Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)
CAS # N511
2,149,920,052 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)
-4% overall
| Year | Total Released (lbs) | Reporting Facilities | vs Prior Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 228,452,489 | 2,245 | — |
| 2016 | 224,522,725 | 2,270 | -2% |
| 2017 | 228,607,993 | 2,337 | +2% |
| 2018 | 235,960,914 | 2,330 | +3% |
| 2019 | 129,208,329 | 1,356 | -45% |
| 2020 | 225,450,617 | 2,302 | +74% |
| 2021 | 223,375,633 | 2,281 | -1% |
| 2022 | 218,206,351 | 2,318 | -2% |
| 2023 | 217,171,130 | 2,325 | -0% |
| 2024 | 218,963,872 | 2,250 | +1% |
Top Releasing Industries
| Industry Sector | Total Released (lbs) | Facilities |
|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting | 0 | 2 |
| Manufacturing | 2,019,240,585 | 3,320 |
| Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction | 70,611,609 | 88 |
| Public Administration | 22,814,660 | 30 |
| Utilities | 16,945,365 | 20 |
| Administrative and Support and Waste Management | 10,616,690 | 48 |
| Construction | 6,069,564 | 8 |
| Wholesale Trade | 2,596,852 | 48 |
| Facility | Location | Year | Total (lbs) | Air | Water |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHELL CHEMICAL | DEER PARK, TX | 2015 | 790,000 | — | 790,000 |
| CREEKSTONE FARMS PREMIUM BEEF, LLC | ARKANSAS CITY, KS | 2015 | 777,621 | — | 777,621 |
| VALERO REFINING COMPANY-CALIF | BENICIA, CA | 2015 | 777,280 | — | 777,280 |
| VIBRANTZ TECHNOLOGIES | CURTIS BAY, MD | 2015 | 764,925 | — | 764,354 |
| KRATON POLYMERS U.S. LLC | BELPRE, OH | 2015 | 761,200 | — | 761,200 |
| SAN FRANCISCO REFINERY AT RODEO, CALIFORNIA | RODEO, CA | 2015 | 756,650 | — | 756,650 |
| PERDUE FOODS, LLC (PERRY, GEORGIA) | PERRY, GA | 2015 | 728,992 | — | 728,982 |
| KOCH NITROGEN COMPANY, LLC | DODGE CITY, KS | 2015 | 720,010 | 30,005 | — |
| DUPONT PONTCHARTRAIN SITE | LA PLACE, LA | 2015 | 697,000 | — | 27,000 |
| PECO FOODS, INC. | SEBASTOPOL, MS | 2015 | 695,049 | — | 695,049 |
| GRANITE CITY WORKS OF UNITED STATES STEEL CORP | GRANITE CITY, IL | 2015 | 670,000 | — | 670,000 |
| PAULSBORO REFINING COMPANY | PAULSBORO, NJ | 2015 | 657,344 | — | 657,344 |
| RED-ROCHESTER LLC - EASTMAN BUSINESS PARK | ROCHESTER, NY | 2015 | 651,993 | — | 651,993 |
| FORT MORGAN BEEF PLANT | FORT MORGAN, CO | 2015 | 639,924 | — | 639,924 |
| OK FOODS INC | FORT SMITH, AR | 2015 | 635,868 | — | 635,868 |
| TYSON FARMS | CENTER, TX | 2015 | 616,225 | — | 616,225 |
| MIDAS MINE (FORMERLY KNOWN AS KEN SNYDER MINE) | MIDAS, NV | 2015 | 610,000 | — | — |
| CARGILL MEAT SOLUTIONS CORP | OTTUMWA, IA | 2015 | 588,141 | — | 588,141 |
| RUBICON LLC - GEISMAR FACILITY | GEISMAR, LA | 2015 | 580,000 | — | — |
