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Shell Chemical

Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $614,437 in recorded penalties.

Significant Violation Chemicals TRI + Clean Air Act + Clean Water Act + RCRA 110031267064 Harris County
Noncompliance quarters
12

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

Penalties
$614,437

Recorded enforcement amount carried into the facility page.

Last inspection
2025-02-20

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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 698,408 lbs 548,743 lbs 45 lbs 1,247,196 lbs
2023 747,381 lbs 261,508 lbs 2 lbs 1,008,891 lbs
2024 1,141,048 lbs 230,275 lbs 5 lbs 1,371,328 lbs
Chemical breakdown

What this facility is reporting

  • air 438,120 lbs

    Ethylene

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

  • water 183,440 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 142,970 lbs

    Propylene

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

  • air 107,650 lbs

    1, 3-Butadiene

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

  • air 97,000 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 52,743 lbs

    Cumene

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

  • air 50,107 lbs

    Toluene

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

  • air 40,597 lbs

    Phenol

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

  • air 39,607 lbs

    Benzene

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

  • air 38,812 lbs

    Hydrogen sulfide

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

  • water 31,520 lbs

    Methanol

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

  • air 21,113 lbs

    Ammonia

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

  • air 18,410 lbs

    Xylene (mixed isomers)

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

  • air 13,880 lbs

    n-Hexane

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

  • air 13,070 lbs

    Hydrogen cyanide

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

  • air 12,622 lbs

    Epichlorohydrin

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

  • air 10,300 lbs

    4, 4'-Isopropylidenediphenol

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

  • air 9,921 lbs

    Dichloromethane

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

  • water 8,667 lbs

    Zinc compounds

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

  • air 8,000 lbs

    Acetonitrile

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

  • air 4,627 lbs

    Ethylbenzene

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

  • water 4,600 lbs

    Sodium nitrite

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

  • air 4,340 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.

  • water 3,402 lbs

    Glycidol

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

  • air 3,059 lbs

    Diethanolamine

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

  • water 2,640 lbs

    sec-Butyl alcohol

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

  • air 2,376 lbs

    Isoprene

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

  • air 2,312 lbs

    Naphthalene

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

  • air 1,162 lbs

    Styrene

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

  • air 875 lbs

    Cyclohexane

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

  • water 698 lbs

    Acetophenone

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

  • air 546 lbs

    1, 2, 4-Trimethylbenzene

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

  • air 493 lbs

    Dicyclopentadiene

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

  • water 387 lbs

    Manganese compounds

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

  • air 384 lbs

    Cumene hydroperoxide

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

  • air 274 lbs

    Tetrachloroethylene

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

  • water 262 lbs

    Lead compounds

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

  • water 218 lbs

    Nickel compounds

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

  • water 70 lbs

    Mercury compounds

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

  • water 31 lbs

    Polycyclic aromatic compounds

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

  • air 12 lbs

    Carbon disulfide

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

  • air 7 lbs

    Phenanthrene

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

  • air 2 lbs

    Anthracene

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

  • water 2 lbs

    Benzo[g, h, i]perylene

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

  • air 1 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

    Acetamide

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

  • air 0 lbs

    Carbonyl sulfide

    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

Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $614,437 in recorded penalties.

Significant Violation Last recorded inspection: 2025-02-20. Total penalties on record: $614,437.