EPA TRI Facility · Petroleum

Pasadena Refining System Inc

Pasadena, TX · Parent: Chevron USA Inc (cusa)

Total releases
294.4K lbs
Chemicals reported
27
Carcinogens
8
Primary pathway
Air Releases

AIR Form-R mix

Pasadena Refining System Inc: how the 294.4K lbs splits

294.4K lbs across all reported pathways

  • Air Releases 281.2K lbs 95.5%
  • Off-site Transfers 6.8K lbs 2.3%
  • Land Disposal 6.3K lbs 2.2%
  • Water Discharges 46 lbs <0.1%

Pasadena Refining System Inc's 294.4K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 95.5% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 2.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Xylene (mixed isomers).

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.

MID volume AIR pathway CARC-LEAN

Pasadena Refining System Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Pasadena, TX, in the petroleum sector. It reported 38.8K lbs of releases across 21 chemicals in 2023, and 294.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,612 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. Pasadena Refining System Inc is pounds #270 and chemical-count #66 at 294.4K 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: Macdermid; Pasadena Fabrication Facility; Global Pasadena Terminal; Sekisui Specialty Chemicals America Llc. - Pasadena Plant. Similar-scale Petroleum peers outside Texas: Marathon Petroleum Co LP Ohio Refining Div; Safety-Kleen Systems Inc.; Calcasieu Refining Co; Drummond Co Inc Abc Coke Div. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Xylene (mixed isomers); Propylene; Toluene; Hydrogen cyanide.

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Pasadena Refining System Inc stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (95.5% air releases) across 27 chemicals · 8 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 294.4K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Marathon Petroleum Co LP Ohio Refining Div and Safety-Kleen Systems Inc..

#2,612 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

Pasadena Refining System Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility

Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution

294K lbs Top 10% higher than 90% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities

This facility 0 lbs 20M+ lbs every reporting TRI facility, bucketed by value

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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year

Pasadena Refining System Inc in the Petroleum sector extract

Among the 902 Petroleum facilities in this database, Pasadena Refining System Inc reports the 124th-largest volume, placing it in the top 13.7% of its sector. Scale peers outside Texas include Marathon Petroleum Co LP Ohio Refining Div and Safety-Kleen Systems 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

2022 → 2023
  • Pasadena Refining System Inc's total reported releases fell from 68.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 38.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Pasadena Refining System Inc's land releases fell from 761 lb in 2022 to 278 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Pasadena Refining System Inc's air releases fell from 67.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 38.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Pasadena Refining System Inc's off-site transfers fell from 354 lb in 2022 to 276 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.

Pasadena Refining System Inc Form-R facts

Sector
Petroleum
MID volume
294.4K lbs
AIR pathway
Air Releases
CARC-LEAN chem count
27 · 8 carc.
Lead chemical
Xylene (mixed isomers)

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Total reported releases
Pasadena Refining System Inc
294.4K lbs
Macdermid
3.1K lbs

94.0× more than the comparison

Chemicals reported
Pasadena Refining System Inc
27
Macdermid
4

6.8× 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 Pasadena Refining System Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 294.4K lbs.

Air Releases 281.2K lbs (95.5%)
Off-site Transfers 6.8K lbs (2.3%)
Land Disposal 6.3K lbs (2.2%)
Water Discharges 46 lbs (<0.1%)
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Emissions Trend Summary

From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 14% (45.3K lbs to 38.8K lbs).

Pasadena Refining System Inc: annual Form-R pounds

MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023

million lbs

What this shows Pasadena Refining System Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 14% 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: Xylene (mixed isomers).

Source EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
Year Total Chemicals
2019 45.3K lbs 26
2020 59.2K lbs 26
2021 82.2K lbs 23
2022 68.9K lbs 22
2023 38.8K lbs 21

Chemical Releases

Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 8 of 27 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.

Chemical Total Flags
Xylene (mixed isomers) 46.5K lbs -
Propylene 36.6K lbs -
Toluene 36.3K lbs -
Hydrogen cyanide 32.6K lbs -
Benzene 30.6K lbs Carcinogen
Hydrogen sulfide 22.2K lbs -
n-Hexane 21.2K lbs -
Ammonia 13.5K lbs -
Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 10.5K lbs -
Ethylbenzene 9.6K lbs Carcinogen
Naphthalene 6.8K lbs Carcinogen
1,3-Butadiene 6.6K lbs Carcinogen
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene 6.1K lbs -
Ethylene 4.1K lbs -
Cyclohexane 3.7K lbs -
Biphenyl 3.4K lbs -
Cumene 2.0K lbs Carcinogen
Lead And Lead Compounds 1.5K lbs -
Mercury And Mercury Compounds 342 lbs -
Hydrogen fluoride 165 lbs -
Chlorine 113 lbs -
Polycyclic aromatic compounds 6 lbs Carcinogen
Benzo[g,h,i]perylene 1 lbs -
Tetrachloroethylene 0 lbs Carcinogen
Molybdenum trioxide 0 lbs Carcinogen
Zinc compounds 0 lbs -
Phosphorus (yellow or white) 0 lbs -

Pasadena Refining System Inc · AIR-pathway site

Pasadena, TX
29.7185, -95.2105
County TRI context
Harris · 0.1% of county pounds
Parent company
Chevron USA Inc (cusa)

Compare beyond Texas

Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count

Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Pasadena Refining System Inc on cumulative reported pounds (294.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (27). Release-pound peers include Anheuser-Busch LLC, Ducommun Aerostructures, Bayer Cropscience LP. Chemical-count peers include Nd Paper Inc. - Rumford Div, Veolia Es Technical Solutions L.L.C., Keystone Power Plant. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.

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 Xylene (mixed isomers), Propylene, Toluene, Hydrogen cyanide; nearby reporters include Macdermid. Pasadena Refining System Inc stamps MID 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.

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This Pasadena Refining System Inc TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Xylene (mixed isomers)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.

Pasadena Refining System Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Pasadena, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 324110 · Petroleum. 0.1% of Harris TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Anheuser-Busch LLC (Δ 53 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.

Pasadena Refining System Inc stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Xylene (mixed isomers). 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