EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Cf Industries Nitrogen LLC
Donaldsonville, LA · Parent: Cf Industries Holdings Inc
- Total releases
- 51.6M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 13
- Carcinogens
- 3
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Cf Industries Nitrogen LLC: how the 51.6M lbs splits
51.6M lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 42.0M lbs 81.4%
- Water Discharges 9.2M lbs 17.8%
- Off-site Transfers 363.3K lbs 0.7%
Cf Industries Nitrogen LLC's 51.6M lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 81.4% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 17.8%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
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
Cf Industries Nitrogen LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Donaldsonville, LA, in the chemicals sector. It reported 9.9M lbs of releases across 11 chemicals in 2023, and 51.6M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 33 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. Cf Industries Nitrogen LLC is pounds #3 and chemical-count #74 at 51.6M 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 fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Sun Coast Resources LLC; Valero Donaldsonville Asphalt Terminal; Americas Styrenics LLC; Mosaic Phosphates Co Faustina Plant. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Louisiana: Chemours Delisle Plant; Ineos Nitriles USA LLC; Chemours Johnsonville Plant; Tronox LLC. Other Cf Industries Holdings Inc sites in this extract: Cf Industries Nitrogen Llc-Port Neal Nitrogen Complex; Terra Nitrogen L.P. Verdigris Plant; Cf Industries Nitrogen LLC - Yazoo City Mississippi Plant; Terra International (oklahoma) Llc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Nitric acid; Methanol.
Cf Industries Nitrogen LLC stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant AIR pathway (81.4% air releases) across 13 chemicals · 3 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 51.6M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Chemours Delisle Plant and Ineos Nitriles USA LLC.
Cf Industries Nitrogen LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
52M 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
Cf Industries Nitrogen LLC inside Ascension Parish's TRI pounds
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Cf Industries Nitrogen LLC reports the 8th-largest volume, placing it in the top 0.2% of its sector. This one site accounts for 42.5% of every pound reported in Ascension Parish. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 76.9% of the total. Scale peers outside Louisiana include Chemours Delisle Plant and Ineos Nitriles USA LLC.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Ascension Parish's reported pounds (121.3M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Cf Industries Nitrogen LLC's total reported releases fell from 10.2 million lb in 2022 to 9.9 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Cf Industries Nitrogen LLC's off-site transfers rose from 20.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 178.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Cf Industries Nitrogen LLC's chemicals reported rose from 8 in 2022 to 11 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Cf Industries Nitrogen LLC's water releases fell from 1.9 million lb in 2022 to 1.5 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Cf Industries Nitrogen LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Cf Industries Nitrogen LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 51.6M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 11% (11.2M lbs to 9.9M lbs).
Cf Industries Nitrogen LLC: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Cf Industries Nitrogen LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 11% 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 | 11.2M lbs | 10 |
| 2020 | 10.3M lbs | 9 |
| 2021 | 10.1M lbs | 10 |
| 2022 | 10.2M lbs | 8 |
| 2023 | 9.9M lbs | 11 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 3 of 13 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 39.7M lbs | - |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 8.3M lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 2.3M lbs | - |
| Methanol | 928.0K lbs | - |
| Copper And Copper Compounds | 171.5K lbs | - |
| Nickel And Nickel Compounds | 62.3K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Formaldehyde | 46.9K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Zinc compounds | 41.7K lbs | - |
| Copper compounds | 41.1K lbs | - |
| Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 31.6K lbs | - |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 15.0K lbs | - |
| Cobalt And Cobalt Compounds | 14.3K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Chlorine | 282 lbs | - |
Cf Industries Nitrogen LLC · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Cf Industries Nitrogen LLC
Closest other reporters in Louisiana - including Sun Coast Resources LLC, Valero Donaldsonville Asphalt Terminal, Americas Styrenics LLC, 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. Chemours Delisle Plant, Ineos Nitriles USA LLC, Chemours Johnsonville Plant.
Compare beyond Louisiana
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Cf Industries Nitrogen LLC on cumulative reported pounds (51.6M lbs) and distinct chemical count (13). Release-pound peers include Clean Harbors Buttonwillow LLC, U.S. Army Radford Army Ammunition Plant, Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp Dearborn Works. Chemical-count peers include Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Guaynabo 2 Terminal, Global Companies LLC, Shell Providence 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.
- Clean Harbors Buttonwillow LLC Buttonwillow, CA · Hazardous Waste 50.4M lbs reported
- U.S. Army Radford Army Ammunition Plant Radford, VA · Other 50.1M lbs reported
- Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp Dearborn Works Dearborn, MI · Primary Metals 53.0M lbs reported
- Buick Mine/mill Boss, MO · Metal Mining 48.2M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Guaynabo 2 Terminal Guaynabo, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 13 chemicals
- Global Companies LLC Revere, MA · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 13 chemicals
- Shell Providence Terminal Providence, RI · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 13 chemicals
- Sig Sauer Inc Newington, NH · Fabricated Metals 13 chemicals
Other Cf Industries Holdings Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Cf Industries Nitrogen Llc-Port Neal Nitrogen Complex, Terra Nitrogen L.P. Verdigris Plant, Cf Industries Nitrogen LLC - Yazoo City Mississippi 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 Ammonia, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid, Methanol; nearby reporters include Sun Coast Resources LLC. Cf Industries Nitrogen LLC 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 Cf Industries Nitrogen LLC TRI extract (HEAVY · AIR · TRACE-CARC · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Cf Industries Nitrogen LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Donaldsonville, LA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325311 · Chemicals. 42.5% of Ascension Parish TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Clean Harbors Buttonwillow LLC (Δ 1.1M lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Cf Industries Nitrogen LLC stamps HEAVY volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Ammonia. 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