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Port Arthur Refinery

Violation Identified across 9 of the last 12 quarters, with $221,488 in recorded penalties.

Violation Identified Petroleum TRI + Clean Air Act + Clean Water Act + RCRA 110000464006 Jefferson County
Noncompliance quarters
9

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

Penalties
$221,488

Recorded enforcement amount carried into the facility page.

Last inspection
2023-11-29

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

Year Air Water Land Total
2022 434,904 lbs 75,791 lbs 254 lbs 510,948 lbs
2023 493,296 lbs 84,583 lbs 345 lbs 578,224 lbs
2024 495,902 lbs 102,251 lbs 604 lbs 598,758 lbs
Chemical breakdown

What this facility is reporting

  • air 240,263 lbs

    Hydrogen cyanide

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

  • water 94,196 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 59,085 lbs

    Sulfuric 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 24,973 lbs

    Ammonia

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

  • air 22,390 lbs

    Toluene

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

  • air 20,773 lbs

    n-Hexane

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

  • air 18,880 lbs

    Carbonyl sulfide

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

  • air 18,434 lbs

    Xylene (mixed isomers)

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

  • air 15,866 lbs

    Propylene

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

  • air 15,466 lbs

    Benzene

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

  • air 14,699 lbs

    Hydrogen sulfide

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

  • air 11,604 lbs

    Cyclohexane

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

  • air 7,813 lbs

    Carbon disulfide

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

  • air 6,847 lbs

    Styrene

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

  • air 6,023 lbs

    Polycyclic aromatic compounds

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

  • water 3,911 lbs

    Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7))

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

  • air 3,785 lbs

    1, 2, 4-Trimethylbenzene

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

  • air 3,477 lbs

    Ethylbenzene

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

  • air 2,125 lbs

    Naphthalene

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

  • air 1,608 lbs

    Ethylene

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

  • air 1,327 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 761 lbs

    Nickel compounds

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

  • air 755 lbs

    1, 3-Butadiene

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

  • air 705 lbs

    Phenanthrene

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

  • water 672 lbs

    Phenol

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

  • air 655 lbs

    Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region)

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

  • air 415 lbs

    Cumene

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

  • water 343 lbs

    Anthracene

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

  • air 250 lbs

    Hydrogen fluoride

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

  • water 213 lbs

    2, 4-Dimethylphenol

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

  • air 172 lbs

    Cresol (mixed isomers)

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

  • air 131 lbs

    Lead compounds

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

  • air 98 lbs

    Methanol

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

  • air 16 lbs

    Mercury compounds

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

  • air 16 lbs

    Benzo[g, h, i]perylene

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

  • air 5 lbs

    Diethanolamine

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

  • air 5 lbs

    Tetrachloroethylene

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

  • air 0 lbs

    Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds

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

  • air 0 lbs

    Molybdenum trioxide

    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

Violation Identified across 9 of the last 12 quarters, with $221,488 in recorded penalties.

Violation Identified Last recorded inspection: 2023-11-29. Total penalties on record: $221,488.