EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
The Dow Chemical Co - Louisiana Operations
Plaquemine, LA · Parent: Dow Inc
- Total releases
- 10.9M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 51
- Carcinogens
- 19
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
The Dow Chemical Co - Louisiana Operations: how the 10.9M lbs splits
10.9M lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 9.3M lbs 85.7%
- Land Disposal 925.2K lbs 8.5%
- Water Discharges 631.5K lbs 5.8%
- Off-site Transfers 121 lbs <0.1%
The Dow Chemical Co - Louisiana Operations's 10.9M lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 85.7% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at 8.5%. 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 CARC-LEAN
The Dow Chemical Co - Louisiana Operations is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Plaquemine, LA, in the chemicals sector. It reported 2.1M lbs of releases across 43 chemicals in 2023, and 10.9M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 191 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. The Dow Chemical Co - Louisiana Operations is pounds #14 and chemical-count #7 at 10.9M 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: Tsrc Specialty Materials LLC; Blue Cube Operations LLC - Plaquemine Site; Ineos Oxide a Div of Ineos Americas LLC; Shintech Louisiana LLC - Addis Plant A. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Louisiana: Fortron Industries LLC; Eastman Chemical Co Texas Operations; Simplot Phosphates LLC; Isp Technologies Inc. Other Dow Inc sites in this extract: The Dow Chemical Co - Beaumont Aniline; Dow Sabine River Operations; St Charles Operations (taft/star) Union Carbide Corp; Dow Silicones Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Ethylene; Asbestos (friable); Propylene.
The Dow Chemical Co - Louisiana Operations stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant AIR pathway (85.7% air releases) across 51 chemicals · 19 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 10.9M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Fortron Industries LLC and Eastman Chemical Co Texas Operations.
The Dow Chemical Co - Louisiana Operations vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
11M lbs Top 1% higher than 99% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
The Dow Chemical Co - Louisiana Operations in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, The Dow Chemical Co - Louisiana Operations reports the 40th-largest volume, placing it in the top 1% of its sector. Scale peers outside Louisiana include Fortron Industries LLC and Eastman Chemical Co Texas Operations.
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
- The Dow Chemical Co - Louisiana Operations's total reported releases fell from 2.2 million lb in 2022 to 2.1 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- The Dow Chemical Co - Louisiana Operations's off-site transfers rose from 12 lb in 2022 to 81 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- The Dow Chemical Co - Louisiana Operations's land releases fell from 217.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 117.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- The Dow Chemical Co - Louisiana Operations's water releases fell from 135.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 82.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
The Dow Chemical Co - Louisiana Operations Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how The Dow Chemical Co - Louisiana Operations 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 The Dow Chemical Co - Louisiana Operations releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 10.9M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 1% (2.1M lbs to 2.1M lbs).
The Dow Chemical Co - Louisiana Operations: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows The Dow Chemical Co - Louisiana Operations year-over-year reported totals (increased by 1% 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 | 2.1M lbs | 45 |
| 2020 | 2.0M lbs | 47 |
| 2021 | 2.5M lbs | 45 |
| 2022 | 2.2M lbs | 46 |
| 2023 | 2.1M lbs | 43 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 19 of 51 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
The Dow Chemical Co - Louisiana Operations · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to The Dow Chemical Co - Louisiana Operations
Closest other reporters in Louisiana - including Tsrc Specialty Materials LLC, Blue Cube Operations LLC - Plaquemine Site, Ineos Oxide a Div of Ineos Americas LLC, ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Louisiana - e.g. Fortron Industries LLC, Eastman Chemical Co Texas Operations, Simplot Phosphates LLC.
Compare beyond Louisiana
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest The Dow Chemical Co - Louisiana Operations on cumulative reported pounds (10.9M lbs) and distinct chemical count (51). Release-pound peers include U.S. Tva Shawnee Fossil Plant, Exxonmobil Refining & Supply Baytown Refinery (part), J H Campbell Generating Plant. Chemical-count peers include Clean Harbors Lone Mountain LLC Lone Mountain Facility, Exxonmobil Oil Beaumont Refinery (part), Safety-Kleen Systems 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.
- U.S. Tva Shawnee Fossil Plant West Paducah, KY · Electric Utilities 10.9M lbs reported
- Exxonmobil Refining & Supply Baytown Refinery (part) Baytown, TX · Petroleum 10.9M lbs reported
- J H Campbell Generating Plant West Olive, MI · Electric Utilities 10.9M lbs reported
- Cardinal Plant Brilliant, OH · Electric Utilities 10.9M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Dow Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including The Dow Chemical Co - Beaumont Aniline, Dow Sabine River Operations, St Charles Operations (taft/star) Union Carbide Corp.
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, Ethylene, Asbestos (friable), Propylene; nearby reporters include Tsrc Specialty Materials LLC. The Dow Chemical Co - Louisiana Operations stamps HEAVY 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 The Dow Chemical Co - Louisiana Operations TRI extract (HEAVY · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
The Dow Chemical Co - Louisiana Operations totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Plaquemine, LA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325199 · Chemicals. 20.6% of Iberville Parish TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: U.S. Tva Shawnee Fossil Plant (Δ 3.7K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
The Dow Chemical Co - Louisiana Operations stamps HEAVY volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · 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