EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Nalco Fresno Facility
Fresno, TX · Parent: Ecolab Inc
- Total releases
- 1.3M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 30
- Carcinogens
- 10
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Nalco Fresno Facility: how the 1.3M lbs splits
1.3M lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 1.3M lbs 99.3%
- Air Releases 9.1K lbs 0.7%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Nalco Fresno Facility's 1.3M lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.3% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.7%. Leading chemical by pounds: Naphthalene.
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.
HEAVY volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-MID
Nalco Fresno Facility is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Fresno, TX, in the chemicals sector. It reported 61.2K lbs of releases across 20 chemicals in 2023, and 1.3M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,133 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. Nalco Fresno Facility is pounds #123 and chemical-count #54 at 1.3M 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Endurance Composites-Pearland; Heidelberg Materials - Arcola Rmc; Thorpe Plant Services; Nouryon Surface Chemistry LLC. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Texas: Reco Biodiesel LLC; Chemours Belle Plant; Viatris Pharmaceuticals LLC; Advansix Resins & Chemicals LLC. Other Ecolab Inc sites in this extract: Ecolab Inc.; Nalco Co; Purolite LLC; Ecolab Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Naphthalene; Methanol; Toluene; Xylene (mixed isomers).
Nalco Fresno Facility stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.3% off-site transfers) across 30 chemicals · 10 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.3M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Reco Biodiesel LLC and Chemours Belle Plant.
Nalco Fresno Facility vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.3M lbs Top 4% higher than 96% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Nalco Fresno Facility in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Nalco Fresno Facility reports the 229th-largest volume, placing it in the top 5.8% of its sector. Scale peers outside Texas include Reco Biodiesel LLC and Chemours Belle Plant.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Nalco Fresno Facility's total reported releases rose from 12.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 61.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Nalco Fresno Facility's off-site transfers rose from 10.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 58.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Nalco Fresno Facility's chemicals reported fell from 22 in 2022 to 20 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Nalco Fresno Facility's air releases fell from 2.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Nalco Fresno Facility Form-R facts
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See how Nalco Fresno Facility stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
2500.1× more than the comparison
30.0× more 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 Nalco Fresno Facility releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.3M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 88% (501.9K lbs to 61.2K lbs).
Nalco Fresno Facility: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Nalco Fresno Facility year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 88% 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 | 501.9K lbs | 24 |
| 2020 | 285.0K lbs | 24 |
| 2021 | 401.5K lbs | 20 |
| 2022 | 12.9K lbs | 22 |
| 2023 | 61.2K lbs | 20 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 10 of 30 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Naphthalene | 274.5K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Methanol | 218.8K lbs | - |
| Toluene | 171.4K lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 135.1K lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 95.5K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nonylphenol | 59.1K lbs | - |
| Certain glycol ethers | 51.3K lbs | - |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 47.3K lbs | - |
| Formaldehyde | 32.5K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ethylene glycol | 31.9K lbs | - |
| Nonylphenol Ethoxylates | 23.4K lbs | - |
| Hydroquinone | 22.0K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 20.8K lbs | - |
| Vinyl acetate | 18.5K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Dimethyl phthalate | 13.6K lbs | - |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 13.5K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 11.0K lbs | - |
| Acetophenone | 10.1K lbs | - |
| n-Butyl alcohol | 9.1K lbs | - |
| Cumene | 1.8K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Propylene oxide | 819 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ethylene oxide | 501 lbs | Carcinogen |
| N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone | 15 lbs | - |
| N,N-Dimethylformamide | 13 lbs | Carcinogen |
| 2-Methylpyridine | 0 lbs | - |
| Acetaldehyde | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Acrylic acid | 0 lbs | - |
| Formic acid | 0 lbs | - |
| Maleic anhydride | 0 lbs | - |
| Thiourea | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Nalco Fresno Facility · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Nalco Fresno Facility
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Endurance Composites-Pearland, Heidelberg Materials - Arcola Rmc, Thorpe Plant Services, 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. Reco Biodiesel LLC, Chemours Belle Plant, Viatris Pharmaceuticals LLC.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Nalco Fresno Facility on cumulative reported pounds (1.3M lbs) and distinct chemical count (30). Release-pound peers include Valtir LLC Plt 1478, Reco Biodiesel LLC, Latham Pool Products Inc D/b/a Viking Pools-Wv. Chemical-count peers include Bowen Steam Electric Generating Plant, Amvac Chemical Co, Honda of America Manufacturing Inc. 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).
- Bowen Steam Electric Generating Plant Cartersville, GA · Electric Utilities 30 chemicals
- Amvac Chemical Co Axis, AL · Chemicals 30 chemicals
- Honda of America Manufacturing Inc Marysville, OH · Transportation Equipment 30 chemicals
- Honda Development & Manufacturing of America LLC East Liberty, OH · Transportation Equipment 30 chemicals
Other Ecolab Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Ecolab Inc., Nalco Co, Purolite 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 Naphthalene, Methanol, Toluene, Xylene (mixed isomers); nearby reporters include Endurance Composites-Pearland. Nalco Fresno Facility stamps HEAVY volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-MID 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 Nalco Fresno Facility TRI extract (HEAVY · OFFSITE · CARC-MID · lead Naphthalene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Nalco Fresno Facility totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Fresno, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325199 · Chemicals. 8.8% of Fort Bend TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Valtir LLC Plt 1478 (Δ 357 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Nalco Fresno Facility stamps HEAVY volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-MID · 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