EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Linde Geismar Facility
Geismar, LA · Parent: Linde Inc
- Total releases
- 274.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Linde Geismar Facility: how the 274.7K lbs splits
274.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 274.7K lbs 100.0%
- Water Discharges 6 lbs <0.1%
Linde Geismar Facility's 274.7K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at <0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Methanol.
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 AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
Linde Geismar Facility is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Geismar, LA, in the chemicals sector. It reported 38.3K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 274.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,724 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. Linde Geismar Facility is pounds #109 and chemical-count #186 at 274.7K 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: Rubicon LLC; Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations; Basf Corp; Praxair Inc - Praxair Geismar Ssu Plant. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Louisiana: Bostik Inc.; Cepheid - Bothell; Sun Chemical; Polynt Composites USA Inc. - Ennis. Other Linde Inc sites in this extract: Linde Gas & Equipment; Linde Inc; Linde Inc Texas City Smr; Linde Gas & Equipment Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Ammonia; Formaldehyde; Zinc compounds.
Linde Geismar Facility stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 5 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 274.7K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Bostik Inc. and Cepheid - Bothell.
Linde Geismar Facility vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
275K lbs Top 10% higher than 90% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Linde Geismar Facility in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Linde Geismar Facility reports the 534th-largest volume, placing it in the top 13.6% of its sector. Scale peers outside Louisiana include Bostik Inc. and Cepheid - Bothell.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Linde Geismar Facility's total reported releases fell from 58.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 38.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Linde Geismar Facility's air releases fell from 58.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 38.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Linde Geismar Facility Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Linde Geismar Facility stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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Comparison reflects reported pounds and chemical counts, not toxicity or health risk. Averages cover facilities reporting any release.
How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Linde Geismar Facility releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 274.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 44% (68.0K lbs to 38.3K lbs).
Linde Geismar Facility: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Linde Geismar Facility year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 44% 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: Methanol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 68.0K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 62.7K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 47.3K lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 58.2K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 38.3K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 5 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 164.1K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 90.9K lbs | - |
| Formaldehyde | 19.7K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Zinc compounds | 9 lbs | - |
| Copper compounds | 7 lbs | - |
Linde Geismar Facility · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Linde Geismar Facility
Closest other reporters in Louisiana - including Rubicon LLC, Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations, Basf Corp, 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. Bostik Inc., Cepheid - Bothell, Sun Chemical.
Compare beyond Louisiana
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Linde Geismar Facility on cumulative reported pounds (274.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Thor Wakarusa LLC, Ash Grove Cement South Texas LLC, Metal Impact South. Chemical-count peers include Abbvie Ltd, Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A, Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico 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.
- Thor Wakarusa LLC Wakarusa, IN · Transportation Equipment 274.8K lbs reported
- Ash Grove Cement South Texas LLC New Braunfels, TX · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 274.8K lbs reported
- Metal Impact South New Albany, MS · Fabricated Metals 274.5K lbs reported
- US Army National Guard Fort Chaffee Ranges Fort Chaffee, AR · Other 274.5K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Linde Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Linde Gas & Equipment, Linde Inc, Linde Inc Texas City Smr.
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 Methanol, Ammonia, Formaldehyde, Zinc compounds; nearby reporters include Rubicon LLC. Linde Geismar Facility stamps MID 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 Linde Geismar Facility TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Linde Geismar Facility totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Geismar, LA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325120 · Chemicals. 0.2% of Ascension Parish TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Thor Wakarusa LLC (Δ 118 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Linde Geismar Facility stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Methanol. 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