Ethylidene Dichloride
CAS Number: 75-34-3
Ethylidene Dichloride (CAS 75-34-3) is a chemical tracked by the EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) program under Section 313 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act. The TRI requires industrial facilities above specified threshold quantities to disclose annual manufacturing, processing, and otherwise-used volumes, along with quantities released to air, water, land, and off-site transfers.
Across the United States, 19 facilities have filed TRI Form R disclosures for Ethylidene Dichloride, with a cumulative reported release volume of 56.5K lbs. The chemical is not flagged as a carcinogen in the TRI classification set. The largest individual disclosure in the current dataset comes from WESTLAKE US 2 LLC in LA at 42.6K lbs.
TRI volumes are self-reported estimates, not measured stack emissions, and each pound counts equally regardless of chemical toxicity, so total pounds should not be equated with total risk. Inclusion of a chemical or facility in the TRI does not itself establish a health hazard; it documents the public right-to-know record. Consult EPA's IRIS (Integrated Risk Information System) and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry for health-effect summaries.
Release Summary
Which facilities release the most of this chemical?
Facilities with the largest reported releases of Ethylidene Dichloride. Up to 50 shown.
| # | Facility | Release (lbs) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Westlake US 2 LLC | 42.6K lbs |
| 2 | Formosa Plastics Corp Louisiana | 6.7K lbs |
| 3 | Formosa Plastics Corp Texas | 1.7K lbs |
| 4 | Oxy Vinyls LP la Porte Vcm Plant | 1.0K lbs |
| 5 | Occidental Chemical Holding Corp - Geismar Plant | 834 lbs |
| 6 | Westlake Vinyls Co | 795 lbs |
| 7 | Westlake Vinyls Inc | 782 lbs |
| 8 | Westlake Chemicals & Vinyls LLC | 741 lbs |
| 9 | Shintech Plaquemine Plant | 634 lbs |
| 10 | Ash Grove Cement | 329 lbs |
| 11 | Westlake Chemicals & Vinyls LLC | 277 lbs |
| 12 | Freeport_olin Bc | 45 lbs |
| 13 | Veolia Es Technical Solutions LLC Port Arthur Facility | 23 lbs |
| 14 | Oxy Vinyls LP Deer Park-Vcm Plant | 9 lbs |
| 15 | Holcim (us) Inc Holly Hill Plant | 9 lbs |
| 16 | Clean Harbors Aragonite LLC | 7 lbs |
| 17 | Norlite LLC | 5 lbs |
| 18 | Clean Harbors Deer Park LLC | 4 lbs |
| 19 | Heritage Thermal Services | 0 lbs |
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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.
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