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UNIVAR USA INC/BUNOLA

Quick Summary

  • Released 491 lbs of toxic chemicals to the environment in the most recent TRI reporting year.
  • Currently out of compliance in at least one environmental program (CAA, CWA, or RCRA).
  • Assessed $61,698 in total penalties since records began.
  • Reports releases of chemicals classified as known or probable carcinogens.
Address
328 BUNOLA RIVER RD
BUNOLA, PA 15020
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County
ALLEGHENY County
Industry
Wholesale Trade
NAICS (North American Industry Classification)
424690
Inspections
6 · last Jan 10, 2026
Total Penalties
$61,698 · last Dec 21, 2022
Registry ID
110000603357

How This Compares

#419 of 920 TRI reporters in PA
#551 of 898 TRI reporters in Wholesale Trade

Ranked by most recent year's total TRI releases.

Compliance Status (Last 12 Quarters)

Number of calendar quarters, out of the last 12, in which this facility was in violation of its permit. Zero means no recorded violations in that program over the past three years.

0
Air (CAA)
Qtrs Non-Compliant
10
Water (CWA)
Qtrs Non-Compliant
1
Hazardous Waste (RCRA)
Qtrs Non-Compliant

TRI Toxic Chemical Releases

Annual pounds of each toxic chemical released to air, water, and land, as reported to the EPA Toxic Release Inventory. Carcinogen (♦) and PFAS designations are per EPA and IARC classifications.

Emissions Trend (2015–2024) +7% overall
Year Total Releases (lbs) vs Prior Year
2015 676
2016 559 -17%
2017 491 -12%
2018 535 +9%
2019 0 -100%
2020 3,738
2021 776 -79%
2022 91 -88%
2023 1,047 +1051%
2024 721 -31%

2023

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 1,170
Ammonia 954 954 450
Triethylamine 93 93 1,535

2022

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)
Ammonia
Triethylamine 91 91 1,634

2021

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)
Nonylphenol Ethoxylates
Ethylene glycol 1,452
Ammonia 608 608
Triethylamine 102 102 446
Toluene 50 50 749
Methanol 15 15 749
Xylene (mixed isomers) 1 1 1,521

2020

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Triethylamine
Xylene (mixed isomers)
Nonylphenol Ethoxylates
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)
Toluene
Ammonia 3,662 3,662
Methanol 76 76 664
Ethylene glycol 0 0 1,026

2019

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Ethylene glycol
Nonylphenol Ethoxylates

2018

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Ammonia
Ethylbenzene ♦ Carcinogen
Nitric acid
Methanol 284 284 1,647
Toluene 107 107 1,503
Triethylamine 97 97 4,814
Xylene (mixed isomers) 28 28 868
Ethylene glycol 19 19

2017

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Ethylbenzene ♦ Carcinogen
Nitric acid
Ammonia
Methanol 218 218 1,676
Toluene 149 149 3,122
Triethylamine 75 75 8,400
Ethylene glycol 25 25
Xylene (mixed isomers) 24 24 627

2016

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Ethylbenzene ♦ Carcinogen
Nitric acid
Ammonia
Zinc compounds
Toluene 203 203 2,101
Methanol 196 196 635
Triethylamine 86 86 4,200
Ethylene glycol 39 39 2,150
Xylene (mixed isomers) 30 30 912
Chlorine 5 5

2015

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Certain glycol ethers
Ethylbenzene ♦ Carcinogen
Nitric acid
Toluene 243 243 2,791
Ammonia 202 202 500
Methanol 102 102 996
Triethylamine 86 86 5,450
Xylene (mixed isomers) 38 38 604
Chlorine 5 5

Waste Management & Recycling

How this facility manages toxic chemicals beyond direct releases — through recycling, energy recovery, and on-site or off-site treatment. Data from the most recent TRI reporting year. Quantities in pounds.

Off-Site Transfer Destinations

Facilities to which toxic chemicals were transferred for disposal, recycling, energy recovery, or treatment during the most recent TRI reporting year. Quantities in pounds.

Destination Chemical Disposal Recycling Energy Rec. Treatment
ENVIRITE - OHD980568992
CANTON, OH
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 148
ENVIRITE OF ILLINOIS - ILD000666206
HARVEY, IL
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 44
TRADEBE TREATMENT AND RECYCLIN- IND000646943
EAST CHICAGO, IN
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 124
TRADEBE TREATMENT AND RECYCLIN- IND000646943
EAST CHICAGO, IN
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 91
ROSS INCINERATION SERVICES INC- OHD048415665
GRAFTON, OH
Triethylamine 941
CLEAN EARTH OF CALVERT CITY LL- KYD985073196
CALVERT CITY, KY
Triethylamine 446
ENVIRITE - OHD980568992
CANTON, OH
Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 148
ENVIRITE OF ILLINOIS - ILD000666206
HARVEY, IL
Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 101
TRADEBE TREATMENT AND RECYCLIN- IND000646943
EAST CHICAGO, IN
Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 21

Compliance Violations

Individual permit violations recorded by the EPA across air, water, and hazardous waste programs. Open violations are unresolved as of the most recent ECHO data update.

