EPA TRI Facility · Petroleum
Valero Donaldsonville Asphalt Terminal
Saint James, LA · Parent: Valero Energy Corp
- Total releases
- 259 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 6
- Carcinogens
- 4
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Valero Donaldsonville Asphalt Terminal: how the 259 lbs splits
259 lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 250 lbs 96.5%
- Water Discharges 9 lbs 3.5%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Valero Donaldsonville Asphalt Terminal's 259 lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 96.5% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 3.5%. Leading chemical by pounds: Polycyclic aromatic compounds.
TRACE volume AIR pathway CARC-HEAVY
Valero Donaldsonville Asphalt Terminal is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Saint James, LA, in the petroleum sector. It reported 55 lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 259 lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 15,529 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. Valero Donaldsonville Asphalt Terminal is pounds #353 and chemical-count #176 at 259 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). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Convent Refinery; Sun Coast Resources LLC; Mosaic Phosphates Co Faustina Plant; Americas Styrenics LLC. Similar-scale Petroleum peers outside Louisiana: South Tyler Asphalt Plant; Martin Asphalt - Hondo; J&s Chemical Corp; Granite Northwest Singer Pit. Other Valero Energy Corp sites in this extract: Valero Refining - Texas L.P. Houston Refinery; Valero Refining-Texas LP; Diamond Shamrock Refining Co LP; Valero Refining-Texas LP Corpus Christi West Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Polycyclic aromatic compounds; Benzo[g,h,i]perylene; Ethylbenzene; Naphthalene.
Valero Donaldsonville Asphalt Terminal stamps TRACE volume with a dominant AIR pathway (96.5% air releases) across 6 chemicals · 4 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 259 lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include South Tyler Asphalt Plant and Martin Asphalt - Hondo.
Valero Donaldsonville Asphalt Terminal vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
259 lbs 40th percentile higher than 40% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Valero Donaldsonville Asphalt Terminal in the Petroleum sector extract
Among the 902 Petroleum facilities in this database, Valero Donaldsonville Asphalt Terminal reports the 388th-largest volume (259 lbs). Scale peers outside Louisiana include South Tyler Asphalt Plant and Martin Asphalt - Hondo.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Valero Donaldsonville Asphalt Terminal Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Valero Donaldsonville Asphalt Terminal releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 259 lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 22% (71 lbs to 55 lbs).
Valero Donaldsonville Asphalt Terminal: annual Form-R pounds
TRACE site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Valero Donaldsonville Asphalt Terminal year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 22% 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: Polycyclic aromatic compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 71 lbs | 6 |
| 2020 | 54 lbs | 6 |
| 2021 | 21 lbs | 6 |
| 2022 | 59 lbs | 6 |
| 2023 | 55 lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 4 of 6 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 259 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Benzo[g,h,i]perylene | 0 lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Naphthalene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Styrene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Zinc compounds | 0 lbs | - |
Valero Donaldsonville Asphalt Terminal · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Valero Donaldsonville Asphalt Terminal
Closest other reporters in Louisiana - including Convent Refinery, Sun Coast Resources LLC, Mosaic Phosphates Co Faustina Plant, ordered by distance.
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Similar Petroleum Facilities
Other Petroleum facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Louisiana - e.g. South Tyler Asphalt Plant, Martin Asphalt - Hondo, J&s Chemical Corp.
Other Valero Energy Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Valero Refining - Texas L.P. Houston Refinery, Valero Refining-Texas LP, Diamond Shamrock Refining Co LP.
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 Polycyclic aromatic compounds, Benzo[g,h,i]perylene, Ethylbenzene, Naphthalene; nearby reporters include Convent Refinery. Valero Donaldsonville Asphalt Terminal stamps TRACE volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY 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 Valero Donaldsonville Asphalt Terminal TRI extract (TRACE · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Polycyclic aromatic compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Valero Donaldsonville Asphalt Terminal totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Saint James, LA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 324121 · Petroleum. 0.0% of St. James Parish TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Nosler Inc. (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Valero Donaldsonville Asphalt Terminal stamps TRACE volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Polycyclic aromatic 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