EPA TRI Facility · Petroleum
Emerald Services Inc.
Seattle, WA · Parent: Clean Harbors Inc
- Total releases
- 1.7M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 9
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Emerald Services Inc.: how the 1.7M lbs splits
1.7M lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 1.7M lbs 99.8%
- Air Releases 2.7K lbs 0.2%
Emerald Services Inc.'s 1.7M lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.8% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ethylene glycol.
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 TRACE-CARC
Emerald Services Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Seattle, WA, in the petroleum sector. It reported 449 lbs of releases across 7 chemicals in 2023, and 1.7M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 934 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Washington's 311 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Emerald Services Inc. is pounds #13 and chemical-count #33 at 1.7M lbs. Lamb Weston Inc Richland Facility leads reported pounds (13.1M lbs) at 3 chemicals (chemical-count #106). Hf Sinclair Puget Sound Refining LLC leads chemical count at 46 chemicals (711.7K lbs, pounds #26). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Alaskan Copper Works; Northwest Castings; North Star Casteel Products Inc; Shell Seattle Distribution Terminal. Similar-scale Petroleum peers outside Washington: Totalenergies Petrochemicals & Refining USA Inc-Port Arthur; Hf Sinclair el Dorado Refining LLC; Alon Usa-Big Spring Refinery; Torrance Refining Co LLC. Other Clean Harbors Inc sites in this extract: Clean Harbors Buttonwillow LLC; Clean Harbors Grassy Mountain LLC; Clean Harbors el Dorado LLC; Clean Harbors Lone Mountain LLC Lone Mountain Facility. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ethylene glycol; 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene; n-Hexane; Toluene.
Emerald Services Inc. stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.8% off-site transfers) across 9 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.7M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Totalenergies Petrochemicals & Refining USA Inc-Port Arthur and Hf Sinclair el Dorado Refining LLC.
Emerald Services Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.7M 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
Emerald Services Inc.: Ethylene glycol-led volume
Among the 902 Petroleum facilities in this database, Emerald Services Inc. reports the 55th-largest volume, placing it in the top 6.1% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ethylene glycol alone is 99.6% of the total. Scale peers outside Washington include Totalenergies Petrochemicals & Refining USA Inc-Port Arthur and Hf Sinclair el Dorado Refining LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Emerald Services Inc.'s pounds in one chemical - here Ethylene glycol at 99.6%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Emerald Services Inc.'s total reported releases rose from 402 lb in 2022 to 449 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Emerald Services Inc.'s air releases rose from 389 lb in 2022 to 441 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Emerald Services Inc.'s chemicals reported fell from 8 in 2022 to 7 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Emerald Services Inc. Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Emerald Services Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.7M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 100% (1.7M lbs to 449 lbs).
Emerald Services Inc.: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Emerald Services Inc. year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 100% 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: Ethylene glycol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.7M lbs | 7 |
| 2020 | 2.2K lbs | 7 |
| 2021 | 3.1K lbs | 8 |
| 2022 | 402 lbs | 8 |
| 2023 | 449 lbs | 7 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 9 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ethylene glycol | 1.7M lbs | - |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 2.6K lbs | - |
| n-Hexane | 2.1K lbs | - |
| Toluene | 1.6K lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 914 lbs | - |
| Benzene | 81 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 69 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead compounds | 26 lbs | - |
| Benzo[g,h,i]perylene | 1 lbs | - |
Emerald Services Inc. · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Emerald Services Inc.
Closest other reporters in Washington - including Alaskan Copper Works, Northwest Castings, North Star Casteel Products Inc, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 310 other reporting facilities in Washington.
Similar Petroleum Facilities
Other Petroleum facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Washington - e.g. Totalenergies Petrochemicals & Refining USA Inc-Port Arthur, Hf Sinclair el Dorado Refining LLC, Alon Usa-Big Spring Refinery.
Compare beyond Washington
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Emerald Services Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (1.7M lbs) and distinct chemical count (9). Release-pound peers include Perdue Foods LLC - Accomac Processing Plant, American Crystal Sugar Co, US Steel Corp Midwest Plant. Chemical-count peers include Viatris Pharmaceuticals LLC, Prepa - San Juan Steam Plant, Solutia 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).
- Viatris Pharmaceuticals LLC Barceloneta, PR · Chemicals 9 chemicals
- Prepa - San Juan Steam Plant Puerto Nuevo, PR · Electric Utilities 9 chemicals
- Solutia Inc Springfield, MA · Plastics and Rubber 9 chemicals
- O'Connell Oil Co Merrill Road Facility Pittsfield, MA · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 9 chemicals
Other Clean Harbors Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Clean Harbors Buttonwillow LLC, Clean Harbors Grassy Mountain LLC, Clean Harbors el Dorado 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 Ethylene glycol, 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, n-Hexane, Toluene; nearby reporters include Alaskan Copper Works. Emerald Services Inc. stamps HEAVY volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC 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 Emerald Services Inc. TRI extract (HEAVY · OFFSITE · TRACE-CARC · lead Ethylene glycol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Emerald Services Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Seattle, WA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 324191 · Petroleum. 21.2% of King TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Perdue Foods LLC - Accomac Processing Plant (Δ 1.3K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Emerald Services Inc. stamps HEAVY volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Ethylene glycol. 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