EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Airgas Alvin Plant
Alvin, TX · Parent: Airgas Inc
- Total releases
- 20.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Airgas Alvin Plant: how the 20.7K lbs splits
20.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 20.7K lbs 100.0%
Airgas Alvin Plant's 20.7K 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: Ammonia.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Airgas Alvin Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Alvin, TX, in the chemicals sector. It reported 5.7K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 20.7K lbs in total across its 2021-2023 reporting years. That ranks 8,168 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Texas's 2,016 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Airgas Alvin Plant is pounds #797 and chemical-count #1568 at 20.7K lbs. Ascend Performance Materials-Chocolate Bayou Plant leads reported pounds (94.0M lbs) at 36 chemicals (chemical-count #35). Veolia Es Technical Solutions LLC Port Arthur Facility leads chemical count at 246 chemicals (1.5M lbs, pounds #112). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Third Coast Packaging Inc. Friendswood; Hc Manvel Inc.; Solvchem Inc. - Pearland Facility; Third Coast Terminals Pearland. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Texas: Gavilon Fertilizer LLC; Sheffield Pharmaceuticals LLC; E R Squibb & Sons LLC; Rudd Co Inc. Other Airgas Inc sites in this extract: Airgas Nitrous Oxide; Airgas Nitrous Oxide Corp; Airgas Dry Ice; Airgas Specialty Products-Waxahachie Tx. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia.
Airgas Alvin Plant stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 20.7K lbs (2021–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Gavilon Fertilizer LLC and Sheffield Pharmaceuticals LLC.
Airgas Alvin Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
21K lbs Top 31% higher than 69% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Airgas Alvin Plant: Ammonia-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Airgas Alvin Plant reports the 1,713th-largest volume (20.7K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Texas include Gavilon Fertilizer LLC and Sheffield Pharmaceuticals LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Airgas Alvin Plant's pounds in one chemical - here Ammonia at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Airgas Alvin Plant's total reported releases fell from 7.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 5.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Airgas Alvin Plant's air releases fell from 7.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 5.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Airgas Alvin Plant Form-R facts
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See how Airgas Alvin Plant stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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75% 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 Airgas Alvin Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 20.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2021 to 2023, total releases decreased by 29% (7.9K lbs to 5.7K lbs).
Airgas Alvin Plant: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2021–2023
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Airgas Alvin Plant year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 29% from 2021 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: Ammonia.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 7.9K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 7.1K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 5.7K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2021–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 20.7K lbs | - |
Airgas Alvin Plant · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Airgas Alvin Plant
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Third Coast Packaging Inc. Friendswood, Hc Manvel Inc., Solvchem Inc. - Pearland Facility, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 2,015 other reporting facilities in Texas.
Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Texas - e.g. Gavilon Fertilizer LLC, Sheffield Pharmaceuticals LLC, E R Squibb & Sons LLC.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Airgas Alvin Plant on cumulative reported pounds (20.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Ssab Wear Solutions Astralloy, Winsert Inc, Exxon Mobil Corp Everett Terminal. Chemical-count peers include Ecoelectrica LP, Planta Penuelas, Tallaboa Puerto Rico LLC. 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.
- Ssab Wear Solutions Astralloy Sharon, PA · Fabricated Metals 20.7K lbs reported
- Winsert Inc Marinette, WI · Primary Metals 20.7K lbs reported
- Exxon Mobil Corp Everett Terminal Everett, MA · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 20.7K lbs reported
- Cincinnati Renewable Fuels LLC Cincinnati, OH · Food 20.7K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Airgas Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Airgas Nitrous Oxide, Airgas Nitrous Oxide Corp, Airgas Dry Ice.
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; nearby reporters include Third Coast Packaging Inc. Friendswood. Airgas Alvin Plant stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN 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 Airgas Alvin Plant TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Airgas Alvin Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Alvin, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2021–2023 (3 years). NAICS 325120 · Chemicals. 0.0% of Brazoria TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Ssab Wear Solutions Astralloy (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Airgas Alvin Plant stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · 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