EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Galata Chemicals LLC - Galata Taft Facility
Hahnville, LA
- Total releases
- 2.9M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 17
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
LAND Form-R mix
Galata Chemicals LLC - Galata Taft Facility: how the 2.9M lbs splits
2.9M lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 2.7M lbs 95.5%
- Off-site Transfers 74.7K lbs 2.6%
- Air Releases 48.2K lbs 1.7%
- Water Discharges 5.8K lbs 0.2%
Galata Chemicals LLC - Galata Taft Facility's 2.9M lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 95.5% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 2.6%. 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 LAND pathway TRACE-CARC
Galata Chemicals LLC - Galata Taft Facility is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Hahnville, LA, in the chemicals sector. It reported 18.8K lbs of releases across 16 chemicals in 2023, and 2.9M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 670 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. Galata Chemicals LLC - Galata Taft Facility is pounds #44 and chemical-count #56 at 2.9M 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: St Charles Operations (taft/star) Union Carbide Corp; Arkema Coating Resins; Koch Fertilizer LLC - Taft Terminal; Occidental Chemical Corp. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Louisiana: Alpek Polyester USA Llc-Columbia Site; Chemtall Incorporated; Flocryl LLC; Monument Chemical Port Arthur LLC; Huntsman International LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Hydrogen sulfide; Cyclohexane; Barium And Barium Compounds.
Galata Chemicals LLC - Galata Taft Facility stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant LAND pathway (95.5% land disposal) across 17 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 2.9M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Alpek Polyester USA Llc-Columbia Site and Chemtall Incorporated; Flocryl LLC.
Galata Chemicals LLC - Galata Taft Facility vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
2.9M 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
Galata Chemicals LLC - Galata Taft Facility: Ammonia-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Galata Chemicals LLC - Galata Taft Facility reports the 129th-largest volume, placing it in the top 3.3% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 91.3% of the total. Scale peers outside Louisiana include Alpek Polyester USA Llc-Columbia Site and Chemtall Incorporated; Flocryl LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Galata Chemicals LLC - Galata Taft Facility's pounds in one chemical - here Ammonia at 91.3%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Galata Chemicals LLC - Galata Taft Facility's total reported releases fell from 436.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 18.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Galata Chemicals LLC - Galata Taft Facility's land releases fell from 414.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 711 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Galata Chemicals LLC - Galata Taft Facility's water releases fell from 1.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 466 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Galata Chemicals LLC - Galata Taft Facility's air releases fell from 9.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 6.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Galata Chemicals LLC - Galata Taft Facility Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Galata Chemicals LLC - Galata Taft Facility releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2.9M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 94% (298.4K lbs to 18.8K lbs).
Galata Chemicals LLC - Galata Taft Facility: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Galata Chemicals LLC - Galata Taft Facility year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 94% 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 | 298.4K lbs | 16 |
| 2020 | 1.1M lbs | 16 |
| 2021 | 984.8K lbs | 16 |
| 2022 | 436.2K lbs | 16 |
| 2023 | 18.8K lbs | 16 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 17 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 2.6M lbs | - |
| Hydrogen sulfide | 60.2K lbs | - |
| Cyclohexane | 51.4K lbs | - |
| Barium And Barium Compounds | 35.8K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 22.4K lbs | - |
| Triethylamine | 20.0K lbs | - |
| Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) | 17.4K lbs | - |
| Chloromethane | 11.5K lbs | - |
| Chlorine | 10.3K lbs | - |
| Lead | 6.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 4.2K lbs | - |
| Methyl acrylate | 3.8K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Certain glycol ethers | 1.5K lbs | - |
| Formic acid | 1.4K lbs | - |
| Chloroacetic acid | 716 lbs | - |
| Nonylphenol | 578 lbs | - |
| 4,4'-Isopropylidenediphenol | 0 lbs | - |
Galata Chemicals LLC - Galata Taft Facility · LAND-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Galata Chemicals LLC - Galata Taft Facility
Closest other reporters in Louisiana - including St Charles Operations (taft/star) Union Carbide Corp, Arkema Coating Resins, Koch Fertilizer LLC - Taft Terminal, ordered by distance.
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Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Louisiana - e.g. Alpek Polyester USA Llc-Columbia Site, Chemtall Incorporated; Flocryl LLC, Monument Chemical Port Arthur LLC.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Galata Chemicals LLC - Galata Taft Facility on cumulative reported pounds (2.9M lbs) and distinct chemical count (17). Release-pound peers include US Army Fort Campbell, US Army Fort Carson (cantonment), Alpek Polyester USA Llc-Columbia Site. Chemical-count peers include Astro Chemicals Inc, Doremus Terminal LLC, Rq Resins 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).
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, Hydrogen sulfide, Cyclohexane, Barium And Barium Compounds; nearby reporters include St Charles Operations (taft/star) Union Carbide Corp. Galata Chemicals LLC - Galata Taft Facility stamps HEAVY volume · LAND 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 Galata Chemicals LLC - Galata Taft Facility TRI extract (HEAVY · LAND · TRACE-CARC · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Galata Chemicals LLC - Galata Taft Facility totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Hahnville, LA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325199 · Chemicals. 2.8% of St. Charles Parish TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Sasol Chemicals (usa) Llc-Lake Charles Chemical Complex (Δ 827 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Galata Chemicals LLC - Galata Taft Facility stamps HEAVY volume · LAND 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