EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Cabot Corp Canal Plant
Centerville, LA · Parent: Cabot Corp
- Total releases
- 2.6M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 14
- Carcinogens
- 4
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Cabot Corp Canal Plant: how the 2.6M lbs splits
2.6M lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 2.6M lbs 99.3%
- Off-site Transfers 14.3K lbs 0.6%
- Water Discharges 2.7K lbs 0.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Cabot Corp Canal Plant's 2.6M lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 99.3% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 0.6%. Leading chemical by pounds: Hydrogen sulfide.
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.
HEAVY volume AIR pathway TRACE-CARC
Cabot Corp Canal Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Centerville, LA, in the chemicals sector. It reported 623.2K lbs of releases across 14 chemicals in 2023, and 2.6M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 717 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. Cabot Corp Canal Plant is pounds #49 and chemical-count #68 at 2.6M 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: Birla Carbon USA Inc; Orion Engineered Carbons-Ivanhoe Carbon Black Plant; D & D Welding/fab Inc.; Enterprise Gas Processing LLC - Neptune Gas Plant. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Louisiana: Stepan Co Millsdale Road; Chemours Chambers Works; Mosaic Fertilizer Llc-Bartow; Chemours Louisville Plant. Other Cabot Corp sites in this extract: Cabot Corp Ville Platte Plant; Cabot Corp Pampa Plant; Cabot Corp Pampa Development & Manufacturing Center; Cabot Fumed Silica - Midland Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Hydrogen sulfide; Carbon disulfide; Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size).
Cabot Corp Canal Plant stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant AIR pathway (99.3% air releases) across 14 chemicals · 4 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 2.6M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Stepan Co Millsdale Road and Chemours Chambers Works.
Cabot Corp Canal Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
2.6M lbs Top 3% higher than 97% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Cabot Corp Canal Plant inside St. Mary Parish's TRI pounds
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Cabot Corp Canal Plant reports the 136th-largest volume, placing it in the top 3.5% of its sector. This one site accounts for 56.4% of every pound reported in St. Mary Parish. Scale peers outside Louisiana include Stepan Co Millsdale Road and Chemours Chambers Works.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of St. Mary Parish's reported pounds (4.6M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Cabot Corp Canal Plant's total reported releases rose from 610.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 623.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Cabot Corp Canal Plant's off-site transfers fell from 10.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 612 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Cabot Corp Canal Plant's water releases rose from 363 lb in 2022 to 496 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Cabot Corp Canal Plant's air releases rose from 599.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 622.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Cabot Corp Canal Plant Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Cabot Corp Canal Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2.6M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 57% (396.8K lbs to 623.2K lbs).
Cabot Corp Canal Plant: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020
- 2021 0
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Cabot Corp Canal Plant year-over-year reported totals (increased by 57% 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: Hydrogen sulfide.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 396.8K lbs | 13 |
| 2020 | 504.9K lbs | 13 |
| 2021 | 451.9K lbs | 14 |
| 2022 | 610.0K lbs | 14 |
| 2023 | 623.2K lbs | 14 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 4 of 14 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Hydrogen sulfide | 679.8K lbs | - |
| Carbon disulfide | 674.0K lbs | - |
| Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 396.1K lbs | - |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 347.8K lbs | - |
| Carbonyl sulfide | 211.8K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen cyanide | 178.3K lbs | - |
| Ethylene | 68.3K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 14.5K lbs | - |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 10.8K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Naphthalene | 3.8K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead | 1.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cumene | 461 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Mercury | 46 lbs | - |
| Benzo[g,h,i]perylene | 1 lbs | - |
Cabot Corp Canal Plant · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Cabot Corp Canal Plant
Closest other reporters in Louisiana - including Birla Carbon USA Inc, Orion Engineered Carbons-Ivanhoe Carbon Black Plant, D & D Welding/fab Inc., ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Louisiana - e.g. Stepan Co Millsdale Road, Chemours Chambers Works, Mosaic Fertilizer Llc-Bartow.
Compare beyond Louisiana
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Cabot Corp Canal Plant on cumulative reported pounds (2.6M lbs) and distinct chemical count (14). Release-pound peers include Lansing Board of Water & Light-Erickson, Wva Manufacturing LLC, Mountaire Farms of Delaware Inc. Chemical-count peers include Shell New Haven Terminal, Chambers Cogeneration L.P., Avantor Performance Materials. 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 Cabot Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Cabot Corp Ville Platte Plant, Cabot Corp Pampa Plant, Cabot Corp Pampa Development & Manufacturing Center.
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 Hydrogen sulfide, Carbon disulfide, Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); nearby reporters include Birla Carbon USA Inc. Cabot Corp Canal Plant stamps HEAVY 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 Cabot Corp Canal Plant TRI extract (HEAVY · AIR · TRACE-CARC · lead Hydrogen sulfide) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Cabot Corp Canal Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Centerville, LA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325180 · Chemicals. 56.4% of St. Mary Parish TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Lansing Board of Water & Light-Erickson (Δ 37 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Cabot Corp Canal Plant stamps HEAVY volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Hydrogen sulfide. 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