EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals

Shell Chemical LP

Deer Park, TX · Parent: Shell Petroleum Inc

Total releases
2.3M lbs
Chemicals reported
54
Carcinogens
18
Primary pathway
Air Releases

AIR Form-R mix

Shell Chemical LP: how the 2.3M lbs splits

2.3M lbs across all reported pathways

  • Air Releases 1.9M lbs 80.0%
  • Off-site Transfers 260.8K lbs 11.2%
  • Water Discharges 203.3K lbs 8.7%
  • Land Disposal 32 lbs <0.1%

Shell Chemical LP's 2.3M lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 80.0% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 11.2%. 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-MID

Shell Chemical LP is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Deer Park, TX, in the chemicals sector. It reported 573.4K lbs of releases across 37 chemicals in 2023, and 2.3M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 778 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. Shell Chemical LP is pounds #77 and chemical-count #10 at 2.3M 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Deer Park Refining LP; Westlake Epoxy Inc.- Deer Park Site; Oxy Vinyls LP Deer Park-Vcm Plant; Lubrizol Corp Deer Park Facility. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Texas: 3V Sigma USA; Lanxess - West Plant; Eden Custom Processing LLC; Corteva Agriscience LLC - Harbor Beach Operations. Other Shell Petroleum Inc sites in this extract: Shell Catalysts & Technologies - Pittsburg; Equilon Carson Terminal; Shell Chemical LP - Martinez Catalyst Plant; Sewaren Terminal. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ethylene; Propylene; Cumene; 1,3-Butadiene.

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Shell Chemical LP stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant AIR pathway (80.0% air releases) across 54 chemicals · 18 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 2.3M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include 3V Sigma USA and Lanxess - West Plant.

#778 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases - among the top 3% of reporting sites by volume. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

Shell Chemical LP vs. every reporting TRI facility

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

2.3M lbs Top 3% higher than 97% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities

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

Each bar is a $1M-wide band; taller bars hold more reporting TRI facilities. The dashed line and filled bar mark this facility. Hover, focus, or tap a bar for its full count, share, and position.

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

Shell Chemical LP in the Chemicals sector extract

Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Shell Chemical LP reports the 149th-largest volume, placing it in the top 3.8% of its sector. Scale peers outside Texas include 3V Sigma USA and Lanxess - West Plant.

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
  • Shell Chemical LP's total reported releases rose from 408.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 573.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Shell Chemical LP's off-site transfers rose from 1.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 131.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Shell Chemical LP's land releases fell from 26 lb in 2022 to 1 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Shell Chemical LP's water releases fell from 39.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 32.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.

Shell Chemical LP Form-R facts

Sector
Chemicals
HEAVY volume
2.3M lbs
AIR pathway
Air Releases
CARC-MID chem count
54 · 18 carc.
Lead chemical
Ethylene

Compare this facility

See how Shell Chemical LP stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.

Total reported releases
Shell Chemical LP
2.3M lbs
Deer Park Refining LP
3.7M lbs

36% less than the comparison

Chemicals reported
Shell Chemical LP
54
Deer Park Refining LP
53

About the same as 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 Shell Chemical LP releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2.3M lbs.

Air Releases 1.9M lbs (80.0%)
Off-site Transfers 260.8K lbs (11.2%)
Water Discharges 203.3K lbs (8.7%)
Land Disposal 32 lbs (<0.1%)
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Emissions Trend Summary

From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 18% (484.7K lbs to 573.4K lbs).

Shell Chemical LP: annual Form-R pounds

HEAVY site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023

million lbs

What this shows Shell Chemical LP year-over-year reported totals (increased by 18% 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.

Source EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
Year Total Chemicals
2019 484.7K lbs 44
2020 382.5K lbs 45
2021 476.6K lbs 47
2022 408.8K lbs 35
2023 573.4K lbs 37

Chemical Releases

Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 18 of 54 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.

Chemical Total Flags
Ethylene 383.9K lbs -
Propylene 337.7K lbs -
Cumene 307.4K lbs Carcinogen
1,3-Butadiene 219.6K lbs Carcinogen
Toluene 208.4K lbs -
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 186.3K lbs -
Phenol 145.6K lbs -
Lead And Lead Compounds 109.4K lbs -
Benzene 107.8K lbs Carcinogen
Xylene (mixed isomers) 69.6K lbs -
Isoprene 31.5K lbs Carcinogen
Ammonia 26.0K lbs -
Ethylbenzene 25.9K lbs Carcinogen
Lead compounds 24.4K lbs -
Acetonitrile 22.6K lbs -
Methanol 21.7K lbs -
Epichlorohydrin 14.2K lbs Carcinogen
Zinc compounds 13.9K lbs -
Hydrogen sulfide 13.0K lbs -
n-Hexane 12.2K lbs -
Naphthalene 9.2K lbs Carcinogen
Diethanolamine 6.6K lbs -
Nickel compounds 5.5K lbs Carcinogen
Sodium nitrite 4.0K lbs -
Dicyclopentadiene 3.7K lbs -
Methyl isobutyl ketone 3.1K lbs Carcinogen
Cumene hydroperoxide 2.7K lbs -
Allyl alcohol 1.9K lbs -
Manganese compounds 1.5K lbs -
Styrene 1.5K lbs Carcinogen
Glycidol 1.0K lbs Carcinogen
Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 800 lbs -
Cyclohexane 747 lbs -
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene 723 lbs -
Acetophenone 382 lbs -
Hydrogen cyanide 364 lbs -
Dichloromethane 330 lbs Carcinogen
Mercury And Mercury Compounds 208 lbs -
Polycyclic aromatic compounds 147 lbs Carcinogen
Phenanthrene 67 lbs -
Benzo[g,h,i]perylene 60 lbs -
Anthracene 42 lbs -
Cresol (mixed isomers) 34 lbs -
Tetrachloroethylene 21 lbs Carcinogen
Cobalt And Cobalt Compounds 20 lbs Carcinogen
sec-Butyl alcohol 16 lbs -
Certain glycol ethers 16 lbs -
Mercury compounds 16 lbs -
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 5 lbs -
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 0 lbs Carcinogen
Acetamide 0 lbs Carcinogen
Carbonyl sulfide 0 lbs -
Molybdenum trioxide 0 lbs Carcinogen
Carbon disulfide 0 lbs -

Shell Chemical LP · AIR-pathway site

Deer Park, TX
29.7109, -95.1193
County TRI context
Harris · 1.1% of county pounds
Parent company
Shell Petroleum Inc

Compare beyond Texas

Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count

Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Shell Chemical LP on cumulative reported pounds (2.3M lbs) and distinct chemical count (54). Release-pound peers include Gibson Solae, 3V Sigma USA, Marathon Petroleum Co LP Illinois Refining Div. Chemical-count peers include Cleveland-Cliffs Burns Harbor LLC, Keystone Cement Co, Heidelberg Materials US Cement LLC. 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 Ethylene, Propylene, Cumene, 1,3-Butadiene; nearby reporters include Deer Park Refining LP. Shell Chemical LP stamps HEAVY 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.

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This Shell Chemical LP TRI extract (HEAVY · AIR · CARC-MID · lead Ethylene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.

Shell Chemical LP totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Deer Park, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325110 · Chemicals. 1.1% of Harris TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Gibson Solae (Δ 1.5K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.

Shell Chemical LP stamps HEAVY volume · AIR pathway · CARC-MID · 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