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OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL HOLDING CORP - GEISMAR PLANT

OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL HOLDING CORP

Facility Summary

8318 ASHLAND RD, GEISMAR, LA, 70734 (ASCENSION 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:

- 58.75 metric tons of Methane (CH4)

- 70.33 metric tons of Nitrous Oxide (N2O)

- 28,572.90 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: $502,518

Last Penalty: 05/03/2022

2022 Toxic Substance Releases

Substance	Total (lbs)	Air (lbs)	Water (lbs)	Land (lbs)	UnInj (lbs)	Offsite (lbs)
ZINC COMPOUNDS CASRN: N982	31,266.00	3.00	894.00	0.00	0.00	30,369.00


Substance	Total	Air	Water	Land	UnInj	Offsite
ETHYLENE CASRN: 74-85-1	29,603.00	29,603.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
This substance is a neurotoxin. (Source: Grandjean P, Landrigan PJ. Neurobehavioural effects of developmental toxicity)

Substance	Total	Air	Water	Land	UnInj	Offsite
HYDROCHLORIC ACID CASRN: 7647-01-0	27,731.00	27,731.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
This substance is a developmental or reproductive toxin. (Source: Plastichem Project) This substance is an asthmagen. (Source: Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics (AOEC)) This substance is a clean air act chemical. (Source: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI))

Substance	Total	Air	Water	Land	UnInj	Offsite
CARBON TETRACHLORIDE CASRN: 56-23-5	20,297.00	19,951.00	6.00	1.00	0.00	339.00
This substance is a carcinogen. (Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Toxics Release Inventory Basis of OSHA Carcinogens) 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 an asthmagen. (Source: Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics (AOEC)) This substance is a clean air act chemical. (Source: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI))

Substance	Total	Air	Water	Land	UnInj	Offsite
ETHYLENE GLYCOL CASRN: 107-21-1	18,514.00	1.00	18,513.00	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 a neurotoxin. (Source: Grandjean P, Landrigan PJ. Neurobehavioural effects of developmental toxicity) This substance is an endocrine disruptor. (Source: TEDX (The Endocrine Disruption eXchange)) This substance is an asthmagen. (Source: Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics (AOEC)) This substance is a clean air act chemical. (Source: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI))

Substance	Total	Air	Water	Land	UnInj	Offsite
ETHYLENE DICHLORIDE CASRN: 107-06-2	14,343.00	13,611.00	39.00	15.00	0.00	678.00
This substance is a carcinogen. (Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Toxics Release Inventory Basis of OSHA Carcinogens) This substance is an asthmagen. (Source: Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics (AOEC)) This substance is a clean air act chemical. (Source: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI))

Substance	Total	Air	Water	Land	UnInj	Offsite
CHLORINE CASRN: 7782-50-5	8,316.00	8,316.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
This substance is an asthmagen. (Source: Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics (AOEC)) This substance is a clean air act chemical. (Source: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI))

Substance	Total	Air	Water	Land	UnInj	Offsite
METHYLENE CHLORIDE CASRN: 75-09-2	7,705.00	7,152.00	53.00	0.00	0.00	500.00
This substance is a carcinogen. (Source: International Agency for Research on Cancer Monographs On the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans) This substance is a mutagen. (Source: Plastichem Project) This substance is a neurotoxin. (Source: Grandjean P, Landrigan PJ. Neurobehavioural effects of developmental toxicity) This substance is an endocrine disruptor. (Source: TEDX (The Endocrine Disruption eXchange)) This substance is an asthmagen. (Source: Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics (AOEC)) This substance is a clean air act chemical. (Source: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI))

Substance	Total	Air	Water	Land	UnInj	Offsite
METHYL ALCOHOL CASRN: 67-56-1	5,673.00	3,284.00	2,389.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
This substance is a developmental or reproductive toxin. (Source: California Proposition 65) This substance is a neurotoxin. (Source: Grandjean P, Landrigan PJ. Neurobehavioural effects of developmental toxicity) This substance is an endocrine disruptor. (Source: TEDX (The Endocrine Disruption eXchange)) This substance is an asthmagen. (Source: Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics (AOEC)) This substance is a clean air act chemical. (Source: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI))

