EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Basf Corp
Monaca, PA · Parent: Basf Corp
- Total releases
- 55.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 14
- Carcinogens
- 7
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Basf Corp: how the 66.1K lbs splits
66.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 60.2K lbs 91.1%
- Water Discharges 5.8K lbs 8.8%
- Off-site Transfers 20 lbs <0.1%
Basf Corp's 66.1K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 91.1% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 8.8%. Leading chemical by pounds: 1,3-Butadiene.
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-HEAVY
Basf Corp is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Monaca, PA, in the chemicals sector. It reported 10.5K lbs of releases across 13 chemicals in 2024, and 55.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 5,890 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Pennsylvania's 1,010 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Basf Corp is pounds #238 and chemical-count #44 at 55.5K lbs. Max Environmental -- Yukon Facility leads reported pounds (34.8M lbs) at 18 chemicals (chemical-count #24). Keystone Cement Co leads chemical count at 53 chemicals (155.4K lbs, pounds #149). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Bvpv Styrenics LLC; Shell Chemical Appalachia LLC; Eaton Corp.; Beaver Valley Alloy Foundry Co. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Pennsylvania: Solenis LLC; Airgas USA LLC; Northeast Missouri Grain LLC; Teknor Apex Co. Other Basf Corp sites in this extract: Basf Corp Attapulgus Ops; Basf Corp - Freeport Site; Basf Corp; Basf Corp - Beaumont. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: 1,3-Butadiene; Styrene; tert-Butyl alcohol; Ammonia.
Basf Corp stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (91.1% air releases) across 14 chemicals · 7 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 55.5K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Solenis LLC and Airgas USA LLC.
Basf Corp vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
56K 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
Basf Corp: carcinogen-lbs share on Form-R
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Basf Corp reports the 1,238th-largest volume (55.5K lbs). Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 73.8% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Pennsylvania include Solenis LLC and Airgas USA LLC.
Carcinogen-heavy means ≥50% of pounds (73.8% here), not of chemical count. EPA/IARC classification ≠ site risk.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Basf Corp's total reported releases fell from 11.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 10.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Basf Corp's water releases fell from 1.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 873 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Basf Corp's chemicals reported fell from 14 in 2022 to 13 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Basf Corp's air releases fell from 10.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 9.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Basf Corp Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Basf Corp stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
31% less than the comparison
3.5× more 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 Basf Corp releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 66.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 7% (11.3K lbs to 10.5K lbs).
Basf Corp: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Basf Corp year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 7% from 2019 to 2024). 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: 1,3-Butadiene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 11.3K lbs | 14 |
| 2020 | 11.5K lbs | 14 |
| 2021 | 11.2K lbs | 14 |
| 2022 | 11.2K lbs | 14 |
| 2023 | 10.4K lbs | 13 |
| 2024 | 10.5K lbs | 13 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 7 of 14 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| 1,3-Butadiene | 24.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Styrene | 16.8K lbs | Carcinogen |
| tert-Butyl alcohol | 8.4K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 5.4K lbs | - |
| Vinyl acetate | 4.5K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Acrylonitrile | 1.7K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Butyl acrylate | 1.7K lbs | - |
| Methyl methacrylate | 990 lbs | - |
| Ethyl acrylate | 825 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Acrylic acid | 450 lbs | - |
| Acrylamide | 360 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Methyl acrylate | 308 lbs | Carcinogen |
| N-Methylolacrylamide | 277 lbs | - |
| Nonylphenol Ethoxylates | 0 lbs | - |
Basf Corp · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Basf Corp
Closest other reporters in Pennsylvania - including Bvpv Styrenics LLC, Shell Chemical Appalachia LLC, Eaton Corp., ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 1,009 other reporting facilities in Pennsylvania.
Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Pennsylvania - e.g. Solenis LLC, Airgas USA LLC, Northeast Missouri Grain LLC.
Compare beyond Pennsylvania
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Basf Corp on cumulative reported pounds (55.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (14). Release-pound peers include Solenis LLC, Silgan Containers Manufacturing Corp, Sanderson Farms Inc. Chemical-count peers include Shell New Haven Terminal, Chambers Cogeneration L.P., Avantor Performance Materials. 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).
Other Basf Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Basf Corp Attapulgus Ops, Basf Corp - Freeport Site, Basf 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 1,3-Butadiene, Styrene, tert-Butyl alcohol, Ammonia; nearby reporters include Bvpv Styrenics LLC. Basf Corp stamps LIGHT 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 Basf Corp TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead 1,3-Butadiene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Basf Corp totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Monaca, PA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 325211 · Chemicals. 1.2% of Beaver TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Solenis LLC (Δ 10 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Basf Corp stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead 1,3-Butadiene. 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