EPA TRI Facility · Chemical Wholesalers
Linde Gas & Equipment
Houston, TX · Parent: Linde Inc
- Total releases
- 13.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Linde Gas & Equipment: how the 13.0K lbs splits
13.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 13.0K lbs 100.0%
Linde Gas & Equipment's 13.0K 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: Propylene.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Linde Gas & Equipment is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Houston, TX, in the chemical wholesalers sector. It reported 2.3K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 13.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 9,248 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. Linde Gas & Equipment is pounds #890 and chemical-count #1595 at 13.0K 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: Exxon Mobil Corp North Houston Terminal; O'Neal Manufacturing Services; Intercoastal Paint Co Inc; Smi Manufacturing-Hardy Road Facility. Similar-scale Chemical Wholesalers peers outside Texas: Interstate Chemical Co Inc; Amber Chemical Inc.; Colonial Chemical Solutions Inc.; Brenntag Mid-South Inc.. Other Linde Inc sites in this extract: Linde Gas & Equipment; Linde Inc; Linde Inc Texas City Smr; Linde Geismar Facility. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Propylene.
Linde Gas & Equipment stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 13.0K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Interstate Chemical Co Inc and Amber Chemical Inc..
Linde Gas & Equipment vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
13K lbs Top 36% higher than 64% 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
Linde Gas & Equipment: Propylene-led volume
Among the 530 Chemical Wholesalers facilities in this database, Linde Gas & Equipment reports the 128th-largest volume, placing it in the top 24.2% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Propylene alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Texas include Interstate Chemical Co Inc and Amber Chemical Inc..
Concentrated means ≥60% of Linde Gas & Equipment's pounds in one chemical - here Propylene at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Linde Gas & Equipment's total reported releases fell from 2.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Linde Gas & Equipment's air releases fell from 2.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Linde Gas & Equipment Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Linde Gas & Equipment stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
29% more than the comparison
90% 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 Linde Gas & Equipment releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 13.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 29% (3.2K lbs to 2.3K lbs).
Linde Gas & Equipment: 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 Linde Gas & Equipment year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 29% 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: Propylene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3.2K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 2.4K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 2.5K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 2.6K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 2.3K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Propylene | 13.0K lbs | - |
Linde Gas & Equipment · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Linde Gas & Equipment
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Exxon Mobil Corp North Houston Terminal, O'Neal Manufacturing Services, Intercoastal Paint Co Inc, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 2,015 other reporting facilities in Texas.
Similar Chemical Wholesalers Facilities
Other Chemical Wholesalers facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Texas - e.g. Interstate Chemical Co Inc, Amber Chemical Inc., Colonial Chemical Solutions Inc..
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Linde Gas & Equipment on cumulative reported pounds (13.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Carlstar Clinton, Darling Ingredients Inc - Wadesboro Facility, Tangerine Rd. Asphalt Plant. 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Linde Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Linde Gas & Equipment, Linde Inc, Linde Inc Texas City Smr.
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 Propylene; nearby reporters include Exxon Mobil Corp North Houston Terminal. Linde Gas & Equipment 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 Linde Gas & Equipment TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Propylene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Linde Gas & Equipment totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Houston, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 424690 · Chemical Wholesalers. 0.0% of Harris TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Carlstar Clinton (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Linde Gas & Equipment stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Propylene. 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