Facility Profile

THE DOW CHEMICAL CO - LOUISIANA OPERATIONS
DOW INC
Facility Summary
21255 LA HWY 1 S, PLAQUEMINE, LA, 70764 (IBERVILLE PARISH)
In 2022, this facility made toxic releases of:
- Concern to the air
- Onsite air release of Clean Air Act chemicals
- Onsite release Persistent bioaccumulative toxic substance (PBTs)
- Onsite release of known carcinogens
This facility reported the following greenhouse gas releases for 2022:
- 1,486.75 metric tons of Methane (CH4)
- 1,883.06 metric tons of Nitrous Oxide (N2O)
- 3,028,194.80 metric tons of Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
18-month enforcement and compliance history summary for this facility:
Facility: Significant Violation
Clean Air Act: No Violation Identified
Clean Water Act: No Violation Identified
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act : Significant Noncomplier
Total Penalties: $3,335,943
Last Penalty: 07/06/2023
2022 Toxic Substance Releases
Substance Total
(lbs)
Air
(lbs)
Water
(lbs)
Land
(lbs)
UnInj
(lbs)
Offsite
(lbs)
AMMONIA
CASRN: 7664-41-7
1,277,880.00 1,174,745.00 103,135.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
ETHYLENE
CASRN: 74-85-1
580,835.00 580,835.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
ASBESTOS
CASRN: 1332-21-4
217,738.00 0.00 0.00 217,738.00 0.00 0.00
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
PROPYLENE
CASRN: 115-07-1
50,685.00 50,685.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
This substance is an endocrine disruptor. (Source: TEDX (The Endocrine Disruption eXchange))
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
NITRATE COMPOUNDS (WATER DISSOCIABLE)
CASRN: N511
28,273.00 0.00 28,273.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
BENZENE
CASRN: 71-43-2
8,467.30 8,467.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.30
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
ETHYLENE GLYCOL
CASRN: 107-21-1
5,746.00 5,746.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
This substance is a developmental or reproductive toxin. (Source: California Proposition 65)
This substance is a mutagen. (Source: Plastichem Project)
This substance is an endocrine disruptor. (Source: TEDX (The Endocrine Disruption eXchange))
This substance is a clean air act chemical. (Source: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI))
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
ACETALDEHYDE
CASRN: 75-07-0
5,002.00 5,002.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
1,3-BUTADIENE
CASRN: 106-99-0
4,107.00 4,107.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
ETHYLENE OXIDE
CASRN: 75-21-8
3,965.00 3,965.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
CHLORINE
CASRN: 7782-50-5
3,740.00 3,740.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
METHYL ALCOHOL
CASRN: 67-56-1
3,669.00 565.00 3,104.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
This substance is a developmental or reproductive toxin. (Source: California Proposition 65)
This substance is an endocrine disruptor. (Source: TEDX (The Endocrine Disruption eXchange))
This substance is a clean air act chemical. (Source: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI))
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
1,2-PROPYLENE OXIDE
CASRN: 75-56-9
3,305.00 3,305.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
PROPIONALDEHYDE
CASRN: 123-38-6
3,051.00 3,051.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
This substance is an endocrine disruptor. (Source: TEDX (The Endocrine Disruption eXchange))
This substance is a clean air act chemical. (Source: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI))
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
EPICHLOROHYDRIN
CASRN: 106-89-8
2,304.00 1,063.00 1,241.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
HYDROCHLORIC ACID
CASRN: 7647-01-0
1,868.00 1,868.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
This substance is a developmental or reproductive toxin. (Source: Plastichem Project)
This substance is a clean air act chemical. (Source: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI))
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
METHYL CHLORIDE
CASRN: 74-87-3
1,679.00 1,679.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
This substance is a developmental or reproductive toxin. (Source: California Proposition 65)
This substance is a clean air act chemical. (Source: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI))
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
XYLENES
CASRN: 1330-20-7
1,308.00 1,308.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
This substance is a developmental or reproductive toxin. (Source: Plastichem Project)
This substance is an endocrine disruptor. (Source: TEDX (The Endocrine Disruption eXchange))
This substance is a clean air act chemical. (Source: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI))
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
TOLUENE
CASRN: 108-88-3
1,173.00 1,167.00 6.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
This substance is a developmental or reproductive toxin. (Source: California Proposition 65)
This substance is an endocrine disruptor. (Source: TEDX (The Endocrine Disruption eXchange))
This substance is a clean air act chemical. (Source: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI))
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
1,2-DICHLOROPROPANE
CASRN: 78-87-5
761.10 761.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.10
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
NAPHTHALENE
CASRN: 91-20-3
493.00 493.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
N-HEXANE
CASRN: 110-54-3
462.00 462.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
