EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Mosaic Phosphates Co Faustina Plant
Saint James, LA · Parent: The Mosaic Co
- Total releases
- 2.4M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 7
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Mosaic Phosphates Co Faustina Plant: how the 2.4M lbs splits
2.4M lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 2.1M lbs 89.5%
- Water Discharges 249.7K lbs 10.5%
- Off-site Transfers 2 lbs <0.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Mosaic Phosphates Co Faustina Plant's 2.4M lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 89.5% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 10.5%. 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
Mosaic Phosphates Co Faustina Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Saint James, LA, in the chemicals sector. It reported 454.3K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 2.4M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 763 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. Mosaic Phosphates Co Faustina Plant is pounds #54 and chemical-count #137 at 2.4M 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Americas Styrenics LLC; Valero Donaldsonville Asphalt Terminal; Convent Refinery; Sun Coast Resources LLC. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Louisiana: Koppers Performance Chemicals; Eden Custom Processing LLC; Lanxess - West Plant; Wpc Technologies. Other The Mosaic Co sites in this extract: Mosaic Fertilizer Llc-New Wales Plant; Mosaic Fertilizer Llc-Bartow; Mosaic Fertilizer Llc-Riverview; Mosaic Fertilizer LLC Uncle Sam Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Methanol; Zinc compounds; Lead compounds.
Mosaic Phosphates Co Faustina Plant stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant AIR pathway (89.5% air releases) across 7 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 2.4M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Koppers Performance Chemicals and Eden Custom Processing LLC.
Mosaic Phosphates Co Faustina Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
2.4M 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
Mosaic Phosphates Co Faustina Plant: Ammonia-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Mosaic Phosphates Co Faustina Plant reports the 143rd-largest volume, placing it in the top 3.7% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 68.8% of the total. Scale peers outside Louisiana include Koppers Performance Chemicals and Eden Custom Processing LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Mosaic Phosphates Co Faustina Plant's pounds in one chemical - here Ammonia at 68.8%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Mosaic Phosphates Co Faustina Plant's total reported releases rose from 414.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 454.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Mosaic Phosphates Co Faustina Plant's chemicals reported fell from 5 in 2022 to 4 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Mosaic Phosphates Co Faustina Plant's air releases rose from 372.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 409.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Mosaic Phosphates Co Faustina Plant's water releases rose from 42.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 44.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Mosaic Phosphates Co Faustina Plant Form-R facts
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17% more than the comparison
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Mosaic Phosphates Co Faustina Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2.4M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 20% (377.7K lbs to 454.3K lbs).
Mosaic Phosphates Co Faustina Plant: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Mosaic Phosphates Co Faustina Plant year-over-year reported totals (increased by 20% 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 | 377.7K lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 560.6K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 582.1K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 414.7K lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 454.3K lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 7 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 1.6M lbs | - |
| Methanol | 741.2K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 3.9K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 357 lbs | - |
| Nickel And Nickel Compounds | 239 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 81 lbs | - |
| Copper compounds | 26 lbs | - |
Mosaic Phosphates Co Faustina Plant · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Mosaic Phosphates Co Faustina Plant
Closest other reporters in Louisiana - including Americas Styrenics LLC, Valero Donaldsonville Asphalt Terminal, Convent Refinery, ordered by distance.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Mosaic Phosphates Co Faustina Plant on cumulative reported pounds (2.4M lbs) and distinct chemical count (7). Release-pound peers include Cycle Chem Inc, Pacificorp Naughton Plant, Apollo Metals Ltd. Chemical-count peers include Hubbell Caribe Ltd, Celanese Microcircuits Industries Ltd., Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority. 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 The Mosaic Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Mosaic Fertilizer Llc-New Wales Plant, Mosaic Fertilizer Llc-Bartow, Mosaic Fertilizer Llc-Riverview.
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, Methanol, Zinc compounds, Lead compounds; nearby reporters include Americas Styrenics LLC. Mosaic Phosphates Co Faustina Plant 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 Mosaic Phosphates Co Faustina Plant TRI extract (HEAVY · AIR · TRACE-CARC · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Mosaic Phosphates Co Faustina Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Saint James, LA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325311 · Chemicals. 19.3% of St. James Parish TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Cycle Chem Inc (Δ 3.8K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Mosaic Phosphates Co Faustina Plant 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