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♦ Carcinogen

1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane

CAS # 79-34-5

29,370 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) -39% overall
Year Total Released (lbs) Reporting Facilities vs Prior Year
2015 3,585 26
2016 3,896 25 +9%
2017 3,973 24 +2%
2018 3,517 22 -11%
2019 2,389 9 -32%
2020 2,924 24 +22%
2021 2,869 24 -2%
2022 2,110 23 -26%
2023 1,929 24 -9%
2024 2,178 24 +13%
Top Releasing Industries
Industry Sector Total Released (lbs) Facilities
Manufacturing 27,860 22
Public Administration 760 1
Administrative and Support and Waste Management 750 10
Worst Water Discharge Exceedances Facilities that exceeded their permit limits for this chemical in discharge monitoring reports
Facility Reported Limit Exceedance Period
UPI PLATTE
DENVER, CO
0.00 mg/L 0.00 +488% Feb 2022
NORTH AMER PIPE CORP/LEOLA
LEOLA, PA
0.00 kg/d 0.00 +100% Sep 2024
NORTH AMER PIPE CORP/LEOLA
LEOLA, PA
0.00 kg/d 0.00 +100% Dec 2025
NORTH AMER PIPE CORP/LEOLA
LEOLA, PA
0.00 kg/d 0.00 +100% Feb 2025
NORTH AMER PIPE CORP/LEOLA
LEOLA, PA
0.00 kg/d 0.00 +100% May 2025
NORTH AMER PIPE CORP/LEOLA
LEOLA, PA
0.00 kg/d 0.00 +100% Apr 2025
NORTH AMER PIPE CORP/LEOLA
LEOLA, PA
0.00 kg/d 0.00 +100% Sep 2025
NORTH AMER PIPE CORP/LEOLA
LEOLA, PA
0.00 kg/d 0.00 +100% Nov 2025
NORTH AMER PIPE CORP/LEOLA
LEOLA, PA
0.00 kg/d 0.00 +100% Dec 2024
NORTH AMER PIPE CORP/LEOLA
LEOLA, PA
0.00 kg/d 0.00 +100% Jul 2025
NORTH AMER PIPE CORP/LEOLA
LEOLA, PA
0.00 kg/d 0.00 +100% Jan 2026
NORTH AMER PIPE CORP/LEOLA
LEOLA, PA
0.00 kg/d 0.00 +100% Jan 2025
NORTH AMER PIPE CORP/LEOLA
LEOLA, PA
0.00 kg/d 0.00 +100% Oct 2025
NORTH AMER PIPE CORP/LEOLA
LEOLA, PA
0.00 kg/d 0.00 +100% Jun 2025
NORTH AMER PIPE CORP/LEOLA
LEOLA, PA
0.00 kg/d 0.00 +100% Mar 2025
NORTH AMER PIPE CORP/LEOLA
LEOLA, PA
0.00 kg/d 0.00 +60% Aug 2025
NORTH AMER PIPE CORP/LEOLA
LEOLA, PA
0.00 kg/d 0.00 +33% Apr 2024
NORTH AMER PIPE CORP/LEOLA
LEOLA, PA
0.00 kg/d 0.00 +33% Apr 2025
NORTH AMER PIPE CORP/LEOLA
LEOLA, PA
0.00 kg/d 0.00 +33% Jan 2025
NORTH AMER PIPE CORP/LEOLA
LEOLA, PA
0.00 kg/d 0.00 +33% Dec 2024
Facility Location Year Total (lbs) Air Water
ARCWOOD ENVIRONMENTAL, LLC ORANGE, TX 2024
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORPORATION, TEXAS POINT COMFORT, TX 2024
WESTLAKE US 2 LLC WESTLAKE, LA 2024 740 740
WESTLAKE VINYLS CO LP GEISMAR, LA 2024 570 570
OLIN BLUE CUBE FREEPORT, TX 2024 278 278
WESTLAKE CHEMICALS & VINYLS LLC - PLAQUEMINE FACILITY PLAQUEMINE, LA 2024 102 102
FORMOSA PLASTICS LOUISIANA BATON ROUGE, LA 2024 92 92
OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL CORPORATION - GEISMAR FACILITY GEISMAR, LA 2024 86 86
VEOLIA ES TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS BEAUMONT, TX 2024 60 60
