P-Cresol
CAS Number: 106-44-5
P-Cresol (CAS 106-44-5) 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, 22 facilities have filed TRI Form R disclosures for P-Cresol, with a cumulative reported release volume of 1.7M lbs. The chemical is not flagged as a carcinogen in the TRI classification set. The largest individual disclosure in the current dataset comes from SASOL CHEMICALS (USA) LLC in TX at 1.0M 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 P-Cresol. Up to 50 shown.
| # | Facility | Release (lbs) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sasol Chemicals (usa) LLC | 1.0M lbs |
| 2 | Sasol Chemicals (usa) LLC | 618.0K lbs |
| 3 | Reworld Tron Corp | 16.1K lbs |
| 4 | Elemental Environmental Solutions LLC | 4.2K lbs |
| 5 | Rea Magnet Wire Co | 3.9K lbs |
| 6 | Si Group Inc | 893 lbs |
| 7 | Rea Magnet Wire Co | 499 lbs |
| 8 | Si Group Inc | 492 lbs |
| 9 | Lanxess Corp | 424 lbs |
| 10 | Lamberti Synthesis USA Inc | 199 lbs |
| 11 | Veolia Es Technical Solutions LLC Port Arthur Facility | 21 lbs |
| 12 | Sterling Specialty Chemicals LLC | 9 lbs |
| 13 | Clean Harbors Deer Park LLC | 5 lbs |
| 14 | Clean Harbors el Dorado LLC | 3 lbs |
| 15 | Veolia N.a. Inc. | 3 lbs |
| 16 | Heritage Thermal Services | 2 lbs |
| 17 | Eco Services Operations Corp. | 2 lbs |
| 18 | Eco-Services Operations | 1 lbs |
| 19 | Clean Harbors Aragonite LLC | 0 lbs |
| 20 | Norlite LLC | 0 lbs |
| 21 | Lubrizol Corp | 0 lbs |
| 22 | Dynachem Inc | 0 lbs |
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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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