EPA TRI Facility · Petroleum Bulk Terminals
Valero Taylor Terminal
Taylor, TX · Parent: Valero Energy Corp
- Total releases
- 4.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 10
- Carcinogens
- 5
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Valero Taylor Terminal: how the 4.3K lbs splits
4.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 3.8K lbs 88.4%
- Land Disposal 491 lbs 11.6%
Valero Taylor Terminal's 4.3K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 88.4% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at 11.6%. 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.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
Valero Taylor Terminal is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Taylor, TX, in the petroleum bulk terminals sector. It reported 4.3K lbs of releases across 10 chemicals in 2019. That ranks 11,484 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. Valero Taylor Terminal is pounds #1099 and chemical-count #288 at 4.3K 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). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Gemini - Taylor; Durcon Inc; Lone Star Concrete Chandler Plant; Mm Taylor Ready Mix. Similar-scale Petroleum Bulk Terminals peers outside Texas: Irving Oil Terminals Inc.; Sun Coast Resources LLC; Mplx Terminals LLC - Mt Prospect Il Terminal; Citgo Fairfax Terminal. Other Valero Energy Corp sites in this extract: Valero Refining - Texas L.P. Houston Refinery; Valero Refining-Texas LP; Diamond Shamrock Refining Co LP; Valero Refining-Texas LP Corpus Christi West Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Xylene (mixed isomers); n-Hexane; Benzene; Toluene.
Valero Taylor Terminal stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (88.4% air releases) across 10 chemicals · 5 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 4.3K lbs (2019–2019). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Irving Oil Terminals Inc. and Sun Coast Resources LLC.
Valero Taylor Terminal vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
4.3K lbs Top 44% higher than 56% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Valero Taylor Terminal in the Petroleum Bulk Terminals sector extract
Among the 695 Petroleum Bulk Terminals facilities in this database, Valero Taylor Terminal reports the 287th-largest volume (4.3K lbs). Scale peers outside Texas include Irving Oil Terminals Inc. and Sun Coast Resources LLC.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Valero Taylor Terminal Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Valero Taylor Terminal releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 4.3K lbs.
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2019). 5 of 10 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 1.3K lbs | - |
| n-Hexane | 1.0K lbs | - |
| Benzene | 605 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Toluene | 514 lbs | - |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 265 lbs | - |
| Benzo[g,h,i]perylene | 260 lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 227 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Naphthalene | 54 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cumene | 23 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 10 lbs | Carcinogen |
Valero Taylor Terminal · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Valero Taylor Terminal
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Gemini - Taylor, Durcon Inc, Lone Star Concrete Chandler Plant, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 2,015 other reporting facilities in Texas.
Similar Petroleum Bulk Terminals Facilities
Other Petroleum Bulk Terminals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Texas - e.g. Irving Oil Terminals Inc., Sun Coast Resources LLC, Mplx Terminals LLC - Mt Prospect Il Terminal.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Valero Taylor Terminal on cumulative reported pounds (4.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (10). Release-pound peers include American Packaging Corp Site, Hendrickson Trailer Suspension Systems, Sds Lumber Co. 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 Valero Energy Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Valero Refining - Texas L.P. Houston Refinery, Valero Refining-Texas LP, Diamond Shamrock Refining Co LP.
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), n-Hexane, Benzene, Toluene; nearby reporters include Gemini - Taylor. Valero Taylor Terminal stamps LIGHT 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 Valero Taylor Terminal TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Xylene (mixed isomers)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Valero Taylor Terminal totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Taylor, TX, latest year 2019. NAICS 424710 · Petroleum Bulk Terminals. 1.1% of Williamson TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: American Packaging Corp Site (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Valero Taylor Terminal stamps LIGHT 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