Acrylamide

Carcinogen

CAS Number: 79-06-1

Release Summary

Total Releases
5.8M lbs
Number of Facilities
75
Carcinogen
Yes
Persistent Bioaccumulative Toxicant
No

Top Releasing Facilities

Facilities with the largest reported releases of Acrylamide. Up to 50 shown.

# Facility Release (lbs)
1 INEOS NITRILES USA LLC GREEN LAKE PLANT 2.0M lbs
2 ASCEND PERFORMANCE MATERIALS-CHOCOLATE BAYOU PLANT 1.7M lbs
3 INEOS NITRILES USA LLC 944.5K lbs
4 SELECT CHEMISTRY - MIDLAND 375.9K lbs
5 STERLING SPECIALTY CHEMICALS LLC 317.8K lbs
6 CORNERSTONE CHEMICAL CO LLC 259.6K lbs
7 REEF SERVICES, LLC 94.2K lbs
8 FLOPAM INC 66.0K lbs
9 CHEMICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT OF THE NORTHWEST INC. 23.7K lbs
10 INTERTAPE POLYMER GROUP 16.6K lbs
11 ROHM & HAAS CHEMICALS LLC 6.6K lbs
12 SOLENIS LLC 6.5K lbs
13 CHEMTALL INCORPORATED; FLOCRYL LLC 6.2K lbs
14 TRADEBE TREATMENT & RECYCLING LLC 5.8K lbs
15 ELEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS LLC 3.2K lbs
16 STERLING SPECIALTY CHEMICALS US LLC 2.7K lbs
17 LUBRIZOL CORP 1.7K lbs
18 SOLENIS LLC 953 lbs
19 CELANESE EMULSIONS ENOREE PLANT 925 lbs
20 NALCO CO 860 lbs
21 STOCKHAUSEN SUPERABSORBER LLC 626 lbs
22 BASF CORP - FREEPORT SITE 397 lbs
23 STERLING SPECIALTY CHEMICALS USA LLC 117 lbs
24 INTERTAPE POLYMER GROUP 61 lbs
25 BASF CORP 60 lbs
26 WSP SOLVAY GROUP 30 lbs
27 3M CHEMICAL OPERATIONS' CORDOVA FACILITY 29 lbs
28 ROHM & HAAS CHEMICALS LLC - KNOXVILLE SITE 25 lbs
29 ARCHROMA US INC 24 lbs
30 CYTEC INDUSTRIES INC 20 lbs
31 POLYCHEMIE INC 12 lbs
32 INDULOR AMERICA LP 11 lbs
33 MALLARD CREEK POLYMERS 9 lbs
34 VEOLIA N.A. INC. 9 lbs
35 SYNTHOMER INC. 7 lbs
36 VEOLIA ES TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS LLC PORT ARTHUR FACILITY 6 lbs
37 O'KEEFFE 6 lbs
38 CHEMDESIGN PRODUCTS INC 4 lbs
39 ROHM & HAAS CHEMICALS LLC 4 lbs
40 PPG INDUSTRIES OHIO INC - DELAWARE 3 lbs
41 ROYAL ADHESIVES & SEALANTS LLC 2 lbs
42 NALCO CHEMICAL CO 2 lbs
43 BASF CORP 2 lbs
44 CLEAN HARBORS EL DORADO LLC 0 lbs
45 CLEAN HARBORS DEER PARK LLC 0 lbs
46 CLEAN HARBORS ARAGONITE LLC 0 lbs
47 ROSS INCINERATION SERVICES INC 0 lbs
48 NALCO CO 0 lbs
49 HERITAGE THERMAL SERVICES 0 lbs
50 BIO-RAD LABORATORIES INC 0 lbs

Health Information

Carcinogen Classification: This chemical is classified as a known or suspected carcinogen by the EPA under the Toxic Release Inventory program. This classification is based on evaluations by agencies including the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the National Toxicology Program (NTP), and the EPA itself.

Data comes from the EPA Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) program. Release quantities are self-reported by facilities and may represent estimates. The total shown aggregates reports across all facilities and reporting years.

PlainEnviro presents this data without advocacy framing. The presence of a chemical in the TRI database does not by itself indicate a health risk at current exposure levels. For health-related questions about specific chemical exposures, consult your local health agency or a toxicologist.