This substance is a developmental or reproductive toxin. (Source: California Proposition 65)
This substance is an endocrine disruptor. (Source: TEDX (The Endocrine Disruption eXchange))
This substance is a clean air act chemical. (Source: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI))
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
CYCLOHEXANE
CASRN: 110-82-7
404.00 404.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
ALLYL ALCOHOL
CASRN: 107-18-6
308.00 308.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
GLYCIDOL
CASRN: 556-52-5
256.00 209.00 47.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
ETHYLBENZENE
CASRN: 100-41-4
246.00 245.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.00
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
STYRENE
CASRN: 100-42-5
197.00 197.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
LEAD COMPOUNDS
CASRN: N420
185.00 0.00 110.00 65.00 0.00 10.00
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
ETHYL CHLORIDE
CASRN: 75-00-3
178.00 178.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
This substance is a carcinogen. (Source: California Proposition 65)
This substance is a developmental or reproductive toxin. (Source: Plastichem Project)
This substance is a clean air act chemical. (Source: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI))
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
BIPHENYL
CASRN: 92-52-4
173.00 173.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
This substance is a carcinogen. (Source: Plastichem Project)
This substance is an endocrine disruptor. (Source: TEDX (The Endocrine Disruption eXchange))
This substance is a clean air act chemical. (Source: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI))
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
1,4-DIOXANE
CASRN: 123-91-1
96.00 96.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
ISOPRENE
CASRN: 78-79-5
57.00 57.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
BIS(2-CHLORO-1-METHYLETHYL) ETHER
CASRN: 108-60-1
46.00 46.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
1,2,4-TRIMETHYLBENZENE
CASRN: 95-63-6
46.00 46.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
This substance is a carcinogen. (Source: Plastichem Project)
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
GLYCOL ETHERS
CASRN: N230
26.00 26.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
This substance is a clean air act chemical. (Source: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI))
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
HEXACHLOROBENZENE
CASRN: 118-74-1
23.91 0.00 23.88 0.03 0.00 0.00
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
DICYCLOPENTADIENE
CASRN: 77-73-6
22.00 22.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
CARBON TETRACHLORIDE
CASRN: 56-23-5
20.30 20.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.30
This substance is a developmental or reproductive toxin. (Source: Plastichem Project)
This substance is an endocrine disruptor. (Source: TEDX (The Endocrine Disruption eXchange))
This substance is a clean air act chemical. (Source: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI))
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
MERCURY COMPOUNDS
CASRN: N458
17.10 0.00 0.00 17.00 0.00 0.10
This is a persistent bioaccumulative toxic substance (PBTs). (Source: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI))
This substance is a clean air act chemical. (Source: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI))
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
HYDROGEN SULFIDE
CASRN: 6/4/83
11.00 11.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
1,2,3-TRICHLOROPROPANE
CASRN: 96-18-4
8.00 8.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
DIOXIN AND DIOXIN-LIKE COMPOUNDS (TRI CATEGORY)
CASRN: N150
6.40 0.27 5.33 0.80 0.00 0.00
This is a persistent bioaccumulative toxic substance (PBTs). (Source: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI))
This substance is a clean air act chemical. (Source: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI))
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
ANTHRACENE
CASRN: 120-12-7
2.00 2.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
This substance is a carcinogen. (Source: California Proposition 65)
This substance is an endocrine disruptor. (Source: TEDX (The Endocrine Disruption eXchange))
This substance is a clean air act chemical. (Source: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI))
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
PENTACHLOROBENZENE
CASRN: 608-93-5
1.10 0.00 1.10 0.00 0.00 0.00
This is a persistent bioaccumulative toxic substance (PBTs). (Source: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI))
This substance is an endocrine disruptor. (Source: TEDX (The Endocrine Disruption eXchange))
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC COMPOUNDS (TRI CATEGORY)
CASRN: N590
1.00 1.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
This is a persistent bioaccumulative toxic substance (PBTs). (Source: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI))
This substance is a clean air act chemical. (Source: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI))
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
DIOLAMINE
CASRN: 111-42-2
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
This substance is a carcinogen. (Source: California Proposition 65)
This substance is an endocrine disruptor. (Source: TEDX (The Endocrine Disruption eXchange))
This substance is a clean air act chemical. (Source: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI))
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite