EPA TRI Facility · Electric Utilities
Roy S. Nelson Plant
Westlake, LA
- Total releases
- 2.7M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 20
- Carcinogens
- 6
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
LAND Form-R mix
Roy S. Nelson Plant: how the 2.7M lbs splits
2.7M lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 2.2M lbs 81.4%
- Air Releases 498.6K lbs 18.2%
- Water Discharges 12.7K lbs 0.5%
Roy S. Nelson Plant's 2.7M lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 81.4% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 18.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Vanadium compounds.
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 CARC-LEAN
Roy S. Nelson Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Westlake, LA, in the electric utilities sector. It reported 180.5K lbs of releases across 10 chemicals in 2023, and 2.7M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 687 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. Roy S. Nelson Plant is pounds #46 and chemical-count #48 at 2.7M 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: Westlake Chemicals & Vinyls LLC; Tdc LLC - Westlake Plant; Westlake US 2 LLC; Sasol Chemicals (usa) Llc-Lake Charles Chemical Complex. Similar-scale Electric Utilities peers outside Louisiana: Duke Energy Progress Llc-Asheville Steam Electric Plant; Duke Energy Indiana Inc. - Edwardsport Igcc; Zimmer Power Co LLC; U.S. Tva Kingston Fossil Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Vanadium compounds; Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); Barium And Barium Compounds; Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size).
Roy S. Nelson Plant stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant LAND pathway (81.4% land disposal) across 20 chemicals · 6 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 2.7M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Duke Energy Progress Llc-Asheville Steam Electric Plant and Duke Energy Indiana Inc. - Edwardsport Igcc.
Roy S. Nelson Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
2.7M 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
Roy S. Nelson Plant in the Electric Utilities sector extract
Among the 513 Electric Utilities facilities in this database, Roy S. Nelson Plant reports the 122nd-largest volume, placing it in the top 23.8% of its sector. Scale peers outside Louisiana include Duke Energy Progress Llc-Asheville Steam Electric Plant and Duke Energy Indiana Inc. - Edwardsport Igcc.
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
- Roy S. Nelson Plant's total reported releases fell from 531.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 180.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Roy S. Nelson Plant's air releases fell from 86.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 28.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Roy S. Nelson Plant's land releases fell from 441.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 149.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Roy S. Nelson Plant's water releases fell from 3.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Roy S. Nelson Plant Form-R facts
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See how Roy S. Nelson Plant stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
6.6× more than the comparison
29% less than the comparison
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 Roy S. Nelson Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2.7M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 78% (835.8K lbs to 180.5K lbs).
Roy S. Nelson Plant: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023 0
What this shows Roy S. Nelson Plant year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 78% 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: Vanadium compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 835.8K lbs | 13 |
| 2020 | 583.7K lbs | 12 |
| 2021 | 614.4K lbs | 13 |
| 2022 | 531.9K lbs | 13 |
| 2023 | 180.5K lbs | 10 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 6 of 20 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Vanadium compounds | 904.1K lbs | - |
| Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) | 738.5K lbs | - |
| Barium And Barium Compounds | 307.4K lbs | - |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 243.0K lbs | - |
| Nickel compounds | 151.5K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 137.0K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen fluoride | 109.0K lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 54.4K lbs | - |
| Nickel And Nickel Compounds | 45.3K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 19.9K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 19.8K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 6.7K lbs | - |
| Copper And Copper Compounds | 6.3K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 2.9K lbs | - |
| Mercury compounds | 230 lbs | - |
| Mercury And Mercury Compounds | 88 lbs | - |
| Naphthalene | 36 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ethylbenzene | 12 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 2 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Roy S. Nelson Plant · LAND-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Roy S. Nelson Plant
Closest other reporters in Louisiana - including Westlake Chemicals & Vinyls LLC, Tdc LLC - Westlake Plant, Westlake US 2 LLC, ordered by distance.
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Similar Electric Utilities Facilities
Other Electric Utilities facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Louisiana - e.g. Duke Energy Progress Llc-Asheville Steam Electric Plant, Duke Energy Indiana Inc. - Edwardsport Igcc, Zimmer Power Co LLC.
Compare beyond Louisiana
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Roy S. Nelson Plant on cumulative reported pounds (2.7M lbs) and distinct chemical count (20). Release-pound peers include Water Quality Center, Westrock Tacoma Mill, U.S. Army Maneuver Center of Excellence. Chemical-count peers include Pixelle Specialty Solutions, Chemours Chambers Works, Fisher Scientific Co. L.L.C.. 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 Vanadium compounds, Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)), Barium And Barium Compounds, Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); nearby reporters include Westlake Chemicals & Vinyls LLC. Roy S. Nelson Plant stamps HEAVY volume · LAND 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 Roy S. Nelson Plant TRI extract (HEAVY · LAND · CARC-LEAN · lead Vanadium compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Roy S. Nelson Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Westlake, LA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 221112 · Electric Utilities. 2.8% of Calcasieu Parish TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Water Quality Center (Δ 1.3K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Roy S. Nelson Plant stamps HEAVY volume · LAND pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Vanadium compounds. 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