EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Nalco Co
Garyville, LA · Parent: Ecolab Inc
- Total releases
- 51.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 22
- Carcinogens
- 6
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Nalco Co: how the 51.3K lbs splits
51.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 41.2K lbs 80.4%
- Air Releases 6.5K lbs 12.6%
- Water Discharges 3.6K lbs 7.0%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Nalco Co's 51.3K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 80.4% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 12.6%. Leading chemical by pounds: Acrylic acid.
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.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-LEAN
Nalco Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Garyville, LA, in the chemicals sector. It reported 7.0K lbs of releases across 21 chemicals in 2023, and 51.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 6,079 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. Nalco Co is pounds #194 and chemical-count #42 at 51.3K 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: Championx -- Garyville Facility; Pinnacle Polymers; Stockhausen Superabsorber LLC; Mt. Airy Terminal LLC. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Louisiana: Solutia Inc; Ascend Performance Materials Operations LLC; Sterling Specialty Chemicals USA LLC; Engineered Polymer Solutions. Other Ecolab Inc sites in this extract: Nalco Fresno Facility; Ecolab Inc.; Purolite LLC; Ecolab Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Acrylic acid; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Ethylene glycol; Acrylamide.
Nalco Co stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (80.4% off-site transfers) across 22 chemicals · 6 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 51.3K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Solutia Inc and Ascend Performance Materials Operations LLC.
Nalco Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
51K lbs Top 23% higher than 77% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Nalco Co in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Nalco Co reports the 1,278th-largest volume (51.3K lbs). Scale peers outside Louisiana include Solutia Inc and Ascend Performance Materials Operations LLC.
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
- Nalco Co's total reported releases rose from 5.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 7.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Nalco Co's water releases rose from 524 lb in 2022 to 836 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Nalco Co's off-site transfers rose from 4.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Nalco Co's chemicals reported rose from 20 in 2022 to 21 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Nalco Co Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Nalco Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 51.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 67% (21.0K lbs to 7.0K lbs).
Nalco Co: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Nalco Co year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 67% 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: Acrylic acid.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 21.0K lbs | 20 |
| 2020 | 9.6K lbs | 19 |
| 2021 | 7.9K lbs | 21 |
| 2022 | 5.8K lbs | 20 |
| 2023 | 7.0K lbs | 21 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 6 of 22 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Acrylic acid | 9.9K lbs | - |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 9.3K lbs | - |
| Ethylene glycol | 7.7K lbs | - |
| Acrylamide | 7.0K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ammonia | 6.9K lbs | - |
| Copper And Copper Compounds | 4.0K lbs | - |
| Allyl chloride | 2.0K lbs | - |
| Acrylonitrile | 2.0K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Dimethylamine | 517 lbs | - |
| Epichlorohydrin | 321 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Formaldehyde | 280 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Maleic anhydride | 264 lbs | - |
| Certain glycol ethers | 236 lbs | - |
| Naphthalene | 215 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Benzyl chloride | 197 lbs | - |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 191 lbs | - |
| Nonylphenol Ethoxylates | 141 lbs | - |
| Allyl alcohol | 100 lbs | - |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 88 lbs | - |
| Methanol | 15 lbs | - |
| 1,2-Phenylenediamine | 1 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Sodium nitrite | 0 lbs | - |
Nalco Co · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Nalco Co
Closest other reporters in Louisiana - including Championx -- Garyville Facility, Pinnacle Polymers, Stockhausen Superabsorber LLC, ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Louisiana - e.g. Solutia Inc, Ascend Performance Materials Operations LLC, Sterling Specialty Chemicals USA LLC.
Compare beyond Louisiana
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Nalco Co on cumulative reported pounds (51.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (22). Release-pound peers include Schneider Electric USA, Fca US Kokomo Transmission Plant, Komatsu America Corp. Chemical-count peers include Seward Power Plant, Pixelle Specialty Solutions LLC, Envirite of Pennsylvania 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.
- Schneider Electric USA Lincoln, NE · Electrical Equipment 51.3K lbs reported
- Fca US Kokomo Transmission Plant Kokomo, IN · Transportation Equipment 51.3K lbs reported
- Komatsu America Corp Peoria, IL · Machinery 51.3K lbs reported
- Great Southern Wood - Md Inc. Hagerstown, MD · Wood Products 51.4K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Ecolab Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Nalco Fresno Facility, Ecolab Inc., Purolite 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 Acrylic acid, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Ethylene glycol, Acrylamide; nearby reporters include Championx -- Garyville Facility. Nalco Co stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE 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 Nalco Co TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Acrylic acid) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Nalco Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Garyville, LA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325110 · Chemicals. 0.5% of St. John The Baptist Parish TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Schneider Electric USA (Δ 20 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Nalco Co stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Acrylic acid. 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