EPA TRI Facility · Petroleum
Chalmette Refining LLC
Chalmette, LA · Parent: Pbf Energy Inc
- Total releases
- 2.7M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 41
- Carcinogens
- 14
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Chalmette Refining LLC: how the 2.7M lbs splits
2.7M lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 2.0M lbs 72.8%
- Water Discharges 745.3K lbs 27.2%
- Off-site Transfers 633 lbs <0.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Chalmette Refining LLC's 2.7M lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 72.8% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 27.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Hydrogen cyanide.
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 CARC-LEAN
Chalmette Refining LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Chalmette, LA, in the petroleum sector. It reported 478.1K lbs of releases across 37 chemicals in 2023, and 2.7M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 690 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. Chalmette Refining LLC is pounds #47 and chemical-count #14 at 2.7M 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: Rain Cii Carbon LLC; Energy Transfer Geismar Olefins LLC - Chalmette Gas Processi; Valero Refining - Meraux LLC Meraux Refinery; Valero Partners LLC. Similar-scale Petroleum peers outside Louisiana: Philllips 66 Co Borger Refinery; Valero Refining Co-Cali Fornia Benicia Refinery; Motiva-Port Arthur Refinery; Chevron Products Co Richmond Refinery. Other Pbf Energy Inc sites in this extract: Delaware City Refinery; Martinez Refining Co LLC; Torrance Refining Co LLC; Toledo Refining Co LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Hydrogen cyanide; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Ammonia; Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size).
Chalmette Refining LLC stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant AIR pathway (72.8% air releases) across 41 chemicals · 14 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 2.7M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Philllips 66 Co Borger Refinery and Valero Refining Co-Cali Fornia Benicia Refinery.
Chalmette Refining LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
2.7M 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
Chalmette Refining LLC inside St. Bernard Parish's TRI pounds
Among the 902 Petroleum facilities in this database, Chalmette Refining LLC reports the 39th-largest volume, placing it in the top 4.3% of its sector. This one site accounts for 81.2% of every pound reported in St. Bernard Parish. Scale peers outside Louisiana include Philllips 66 Co Borger Refinery and Valero Refining Co-Cali Fornia Benicia Refinery.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of St. Bernard Parish's reported pounds (3.4M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Chalmette Refining LLC's total reported releases fell from 565.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 478.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Chalmette Refining LLC's off-site transfers fell from 328 lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Chalmette Refining LLC's air releases fell from 428.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 358.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Chalmette Refining LLC's water releases fell from 136.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 119.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Chalmette Refining LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Chalmette Refining LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2.7M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 16% (566.9K lbs to 478.1K lbs).
Chalmette Refining LLC: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023 0
What this shows Chalmette Refining LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 16% 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 cyanide.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 566.9K lbs | 38 |
| 2020 | 576.9K lbs | 37 |
| 2021 | 550.4K lbs | 37 |
| 2022 | 565.7K lbs | 37 |
| 2023 | 478.1K lbs | 37 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 14 of 41 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
Chalmette Refining LLC · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Chalmette Refining LLC
Closest other reporters in Louisiana - including Rain Cii Carbon LLC, Energy Transfer Geismar Olefins LLC - Chalmette Gas Processi, Valero Refining - Meraux LLC Meraux Refinery, ordered by distance.
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Similar Petroleum Facilities
Other Petroleum facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Louisiana - e.g. Philllips 66 Co Borger Refinery, Valero Refining Co-Cali Fornia Benicia Refinery, Motiva-Port Arthur Refinery.
Compare beyond Louisiana
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Chalmette Refining LLC on cumulative reported pounds (2.7M lbs) and distinct chemical count (41). Release-pound peers include U.S. Army Maneuver Center of Excellence, Westrock Tacoma Mill, Century Aluminum of South Carolina. Chemical-count peers include Bp Products Na Whiting Business Unit, Corteva Agriscience LLC - Midland, Martinez Refining Co LLC. 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 Pbf Energy Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Delaware City Refinery, Martinez Refining Co LLC, Torrance Refining Co LLC.
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 cyanide, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Ammonia, Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); nearby reporters include Rain Cii Carbon LLC. Chalmette Refining LLC stamps HEAVY volume · AIR 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 Chalmette Refining LLC TRI extract (HEAVY · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Hydrogen cyanide) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Chalmette Refining LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Chalmette, LA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 324110 · Petroleum. 81.2% of St. Bernard Parish TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: U.S. Army Maneuver Center of Excellence (Δ 23 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Chalmette Refining LLC stamps HEAVY volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Hydrogen cyanide. 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