound peers include United Roofing Inc, Gcc Permian LLC - Odessa Cement Plant, Cannon-Muskegon. Chemical-count peers include Clean Earth of North Jersey Inc, International Paper Franklin Mill, Chemsolv Inc. 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.
- United Roofing Inc Eutaw, AL · Petroleum 384.3K lbs reported
- Gcc Permian LLC - Odessa Cement Plant Odessa, TX · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 384.8K lbs reported
- Cannon-Muskegon Muskegon, MI · Primary Metals 385.0K lbs reported
- Ozark Mountain Poultry Batesville Processing Batesville, AR · Food 383.6K 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 Ammonia, n-Hexane, Molybdenum trioxide, Benzene; nearby reporters include Gg Greene Enterprises Inc. United Refining Co stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-MID 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 United Refining Co TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-MID · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
United Refining Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Warren, PA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 324110 · Petroleum. 43.4% of Warren TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: United Roofing Inc (Δ 71 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
United Refining Co stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-MID · lead Ammonia. 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