EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Equistar Chemicals LP - Tuscola Plant
Tuscola, IL · Parent: Lyondellbasell Industries
- Total releases
- 319.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 6
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Equistar Chemicals LP - Tuscola Plant: how the 319.6K lbs splits
319.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 319.6K lbs 100.0%
Equistar Chemicals LP - Tuscola Plant's 319.6K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Ethylene.
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 AIR pathway TRACE-CARC
Equistar Chemicals LP - Tuscola Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Tuscola, IL, in the chemicals sector. It reported 153.2K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2021, and 319.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2021 reporting years. That ranks 2,499 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Illinois's 951 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Equistar Chemicals LP - Tuscola Plant is pounds #101 and chemical-count #187 at 319.6K lbs. Prairie State Generating Co leads reported pounds (37.9M lbs) at 31 chemicals (chemical-count #8). Veolia N.a. Inc. leads chemical count at 141 chemicals (1.9M lbs, pounds #34). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Cabot Corp Fmo Div; Carstin Brands LLC; Masterbrand LLC; C.h.i. Overhead Doors. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Illinois: Coim USA Inc; Cytec Engineered Materials Inc.; Vibrantz Corp; Louisville Packaging. Other Lyondellbasell Industries sites in this extract: Lyondell Chemical Co Bayport Facility; Equistar Chemicals LP; La Porte Syngas Plant; Equistar Chemicals LP Chocolate Bayou Polymers Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ethylene; Methanol; Toluene; Acetaldehyde.
Equistar Chemicals LP - Tuscola Plant stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 6 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 319.6K lbs (2019–2021). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Coim USA Inc and Cytec Engineered Materials Inc..
Equistar Chemicals LP - Tuscola Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
320K lbs Top 10% higher than 90% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
Each bar is a $1M-wide band; taller bars hold more reporting TRI facilities. The dashed line and filled bar mark this facility. Hover, focus, or tap a bar for its full count, share, and position.
Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Equistar Chemicals LP - Tuscola Plant inside Douglas's TRI pounds
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Equistar Chemicals LP - Tuscola Plant reports the 493rd-largest volume, placing it in the top 12.6% of its sector. This one site accounts for 54.5% of every pound reported in Douglas. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ethylene alone is 97.6% of the total. Scale peers outside Illinois include Coim USA Inc and Cytec Engineered Materials Inc..
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Douglas's reported pounds (586.5K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Equistar Chemicals LP - Tuscola Plant Form-R facts
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See how Equistar Chemicals LP - Tuscola Plant stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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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 Equistar Chemicals LP - Tuscola Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 319.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2021, total releases increased by 83% (83.8K lbs to 153.2K lbs).
Equistar Chemicals LP - Tuscola Plant: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2021
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
What this shows Equistar Chemicals LP - Tuscola Plant year-over-year reported totals (increased by 83% from 2019 to 2021). 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: Ethylene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 83.8K lbs | 6 |
| 2020 | 82.6K lbs | 6 |
| 2021 | 153.2K lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2021). 1 of 6 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ethylene | 311.9K lbs | - |
| Methanol | 3.8K lbs | - |
| Toluene | 2.4K lbs | - |
| Acetaldehyde | 1.5K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Certain glycol ethers | 0 lbs | - |
| tert-Butyl alcohol | 0 lbs | - |
Equistar Chemicals LP - Tuscola Plant · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Equistar Chemicals LP - Tuscola Plant
Closest other reporters in Illinois - including Cabot Corp Fmo Div, Carstin Brands LLC, Masterbrand LLC, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 950 other reporting facilities in Illinois.
Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Illinois - e.g. Coim USA Inc, Cytec Engineered Materials Inc., Vibrantz Corp.
Compare beyond Illinois
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Equistar Chemicals LP - Tuscola Plant on cumulative reported pounds (319.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (6). Release-pound peers include Simmons Farm Raised Catfish I Nc., Coim USA Inc, Cytec Engineered Materials Inc.. Chemical-count peers include Eaton Intelligent Power Ltd, Leoni Wire Inc, Turf Care Supply-Hatfield Plant. 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.
- Simmons Farm Raised Catfish I Nc. Yazoo City, MS · Food 319.5K lbs reported
- Coim USA Inc West Deptford, NJ · Chemicals 319.4K lbs reported
- Cytec Engineered Materials Inc. Piedmont, SC · Chemicals 319.8K lbs reported
- Asc Engineered Solutions - Fka Anvil International Columbia, PA · Primary Metals 319.4K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Lyondellbasell Industries Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Lyondell Chemical Co Bayport Facility, Equistar Chemicals LP, La Porte Syngas 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 Ethylene, Methanol, Toluene, Acetaldehyde; nearby reporters include Cabot Corp Fmo Div. Equistar Chemicals LP - Tuscola Plant stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC 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 Equistar Chemicals LP - Tuscola Plant TRI extract (MID · AIR · TRACE-CARC · lead Ethylene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Equistar Chemicals LP - Tuscola Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Tuscola, IL, latest year 2021. Form-R rows span 2019–2021 (3 years). NAICS 325193 · Chemicals. 54.5% of Douglas TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Simmons Farm Raised Catfish I Nc. (Δ 160 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Equistar Chemicals LP - Tuscola Plant stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Ethylene. 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