EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Basf North Geismar Site
Geismar, LA · Parent: Basf Corp
- Total releases
- 51.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 7
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Basf North Geismar Site: how the 51.4K lbs splits
51.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 36.2K lbs 70.3%
- Off-site Transfers 15.3K lbs 29.7%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Basf North Geismar Site's 51.4K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 70.3% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 29.7%. Leading chemical by pounds: Diisocyanates.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Basf North Geismar Site is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Geismar, LA, in the chemicals sector. It reported 9.0K lbs of releases across 7 chemicals in 2023, and 51.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 6,070 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 North Geismar Site is pounds #193 and chemical-count #142 at 51.4K 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). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Geismar Fabrication Facility; Lion Copolymer Geismar LLC; Reg Geismar LLC; Westlake Vinyls Co. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Louisiana: Solutia Inc; Sterling Specialty Chemicals USA LLC; Renewable Biofuels Port Neches LLC; Ascend Performance Materials Operations LLC. 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: Diisocyanates; Toluene; Hydrogen cyanide; Dinitrotoluene (mixed isomers).
Basf North Geismar Site stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (70.3% air releases) across 7 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 51.4K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Solutia Inc and Sterling Specialty Chemicals USA LLC.
Basf North Geismar Site vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
51K lbs Top 23% higher than 77% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Basf North Geismar Site in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Basf North Geismar Site reports the 1,277th-largest volume (51.4K lbs). Scale peers outside Louisiana include Solutia Inc and Sterling Specialty Chemicals USA LLC.
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
- Basf North Geismar Site's total reported releases rose from 8.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 9.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Basf North Geismar Site's off-site transfers fell from 2.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Basf North Geismar Site's air releases rose from 6.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 7.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Basf North Geismar Site Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Basf North Geismar Site releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 51.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 49% (17.7K lbs to 9.0K lbs).
Basf North Geismar Site: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Basf North Geismar Site year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 49% 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: Diisocyanates.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 17.7K lbs | 7 |
| 2020 | 8.8K lbs | 7 |
| 2021 | 7.3K lbs | 7 |
| 2022 | 8.7K lbs | 7 |
| 2023 | 9.0K lbs | 7 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Diisocyanates | 17.9K lbs | - |
| Toluene | 15.2K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen cyanide | 13.3K lbs | - |
| Dinitrotoluene (mixed isomers) | 4.9K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 105 lbs | - |
| Ethylene glycol | 15 lbs | - |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 0 lbs | - |
Basf North Geismar Site · AIR-pathway site
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Basf North Geismar Site on cumulative reported pounds (51.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (7). Release-pound peers include Tower Automotive Plymouth, Qg Printing II LLC, Alloy Processing. Chemical-count peers include Hubbell Caribe Ltd, Celanese Microcircuits Industries Ltd., Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority. 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
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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 Diisocyanates, Toluene, Hydrogen cyanide, Dinitrotoluene (mixed isomers); nearby reporters include Geismar Fabrication Facility. Basf North Geismar Site stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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 North Geismar Site TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Diisocyanates) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Basf North Geismar Site totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Geismar, LA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325199 · Chemicals. 0.0% of Ascension Parish TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Tower Automotive Plymouth (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Basf North Geismar Site stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Diisocyanates. 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