EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Kemira Chemicals Inc
Waggaman, LA · Parent: Kemira Chemicals Inc
- Total releases
- 792.9K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Kemira Chemicals Inc: how the 792.9K lbs splits
792.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 788.3K lbs 99.4%
- Air Releases 4.6K lbs 0.6%
Kemira Chemicals Inc's 792.9K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.4% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.6%. Leading chemical by pounds: Acrylamide.
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.
MID volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-HEAVY
Kemira Chemicals Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Waggaman, LA, in the chemicals sector. It reported 403.5K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2020, and 792.9K lbs in total across its 2019-2020 reporting years. That ranks 1,496 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. Kemira Chemicals Inc is pounds #84 and chemical-count #246 at 792.9K 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). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Cornerstone Chemical Co LLC; Roehm America LLC; Cf Industries East Point LLC; Shell Kenner Terminal. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Louisiana: Braskem America Inc-Laporte Site; Koppers Inc; Arkema Inc; Chemtrade Solutions-Syracuse. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Acrylamide; Copper compounds; Acrylonitrile.
Kemira Chemicals Inc stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.4% off-site transfers) across 3 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 792.9K lbs (2019–2020). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Braskem America Inc-Laporte Site and Koppers Inc.
Kemira Chemicals Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
793K lbs Top 6% higher than 94% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Kemira Chemicals Inc: Acrylamide-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Kemira Chemicals Inc reports the 307th-largest volume, placing it in the top 7.8% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Acrylamide alone is 93.2% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 93.7% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Louisiana include Braskem America Inc-Laporte Site and Koppers Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Kemira Chemicals Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Acrylamide at 93.2%. Not a toxicity score.
Kemira Chemicals Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Kemira Chemicals Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 792.9K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2020, total releases increased by 4% (389.4K lbs to 403.5K lbs).
Kemira Chemicals Inc: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2020
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
What this shows Kemira Chemicals Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 4% from 2019 to 2020). 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: Acrylamide.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 389.4K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 403.5K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2020). 2 of 3 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Acrylamide | 738.8K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Copper compounds | 49.6K lbs | - |
| Acrylonitrile | 4.6K lbs | Carcinogen |
Kemira Chemicals Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Kemira Chemicals Inc
Closest other reporters in Louisiana - including Cornerstone Chemical Co LLC, Roehm America LLC, Cf Industries East Point LLC, ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Louisiana - e.g. Braskem America Inc-Laporte Site, Koppers Inc, Arkema Inc.
Compare beyond Louisiana
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Kemira Chemicals Inc on cumulative reported pounds (792.9K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Linwood Mining & Minerals Corp Lime Plant, Braskem America Inc-Laporte Site, Titanium Metals Corp. Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International Inc. 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.
- Linwood Mining & Minerals Corp Lime Plant Davenport, IA · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 793.0K lbs reported
- Braskem America Inc-Laporte Site La Porte, TX · Chemicals 793.4K lbs reported
- Titanium Metals Corp Toronto, OH · Primary Metals 790.7K lbs reported
- Intalco Aluminum LLC Ferndale, WA · Primary Metals 795.1K lbs reported
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 Acrylamide, Copper compounds, Acrylonitrile; nearby reporters include Cornerstone Chemical Co LLC. Kemira Chemicals Inc stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-HEAVY carcinogen-lbs on this Form-R extract. Totals are self-reported estimates under EPCRA §313, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score.
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This Kemira Chemicals Inc TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · CARC-HEAVY · lead Acrylamide) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Kemira Chemicals Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Waggaman, LA, latest year 2020. Form-R rows span 2019–2020 (2 years). NAICS 325199 · Chemicals. 1.0% of Jefferson Parish TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Linwood Mining & Minerals Corp Lime Plant (Δ 71 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Kemira Chemicals Inc stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Acrylamide. 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