EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Poet Biorefining - Chancellor
Chancellor, SD · Parent: Poet Holding Co LLC
- Total releases
- 95.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 12
- Carcinogens
- 5
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Poet Biorefining - Chancellor: how the 95.6K lbs splits
95.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 95.6K lbs 100.0%
Poet Biorefining - Chancellor's 95.6K 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: Acetaldehyde.
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-HEAVY
Poet Biorefining - Chancellor is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Chancellor, SD, in the chemicals sector. It reported 13.5K lbs of releases across 6 chemicals in 2023, and 95.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 4,686 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In South Dakota's 92 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Poet Biorefining - Chancellor is pounds #28 and chemical-count #2 at 95.6K lbs. Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp - Sioux Falls leads reported pounds (21.3M lbs) at 4 chemicals (chemical-count #33). Hydro Extrusion USA LLC leads chemical count at 12 chemicals (223.2K lbs, pounds #13). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Wilson Trailer Co; Harvard Integrations; Showplace Wood Products; Nugen Energy LLC. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside South Dakota: Vandemark Chemical Inc; Avery Dennison Mill Hall; Shell Norco Chemical Plant West Site; Green Plains Central City LLC. Other Poet Holding Co LLC sites in this extract: Poet Biorefining - Shell Rock LLC; Poet Biorefining - Hudson; Poet Biorefining - Fairbank LLC; Poet Biorefining-Marion LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Acetaldehyde; Acrolein; Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); n-Hexane.
Poet Biorefining - Chancellor stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 12 chemicals · 5 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 95.6K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Vandemark Chemical Inc and Avery Dennison Mill Hall.
Poet Biorefining - Chancellor vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
96K lbs Top 18% higher than 82% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Poet Biorefining - Chancellor inside Turner's TRI pounds
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Poet Biorefining - Chancellor reports the 933rd-largest volume, placing it in the top 23.8% of its sector. This one site accounts for 47.6% of every pound reported in Turner. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 63.7% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside South Dakota include Vandemark Chemical Inc and Avery Dennison Mill Hall.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Turner's reported pounds (200.9K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Poet Biorefining - Chancellor's total reported releases fell from 22.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 13.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Poet Biorefining - Chancellor's air releases fell from 22.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 13.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Poet Biorefining - Chancellor's chemicals reported fell from 7 in 2022 to 6 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Poet Biorefining - Chancellor Form-R facts
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See how Poet Biorefining - Chancellor stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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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 Poet Biorefining - Chancellor releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 95.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 40% (22.4K lbs to 13.5K lbs).
Poet Biorefining - Chancellor: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Poet Biorefining - Chancellor year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 40% from 2019 to 2023). 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: Acetaldehyde.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 22.4K lbs | 12 |
| 2020 | 19.8K lbs | 12 |
| 2021 | 17.9K lbs | 8 |
| 2022 | 22.0K lbs | 7 |
| 2023 | 13.5K lbs | 6 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 5 of 12 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Acetaldehyde | 33.7K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Acrolein | 22.6K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 10.9K lbs | - |
| n-Hexane | 8.5K lbs | - |
| Toluene | 8.4K lbs | - |
| Formaldehyde | 4.6K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Formic acid | 4.0K lbs | - |
| Methanol | 2.9K lbs | - |
| Benzene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cyclohexane | 0 lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 0 lbs | - |
Poet Biorefining - Chancellor · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Poet Biorefining - Chancellor
Closest other reporters in South Dakota - including Wilson Trailer Co, Harvard Integrations, Showplace Wood Products, ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside South Dakota - e.g. Vandemark Chemical Inc, Avery Dennison Mill Hall, Shell Norco Chemical Plant West Site.
Compare beyond South Dakota
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Poet Biorefining - Chancellor on cumulative reported pounds (95.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (12). Release-pound peers include Flexible Technologies Inc., Nagalv-Ohio Inc, Vandemark Chemical Inc. Chemical-count peers include Fmc Agricultural Caribe Industries Ltd, Peerless Oil & Chemicals Inc., Prepa - Aguirre Power Generati on Complex. 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Fmc Agricultural Caribe Industries Ltd Manati, PR · Chemicals 12 chemicals
- Peerless Oil & Chemicals Inc. Penuelas, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 12 chemicals
- Prepa - Aguirre Power Generati on Complex Aguirre, PR · Electric Utilities 12 chemicals
- Citgo Petroleum Corp Braintree, MA · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 12 chemicals
Other Poet Holding Co LLC Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Poet Biorefining - Shell Rock LLC, Poet Biorefining - Hudson, Poet Biorefining - Fairbank LLC.
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 Acetaldehyde, Acrolein, Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), n-Hexane; nearby reporters include Wilson Trailer Co. Poet Biorefining - Chancellor stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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 Poet Biorefining - Chancellor TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Acetaldehyde) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Poet Biorefining - Chancellor totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Chancellor, SD, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325193 · Chemicals. 47.6% of Turner TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Flexible Technologies Inc. (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Poet Biorefining - Chancellor stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Acetaldehyde. 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