EPA TRI Facility · Petroleum
Ergon Terminaling Inc-Chattanooga
Chattanooga, TN · Parent: Ergon Inc.
- Total releases
- 804 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Ergon Terminaling Inc-Chattanooga: how the 804 lbs splits
804 lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 794 lbs 98.8%
- Water Discharges 10 lbs 1.2%
Ergon Terminaling Inc-Chattanooga's 804 lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 98.8% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 1.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Styrene.
TRACE volume AIR pathway CARC-HEAVY
Ergon Terminaling Inc-Chattanooga is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Chattanooga, TN, in the petroleum sector. It reported 469 lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2020, and 804 lbs in total across its 2019-2020 reporting years. That ranks 14,161 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 Terminaling Inc-Chattanooga is pounds #431 and chemical-count #310 at 804 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: Ready Mix USA Llc-Chattanooga River Plant; Royal Chemical Co; Komatsu America Corp.; Astec - Manufacturers Road. Similar-scale Petroleum peers outside Tennessee: Midland Asphalt Materials Inc.; Aocusa; Jtl Group-Kalispell DBA Knife River - Kalispell; Apac-Mississippi & Precision Packaging. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Styrene; Benzo[g,h,i]perylene; Polycyclic aromatic compounds.
Ergon Terminaling Inc-Chattanooga stamps TRACE volume with a dominant AIR pathway (98.8% air releases) across 3 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 804 lbs (2019–2020). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Midland Asphalt Materials Inc. and Aocusa.
Ergon Terminaling Inc-Chattanooga vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
804 lbs 46th percentile higher than 46% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Ergon Terminaling Inc-Chattanooga in the Petroleum sector extract
Among the 902 Petroleum facilities in this database, Ergon Terminaling Inc-Chattanooga reports the 335th-largest volume (804 lbs). Scale peers outside Tennessee include Midland Asphalt Materials Inc. and Aocusa.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Ergon Terminaling Inc-Chattanooga Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Ergon Terminaling Inc-Chattanooga releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 804 lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2020, total releases increased by 40% (335 lbs to 469 lbs).
Ergon Terminaling Inc-Chattanooga: annual Form-R pounds
TRACE site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2020
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
What this shows Ergon Terminaling Inc-Chattanooga year-over-year reported totals (increased by 40% from 2019 to 2020). 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: Styrene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 335 lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 469 lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2020). 2 of 3 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Styrene | 804 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Benzo[g,h,i]perylene | 0 lbs | - |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Ergon Terminaling Inc-Chattanooga · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Ergon Terminaling Inc-Chattanooga
Closest other reporters in Tennessee - including Ready Mix USA Llc-Chattanooga River Plant, Royal Chemical Co, Komatsu America Corp., ordered by distance.
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Similar Petroleum Facilities
Other Petroleum facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Tennessee - e.g. Midland Asphalt Materials Inc., Aocusa, Jtl Group-Kalispell DBA Knife River - Kalispell.
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 Styrene, Benzo[g,h,i]perylene, Polycyclic aromatic compounds; nearby reporters include Ready Mix USA Llc-Chattanooga River Plant. Ergon Terminaling Inc-Chattanooga 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.
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This Ergon Terminaling Inc-Chattanooga TRI extract (TRACE · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Styrene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Ergon Terminaling Inc-Chattanooga totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Chattanooga, TN, latest year 2020. Form-R rows span 2019–2020 (2 years). NAICS 324121 · Petroleum. 0.0% of Hamilton TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Argo Chemical Inc (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Ergon Terminaling Inc-Chattanooga stamps TRACE volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Styrene. 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