EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Basf Corp - Freeport Site
Freeport, TX · Parent: Basf Corp
- Total releases
- 9.4M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 48
- Carcinogens
- 11
- Primary pathway
- Water Discharges
MIXED Form-R mix
Basf Corp - Freeport Site: how the 9.4M lbs splits
9.4M lbs across all reported pathways
- Water Discharges 5.1M lbs 54.5%
- Land Disposal 2.9M lbs 30.6%
- Off-site Transfers 831.3K lbs 8.9%
- Air Releases 564.5K lbs 6.0%
Basf Corp - Freeport Site's 9.4M lbs Form-R total is MIXED - water discharges is 54.5% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at 30.6%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
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 MIXED pathway CARC-LEAN
Basf Corp - Freeport Site is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Freeport, TX, in the chemicals sector. It reported 1.4M lbs of releases across 39 chemicals in 2023, and 9.4M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 232 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Texas's 2,016 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Basf Corp - Freeport Site is pounds #22 and chemical-count #19 at 9.4M lbs. Ascend Performance Materials-Chocolate Bayou Plant leads reported pounds (94.0M lbs) at 36 chemicals (chemical-count #35). Veolia Es Technical Solutions LLC Port Arthur Facility leads chemical count at 246 chemicals (1.5M lbs, pounds #112). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Yara Freeport LLC; Sun Coast Resources LLC; Jv Industrial Freeport; Vencorex US Inc. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Texas: Equistar Chemicals Clinton Plant; Si Group Inc; Basf Corp; Simplot Phosphates LLC. Other Basf Corp sites in this extract: Basf Corp Attapulgus Ops; Basf Corp; Basf Corp - Beaumont; Basf Corp-Savannah Operations. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Cyclohexanol; Acrylic acid; Formic acid.
Basf Corp - Freeport Site is a HEAVY · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Freeport, TX: 9.4M lbs across 48 chemicals (11 carcinogen-classified, CARC-LEAN). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment water discharges at 54.5%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Equistar Chemicals Clinton Plant and Si Group Inc.
Basf Corp - Freeport Site vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
9.4M 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
Basf Corp - Freeport Site in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Basf Corp - Freeport Site reports the 45th-largest volume, placing it in the top 1.1% of its sector. Scale peers outside Texas include Equistar Chemicals Clinton Plant and Si Group Inc.
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
- Basf Corp - Freeport Site's total reported releases fell from 2.2 million lb in 2022 to 1.4 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Basf Corp - Freeport Site's off-site transfers fell from 99.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 37.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Basf Corp - Freeport Site's water releases fell from 1.5 million lb in 2022 to 905.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Basf Corp - Freeport Site's land releases fell from 507.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 349.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Basf Corp - Freeport Site Form-R facts
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See how Basf Corp - Freeport Site 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 Basf Corp - Freeport Site releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 9.4M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 25% (1.8M lbs to 1.4M lbs).
Basf Corp - Freeport Site: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Basf Corp - Freeport Site year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 25% 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: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.8M lbs | 32 |
| 2020 | 1.8M lbs | 34 |
| 2021 | 2.1M lbs | 38 |
| 2022 | 2.2M lbs | 32 |
| 2023 | 1.4M lbs | 39 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 11 of 48 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
Basf Corp - Freeport Site in Brazoria
Nearest TRI Facilities to Basf Corp - Freeport Site
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Yara Freeport LLC, Sun Coast Resources LLC, Jv Industrial Freeport, ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Texas - e.g. Equistar Chemicals Clinton Plant, Si Group Inc, Basf Corp.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Basf Corp - Freeport Site on cumulative reported pounds (9.4M lbs) and distinct chemical count (48). Release-pound peers include Clearwater Paper - Augusta Mill, McCain Foods USA Inc, Chevron Products Co. Div of Chevron USA Inc.. Chemical-count peers include Flint Hills Resources Pine Bend LLC, Westlake Vinyls Inc, Vickery Environmental 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, Basf Corp - Beaumont.
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 Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Cyclohexanol, Acrylic acid, Formic acid; nearby reporters include Yara Freeport LLC. Basf Corp - Freeport Site stamps HEAVY volume · MIXED 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 Basf Corp - Freeport Site TRI extract (HEAVY · MIXED · CARC-LEAN · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Basf Corp - Freeport Site totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Freeport, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325199 · Chemicals. 7.5% of Brazoria TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: W.a. Parish Electric Generating Station (Δ 2.6K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Basf Corp - Freeport Site stamps HEAVY · MIXED pathway (water discharges leads at 54.5%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. 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