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♦ Carcinogen

Asbestos (friable)

CAS # 1332-21-4

189,883,580 lbs total reported releases across all facilities and years.

Facilities listed below reported releases of this chemical to the EPA Toxic Release Inventory (TRI). Quantities are self-reported annual totals in pounds, broken out by release pathway. Click any facility name for its full compliance profile.

National Release Trend (2015–2024) -48% overall
Year Total Released (lbs) Reporting Facilities vs Prior Year
2015 34,648,145 39
2016 23,627,227 41 -32%
2017 29,827,670 40 +26%
2018 31,739,061 46 +6%
2019 4,962,373 15 -84%
2020 8,561,412 38 +73%
2021 6,371,287 35 -26%
2022 12,980,864 34 +104%
2023 19,222,632 32 +48%
2024 17,942,909 31 -7%
Top Releasing Industries
Industry Sector Total Released (lbs) Facilities
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction 0 1
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 0 1
Administrative and Support and Waste Management 185,623,237 24
Public Administration 2,439,905 4
Manufacturing 1,820,437 37
Utilities 1 8
Facility Location Year Total (lbs) Air Water
CHEMICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT, INC- TREATMENT FACILITY EMELLE, AL 2020 1,903,000
CLEAN HARBORS GRASSY MOUNTAIN LLC GREENHAVEN, UT 2020 1,573,731 70
CLEAN HARBORS BUTTONWILLOW, LLC BUTTONWILLOW, CA 2020 1,158,430 0
CHEMICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT - LAKE CHARLES FACILITY SULPHUR, LA 2020 813,000
KESTREL HAWK LANDFILL RACINE, WI 2020 803,060
ALLIED WASTE/BFI - NIAGARA FALLS LANDFILL NIAGARA FALLS, NY 2020 614,300
ENERGYSOLUTIONS LLC DUGWAY, UT 2020 467,072
WM - KETTLEMAN HILLS HAZARDOUS WASTE FACILITY KETTLEMAN CITY, CA 2020 364,352 2
US ECOLOGY ROBSTOWN, TX 2020 227,802
ALLIED WASTE OF PONCE PONCE, PR 2020 189,820
US ARMY GARRISON-REDSTONE HUNTSVILLE, AL 2020 170,663 1,018
U.S. ECOLOGY, INC. - NEVADA (BEATTY, NV) BEATTY, NV 2020 140,396 0
WAYNE DISPOSAL INC (WDI) HAZARDOUS WASTE LANDFILL BELLEVILLE, MI 2020 70,506 1
THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY - LOUISIANA OPERATIONS PLAQUEMINE, LA 2020 28,695
CLEAN HARBORS DEER TRAIL LLC DEER TRAIL, CO 2020 13,079 1
CLEAN HARBORS - LONE MOUNTAIN FACILITY WAYNOKA, OK 2020 13,056
WASTE CONTROL SPECIALISTS ANDREWS FACILITY ANDREWS, TX 2020 10,448 1
WESTLAKE CHEMICALS & VINYLS LLC - PLAQUEMINE FACILITY PLAQUEMINE, LA 2020 3 3
OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL CORPORATION CONVENT, LA 2020 0 0
EQ DETROIT INC DETROIT, MI 2020 0 0
INDORAMA VENTURES OXIDES - PORT NECHES OPERATIONS PORT NECHES, TX 2019
OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL CORP - TAFT PLANT HAHNVILLE, LA 2019
GEORGE C MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER REDSTONE ARSENAL, AL 2019
OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL CORP. NIAGARA FALLS, NY 2019
PORT ARTHUR REFINERY PORT ARTHUR, TX 2019
HELIX GENERATION - RAVENSWOOD GENERATING STATION LONG ISLAND CITY, NY 2019
OXY VINYLS LP - LA PORTE VCM PLANT LA PORTE, TX 2019
ALLIED WASTE OF PONCE PONCE, PR 2019 2,623,020
CLEAN HARBORS BUTTONWILLOW, LLC BUTTONWILLOW, CA 2019 964,926 20
U.S. ECOLOGY, INC. - NEVADA (BEATTY, NV) BEATTY, NV 2019 602,793 8
US ECOLOGY ROBSTOWN, TX 2019 549,368 22
ENERGYSOLUTIONS LLC DUGWAY, UT 2019 183,323
CLEAN HARBORS DEER TRAIL LLC DEER TRAIL, CO 2019 20,071 1
US ECOLOGY IDAHO INC GRAND VIEW, ID 2019 18,872 1
OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL OXYCHEM- PORTLAND PLANT GREGORY, TX 2019 1 1
3M CHEMICAL OPERATIONS' DECATUR FACILITY DECATUR, AL 2018
OLIN CORP. MCINTOSH, ALABAMA PLANT MCINTOSH, AL 2018
TOTALENERGIES PETROCHEMICALS & REFINING INC - PORT ARTHUR REFINERY PORT ARTHUR, TX 2018
DELAWARE CITY REFINING COMPANY LLC DELAWARE CITY, DE 2018
OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL CORPORATION - WICHITA PLANT WICHITA, KS 2018
BLUE CUBE OPERATIONS LLC PLAQUEMINE, LA 2018
KENSING LLC KANKAKEE, IL 2018
GEORGE C MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER REDSTONE ARSENAL, AL 2018
U.S. BUREAU OF PRISONS LEXINGTON, KY 2018
OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL CORP - TAFT PLANT HAHNVILLE, LA 2018
PORT ARTHUR REFINERY PORT ARTHUR, TX 2018
OXY VINYLS LP - LA PORTE VCM PLANT LA PORTE, TX 2018
VALERO CORPUS CHRISTI REFINERIES - WEST PLANT CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 2018
OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL CORP. NIAGARA FALLS, NY 2018
PUBLIC SERVICE CO OF COLORADO HAYDEN STATION HAYDEN, CO 2018