EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Dow Chemical Co Freeport Facility
Freeport, TX · Parent: The Dow Chemical Co
- Total releases
- 4.7M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 114
- Carcinogens
- 43
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Dow Chemical Co Freeport Facility: how the 4.7M lbs splits
4.7M lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 3.8M lbs 81.4%
- Water Discharges 586.8K lbs 12.5%
- Land Disposal 250.9K lbs 5.3%
- Off-site Transfers 37.2K lbs 0.8%
Dow Chemical Co Freeport Facility's 4.7M lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 81.4% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 12.5%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ethylene.
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
Dow Chemical Co Freeport Facility is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Freeport, TX, in the chemicals sector. It reported 801.6K lbs of releases across 93 chemicals in 2023, and 4.7M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 452 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. Dow Chemical Co Freeport Facility is pounds #49 and chemical-count #3 at 4.7M 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: Freeport_olin Bc; Adhesive Polymers Plant; Air Liquide Freeport Hyco Plant; Basf Corp - Harbor Term Inal. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Texas: W R Grace & Co-Conn Grace; White Springs Agricultural Chemicals Inc. - Nutrien; Uop-Shreveport Plant; Nutrien US LLC. Other The Dow Chemical Co sites in this extract: Union Carbide Corp Technology Park Operations; Rohm & Haas Chemicals LLC; Dow Chemical Co; Dow Chemical Co General Latex & Chemical Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ethylene; Ammonia; Propylene; Zinc compounds.
Dow Chemical Co Freeport Facility stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant AIR pathway (81.4% air releases) across 114 chemicals · 43 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 4.7M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include W R Grace & Co-Conn Grace and White Springs Agricultural Chemicals Inc. - Nutrien.
Dow Chemical Co Freeport Facility vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
4.7M lbs Top 2% higher than 98% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Dow Chemical Co Freeport Facility in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Dow Chemical Co Freeport Facility reports the 84th-largest volume, placing it in the top 2.1% of its sector. Scale peers outside Texas include W R Grace & Co-Conn Grace and White Springs Agricultural Chemicals Inc. - Nutrien.
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
- Dow Chemical Co Freeport Facility's total reported releases fell from 912.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 801.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Dow Chemical Co Freeport Facility's land releases rose from 44.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 86.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Dow Chemical Co Freeport Facility's off-site transfers fell from 11.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 6.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Dow Chemical Co Freeport Facility's water releases fell from 106.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 84.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Dow Chemical Co Freeport Facility Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Dow Chemical Co Freeport Facility stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
3.6× more than the comparison
81% 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 Dow Chemical Co Freeport Facility releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 4.7M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 10% (888.6K lbs to 801.6K lbs).
Dow Chemical Co Freeport Facility: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Dow Chemical Co Freeport Facility year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 10% 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: Ethylene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 888.6K lbs | 93 |
| 2020 | 935.6K lbs | 98 |
| 2021 | 1.2M lbs | 88 |
| 2022 | 912.0K lbs | 91 |
| 2023 | 801.6K lbs | 93 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 43 of 114 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
Dow Chemical Co Freeport Facility · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Dow Chemical Co Freeport Facility
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Freeport_olin Bc, Adhesive Polymers Plant, Air Liquide Freeport Hyco Plant, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 2,015 other reporting facilities in Texas.
Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Texas - e.g. W R Grace & Co-Conn Grace, White Springs Agricultural Chemicals Inc. - Nutrien, Uop-Shreveport Plant.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Dow Chemical Co Freeport Facility on cumulative reported pounds (4.7M lbs) and distinct chemical count (114). Release-pound peers include Packaging Corp of America - Deridder Mill, W R Grace & Co-Conn Grace, Nexeo Solutions LLC. Chemical-count peers include Chemical Waste Management, Tradebe Treatment & Recycling LLC, Elemental Environmental Solutions LLC. 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.
- Packaging Corp of America - Deridder Mill Deridder, LA · Paper 4.7M lbs reported
- W R Grace & Co-Conn Grace Sulphur, LA · Chemicals 4.7M lbs reported
- Nexeo Solutions LLC Charlotte, NC · Chemical Wholesalers 4.7M lbs reported
- Saint Nicholas Cogeneration Project Shenandoah, PA · Electric Utilities 4.7M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Chemical Waste Management Emelle, AL · Hazardous Waste 98 chemicals
- Tradebe Treatment & Recycling LLC East Chicago, IN · Hazardous Waste 98 chemicals
- Elemental Environmental Solutions LLC Arkadelphia, AR · Hazardous Waste 94 chemicals
- Norlite LLC Cohoes, NY · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 93 chemicals
Other The Dow Chemical Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Union Carbide Corp Technology Park Operations, Rohm & Haas Chemicals LLC, Dow Chemical Co.
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 Ethylene, Ammonia, Propylene, Zinc compounds; nearby reporters include Freeport_olin Bc. Dow Chemical Co Freeport Facility 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 Dow Chemical Co Freeport Facility TRI extract (HEAVY · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Ethylene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Dow Chemical Co Freeport Facility totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Freeport, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325199 · Chemicals. 3.8% of Brazoria TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Packaging Corp of America - Deridder Mill (Δ 4.3K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Dow Chemical Co Freeport Facility stamps HEAVY volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Ethylene. 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