| NEWMONT MINING CARLIN SOUTH AREA | CARLIN, NV | 2015 | 577,597 | — | — |
| BWX TECHNOLOGIES INC - R&D CLOSED | LYNCHBURG, VA | 2015 | 565,961 | — | 565,961 |
| CHEMOURS-CHAMBERS WORKS | PENNS GROVE, NJ | 2015 | 564,875 | — | 564,418 |
| JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM HAWAII | PEARL HARBOR, HI | 2015 | 560,000 | — | 560,000 |
| USMC CAMP LEJEUNE | CAMP LEJEUNE, NC | 2015 | 546,903 | — | 546,409 |
| SMITHFIELD FARMLAND CORP-CRETE | CRETE, NE | 2015 | 502,987 | — | 502,445 |
| REPUBLIC CONDUIT INC. (PKA MAVERICK C&P INC.) | CEDAR SPRINGS, GA | 2015 | 501,376 | — | 501,376 |
| CHEVRON EL SEGUNDO REFINERY | EL SEGUNDO, CA | 2015 | 500,000 | — | 500,000 |
| MILLER BREWERING CO. | TRENTON, OH | 2015 | 488,097 | — | 488,097 |
| SABIC INNOVATIVE PLASTICS MT. VERNON, LLC | MOUNT VERNON, IN | 2015 | 483,100 | — | 483,100 |
| PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORPORATION | LIVE OAK, FL | 2015 | 477,262 | — | 472,159 |
| CF INDUSTRIES NITROGEN LLC | YAZOO CITY, MS | 2015 | 472,462 | — | 472,162 |
| FORT KNOX MINE | FAIRBANKS, AK | 2015 | 472,200 | — | — |
| KOCH FOODS - GADSDEN | GADSDEN, AL | 2015 | 468,578 | — | 468,578 |
| JCG FOODS OF ALABAMA | COLLINSVILLE, AL | 2015 | 461,500 | — | 461,500 |
| WAYNE FARMS - DOBSON POULTRY | DOBSON, NC | 2015 | 460,839 | — | 460,839 |
| JBS SOUDERTON INC/FRANCONIA TWP | SOUDERTON, PA | 2015 | 457,934 | — | 457,934 |
| ADVANCION CORPORATION - STERLINGTON PLANT | STERLINGTON, LA | 2015 | 456,632 | — | 456,632 |
| PCS NITROGEN FERTILIZER, L.P. AUGUSTA GEORGIA | AUGUSTA, GA | 2015 | 452,303 | — | 452,303 |
| EMD PERFORMANCE MATERIALS CORP. | SAVANNAH, GA | 2015 | 447,697 | — | 447,697 |
| SOLVAY CHEMICALS DEER PARK PLANT | LA PORTE, TX | 2015 | 443,519 | — | 443,519 |
| FARMER'S PRIDE, INC. | FREDERICKSBURG, PA | 2015 | 442,380 | — | 442,380 |
| DAIRY FARMERS OF AMERICA | PORTALES, NM | 2015 | 436,331 | — | — |
| PACKAGING CORPORATION OF AMERICA | MANISTEE, MI | 2015 | 427,607 | — | 427,607 |
| TYSON FARMS, INC., DBA RIVER VALLEY INGREDIENTS | FOREST, MS | 2015 | 421,880 | — | 421,880 |
| FLINT HILLS RESOURCES CORPUS CHRISTI EAST PLANT | CORPUS CHRISTI, TX | 2015 | 414,827 | — | 414,827 |
| CHEVRON MM PASCAGOULA | PASCAGOULA, MS | 2015 | 410,000 | — | 410,000 |
| WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY LLC/COLUMBIA FUEL FABRICATION FACILITY | HOPKINS, SC | 2015 | 405,101 | — | 405,101 |
| BARRICK GOLDSTRIKE MINE | CARLIN, NV | 2015 | 404,563 | — | — |
| GLANBIA FOODS RICHFIELD | RICHFIELD, ID | 2015 | 402,528 | — | — |
| TAMINCO EASTMAN US - ST GABRIEL PLANT | SAINT GABRIEL, LA | 2015 | 402,340 | — | 402,340 |