Program Type Violation Date Return to Compliance Status
cwa Permit Violations - Failure to Pay Fees Jan 10, 2026 Open
cwa Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation Aug 31, 2023 Open
rcra State Statutory or Regulatory requirements that are broader-in-scope than the federal RCRA requirements Jun 12, 2023 Jun 12, 2023 Resolved
cwa Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation Jul 27, 2022 Open
cwa Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation Jun 23, 2021 Open
cwa Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation Jun 17, 2020 Open
cwa Monitoring Violations - Frequency of Sampling Violation Jun 17, 2020 Open
cwa Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation Aug 2, 2019 Open
cwa Monitoring Violations - Frequency of Sampling Violation Oct 31, 2018 Open
cwa Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation Oct 31, 2018 Open
rcra Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: Pre-Transport Requirements Applicable to Small and Large Quantity Generators Aug 28, 2018 Sep 20, 2019 Resolved
rcra Standards Applicable to Recordkeeping and Reporting Applicable to Small and Large Quantity Generators Aug 28, 2018 Sep 20, 2019 Resolved
rcra Interim Status Standards for Owners and Operators of HW TSDs: Use and Management of Containers Aug 28, 2018 Sep 20, 2019 Resolved
rcra Standards for Universal Waste Management: Standards for Small Quantity Handlers Aug 28, 2018 Sep 20, 2019 Resolved
cwa Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment Jul 20, 2017 Open
cwa Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation Jul 20, 2017 Open

Discharge Limit Exceedances

Instances where this facility's reported discharge monitoring results exceeded its permitted limits under the Clean Water Act. Exceedance percentage shows how far over the permit limit the discharge was.

Pollutant Violation Reported Limit Exceedance Period Status
Solids, total suspended DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 48.00 mg/L 30.00 +60% Jan 2026 Open
Solids, total suspended DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 47.00 mg/L 30.00 +57% Oct 2025 Resolved
Solids, total suspended DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 75.00 mg/L 60.00 +25% Oct 2025 Open
Solids, total suspended DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 30.50 mg/L 30.00 +2% Sep 2025 Resolved
Coliform, fecal general DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 1,733.00 MPN/100mL 1,000.00 +73% Aug 2025 Open
Coliform, fecal general DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 450.75 MPN/100mL 200.00 +125% Aug 2025 Open
Solids, total suspended DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 130.00 mg/L 60.00 +117% Jun 2025 Open
Solids, total suspended DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 64.00 mg/L 30.00 +113% Jun 2025 Resolved
Coliform, fecal general DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 2,420.00 MPN/100mL 1,000.00 +142% May 2024 Open
Coliform, fecal general DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 491.00 MPN/100mL 200.00 +145% May 2024 Open
Solids, total suspended DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 42.00 mg/L 30.00 +40% Dec 2023 Open
Coliform, fecal general DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 1,554.00 MPN/100mL 1,000.00 +55% Jul 2022 Open
Coliform, fecal general DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 393.00 MPN/100mL 200.00 +96% Jul 2022 Open
Coliform, fecal general DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 2,420.00 MPN/100mL 1,000.00 +142% May 2022 Open
Coliform, fecal general DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 606.00 MPN/100mL 200.00 +203% May 2022 Open
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C] DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 70.80 mg/L 50.00 +42% May 2022 Open
Chlorine, total residual DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 2.10 mg/L 1.60 +31% Jul 2021 Open
Coliform, fecal general DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 339.00 MPN/100mL 200.00 +69% May 2021 Open
Coliform, fecal general DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 1,204.00 MPN/100mL 1,000.00 +20% May 2021 Open
Chlorine, total residual DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 1.66 mg/L 1.60 +4% Oct 2020 Open
Chlorine, total residual DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 2.06 mg/L 1.60 +29% Sep 2020 Open
Chlorine, total residual DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 2.20 mg/L 1.60 +38% Jul 2020 Open
Chlorine, total residual DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 1.84 mg/L 1.60 +15% Jun 2020 Open
Chlorine, total residual DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 0.53 mg/L 0.50 +6% Aug 2019 Open
Solids, total suspended DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 35.50 mg/L 30.00 +18% Apr 2019 Open
Solids, total suspended DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 32.00 mg/L 30.00 +7% Jan 2019 Open
Solids, total suspended DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 116.00 mg/L 60.00 +93% Jun 2018 Open
Solids, total suspended DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 42.00 mg/L 30.00 +40% Jun 2018 Open
Oxygen, dissolved [DO] DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 3.96 mg/L 4.00 +1% May 2018 Open

Enforcement Actions

Formal enforcement cases brought by the EPA or state agencies, including administrative orders and civil penalties assessed. Penalty amounts reflect what was formally assessed, not necessarily what was collected.

Administrative - Formal
· Case 03-2023-5005 · Dec 21, 2022
$61,698
Administrative - Formal
· Case HQ-2022-5005 · Dec 21, 2022
WRITTEN INFORMAL
RCRA (Hazardous Waste) · Case RCRA-PAD086214574-001 · Aug 22, 2019

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