EPA TRI Facility · Petroleum
Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions Inc. - Memphis
Memphis, TN · Parent: Ergon Inc
- Total releases
- 96 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 3
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions Inc. - Memphis: how the 96 lbs splits
96 lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 96 lbs 100.0%
Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions Inc. - Memphis's 96 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: Naphthalene.
TRACE volume AIR pathway CARC-HEAVY
Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions Inc. - Memphis is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Memphis, TN, in the petroleum sector. It reported 21 lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 96 lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 16,602 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Tennessee's 595 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions Inc. - Memphis is pounds #504 and chemical-count #190 at 96 lbs. Nyrstar Clarksville Inc leads reported pounds (72.9M lbs) at 13 chemicals (chemical-count #31). Tradebe Treatment & Recycling of Tn leads chemical count at 75 chemicals (6.3M lbs, pounds #13). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Memphis Distribution Terminal; Wm Barr & Co Inc; Drexel Chemical Co Vml; Owens Corning Roofing & Asphalt LLC Memphis Trumbull Asphalt. Similar-scale Petroleum peers outside Tennessee: Tesoro Wilmington Calciner; Ergon Asphalt Partners Lp. - Port of Muskogee; Vulcan Materials Co Black Angus; Flint Hills Resources Pine Bend LLC St Paul. Other Ergon Inc sites in this extract: Ergon Refining Inc; Ergon West Virginia Inc; Resinall Corp; Resinall Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Naphthalene; 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene; Benzo[g,h,i]perylene; Polycyclic aromatic compounds.
Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions Inc. - Memphis stamps TRACE volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 5 chemicals · 3 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 96 lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Tesoro Wilmington Calciner and Ergon Asphalt Partners Lp. - Port of Muskogee.
Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions Inc. - Memphis vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
96 lbs 36th percentile higher than 36% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions Inc. - Memphis in the Petroleum sector extract
Among the 902 Petroleum facilities in this database, Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions Inc. - Memphis reports the 437th-largest volume (96 lbs). Scale peers outside Tennessee include Tesoro Wilmington Calciner and Ergon Asphalt Partners Lp. - Port of Muskogee.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions Inc. - Memphis Form-R facts
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See how Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions Inc. - Memphis stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
99% less than the comparison
17% less 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 Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions Inc. - Memphis releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 96 lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 17% (18 lbs to 21 lbs).
Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions Inc. - Memphis: annual Form-R pounds
TRACE site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions Inc. - Memphis year-over-year reported totals (increased by 17% 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: Naphthalene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 18 lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 18 lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 18 lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 21 lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 21 lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 3 of 5 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Naphthalene | 64 lbs | Carcinogen |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 32 lbs | - |
| Benzo[g,h,i]perylene | 0 lbs | - |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions Inc. - Memphis · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions Inc. - Memphis
Closest other reporters in Tennessee - including Memphis Distribution Terminal, Wm Barr & Co Inc, Drexel Chemical Co Vml, ordered by distance.
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Similar Petroleum Facilities
Other Petroleum facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Tennessee - e.g. Tesoro Wilmington Calciner, Ergon Asphalt Partners Lp. - Port of Muskogee, Vulcan Materials Co Black Angus.
Other Ergon Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Ergon Refining Inc, Ergon West Virginia Inc, Resinall 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 Naphthalene, 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, Benzo[g,h,i]perylene, Polycyclic aromatic compounds; nearby reporters include Memphis Distribution Terminal. Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions Inc. - Memphis stamps TRACE 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 Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions Inc. - Memphis TRI extract (TRACE · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Naphthalene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions Inc. - Memphis totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Memphis, TN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 324121 · Petroleum. 0.0% of Shelby TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: International Resistive Inc. (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions Inc. - Memphis stamps TRACE volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Naphthalene. 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