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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
WESTLAKE VINYLS CO LP GEISMAR, LA 2022 385 385 —
OLIN BLUE CUBE FREEPORT, TX 2022 285 285 —
OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL CORPORATION - WICHITA PLANT WICHITA, KS 2022 106 — —
WESTLAKE CHEMICALS & VINYLS LLC - PLAQUEMINE FACILITY PLAQUEMINE, LA 2022 103 103 —
BLUE CUBE OPERATIONS LLC PLAQUEMINE, LA 2022 98 98 —
OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL CORPORATION - GEISMAR FACILITY GEISMAR, LA 2022 68 68 —
WESTLAKE CHEMICALS & VINYLS LLC WESTLAKE, LA 2022 51 51 —
WESTLAKE VINYLS, INC. CALVERT CITY, KY 2022 35 35 —
VEOLIA ES TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS BEAUMONT, TX 2022 28 28 —
EQUILON LUBRICANTS CO - DEER PARK DEER PARK, TX 2022 25 25 —
OXY VINYLS LP - LA PORTE VCM PLANT LA PORTE, TX 2022 23 23 —
THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY TEXAS OPERATIONS FREEPORT, TX 2022 22 22 —
FORMOSA PLASTICS LOUISIANA BATON ROUGE, LA 2022 19 19 —
SHINTECH PLAQUEMINE PLANT PLAQUEMINE, LA 2022 13 13 —
OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL OXYCHEM- PORTLAND PLANT GREGORY, TX 2022 8 8 —
HARRELL INDUSTRIES INC ROCKHILL, SC 2022 5 5 —
BUZZI UNICEM USA CAPE GIRARDEAU CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO 2022 4 4 —
CLEAN HARBORS DEER PARK LLC LA PORTE, TX 2022 1 1 —
CLEAN HARBORS EL DORADO LLC EL DORADO, AR 2022 0 0 —
HERITAGE THERMAL SERVICES EAST LIVERPOOL, OH 2022 0 0 —
ARCWOOD ENVIRONMENTAL, LLC ORANGE, TX 2022 0 0 —
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORPORATION, TEXAS POINT COMFORT, TX 2021 — — —
OLIN BLUE CUBE FREEPORT, TX 2021 935 935 —
WESTLAKE US 2 LLC WESTLAKE, LA 2021 690 690 —
WESTLAKE VINYLS CO LP GEISMAR, LA 2021 435 435 —
WESTLAKE VINYLS, INC. CALVERT CITY, KY 2021 335 335 —
BLUE CUBE OPERATIONS LLC PLAQUEMINE, LA 2021 99 99 —
THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY TEXAS OPERATIONS FREEPORT, TX 2021 87 87 —
OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL CORPORATION - GEISMAR FACILITY GEISMAR, LA 2021 60 60 —
WESTLAKE CHEMICALS & VINYLS LLC WESTLAKE, LA 2021 52 52 —
WESTLAKE CHEMICALS & VINYLS LLC - PLAQUEMINE FACILITY PLAQUEMINE, LA 2021 39 39 —
VEOLIA ES TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS BEAUMONT, TX 2021 29 29 —
OXY VINYLS LP - LA PORTE VCM PLANT LA PORTE, TX 2021 29 29 —
EQUILON LUBRICANTS CO - DEER PARK DEER PARK, TX 2021 24 24 —
FORMOSA PLASTICS LOUISIANA BATON ROUGE, LA 2021 22 22 —
SHINTECH PLAQUEMINE PLANT PLAQUEMINE, LA 2021 11 11 —
OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL OXYCHEM- PORTLAND PLANT GREGORY, TX 2021 8 8 —
BUZZI UNICEM USA CAPE GIRARDEAU CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO 2021 5 5 —
HARRELL INDUSTRIES INC ROCKHILL, SC 2021 5 5 —
OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL CORPORATION - WICHITA PLANT WICHITA, KS 2021 3 — —
CLEAN HARBORS DEER PARK LLC LA PORTE, TX 2021 1 1 —
CLEAN HARBORS EL DORADO LLC EL DORADO, AR 2021 0 0 —
CLEAN HARBORS ARAGONITE LLC GRANTSVILLE, UT 2021 0 0 —
HERITAGE THERMAL SERVICES EAST LIVERPOOL, OH 2021 0 0 —
ROSS INCINERATION SERVICES (GRAFTON, OH) GRAFTON, OH 2021 0 0 —
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORPORATION, TEXAS POINT COMFORT, TX 2020 — — —
HARRELL INDUSTRIES INC ROCKHILL, SC 2020 — — —
OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL CORPORATION - WICHITA PLANT WICHITA, KS 2020 — — —
OLIN BLUE CUBE FREEPORT, TX 2020 1,069 1,069 —
WESTLAKE US 2 LLC WESTLAKE, LA 2020 601 601 —