EPA TRI Facility · Nonmetallic Mineral Product
Basf Corp Attapulgus Ops
Attapulgus, GA · Parent: Basf Corp
- Total releases
- 22.0M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
MIXED Form-R mix
Basf Corp Attapulgus Ops: how the 22.0M lbs splits
22.0M lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 14.1M lbs 64.0%
- Water Discharges 7.9M lbs 36.0%
- Land Disposal 6.8K lbs <0.1%
- Off-site Transfers 1.1K lbs <0.1%
Basf Corp Attapulgus Ops's 22.0M lbs Form-R total is MIXED - air releases is 64.0% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 36.0%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
HEAVY volume MIXED pathway CLEAN
Basf Corp Attapulgus Ops is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Attapulgus, GA, in the nonmetallic mineral product sector. It reported 5.0M lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 22.0M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 90 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Georgia's 705 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Basf Corp Attapulgus Ops is pounds #2 and chemical-count #150 at 22.0M lbs. Rayonier Performance Fibers Jesup Mill leads reported pounds (22.6M lbs) at 26 chemicals (chemical-count #4). Bowen Steam Electric Generating Plant leads chemical count at 30 chemicals (3.3M lbs, pounds #18). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Ergon Asphalt Partners LP - Bainbridge; Southeastern Minerals Inc; Texpar Bainbridge Terminal; Seminole Marine Inc.. Other Basf Corp sites in this extract: Basf Corp - Freeport Site; Basf Corp; Basf Corp - Beaumont; Basf Corp-Savannah Operations. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Lead And Lead Compounds; Lead compounds.
Basf Corp Attapulgus Ops is a HEAVY · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Attapulgus, GA: 22.0M lbs across 5 chemicals. No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment air releases at 64.0%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Nearest other reporter: Ergon Asphalt Partners LP - Bainbridge.
Basf Corp Attapulgus Ops vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
22M lbs Top 1% higher than 100% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Basf Corp Attapulgus Ops inside Decatur's TRI pounds
Among the 3,265 Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities in this database, Basf Corp Attapulgus Ops reports the 1st-largest volume, placing it in the top 0.1% of its sector. This one site accounts for more than 99.9% of every pound reported in Decatur. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 64.1% of the total. Nearest other reporters include Ergon Asphalt Partners LP - Bainbridge.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Decatur's reported pounds (22.0M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Basf Corp Attapulgus Ops's total reported releases rose from 4.4 million lb in 2022 to 5.0 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Basf Corp Attapulgus Ops's land releases fell from 1.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 462 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Basf Corp Attapulgus Ops's water releases rose from 1.4 million lb in 2022 to 2.0 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Basf Corp Attapulgus Ops's off-site transfers rose from 219 lb in 2022 to 291 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Basf Corp Attapulgus Ops Form-R facts
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67% more than the comparison
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Basf Corp Attapulgus Ops releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 22.0M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 10% (4.6M lbs to 5.0M lbs).
Basf Corp Attapulgus Ops: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Basf Corp Attapulgus Ops year-over-year reported totals (increased by 10% 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: Ammonia.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 4.6M lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 3.9M lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 4.1M lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 4.4M lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 5.0M lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 14.1M lbs | - |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 7.9M lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 5.7K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 2.2K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 1.3K lbs | - |
Basf Corp Attapulgus Ops in Decatur
Nearest TRI Facilities to Basf Corp Attapulgus Ops
Closest other reporters in Georgia - including Ergon Asphalt Partners LP - Bainbridge, Southeastern Minerals Inc, Texpar Bainbridge Terminal, ordered by distance.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Basf Corp Attapulgus Ops on cumulative reported pounds (22.0M lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Sweetwater Mine/mill, Adm Decatur Complex, Jal 3 Gas Plant. Chemical-count peers include Abbvie Ltd, Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A, Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico 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 Basf Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Basf Corp - Freeport Site, Basf Corp, Basf Corp - Beaumont.
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 Ammonia, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Lead And Lead Compounds, Lead compounds; nearby reporters include Ergon Asphalt Partners LP - Bainbridge. Basf Corp Attapulgus Ops stamps HEAVY volume · MIXED pathway · CLEAN 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 Basf Corp Attapulgus Ops TRI extract (HEAVY · MIXED · CLEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Basf Corp Attapulgus Ops totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Attapulgus, GA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 327992 · Nonmetallic Mineral Product. more than 99.9% of Decatur TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Sweetwater Mine/mill (Δ 40.0K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Basf Corp Attapulgus Ops stamps HEAVY · MIXED pathway (air releases leads at 64.0%). 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