PCS NITROGEN FERTILIZER LP
NUTRIEN US CORP A INC.
Facility Summary
HWY 3115 & HWY 30, 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:
- 197.50 metric tons of Methane (CH4)
- 460,061.64 metric tons of Nitrous Oxide (N2O)
- 579,506.50 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: Violation Identified
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act : Significant Noncomplier
Total Penalties: $1,777,014
Last Penalty: 11/14/2022
2022 Toxic Substance Releases
| Substance | Total (lbs) |
Air (lbs) |
Water (lbs) |
Land (lbs) |
UnInj (lbs) |
Offsite (lbs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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AMMONIA
CASRN: 7664-41-7 |
571,171.00 | 568,464.00 | 2,660.00 | 47.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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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))
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| Substance | Total | Air | Water | Land | UnInj | Offsite |
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NITRATE COMPOUNDS (WATER DISSOCIABLE)
CASRN: N511 |
426,696.00 | 0.00 | 426,580.00 | 116.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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| Substance | Total | Air | Water | Land | UnInj | Offsite |
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NITRIC ACID
CASRN: 7697-37-2 |
108,119.00 | 108,119.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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This substance is an asthmagen.
(Source: Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics (AOEC))
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| Substance | Total | Air | Water | Land | UnInj | Offsite |
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METHYL ALCOHOL
CASRN: 67-56-1 |
24,047.00 | 3,457.00 | 20,590.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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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))
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| Substance | Total | Air | Water | Land | UnInj | Offsite |
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ZINC COMPOUNDS
CASRN: N982 |
1,866.00 | 246.00 | 1,582.00 | 38.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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| Substance | Total | Air | Water | Land | UnInj | Offsite |
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SULFURIC ACID
CASRN: 7664-93-9 |
220.00 | 220.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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This substance is a carcinogen.
(Source: U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services 15th Report on Carcinogens)
This substance is an asthmagen.
(Source: Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics (AOEC))
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| Substance | Total | Air | Water | Land | UnInj | Offsite |
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COPPER COMPOUNDS
CASRN: N100 |
140.00 | 9.00 | 129.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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| Substance | Total | Air | Water | Land | UnInj | Offsite |
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LEAD COMPOUNDS
CASRN: N420 |
19.52 | 4.25 | 7.25 | 0.16 | 0.00 | 7.86 |
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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 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))
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| Substance | Total | Air | Water | Land | UnInj | Offsite |