Substance	Total	Air	Water	Land	UnInj	Offsite
TETRACHLOROETHYLENE CASRN: 127-18-4	5,321.00	5,304.00	6.00	2.00	0.00	9.00
This substance is a carcinogen. (Source: International Agency for Research on Cancer Monographs On the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans) This substance is a neurotoxin. (Source: Grandjean P, Landrigan PJ. Neurobehavioural effects of developmental toxicity) This substance is an endocrine disruptor. (Source: TEDX (The Endocrine Disruption eXchange)) This substance is an asthmagen. (Source: Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics (AOEC)) 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	4,675.00	3,991.00	6.00	0.00	0.00	678.00
This substance is a developmental or reproductive toxin. (Source: California Proposition 65) This substance is a neurotoxin. (Source: Grandjean P, Landrigan PJ. Neurobehavioural effects of developmental toxicity) This substance is a clean air act chemical. (Source: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI))

Substance	Total	Air	Water	Land	UnInj	Offsite
CHLOROFORM CASRN: 67-66-3	3,910.00	3,493.00	57.00	0.00	0.00	360.00
This substance is a carcinogen. (Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Toxics Release Inventory Basis of OSHA Carcinogens) This substance is a developmental or reproductive toxin. (Source: California Proposition 65) This substance is a neurotoxin. (Source: Grandjean P, Landrigan PJ. Neurobehavioural effects of developmental toxicity) This substance is an endocrine disruptor. (Source: TEDX (The Endocrine Disruption eXchange)) This substance is an asthmagen. (Source: Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics (AOEC)) This substance is a clean air act chemical. (Source: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI))

Substance	Total	Air	Water	Land	UnInj	Offsite
ETHYL CHLORIDE CASRN: 75-00-3	3,765.00	3,759.00	6.00	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 neurotoxin. (Source: Grandjean P, Landrigan PJ. Neurobehavioural effects of developmental toxicity) This substance is an asthmagen. (Source: Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics (AOEC)) This substance is a clean air act chemical. (Source: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI))

Substance	Total	Air	Water	Land	UnInj	Offsite
HEXACHLOROBUTADIENE CASRN: 87-68-3	2,200.00	1,970.00	27.00	0.00	0.00	203.00
This substance is a carcinogen. (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
1,1,2-TRICHLOROETHANE (TCE) CASRN: 79-00-5	1,175.00	1,169.00	6.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
This substance is an asthmagen. (Source: Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics (AOEC)) This substance is a clean air act chemical. (Source: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI))

Substance	Total	Air	Water	Land	UnInj	Offsite
VINYLIDENE CHLORIDE CASRN: 75-35-4	1,169.00	1,163.00	6.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
This substance is a carcinogen. (Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Toxics Release Inventory Basis of OSHA Carcinogens) This substance is a clean air act chemical. (Source: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI))

Substance	Total	Air	Water	Land	UnInj	Offsite
TRICHLOROETHYLENE CASRN: 79-01-6	859.00	175.00	6.00	0.00	0.00	678.00
This substance is a carcinogen. (Source: International Agency for Research on Cancer Monographs On the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans) This substance is a developmental or reproductive toxin. (Source: California Proposition 65) This substance is a neurotoxin. (Source: Grandjean P, Landrigan PJ. Neurobehavioural effects of developmental toxicity) This substance is an endocrine disruptor. (Source: TEDX (The Endocrine Disruption eXchange)) This substance is an asthmagen. (Source: Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics (AOEC)) This substance is a clean air act chemical. (Source: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI))

Substance	Total	Air	Water	Land	UnInj	Offsite
HEXACHLOROETHANE CASRN: 67-72-1	586.00	356.00	27.00	0.00	0.00	203.00
This substance is a carcinogen. (Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Toxics Release Inventory Basis of OSHA Carcinogens) This substance is a clean air act chemical. (Source: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI))

