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Basf Corp - Geismar Site

Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $35,460 in recorded penalties.

Significant Violation Chemicals TRI + Clean Air Act + Clean Water Act + RCRA 110070834884 Ascension Parish
Noncompliance quarters
12

Counted from the imported ECHO record over the last 12 quarters.

Penalties
$35,460

Recorded enforcement amount carried into the facility page.

Last inspection
2024-06-12

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Reported on-site releases are higher in 2024 than in 2022.

Year Air Water Land Total
2022 373,619 lbs 751,144 lbs 0 lbs 1,124,763 lbs
2023 380,199 lbs 1,113,061 lbs 0 lbs 1,493,260 lbs
2024 395,653 lbs 1,121,009 lbs 0 lbs 1,516,662 lbs
Chemical breakdown

What this facility is reporting

  • water 1,030,000 lbs

    Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows water as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 134,750 lbs

    Ammonia

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • water 80,000 lbs

    Sodium nitrite

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows water as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 43,800 lbs

    Methanol

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 32,900 lbs

    Chlorobenzene

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 28,376 lbs

    Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 22,950 lbs

    Toluene

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 21,160 lbs

    Ethylene

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 20,892 lbs

    Formic acid

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 12,470 lbs

    Propylene oxide

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 12,401 lbs

    Chloroform

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 8,380 lbs

    Ethylene oxide

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 8,051 lbs

    Formaldehyde

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 7,680 lbs

    Xylene (mixed isomers)

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 6,125 lbs

    Benzene

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 5,131 lbs

    Dimethylamine

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 5,060 lbs

    N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 5,050 lbs

    Aniline

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 5,030 lbs

    n-Butyl alcohol

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 4,510 lbs

    Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22)

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 3,011 lbs

    Acrylonitrile

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 2,808 lbs

    Ethylene glycol

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 2,756 lbs

    Diaminotoluene (mixed isomers)

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 2,560 lbs

    Carbon tetrachloride

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 1,925 lbs

    Triethylamine

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 1,866 lbs

    4, 4'-Methylenedianiline

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 1,320 lbs

    Naphthalene

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 1,270 lbs

    Ethylbenzene

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 1,057 lbs

    Nitrobenzene

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 814 lbs

    o-Toluidine

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 804 lbs

    Diisocyanates

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • water 498 lbs

    Copper compounds

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows water as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • water 312 lbs

    Nickel compounds

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows water as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 307 lbs

    Chlorine

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 251 lbs

    Chloroethane

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 175 lbs

    Propargyl alcohol

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 88 lbs

    Dinitrotoluene (mixed isomers)

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 62 lbs

    tert-Butyl alcohol

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 40 lbs

    Nitric acid

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 15 lbs

    Phosgene

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 7 lbs

    Toluene diisocyanate (mixed isomers)

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 0 lbs

    2, 4-Dinitrophenol

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 0 lbs

    Picric acid

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

Enforcement layer

Why the ECHO-style detail matters

Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $35,460 in recorded penalties.

Significant Violation Last recorded inspection: 2024-06-12. Total penalties on record: $35,460.