EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Shell Catalysts & Technologies - Pittsburg
Pittsburg, CA · Parent: Shell Petroleum Inc
- Total releases
- 598.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 8
- Carcinogens
- 5
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Shell Catalysts & Technologies - Pittsburg: how the 598.6K lbs splits
598.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 575.4K lbs 96.1%
- Air Releases 22.5K lbs 3.8%
- Water Discharges 717 lbs 0.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Shell Catalysts & Technologies - Pittsburg's 598.6K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 96.1% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 3.8%. Leading chemical by pounds: Molybdenum trioxide.
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.
MID volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-HEAVY
Shell Catalysts & Technologies - Pittsburg is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Pittsburg, CA, in the chemicals sector. It reported 168.4K lbs of releases across 6 chemicals in 2023, and 598.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,742 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. Shell Catalysts & Technologies - Pittsburg is pounds #40 and chemical-count #105 at 598.6K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Henkel US Operations Corp; Military Ocean Terminal Concord; Hasa Inc; K2 Pure Solutions Nocal LP. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside California: Carboline Global Inc.; Honeywell International Inc; Americas Styrenics LLC; Totalenergies Petrochemicals & Refining USA Inc. Other Shell Petroleum Inc sites in this extract: Shell Chemical LP; Equilon Carson Terminal; Shell Chemical LP - Martinez Catalyst Plant; Sewaren Terminal. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Molybdenum trioxide; Nickel And Nickel Compounds; Nickel compounds; Ammonia.
Shell Catalysts & Technologies - Pittsburg stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (96.1% off-site transfers) across 8 chemicals · 5 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 598.6K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Carboline Global Inc. and Honeywell International Inc.
Shell Catalysts & Technologies - Pittsburg vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
599K lbs Top 7% higher than 93% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Shell Catalysts & Technologies - Pittsburg: Molybdenum trioxide-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Shell Catalysts & Technologies - Pittsburg reports the 354th-largest volume, placing it in the top 9% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Molybdenum trioxide alone is 73.2% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 95.8% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside California include Carboline Global Inc. and Honeywell International Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Shell Catalysts & Technologies - Pittsburg's pounds in one chemical - here Molybdenum trioxide at 73.2%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Shell Catalysts & Technologies - Pittsburg's total reported releases rose from 108.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 168.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Shell Catalysts & Technologies - Pittsburg's off-site transfers rose from 106.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 167.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Shell Catalysts & Technologies - Pittsburg's water releases fell from 229 lb in 2022 to 121 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Shell Catalysts & Technologies - Pittsburg's air releases fell from 1.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Shell Catalysts & Technologies - Pittsburg Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Shell Catalysts & Technologies - Pittsburg releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 598.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 35% (125.0K lbs to 168.4K lbs).
Shell Catalysts & Technologies - Pittsburg: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Shell Catalysts & Technologies - Pittsburg year-over-year reported totals (increased by 35% 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: Molybdenum trioxide.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 125.0K lbs | 6 |
| 2020 | 115.5K lbs | 6 |
| 2021 | 81.4K lbs | 6 |
| 2022 | 108.4K lbs | 6 |
| 2023 | 168.4K lbs | 6 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 5 of 8 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Molybdenum trioxide | 438.0K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nickel And Nickel Compounds | 67.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nickel compounds | 56.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ammonia | 24.3K lbs | - |
| Cobalt compounds | 6.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cobalt And Cobalt Compounds | 6.0K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 543 lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 0 lbs | - |
Shell Catalysts & Technologies - Pittsburg · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Shell Catalysts & Technologies - Pittsburg
Closest other reporters in California - including Henkel US Operations Corp, Military Ocean Terminal Concord, Hasa Inc, ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside California - e.g. Carboline Global Inc., Honeywell International Inc, Americas Styrenics LLC.
Compare beyond California
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Shell Catalysts & Technologies - Pittsburg on cumulative reported pounds (598.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (8). Release-pound peers include Tyler Pipe Co, Carboline Global Inc., Fitzgerald Finishing LLC. Chemical-count peers include Prepa-South Coast Power Plant, Argos Puerto Rico Corp., US Tsubaki Automotive LLC. 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 Shell Petroleum Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Shell Chemical LP, Equilon Carson Terminal, Shell Chemical LP - Martinez Catalyst Plant.
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 Molybdenum trioxide, Nickel And Nickel Compounds, Nickel compounds, Ammonia; nearby reporters include Henkel US Operations Corp. Shell Catalysts & Technologies - Pittsburg stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-HEAVY 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 Shell Catalysts & Technologies - Pittsburg TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · CARC-HEAVY · lead Molybdenum trioxide) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Shell Catalysts & Technologies - Pittsburg totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Pittsburg, CA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325180 · Chemicals. 3.8% of Contra Costa TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Tyler Pipe Co (Δ 120 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Shell Catalysts & Technologies - Pittsburg stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Molybdenum trioxide. PlainEnviro renders this EPA Form-R extract from its pipeline; no figure is typed in by an editor. 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