WESTLAKE CHEMICALS & VINYLS LLC WESTLAKE, LA 2024 51 51
BLUE CUBE OPERATIONS LLC PLAQUEMINE, LA 2024 42 42
WESTLAKE VINYLS, INC. CALVERT CITY, KY 2024 40 40
THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY TEXAS OPERATIONS FREEPORT, TX 2024 37 37
EQUILON LUBRICANTS CO - DEER PARK DEER PARK, TX 2024 24 24
OXY VINYLS LP - LA PORTE VCM PLANT LA PORTE, TX 2024 24 24
SHINTECH PLAQUEMINE PLANT PLAQUEMINE, LA 2024 11 11
HARRELL INDUSTRIES INC ROCKHILL, SC 2024 10 10
OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL OXYCHEM- PORTLAND PLANT GREGORY, TX 2024 8 8
OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL CORPORATION - WICHITA PLANT WICHITA, KS 2024 2
BUZZI UNICEM USA CAPE GIRARDEAU CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO 2024 1 1
CLEAN HARBORS DEER PARK LLC LA PORTE, TX 2024 0 0
HERITAGE THERMAL SERVICES EAST LIVERPOOL, OH 2024 0 0
CLEAN HARBORS EL DORADO LLC EL DORADO, AR 2024 0 0
CLEAN HARBORS ARAGONITE LLC GRANTSVILLE, UT 2024 0 0
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORPORATION, TEXAS POINT COMFORT, TX 2023
WESTLAKE US 2 LLC WESTLAKE, LA 2023 750 750
WESTLAKE VINYLS CO LP GEISMAR, LA 2023 454 454
OLIN BLUE CUBE FREEPORT, TX 2023 299 299
OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL CORPORATION - GEISMAR FACILITY GEISMAR, LA 2023 71 71
WESTLAKE CHEMICALS & VINYLS LLC - PLAQUEMINE FACILITY PLAQUEMINE, LA 2023 61 61
WESTLAKE CHEMICALS & VINYLS LLC WESTLAKE, LA 2023 51 51
VEOLIA ES TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS BEAUMONT, TX 2023 46 46
BLUE CUBE OPERATIONS LLC PLAQUEMINE, LA 2023 43 43
WESTLAKE VINYLS, INC. CALVERT CITY, KY 2023 39 39
FORMOSA PLASTICS LOUISIANA BATON ROUGE, LA 2023 30 30
THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY TEXAS OPERATIONS FREEPORT, TX 2023 29 29
EQUILON LUBRICANTS CO - DEER PARK DEER PARK, TX 2023 15 15
SHINTECH PLAQUEMINE PLANT PLAQUEMINE, LA 2023 11 11
OXY VINYLS LP - LA PORTE VCM PLANT LA PORTE, TX 2023 7 7
OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL OXYCHEM- PORTLAND PLANT GREGORY, TX 2023 6 6
HARRELL INDUSTRIES INC ROCKHILL, SC 2023 5 5
OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL CORPORATION - WICHITA PLANT WICHITA, KS 2023 5
BUZZI UNICEM USA CAPE GIRARDEAU CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO 2023 4 4
ASH GROVE CEMENT COMPANY FOREMAN, AR 2023 2 2
CLEAN HARBORS DEER PARK LLC LA PORTE, TX 2023 1 1
CLEAN HARBORS EL DORADO LLC EL DORADO, AR 2023 0 0
HERITAGE THERMAL SERVICES EAST LIVERPOOL, OH 2023 0 0
ARCWOOD ENVIRONMENTAL, LLC ORANGE, TX 2023 0 0
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORPORATION, TEXAS POINT COMFORT, TX 2022
WESTLAKE US 2 LLC WESTLAKE, LA 2022 830 830