EPA TRI Facility · Chemical Wholesalers
Northstar Chemical
Tacoma, WA
- Total releases
- 7 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Northstar Chemical: how the 7 lbs splits
7 lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 7 lbs 100.0%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Northstar Chemical's 7 lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at <0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitric acid.
TRACE volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Northstar Chemical is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Tacoma, WA, in the chemical wholesalers sector. It reported 6 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 7 lbs in total across its 2022-2023 reporting years. That ranks 18,769 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. Northstar Chemical is pounds #282 and chemical-count #298 at 7 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). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Jci Jones Chemicals Inc; Glacier Northwest Inc Tacoma Plant; Emerald Services Inc; Burlington Environmental LLC. Similar-scale Chemical Wholesalers peers outside Washington: Western International Gas & Cylinders Inc.; Pvs Nolwood Chemicals Inc.; Acid Products Co Inc; Univar Solutions USA. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitric acid.
Northstar Chemical stamps TRACE volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 7 lbs (2022–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Western International Gas & Cylinders Inc. and Pvs Nolwood Chemicals Inc..
Northstar Chemical vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
7 lbs 28th percentile higher than 28% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Northstar Chemical in the Chemical Wholesalers sector extract
Among the 530 Chemical Wholesalers facilities in this database, Northstar Chemical reports the 399th-largest volume (7 lbs). Scale peers outside Washington include Western International Gas & Cylinders Inc. and Pvs Nolwood Chemicals Inc..
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Northstar Chemical Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Northstar Chemical releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 7 lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2022 to 2023, total releases increased by 1007% (1 lbs to 6 lbs).
Northstar Chemical: annual Form-R pounds
TRACE site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2022–2023
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Northstar Chemical year-over-year reported totals (increased by 1007% from 2022 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: Nitric acid.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 6 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2022–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitric acid | 7 lbs | - |
Northstar Chemical · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Northstar Chemical
Closest other reporters in Washington - including Jci Jones Chemicals Inc, Glacier Northwest Inc Tacoma Plant, Emerald Services Inc, ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemical Wholesalers Facilities
Other Chemical Wholesalers facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Washington - e.g. Western International Gas & Cylinders Inc., Pvs Nolwood Chemicals Inc., Acid Products Co Inc.
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 Nitric acid; nearby reporters include Jci Jones Chemicals Inc. Northstar Chemical stamps TRACE 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.
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This Northstar Chemical TRI extract (TRACE · AIR · CLEAN · lead Nitric acid) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Northstar Chemical totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Tacoma, WA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2022–2023 (2 years). NAICS 424690 · Chemical Wholesalers. 0.0% of Pierce TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Northern Engraving Corp (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Northstar Chemical stamps TRACE volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Nitric acid. 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