EPA TRI Facility · Other
Chevron Richmond Technology Center
Richmond, CA · Parent: Chevron Corp
- Total releases
- 16.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 26
- Carcinogens
- 9
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
MIXED Form-R mix
Chevron Richmond Technology Center: how the 16.7K lbs splits
16.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 8.4K lbs 50.5%
- Air Releases 8.3K lbs 49.5%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Chevron Richmond Technology Center's 16.7K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - off-site transfers is 50.5% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 49.5%. Leading chemical by pounds: n-Hexane.
Carcinogen-classified pounds vs other reported pounds
Same cumulative TRI total as above, split by EPA/IARC carcinogen classification on each chemical: pounds share, not chemical count. Classification is not a site health-risk score.
LIGHT volume MIXED pathway CARC-LEAN
Chevron Richmond Technology Center is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Richmond, CA, in the other sector. It reported 902 lbs of releases across 22 chemicals in 2023, and 16.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 8,655 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In California's 1,149 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Chevron Richmond Technology Center is pounds #336 and chemical-count #15 at 16.7K lbs. Clean Harbors Buttonwillow LLC leads reported pounds (50.4M lbs) at 45 chemicals (chemical-count #2). Chevron Products Co Richmond Refinery leads chemical count at 46 chemicals (3.0M lbs, pounds #13). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Chemtrade West US LLC; Chevron Products Co Richmond Refinery; Parker Hannifin Corp Veriflo Div Richmond; Airgas Dry Ice. Similar-scale Other peers outside California: Smitty's Supply Inc; Port Isabel Detention Ctr Wwtf; Nasa Johnson Space Center White Sands Test Facility; Fci Milan. Other Chevron Corp sites in this extract: Chevron Oronite Co LLC - Oak Point Plant; Chevron Products Co. Div of Chevron USA Inc.; Chevron Products Co Pascagoula Refinery; Chevron Products Co Richmond Refinery. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: n-Hexane; Carbon disulfide; Nickel And Nickel Compounds; Zinc compounds.
Compare Chevron Richmond Technology Center with
Nearest reporters in California
- Chemtrade West US LLC Richmond · 61.9K lbs
- Chevron Products Co Richmond Refinery Richmond · 3.0M lbs
- Parker Hannifin Corp Veriflo Div Richmond Richmond · 12 lbs
- Airgas Dry Ice Richmond · 7.0K lbs
Similar-scale Other sites elsewhere: Smitty's Supply Inc (LA) · Port Isabel Detention Ctr Wwtf (TX) · Nasa Johnson Space Center White Sands Test Facility (NM)
Chevron Richmond Technology Center is a LIGHT · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Richmond, CA: 16.7K lbs across 26 chemicals (9 carcinogen-classified, CARC-LEAN). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment off-site transfers at 50.5%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Smitty's Supply Inc and Port Isabel Detention Ctr Wwtf.
Chevron Richmond Technology Center vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
17K lbs Top 33% higher than 67% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Chevron Richmond Technology Center in the Other sector extract
Among the 632 Other facilities in this database, Chevron Richmond Technology Center reports the 211th-largest volume (16.7K lbs). Scale peers outside California include Smitty's Supply Inc and Port Isabel Detention Ctr Wwtf.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Chevron Richmond Technology Center's total reported releases fell from 7.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 902 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Chevron Richmond Technology Center's off-site transfers fell from 6.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 64 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Chevron Richmond Technology Center's air releases fell from 946 lb in 2022 to 838 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Chevron Richmond Technology Center's chemicals reported fell from 24 in 2022 to 22 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Chevron Richmond Technology Center Form-R facts
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See how Chevron Richmond Technology Center stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
73% less than the comparison
6.5× more than the comparison
Comparison reflects reported pounds and chemical counts, not toxicity or health risk. Averages cover facilities reporting any release.
How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Chevron Richmond Technology Center releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 16.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 65% (2.6K lbs to 902 lbs).
Chevron Richmond Technology Center: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Chevron Richmond Technology Center year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 65% from 2019 to 2023). TRI figures are self-reported estimates and can swing with production, waste handling, and reporting changes, not only with controls. Lead chemical in the extract: n-Hexane.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2.6K lbs | 14 |
| 2020 | 1.7K lbs | 23 |
| 2021 | 4.5K lbs | 24 |
| 2022 | 7.0K lbs | 24 |
| 2023 | 902 lbs | 22 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 9 of 26 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| n-Hexane | 5.9K lbs | - |
| Carbon disulfide | 3.8K lbs | - |
| Nickel And Nickel Compounds | 1.9K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Zinc compounds | 1.5K lbs | - |
| Toluene | 927 lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 619 lbs | - |
| Benzene | 596 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Naphthalene | 329 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 305 lbs | - |
| Cyclohexane | 222 lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 204 lbs | - |
| Cobalt | 149 lbs | Carcinogen |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 111 lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 40 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 10 lbs | - |
| Hydrogen sulfide | 6 lbs | - |
| Molybdenum trioxide | 5 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Propylene | 2 lbs | - |
| Chromium | 2 lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 2 lbs | - |
| Copper | 1 lbs | - |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Mercury | 0 lbs | - |
| 1,3-Butadiene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cumene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Benzo[g,h,i]perylene | 0 lbs | - |
Chevron Richmond Technology Center in Contra Costa
Nearest TRI Facilities to Chevron Richmond Technology Center
Closest other reporters in California - including Chemtrade West US LLC, Chevron Products Co Richmond Refinery, Parker Hannifin Corp Veriflo Div Richmond, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 1,148 other reporting facilities in California.
Similar Other Facilities
Other Other facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside California - e.g. Smitty's Supply Inc, Port Isabel Detention Ctr Wwtf, Nasa Johnson Space Center White Sands Test Facility.
Compare beyond California
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Chevron Richmond Technology Center on cumulative reported pounds (16.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (26). Release-pound peers include Refresco, Koppers Inc (guthrie), Lsc Communications / Maple Grove. Chemical-count peers include Conemaugh Generating Station, Saint Nicholas Cogeneration Project, Ergon West Virginia Inc. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
Similar reported release pounds
Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Chevron Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Chevron Oronite Co LLC - Oak Point Plant, Chevron Products Co. Div of Chevron USA Inc., Chevron Products Co Pascagoula Refinery.
About TRI Data
Data as of 2023 reporting year. Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Toxic Release Inventory.
On this page the largest disclosed chemicals include n-Hexane, Carbon disulfide, Nickel And Nickel Compounds, Zinc compounds; nearby reporters include Chemtrade West US LLC. Chevron Richmond Technology Center stamps LIGHT volume · MIXED pathway · CARC-LEAN carcinogen-lbs on this Form-R extract. Totals are self-reported estimates under EPCRA §313, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score.
Use and verify this record
This Chevron Richmond Technology Center TRI extract (LIGHT · MIXED · CARC-LEAN · lead n-Hexane) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Chevron Richmond Technology Center totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Richmond, CA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 541715 · Other. 0.1% of Contra Costa TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Refresco (Δ 20 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Chevron Richmond Technology Center stamps LIGHT · MIXED pathway (off-site transfers leads at 50.5%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. Corrections: editorial policy.
All federal data sources used on this page
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Basic Data Files - annual self-reported chemical-release filings. epa.gov
- EPA TRI Program reference - how chemicals and reported releases are counted. epa.gov
- EPA Facility Registry Service - facility location and identity. epa.gov
- EPA ECHO - regulatory and compliance context. epa.gov
- EPA Envirofacts - the EPA data warehouse exposing these datasets. epa.gov