EPA TRI Facility · Natural Gas Processing
Tornado Gas Plant
Mentone, TX · Parent: Marathon Petroleum Corp
- Total releases
- 34.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 10
- Carcinogens
- 4
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Tornado Gas Plant: how the 34.8K lbs splits
34.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 34.8K lbs 100.0%
Tornado Gas Plant's 34.8K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: n-Hexane.
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
Tornado Gas Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Mentone, TX, in the natural gas processing sector. It reported 17.3K lbs of releases across 7 chemicals in 2023, and 34.8K lbs in total across its 2022-2023 reporting years. That ranks 6,982 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. Tornado Gas Plant is pounds #676 and chemical-count #278 at 34.8K 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: Lobo Processing Plant; Loving Gas Plant; Mentone Gas Plant; Mentone Gas Plant. Similar-scale Natural Gas Processing peers outside Texas: Watford City Plant; Dcp Midstream Lp/sholem Gas Plant; Vermillion Gas Plant; Bear Creek Gas Plant. Other Marathon Petroleum Corp sites in this extract: Blanchard Refining Co LLC; Marathon Petroleum Co LP; Marathon Mandan Refinery; Catlettsburg Refining LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: n-Hexane; Benzene; Toluene; Methanol.
Tornado Gas Plant stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 10 chemicals · 4 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 34.8K lbs (2022–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Watford City Plant and Dcp Midstream Lp/sholem Gas Plant.
Tornado Gas Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
35K lbs Top 27% higher than 73% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Tornado Gas Plant inside Loving's TRI pounds
Among the 339 Natural Gas Processing facilities in this database, Tornado Gas Plant reports the 134th-largest volume (34.8K lbs). This one site accounts for 29.5% of every pound reported in Loving. Scale peers outside Texas include Watford City Plant and Dcp Midstream Lp/sholem Gas Plant.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Loving's reported pounds (118.0K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Tornado Gas Plant's total reported releases fell from 17.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 17.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Tornado Gas Plant's chemicals reported fell from 10 in 2022 to 7 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Tornado Gas Plant's air releases fell from 17.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 17.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Tornado Gas Plant Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Tornado Gas Plant stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
17% less than the comparison
25% 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 Tornado Gas Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 34.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2022 to 2023, total releases decreased by 1% (17.5K lbs to 17.3K lbs).
Tornado Gas Plant: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2022–2023
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Tornado Gas Plant year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 1% from 2022 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: n-Hexane.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 17.5K lbs | 10 |
| 2023 | 17.3K lbs | 7 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2022–2023). 4 of 10 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| n-Hexane | 12.9K lbs | - |
| Benzene | 9.8K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Toluene | 5.5K lbs | - |
| Methanol | 5.3K lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 778 lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 583 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cyclohexane | 0 lbs | - |
| Naphthalene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cumene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 0 lbs | - |
Tornado Gas Plant · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Tornado Gas Plant
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Lobo Processing Plant, Loving Gas Plant, Mentone Gas Plant, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 2,015 other reporting facilities in Texas.
Similar Natural Gas Processing Facilities
Other Natural Gas Processing facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Texas - e.g. Watford City Plant, Dcp Midstream Lp/sholem Gas Plant, Vermillion Gas Plant.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Tornado Gas Plant on cumulative reported pounds (34.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (10). Release-pound peers include Bakersfield Renewable Fuels LLC - Areas 1 & 2, Nestle USA Inc., Hexion Inc-Moreau Facility. Chemical-count peers include Harris Paints Corp., Saint Thomas Bulk Terminal, Total Guaynabo Bulk Terminal. 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 Marathon Petroleum Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Blanchard Refining Co LLC, Marathon Petroleum Co LP, Marathon Mandan Refinery.
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 n-Hexane, Benzene, Toluene, Methanol; nearby reporters include Lobo Processing Plant. Tornado Gas Plant 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 Tornado Gas Plant TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-MID · lead n-Hexane) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Tornado Gas Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Mentone, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2022–2023 (2 years). NAICS 211130 · Natural Gas Processing. 29.5% of Loving TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Bakersfield Renewable Fuels LLC - Areas 1 & 2 (Δ 8 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Tornado Gas Plant stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-MID · lead n-Hexane. 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