♦ 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
PARAMOUNT PETROLEUM CORPORATION	PARAMOUNT, CA	2024	—	—	—
BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY	UPTON, NY	2024	—	—	—
TRADEBE TREATMENT & RECYCLING OF TENNESSEE LLC	MILLINGTON, TN	2024	—	—	—
HELIX GENERATION - RAVENSWOOD GENERATING STATION	LONG ISLAND CITY, NY	2024	—	—	—
OXY VINYLS LP - LA PORTE VCM PLANT	LA PORTE, TX	2024	—	—	—
ALON BAKERSFIELD REFINERY	BAKERSFIELD, CA	2024	—	—	—
BLUE CUBE OPERATIONS LLC	PLAQUEMINE, LA	2024	—	—	—
WAYNE DISPOSAL INC (WDI) HAZARDOUS WASTE LANDFILL	BELLEVILLE, MI	2024	—	—	—
TOTALENERGIES PETROCHEMICALS & REFINING INC - PORT ARTHUR REFINERY	PORT ARTHUR, TX	2024	—	—	—
SHELL CHEMICAL LP - GEISMAR PLANT	GEISMAR, LA	2024	—	—	—
WESTLAKE CHEMICALS & VINYLS LLC - PLAQUEMINE FACILITY	PLAQUEMINE, LA	2024	—	—	—
WM - KETTLEMAN HILLS HAZARDOUS WASTE FACILITY	KETTLEMAN CITY, CA	2024	4,860,782	33	—
CHEMICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT LANDFILL	ARLINGTON, OR	2024	4,257,627	—	—
CHEMICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT, INC- TREATMENT FACILITY	EMELLE, AL	2024	2,500,000	—	—
ENERGYSOLUTIONS LLC	DUGWAY, UT	2024	2,062,526	—	—
US ECOLOGY	ROBSTOWN, TX	2024	1,920,353	—	—
CLEAN HARBORS BUTTONWILLOW, LLC	BUTTONWILLOW, CA	2024	1,141,321	24	—
U.S. ECOLOGY, INC. - NEVADA (BEATTY, NV)	BEATTY, NV	2024	246,446	9	—
CLEAN HARBORS GRASSY MOUNTAIN LLC	GREENHAVEN, UT	2024	229,790	10	—
ALLIED WASTE OF PONCE	PONCE, PR	2024	171,000	—	—
CHEMICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT - LAKE CHARLES FACILITY	SULPHUR, LA	2024	136,500	—	—
NEVADA TEST SITE	MERCURY, NV	2024	115,199	—	—
US ARMY GARRISON-REDSTONE	HUNTSVILLE, AL	2024	87,215	—	—
ALLIED WASTE/BFI - NIAGARA FALLS LANDFILL	NIAGARA FALLS, NY	2024	81,582	—	—
THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY TEXAS OPERATIONS	FREEPORT, TX	2024	44,620	—	—
THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY - LOUISIANA OPERATIONS	PLAQUEMINE, LA	2024	43,757	—	—
CLEAN HARBORS - LONE MOUNTAIN FACILITY	WAYNOKA, OK	2024	28,260	—	—
US ECOLOGY IDAHO INC	GRAND VIEW, ID	2024	15,929	1	—
MARTIN DRAKE	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	2024	1	1	—
OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL CORPORATION	CONVENT, LA	2024	0	0	—
OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL OXYCHEM- PORTLAND PLANT	GREGORY, TX	2024	0	0	—
GEORGE C MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER	REDSTONE ARSENAL, AL	2023	—	—	—
PARAMOUNT PETROLEUM CORPORATION	PARAMOUNT, CA	2023	—	—	—
OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL CORP - TAFT PLANT	HAHNVILLE, LA	2023	—	—	—
OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL CORPORATION - WICHITA PLANT	WICHITA, KS	2023	—	—	—
TOTALENERGIES PETROCHEMICALS & REFINING INC - PORT ARTHUR REFINERY	PORT ARTHUR, TX	2023	—	—	—
ALON BAKERSFIELD REFINERY	BAKERSFIELD, CA	2023	—	—	—
BLUE CUBE OPERATIONS LLC	PLAQUEMINE, LA	2023	—	—	—
EXXONMOBIL BEAUMONT REFINERY	BEAUMONT, TX	2023	—	—	—
OXY VINYLS LP - LA PORTE VCM PLANT	LA PORTE, TX	2023	—	—	—
BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY	UPTON, NY	2023	—	—	—
TRADEBE TREATMENT & RECYCLING OF TENNESSEE LLC	MILLINGTON, TN	2023	—	—	—
CHEMICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT, INC- TREATMENT FACILITY	EMELLE, AL	2023	7,700,040	40	—
CHEMICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT LANDFILL	ARLINGTON, OR	2023	1,948,995	—	—
CLEAN HARBORS GRASSY MOUNTAIN LLC	GREENHAVEN, UT	2023	1,910,397	85	—
ENERGYSOLUTIONS LLC	DUGWAY, UT	2023	1,895,895	—	—
WM - KETTLEMAN HILLS HAZARDOUS WASTE FACILITY	KETTLEMAN CITY, CA	2023	1,705,539	12	—
CLEAN HARBORS BUTTONWILLOW, LLC	BUTTONWILLOW, CA	2023	1,211,801	26	—
US ECOLOGY	ROBSTOWN, TX	2023	821,518	—	—
ALLIED WASTE OF PONCE	PONCE, PR	2023	780,000	—	—