EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Ecolab Inc
Martinsburg, WV · Parent: Ecolab Inc
- Total releases
- 12.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 9
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
MIXED Form-R mix
Ecolab Inc: how the 12.4K lbs splits
12.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 8.7K lbs 69.7%
- Air Releases 3.8K lbs 30.3%
Ecolab Inc's 12.4K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - off-site transfers is 69.7% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 30.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitric acid.
LIGHT volume MIXED pathway CLEAN
Ecolab Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Martinsburg, WV, in the chemicals sector. It reported 8.1K lbs of releases across 9 chemicals in 2023, and 12.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 9,345 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In West Virginia's 182 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Ecolab Inc is pounds #96 and chemical-count #37 at 12.4K lbs. Harrison Power Station leads reported pounds (32.5M lbs) at 29 chemicals (chemical-count #2). Mount Storm Power Station leads chemical count at 31 chemicals (5.6M lbs, pounds #7). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives; Continental Brick Co; Rockwoolusa; Argos USA - Martinsburg. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside West Virginia: Royal Oak Enterprises-Ellsinore; Synray Corp; Clarke Mosquito Control Products Inc; Patheon Api Services Inc.. Other Ecolab Inc sites in this extract: Nalco Fresno Facility; Ecolab Inc.; Nalco Co; Purolite LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitric acid; Certain glycol ethers; Nonylphenol Ethoxylates; Peracetic acid.
Ecolab Inc is a LIGHT · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Martinsburg, WV: 12.4K lbs across 9 chemicals. No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment off-site transfers at 69.7%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Royal Oak Enterprises-Ellsinore and Synray Corp.
Ecolab Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
12K lbs Top 36% higher than 64% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Ecolab Inc in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Ecolab Inc reports the 1,955th-largest volume (12.4K lbs). Scale peers outside West Virginia include Royal Oak Enterprises-Ellsinore and Synray Corp.
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
- Ecolab Inc's total reported releases rose from 998 lb in 2022 to 8.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ecolab Inc's off-site transfers rose from 338 lb in 2022 to 7.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ecolab Inc's chemicals reported rose from 6 in 2022 to 9 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ecolab Inc's air releases rose from 660 lb in 2022 to 968 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Ecolab Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Ecolab Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 12.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 580% (1.2K lbs to 8.1K lbs).
Ecolab Inc: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Ecolab Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 580% 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: Nitric acid.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.2K lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 814 lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 1.4K lbs | 6 |
| 2022 | 998 lbs | 6 |
| 2023 | 8.1K lbs | 9 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitric acid | 5.9K lbs | - |
| Certain glycol ethers | 3.5K lbs | - |
| Nonylphenol Ethoxylates | 1.3K lbs | - |
| Peracetic acid | 499 lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 344 lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 265 lbs | - |
| Formic acid | 264 lbs | - |
| Nitrilotriacetic acid trisodium salt | 231 lbs | - |
| 2-Phenylphenol | 192 lbs | - |
Ecolab Inc in Berkeley
Nearest TRI Facilities to Ecolab Inc
Closest other reporters in West Virginia - including Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, Continental Brick Co, Rockwoolusa, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 181 other reporting facilities in West Virginia.
Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside West Virginia - e.g. Royal Oak Enterprises-Ellsinore, Synray Corp, Clarke Mosquito Control Products Inc.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Ecolab Inc on cumulative reported pounds (12.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (9). Release-pound peers include Nor-Cal Beverage Co Inc, Royal Oak Enterprises-Ellsinore, Aaar Denison I. 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 Ecolab Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Nalco Fresno Facility, Ecolab Inc., Nalco Co.
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, Certain glycol ethers, Nonylphenol Ethoxylates, Peracetic acid; nearby reporters include Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives. Ecolab Inc stamps LIGHT volume · MIXED 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 Ecolab Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · MIXED · CLEAN · lead Nitric acid) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Ecolab Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Martinsburg, WV, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325611 · Chemicals. 0.6% of Berkeley TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Nor-Cal Beverage Co Inc (Δ 4 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Ecolab Inc stamps LIGHT · MIXED pathway (off-site transfers leads at 69.7%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. 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