Substance	Total	Air	Water	Land	UnInj	Offsite
VINYL CHLORIDE CASRN: 75-01-4	527.00	521.00	6.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
This substance is a carcinogen. (Source: International Agency for Research on Cancer Monographs On the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans) This substance is a neurotoxin. (Source: Grandjean P, Landrigan PJ. Neurobehavioural effects of developmental toxicity) This substance is an endocrine disruptor. (Source: TEDX (The Endocrine Disruption eXchange)) This substance is an asthmagen. (Source: Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics (AOEC)) This substance is a clean air act chemical. (Source: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI))

Substance	Total	Air	Water	Land	UnInj	Offsite
1,1-DICHLOROETHANE CASRN: 75-34-3	306.00	301.00	5.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
This substance is a carcinogen. (Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Toxics Release Inventory Basis of OSHA Carcinogens) 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	218.90	7.70	7.30	0.00	0.00	203.90
This is a persistent bioaccumulative toxic substance (PBTs). (Source: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)) This substance is a carcinogen. (Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Toxics Release Inventory Basis of OSHA Carcinogens) This substance is a developmental or reproductive toxin. (Source: California Proposition 65) This substance is a neurotoxin. (Source: Grandjean P, Landrigan PJ. Neurobehavioural effects of developmental toxicity) This substance is an endocrine disruptor. (Source: TEDX (The Endocrine Disruption eXchange)) This substance is an asthmagen. (Source: Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics (AOEC)) This substance is a clean air act chemical. (Source: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI))

Substance	Total	Air	Water	Land	UnInj	Offsite
1,1,2,2-TETRACHLOROETHANE CASRN: 79-34-5	68.00	68.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
This substance is a carcinogen. (Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Toxics Release Inventory Basis of OSHA Carcinogens) This substance is a neurotoxin. (Source: Grandjean P, Landrigan PJ. Neurobehavioural effects of developmental toxicity) 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	2.00	2.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
This substance is a carcinogen. (Source: International Agency for Research on Cancer Monographs On the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans) This substance is a developmental or reproductive toxin. (Source: California Proposition 65) This substance is an asthmagen. (Source: Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics (AOEC)) This substance is a clean air act chemical. (Source: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI))

Substance	Total	Air	Water	Land	UnInj	Offsite
DIOXIN AND DIOXIN-LIKE COMPOUNDS (TRI CATEGORY) CASRN: N150	0.02	0.02	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 carcinogen. (Source: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)) This substance is a dioxin. (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
3,3',4,4',5,5'-HEXACHLOROBIPHENYL CASRN: 1336-36-3	0.00	0.00	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 carcinogen. (Source: International Agency for Research on Cancer Monographs On the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans) This substance is a developmental or reproductive toxin. (Source: Plastichem Project) This substance is a neurotoxin. (Source: Grandjean P, Landrigan PJ. Neurobehavioural effects of developmental toxicity) This substance is an asthmagen. (Source: Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics (AOEC)) This substance is a clean air act chemical. (Source: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI))

Substance	Total	Air	Water	Land	UnInj	Offsite
CHLOROPRENE CASRN: 126-99-8	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
This substance is a carcinogen. (Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Toxics Release Inventory Basis of OSHA Carcinogens) This substance is a neurotoxin. (Source: Grandjean P, Landrigan PJ. Neurobehavioural effects of developmental toxicity) This substance is an endocrine disruptor. (Source: TEDX (The Endocrine Disruption eXchange)) This substance is an asthmagen. (Source: Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics (AOEC)) This substance is a clean air act chemical. (Source: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI))

Substance	Total	Air	Water	Land	UnInj	Offsite
ETHYLENE OXIDE CASRN: 75-21-8	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
This substance is a carcinogen. (Source: International Agency for Research on Cancer Monographs On the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans) This substance is a developmental or reproductive toxin. (Source: California Proposition 65) This substance is a mutagen. (Source: Plastichem Project) This substance is a neurotoxin. (Source: Grandjean P, Landrigan PJ. Neurobehavioural effects of developmental toxicity) This substance is an endocrine disruptor. (Source: TEDX (The Endocrine Disruption eXchange)) This substance is an asthmagen. (Source: Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics (AOEC)) This substance is a clean air act chemical. (Source: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI))

Substance	Total	Air	Water	Land	UnInj	Offsite