EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Basf Corp
Zachary, LA · Parent: Basf Corp
- Total releases
- 19.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 10
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Water Discharges
MIXED Form-R mix
Basf Corp: how the 19.7K lbs splits
19.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Water Discharges 11.6K lbs 58.7%
- Air Releases 8.1K lbs 41.3%
Basf Corp's 19.7K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - water discharges is 58.7% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 41.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Certain glycol ethers.
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
Basf Corp is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Zachary, LA, in the chemicals sector. It reported 19.7K lbs of releases across 10 chemicals in 2019. That ranks 8,277 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Louisiana's 417 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Basf Corp is pounds #237 and chemical-count #101 at 19.7K lbs. Bayer Cropscience LP leads reported pounds (81.9M lbs) at 17 chemicals (chemical-count #52). Eco-Services Operations leads chemical count at 68 chemicals (163.5K lbs, pounds #136). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: US Composite Pipe South; Oxbow Calcining LLC; South Atlantic Galvanizing; Georgia-Pacific Port Hudson LLC. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Louisiana: Anchor Paint Manufacturing Co Inc; Chemical Solvents Jennings Road Facility; Bachman Services Inc an Innospec Co; Icp Construction. Other Basf Corp sites in this extract: Basf Corp Attapulgus Ops; Basf Corp - Freeport Site; Basf Corp; Basf Corp - Beaumont. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Certain glycol ethers; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); 1,4-Dioxane; Methanol.
Basf Corp is a LIGHT · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Zachary, LA: 19.7K lbs across 10 chemicals (2 carcinogen-classified, CARC-LEAN). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment water discharges at 58.7%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Anchor Paint Manufacturing Co Inc and Chemical Solvents Jennings Road Facility.
Basf Corp vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
20K lbs Top 32% higher than 68% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Basf Corp in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Basf Corp reports the 1,733rd-largest volume (19.7K lbs). Scale peers outside Louisiana include Anchor Paint Manufacturing Co Inc and Chemical Solvents Jennings Road Facility.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Basf Corp Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Basf Corp releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 19.7K lbs.
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2019). 2 of 10 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Certain glycol ethers | 8.6K lbs | - |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 7.8K lbs | - |
| 1,4-Dioxane | 2.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Methanol | 742 lbs | - |
| Formaldehyde | 183 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Chloromethane | 147 lbs | - |
| Chloroethane | 109 lbs | - |
| Ethylene glycol | 10 lbs | - |
| 2-Methoxyethanol | 7 lbs | - |
| 2-Ethoxyethanol | 3 lbs | - |
Basf Corp in East Baton Rouge Parish
Nearest TRI Facilities to Basf Corp
Closest other reporters in Louisiana - including US Composite Pipe South, Oxbow Calcining LLC, South Atlantic Galvanizing, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 416 other reporting facilities in Louisiana.
Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Louisiana - e.g. Anchor Paint Manufacturing Co Inc, Chemical Solvents Jennings Road Facility, Bachman Services Inc an Innospec Co.
Compare beyond Louisiana
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Basf Corp on cumulative reported pounds (19.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (10). Release-pound peers include Indian River Generating Station, Anchor Paint Manufacturing Co Inc, Homecrest Outdoor Living - Wadena. Chemical-count peers include Harris Paints Corp., Saint Thomas Bulk Terminal, Total Guaynabo Bulk Terminal. 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.
- Indian River Generating Station Dagsboro, DE · Electric Utilities 19.7K lbs reported
- Anchor Paint Manufacturing Co Inc Tulsa, OK · Chemicals 19.7K lbs reported
- Homecrest Outdoor Living - Wadena Wadena, MN · Furniture 19.7K lbs reported
- Chemical Solvents Jennings Road Facility Cleveland, OH · Chemicals 19.7K lbs reported
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 Attapulgus Ops, Basf Corp - Freeport Site, Basf Corp.
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 Certain glycol ethers, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), 1,4-Dioxane, Methanol; nearby reporters include US Composite Pipe South. Basf Corp 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 Basf Corp TRI extract (LIGHT · MIXED · CARC-LEAN · lead Certain glycol ethers) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Basf Corp totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Zachary, LA, latest year 2019. NAICS 325199 · Chemicals. 0.1% of East Baton Rouge Parish TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Indian River Generating Station (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Basf Corp stamps LIGHT · MIXED pathway (water discharges leads at 58.7%). 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