EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Chemours Washington Works
Washington, WV · Parent: The Chemours Co
- Total releases
- 5.7M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 28
- Carcinogens
- 4
- Primary pathway
- Water Discharges
WATER Form-R mix
Chemours Washington Works: how the 5.7M lbs splits
5.7M lbs across all reported pathways
- Water Discharges 4.6M lbs 79.8%
- Air Releases 1.1M lbs 18.6%
- Off-site Transfers 61.8K lbs 1.1%
- Land Disposal 28.6K lbs 0.5%
Chemours Washington Works's 5.7M lbs Form-R total is WATER - water discharges is 79.8% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 18.6%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
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 WATER pathway CARC-LEAN
Chemours Washington Works is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Washington, WV, in the chemicals sector. It reported 1.0M lbs of releases across 20 chemicals in 2023, and 5.7M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 372 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In West Virginia's 182 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Chemours Washington Works is pounds #6 and chemical-count #4 at 5.7M lbs. Harrison Power Station leads reported pounds (32.5M lbs) at 29 chemicals (chemical-count #2). Mount Storm Power Station leads chemical count at 31 chemicals (5.6M lbs, pounds #7). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Delrin USA LLC; Kuraray America Inc-Washington Wv; Celanese Polymer Products LLC; Northwest Pipe Co. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside West Virginia: Lacc LLC Us/lotte Chemical Louisiana LLC; Ascend Performance Materials Operations Llc-Decatur Plant; Union Carbide Corp Seadrift Plant; Lion Copolymer Geismar LLC. Other The Chemours Co sites in this extract: Chemours Delisle Plant; Chemours Johnsonville Plant; Chemours Chambers Works; Chemours Louisville Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Ammonia; Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Dichloromethane.
Chemours Washington Works stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant WATER pathway (79.8% water discharges) across 28 chemicals · 4 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 5.7M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Lacc LLC Us/lotte Chemical Louisiana LLC and Ascend Performance Materials Operations Llc-Decatur Plant.
Chemours Washington Works vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
5.7M lbs Top 1% higher than 99% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Chemours Washington Works inside Wood's TRI pounds
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Chemours Washington Works reports the 69th-largest volume, placing it in the top 1.8% of its sector. This one site accounts for 96.5% of every pound reported in Wood. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 71.0% of the total. Scale peers outside West Virginia include Lacc LLC Us/lotte Chemical Louisiana LLC and Ascend Performance Materials Operations Llc-Decatur Plant.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Wood's reported pounds (6.0M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Chemours Washington Works's total reported releases rose from 943.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.0 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Chemours Washington Works's land releases fell from 28.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Chemours Washington Works's off-site transfers fell from 9.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 471 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Chemours Washington Works's water releases rose from 713.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 818.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Chemours Washington Works Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Chemours Washington Works releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 5.7M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 40% (1.7M lbs to 1.0M lbs).
Chemours Washington Works: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · WATER pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Chemours Washington Works year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 40% 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: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.7M lbs | 20 |
| 2020 | 1.0M lbs | 22 |
| 2021 | 1.0M lbs | 21 |
| 2022 | 943.8K lbs | 22 |
| 2023 | 1.0M lbs | 20 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 4 of 28 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
Chemours Washington Works · WATER-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Chemours Washington Works
Closest other reporters in West Virginia - including Delrin USA LLC, Kuraray America Inc-Washington Wv, Celanese Polymer Products LLC, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 181 other reporting facilities in West Virginia.
Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside West Virginia - e.g. Lacc LLC Us/lotte Chemical Louisiana LLC, Ascend Performance Materials Operations Llc-Decatur Plant, Union Carbide Corp Seadrift Plant.
Compare beyond West Virginia
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Chemours Washington Works on cumulative reported pounds (5.7M lbs) and distinct chemical count (28). Release-pound peers include International Paper Franklin Mill, Lacc LLC Us/lotte Chemical Louisiana LLC, Enersys Delaware Inc.. Chemical-count peers include Axalta Coating Systems USA Llc-Front Royal Plant, Duke Energy Carolinas LLC - Marshall Steam Station, Ortec Inc. 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).
- Axalta Coating Systems USA Llc-Front Royal Plant Front Royal, VA · Chemicals 28 chemicals
- Duke Energy Carolinas LLC - Marshall Steam Station Terrell, NC · Electric Utilities 28 chemicals
- Ortec Inc Easley, SC · Chemicals 28 chemicals
- Scherer Steam Electric Generating Plant Juliette, GA · Electric Utilities 28 chemicals
Other The Chemours Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Chemours Delisle Plant, Chemours Johnsonville Plant, Chemours Chambers Works.
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 Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Ammonia, Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Dichloromethane; nearby reporters include Delrin USA LLC. Chemours Washington Works stamps HEAVY volume · WATER 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 Chemours Washington Works TRI extract (HEAVY · WATER · CARC-LEAN · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Chemours Washington Works totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Washington, WV, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325120 · Chemicals. 96.5% of Wood TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: International Paper Franklin Mill (Δ 3.1K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Chemours Washington Works stamps HEAVY volume · WATER pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). 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