EPA TRI Facility · Petroleum Bulk Terminals
Peerless Oil & Chemicals Inc.
Penuelas, PR · Parent: Peerless Oil & Chemicals Inc
- Total releases
- 47.9K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 12
- Carcinogens
- 4
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Peerless Oil & Chemicals Inc.: how the 56.1K lbs splits
56.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 56.1K lbs 99.9%
- Off-site Transfers 31 lbs 0.1%
Peerless Oil & Chemicals Inc.'s 56.1K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 99.9% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Toluene.
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 CARC-LEAN
Peerless Oil & Chemicals Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Penuelas, PR, in the petroleum bulk terminals sector. It reported 8.2K lbs of releases across 11 chemicals in 2024, and 47.9K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 6,211 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Puerto Rico's 104 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Peerless Oil & Chemicals Inc. is pounds #28 and chemical-count #5 at 47.9K lbs. Ecw Landfill Corp. leads reported pounds (8.3M lbs) at 2 chemicals (chemical-count #41). Aes Puerto Rico LP leads chemical count at 25 chemicals (6.5M lbs, pounds #2). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Tallaboa Puerto Rico LLC; Prepa-South Coast Power Plant; Ecoelectrica LP; Planta Penuelas. Similar-scale Petroleum Bulk Terminals peers outside Puerto Rico: Pbf Logistics Products Terminal LLC; Mplx Terminals LLC - Tampa Fl Terminal; Citgo Petroleum Corp; Delta Western LLC Haines Bulk Facility. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Toluene; n-Hexane; Benzene; Xylene (mixed isomers).
Peerless Oil & Chemicals Inc. stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (99.9% air releases) across 12 chemicals · 4 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 47.9K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Pbf Logistics Products Terminal LLC and Mplx Terminals LLC - Tampa Fl Terminal.
Peerless Oil & Chemicals Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
48K lbs Top 24% higher than 76% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
Each bar is a $1M-wide band; taller bars hold more reporting TRI facilities. The dashed line and filled bar mark this facility. Hover, focus, or tap a bar for its full count, share, and position.
Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Peerless Oil & Chemicals Inc. in the Petroleum Bulk Terminals sector extract
Among the 695 Petroleum Bulk Terminals facilities in this database, Peerless Oil & Chemicals Inc. reports the 36th-largest volume, placing it in the top 5.2% of its sector. Scale peers outside Puerto Rico include Pbf Logistics Products Terminal LLC and Mplx Terminals LLC - Tampa Fl Terminal.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Peerless Oil & Chemicals Inc.'s total reported releases fell from 9.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 6.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Peerless Oil & Chemicals Inc.'s air releases fell from 9.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 6.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Peerless Oil & Chemicals Inc. Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Peerless Oil & Chemicals Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 56.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 41% (13.8K lbs to 8.2K lbs).
Peerless Oil & Chemicals Inc.: 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 Peerless Oil & Chemicals Inc. year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 41% 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: Toluene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 13.8K lbs | 12 |
| 2020 | 9.7K lbs | 12 |
| 2021 | 9.0K lbs | 11 |
| 2022 | 9.0K lbs | 11 |
| 2023 | 6.5K lbs | 11 |
| 2024 | 8.2K lbs | 11 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 4 of 12 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Toluene | 20.7K lbs | - |
| n-Hexane | 14.8K lbs | - |
| Benzene | 12.6K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 6.7K lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 1.3K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cadmium | 10 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Barium | 5 lbs | - |
| Selenium | 5 lbs | - |
| Arsenic | 5 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Mercury compounds | 5 lbs | - |
| Chromium | 1 lbs | - |
| Silver | 0 lbs | - |
Peerless Oil & Chemicals Inc. · AIR-pathway site
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Similar Petroleum Bulk Terminals Facilities
Other Petroleum Bulk Terminals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Puerto Rico - e.g. Pbf Logistics Products Terminal LLC, Mplx Terminals LLC - Tampa Fl Terminal, Citgo Petroleum Corp.
Compare beyond Puerto Rico
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Peerless Oil & Chemicals Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (47.9K lbs) and distinct chemical count (12). Release-pound peers include Siemens Industry Inc Norwood Oh, Glaspro Inc., Commercial Brick Corp. Chemical-count peers include Citgo Petroleum Corp, Isp Freetown Fine Chemicals Inc, Sprague East Providence Terminal. 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.
- Siemens Industry Inc Norwood Oh Norwood, OH · Electrical Equipment 47.9K lbs reported
- Glaspro Inc. Venice, FL · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 48.0K lbs reported
- Commercial Brick Corp Wewoka, OK · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 48.0K lbs reported
- Firebird Products LLC Glendale, AZ · Plastics and Rubber 47.8K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Citgo Petroleum Corp Braintree, MA · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 12 chemicals
- Isp Freetown Fine Chemicals Inc Assonet, MA · Chemicals 12 chemicals
- Sprague East Providence Terminal East Providence, RI · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 12 chemicals
- Citgo Petroleum Corp South Portland Terminal South Portland, ME · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 12 chemicals
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 Toluene, n-Hexane, Benzene, Xylene (mixed isomers); nearby reporters include Tallaboa Puerto Rico LLC. Peerless Oil & Chemicals Inc. stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN 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 Peerless Oil & Chemicals Inc. TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Toluene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Peerless Oil & Chemicals Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Penuelas, PR, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 424710 · Petroleum Bulk Terminals. 4.4% of Penuelas Municipio TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Siemens Industry Inc Norwood Oh (Δ 29 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Peerless Oil & Chemicals Inc. stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Toluene. 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