EPA TRI Facility · Petroleum Bulk Terminals
Shell Kenner Terminal
Kenner, LA · Parent: Shell Petroleum Inc
- Total releases
- 18.9K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 15
- Carcinogens
- 6
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Shell Kenner Terminal: how the 18.9K lbs splits
18.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 18.8K lbs 99.6%
- Off-site Transfers 85 lbs 0.4%
Shell Kenner Terminal's 18.9K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 99.6% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 0.4%. Leading chemical by pounds: Xylene (mixed isomers).
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 AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
Shell Kenner Terminal is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Kenner, LA, in the petroleum bulk terminals sector. It reported 4.6K lbs of releases across 15 chemicals in 2023, and 18.9K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 8,374 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. Shell Kenner Terminal is pounds #240 and chemical-count #66 at 18.9K 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). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Safety-Kleen Systems Kenner (ken); Cornerstone Chemical Co LLC; Roehm America LLC; Cf Industries East Point LLC. Similar-scale Petroleum Bulk Terminals peers outside Louisiana: Mplx Terminals LLC - Kenova Wv Terminal; Altoona Terminals - de Llc/altoona Terminal; Phillips 66 Co Denver Terminal; Sinclair Kansas City Products Terminal. Other Shell Petroleum Inc sites in this extract: Shell Chemical LP; Shell Catalysts & Technologies - Pittsburg; Equilon Carson Terminal; Shell Chemical LP - Martinez Catalyst Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Xylene (mixed isomers); Ethylene; Toluene; n-Hexane.
Shell Kenner Terminal stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (99.6% air releases) across 15 chemicals · 6 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 18.9K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Mplx Terminals LLC - Kenova Wv Terminal and Altoona Terminals - de Llc/altoona Terminal.
Shell Kenner Terminal vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
19K lbs Top 32% higher than 68% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Shell Kenner Terminal in the Petroleum Bulk Terminals sector extract
Among the 695 Petroleum Bulk Terminals facilities in this database, Shell Kenner Terminal reports the 93rd-largest volume, placing it in the top 13.4% of its sector. Scale peers outside Louisiana include Mplx Terminals LLC - Kenova Wv Terminal and Altoona Terminals - de Llc/altoona Terminal.
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
- Shell Kenner Terminal's total reported releases fell from 4.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Shell Kenner Terminal's air releases fell from 4.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Shell Kenner Terminal Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Shell Kenner Terminal releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 18.9K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 14% (5.4K lbs to 4.6K lbs).
Shell Kenner Terminal: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Shell Kenner Terminal year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 14% 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: Xylene (mixed isomers).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5.4K lbs | 15 |
| 2020 | 4.0K lbs | 15 |
| 2022 | 4.9K lbs | 15 |
| 2023 | 4.6K lbs | 15 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 6 of 15 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 5.6K lbs | - |
| Ethylene | 5.0K lbs | - |
| Toluene | 2.6K lbs | - |
| n-Hexane | 1.6K lbs | - |
| Cyclohexane | 995 lbs | - |
| Benzene | 964 lbs | Carcinogen |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 618 lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 599 lbs | Carcinogen |
| 1,3-Butadiene | 465 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Naphthalene | 123 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cumene | 110 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead compounds | 84 lbs | - |
| Anthracene | 0 lbs | - |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Benzo[g,h,i]perylene | 0 lbs | - |
Shell Kenner Terminal · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Shell Kenner Terminal
Closest other reporters in Louisiana - including Safety-Kleen Systems Kenner (ken), Cornerstone Chemical Co LLC, Roehm America LLC, ordered by distance.
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Similar Petroleum Bulk Terminals Facilities
Other Petroleum Bulk Terminals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Louisiana - e.g. Mplx Terminals LLC - Kenova Wv Terminal, Altoona Terminals - de Llc/altoona Terminal, Phillips 66 Co Denver Terminal.
Compare beyond Louisiana
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Shell Kenner Terminal on cumulative reported pounds (18.9K lbs) and distinct chemical count (15). Release-pound peers include Cardinal Health / Kpr, Zeus Co LLC Gsc, Axel Royal LLC. Chemical-count peers include Port Hamilton Refining & Transportation Lllp, Clean Harbors of Connecticut Inc, Infineum USA Lp-Bayway Chemical Plant. 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).
- Port Hamilton Refining & Transportation Lllp Christiansted, VI · Petroleum 15 chemicals
- Clean Harbors of Connecticut Inc Bristol, CT · Hazardous Waste 15 chemicals
- Infineum USA Lp-Bayway Chemical Plant Linden, NJ · Chemicals 15 chemicals
- Global Cos LLC Albany Terminal Albany, NY · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 15 chemicals
Other Shell Petroleum Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Shell Chemical LP, Shell Catalysts & Technologies - Pittsburg, Equilon Carson Terminal.
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 Xylene (mixed isomers), Ethylene, Toluene, n-Hexane; nearby reporters include Safety-Kleen Systems Kenner (ken). Shell Kenner Terminal stamps LIGHT 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 Shell Kenner Terminal TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Xylene (mixed isomers)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Shell Kenner Terminal totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Kenner, LA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (4 years). NAICS 424710 · Petroleum Bulk Terminals. 0.0% of Jefferson Parish TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Cardinal Health / Kpr (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Shell Kenner Terminal stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Xylene (mixed isomers). 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