Chlorine

CAS Number: 7782-50-5

Release Summary

Total Releases
1.3M lbs
Number of Facilities
530
Carcinogen
No
Persistent Bioaccumulative Toxicant
No

Top Releasing Facilities

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

# Facility Release (lbs)
1 OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL CORP 135.2K lbs
2 INNOVATIVE WATER CARE LLC A SOLENIS CO 117.2K lbs
3 CORNING INC 98.0K lbs
4 FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP LOUISIANA 77.7K lbs
5 SHINTECH PLAQUEMINE PLANT 63.1K lbs
6 LINDE GAS & EQUIPMENT INC. 62.7K lbs
7 WESTLAKE US 2 LLC 53.7K lbs
8 US SUGAR CORP-CLEWISTON SUGAR HOUSE 42.7K lbs
9 PRYSMIAN CABLES & SYSTEMS USA LLC 36.2K lbs
10 CITGO PETROLEUM CORP 34.7K lbs
11 BIO-LAB INC 33.4K lbs
12 DARLING INGREDIENTS INC.- LINKWOOD FACILITY 28.6K lbs
13 FREEPORT_OLIN BC 25.4K lbs
14 SIMPLOT PHOSPHATES LLC 22.0K lbs
15 NOURYON PULP & PERFORMANCE CHEMICALS LLC 21.9K lbs
16 SASOL CHEMICALS (USA) LLC-LAKE CHARLES CHEMICAL COMPLEX 20.4K lbs
17 FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS 19.8K lbs
18 EVONIK CORP 17.9K lbs
19 EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO TENNESSEE OPERATIONS 14.4K lbs
20 INNOVATIVE WATER CARE LLC 12.6K lbs
21 ARCONIC US LLC 12.1K lbs
22 OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL CORP 10.7K lbs
23 AEROJET ROCKETDYNE INC 10.6K lbs
24 U.S. NATL PARK SERVICE - GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK 10.3K lbs
25 LANXESS - SOUTH PLANT 8.7K lbs
26 CHEMOURS JOHNSONVILLE PLANT 8.3K lbs
27 EDDYVILLE CHLOR-ALKALI LLC 8.1K lbs
28 OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL HOLDING CORP - GEISMAR PLANT 8.1K lbs
29 OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL CORP LULING 7.9K lbs
30 BASF CORP - BEAUMONT 7.7K lbs
31 NEMAK USA INC-GATEWAY 7.7K lbs
32 CORNING INC 7.5K lbs
33 USG PAPER LLC 7.1K lbs
34 EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO TEXAS OPERATIONS 7.0K lbs
35 INTERNATIONAL PAPER RIEGELWOOD MILL 6.8K lbs
36 WESTLAKE CHEMICALS & VINYLS LLC 6.7K lbs
37 SACHEM INC 6.3K lbs
38 ARCONIC US LLC 6.0K lbs
39 WISE ALLOYS LLC - ALLOYS PLANT 6.0K lbs
40 OXY VINYLS LP LA PORTE VCM PLANT 5.8K lbs
41 ALBEMARLE CORP SOUTH PLANT 5.6K lbs
42 CABOT CORP 5.1K lbs
43 KAISER ALUMINUM WARRICK LLC 5.0K lbs
44 HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC GEISMAR PLANT 4.9K lbs
45 SUZANO PACKAGING 4.8K lbs
46 SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION LLC SAINT GABRIEL FACILITY 4.4K lbs
47 NEMAK GLASGOW PLANT #1 4.1K lbs
48 THE DOW CHEMICAL CO - LOUISIANA OPERATIONS 4.0K lbs
49 INTERNATIONAL PAPER FRANKLIN MILL 3.9K lbs
50 WESTLAKE VINYLS INC 3.8K lbs

Health Information

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.