EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Basf Corp
Chattanooga, TN · Parent: Basf Corp
- Total releases
- 13.9K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Basf Corp: how the 13.9K lbs splits
13.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 13.5K lbs 97.5%
- Off-site Transfers 354 lbs 2.5%
Basf Corp's 13.9K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 97.5% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 2.5%. 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.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CARC-MID
Basf Corp is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Chattanooga, TN, in the chemicals sector. It reported 690 lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 13.9K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 9,071 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Tennessee's 595 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Basf Corp is pounds #278 and chemical-count #288 at 13.9K lbs. Nyrstar Clarksville Inc leads reported pounds (72.9M lbs) at 13 chemicals (chemical-count #31). Tradebe Treatment & Recycling of Tn leads chemical count at 75 chemicals (6.3M lbs, pounds #13). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Nouryon Surface Chemistry LLC; Woodbridge Inoac Technical Products LLC; Mueller Co; Fxi Inc. - Chattanooga. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Tennessee: Americhem Inc Mtx; Apex International; Sun Chemical Corp; Avient Colorants USA LLC - Minneapolis Facility. 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: Ammonia; Styrene; 1,3-Butadiene.
Basf Corp stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (97.5% air releases) across 3 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 13.9K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Americhem Inc Mtx and Apex International.
Basf Corp vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
14K lbs Top 35% higher than 65% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Basf Corp: Ammonia-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Basf Corp reports the 1,905th-largest volume (13.9K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 67.5% of the total. Scale peers outside Tennessee include Americhem Inc Mtx and Apex International.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Basf Corp's pounds in one chemical - here Ammonia at 67.5%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Basf Corp's total reported releases fell from 1.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 690 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Basf Corp's air releases fell from 1.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 680 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Basf Corp Form-R facts
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See how Basf Corp stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
11.0× more than the comparison
80% 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 Basf Corp releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 13.9K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 15% (809 lbs to 690 lbs).
Basf Corp: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Basf Corp year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 15% 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 | 809 lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 10.4K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 1.0K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 1.0K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 690 lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 3 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 9.4K lbs | - |
| Styrene | 2.5K lbs | Carcinogen |
| 1,3-Butadiene | 2.0K lbs | Carcinogen |
Basf Corp · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Basf Corp
Closest other reporters in Tennessee - including Nouryon Surface Chemistry LLC, Woodbridge Inoac Technical Products LLC, Mueller Co, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 594 other reporting facilities in Tennessee.
Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Tennessee - e.g. Americhem Inc Mtx, Apex International, Sun Chemical Corp.
Compare beyond Tennessee
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Basf Corp on cumulative reported pounds (13.9K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Illumina, Garrison Energy Center, Southwest Ozona Gas Plant. Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International 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.
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 Ammonia, Styrene, 1,3-Butadiene; nearby reporters include Nouryon Surface Chemistry LLC. Basf Corp stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-MID 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-MID · lead Ammonia) 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 Chattanooga, TN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325212 · Chemicals. 0.5% of Hamilton TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Illumina (Δ 5 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Basf Corp stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-MID · 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