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Rank in Toxic 100 Water Polluters: 32
Surface Water releases 2021 (lbs): 196,867
POTW (sewerage plant) transfers 2021 (lbs): 11
Total Surface Water and POTW Toxic Hazard 2021: 313,478,665
Percentage of national total 2021 surface water and POTW hazard: 0.1%
EJ: Near Poor Share: 21%
EJ: Minority Share: 12%

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This company is rank 12 on the Toxic 100 Air Polluters list.
This company is rank 94 on the Greenhouse 100 Polluters list.

Chemicals at facilities displayed below: (
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WESTLAKE VINYLS INC CALVERT CITY KY 1,2-Dichloroethane 1,756 0 159,790,722 50.97%
EAGLE US 2 LLC WESTLAKE LA 1,2-Dichloroethane 420 0 38,220,000 12.19%
EAGLE US 2 LLC WESTLAKE LA Vinyl chloride 17 0 25,500,000 8.13%
AXIALL LLC PLAQUEMINE LA Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region of South Africa and the unreacted ore component of the chromite ore processing residue (COPR). COPR is the solid waste remaining after aqueous extraction of oxidized chromite ore that has been combined with soda ash and kiln roasted at approximately 2,000 F.) 117 0 19,890,000 6.34%
EAGLE US 2 LLC WESTLAKE LA Chloroform 2,400 0 14,640,000 4.67%
EAGLE US 2 LLC WESTLAKE LA Lead 740 0 13,320,000 4.25%
AXIALL LLC PLAQUEMINE LA Vinyl chloride 8 0 12,000,000 3.83%
EAGLE US 2 LLC WESTLAKE LA Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds (Manufacturing; and the processing or otherwise use of dioxin and dioxin like compounds if the dioxin and dioxin like compounds are present as contaminants in a chemical and if they were created during the manufacturing of that chemical.) 0 0 7,909,351 2.52%
WESTLAKE VINYLS INC CALVERT CITY KY Hexachlorobenzene 3 0 5,308,800 1.69%
AXIALL LLC PLAQUEMINE LA 1,2-Dichloroethane 26 0 2,366,000 0.75%
EAGLE NATRIUM LLC PROCTOR WV Lead compounds 109 0 1,962,000 0.63%
WESTLAKE PETROCHEMICALS ETHYLENE SULPHUR LA Benzene 30 0 1,628,000 0.52%
EAGLE US 2 LLC WESTLAKE LA Trichloroethylene 310 0 1,426,000 0.45%
EAGLE US 2 LLC WESTLAKE LA Copper compounds (this category does not include copper phthalocyanine compounds that are substituted with only hydrogen, and/or chlorine, and/or bromine.) 950 0 1,425,000 0.45%
AXIALL LLC PLAQUEMINE LA Lead compounds 74 0 1,332,000 0.42%
WESTLAKE VINYLS CO GEISMAR LA Carbon tetrachloride 16 0 1,120,000 0.36%
WESTLAKE VINYLS CO GEISMAR LA 1,2-Dichloroethane 9 0 819,000 0.26%
AXIALL LLC PLAQUEMINE LA Copper compounds (this category does not include copper phthalocyanine compounds that are substituted with only hydrogen, and/or chlorine, and/or bromine.) 480 0 720,000 0.23%
EAGLE US 2 LLC WESTLAKE LA Carbon tetrachloride 9 0 630,000 0.20%
EAGLE US 2 LLC WESTLAKE LA Tetrachloroethylene 270 0 567,000 0.18%
WESTLAKE VINYLS INC CALVERT CITY KY Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds (Manufacturing; and the processing or otherwise use of dioxin and dioxin like compounds if the dioxin and dioxin like compounds are present as contaminants in a chemical and if they were created during the manufacturing of that chemical.) 0 0 513,075 0.16%
EAGLE US 2 LLC WESTLAKE LA 1,1,2-Trichloroethane 84 0 478,800 0.15%
EAGLE NATRIUM LLC PROCTOR WV Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds (Manufacturing; and the processing or otherwise use of dioxin and dioxin like compounds if the dioxin and dioxin like compounds are present as contaminants in a chemical and if they were created during the manufacturing of that chemical.) 0 0 253,940 0.08%
WESTLAKE VINYLS INC CALVERT CITY KY Allyl alcohol 1,055 0 211,098 0.07%
EAGLE US 2 LLC WESTLAKE LA 1,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane 66 0 171,600 0.05%
WESTLAKE VINYLS INC CALVERT CITY KY Copper 111 0 166,170 0.05%
AXIALL LLC PLAQUEMINE LA Benzene 3 0 165,000 0.05%
AXIALL LLC PLAQUEMINE LA Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds (Manufacturing; and the processing or otherwise use of dioxin and dioxin like compounds if the dioxin and dioxin like compounds are present as contaminants in a chemical and if they were created during the manufacturing of that chemical.) 0 0 151,045 0.05%
EAGLE US 2 LLC WESTLAKE LA Nickel 1,400 0 127,400 0.04%
EAGLE US 2 LLC WESTLAKE LA Chlorine 12,700 0 127,000 0.04%
WESTLAKE VINYLS INC CALVERT CITY KY Chloroform 13 0 76,592 0.02%
AXIALL LLC PLAQUEMINE LA Manganese compounds 10,071 0 71,504 0.02%
AXIALL LLC PLAQUEMINE LA Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 109,232 0 68,816 0.02%
WESTLAKE VINYLS INC CALVERT CITY KY Bis(2-chloroethyl) ether 0 0 61,897 0.02%
EAGLE NATRIUM LLC PROCTOR WV Mercury compounds 6 0 61,000 0.02%
LACC LLC US/LOTTE CHEMICAL LOUISIANA LLC WESTLAKE LA Copper compounds (this category does not include copper phthalocyanine compounds that are substituted with only hydrogen, and/or chlorine, and/or bromine.) 35 0 52,500 0.02% 50%
EAGLE US 2 LLC WESTLAKE LA Mercury compounds 5 0 49,300 0.02%
LACC LLC US/LOTTE CHEMICAL LOUISIANA LLC WESTLAKE LA Polycyclic aromatic compounds 0 0 38,520 0.01% 50%
WESTLAKE VINYLS INC CALVERT CITY KY Benzene 1 0 28,105 0.01%
WESTLAKE PETROCHEMICALS ETHYLENE SULPHUR LA Ethylbenzene 15 0 16,500 0.01%
EAGLE US 2 LLC WESTLAKE LA Zinc compounds 4,300 0 14,190 0.00%
WESTLAKE COMPOUNDS LLC MADISON MS Antimony compounds 5 0 12,500 0.00%
EAGLE US 2 LLC WESTLAKE LA Hexachloro-1,3-butadiene (Hexachlorobutadiene) 1 0 7,800 0.00%
WESTLAKE VINYLS CO GEISMAR LA Chloroform 1 0 6,100 0.00%
WESTLAKE VINYLS CO GEISMAR LA Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds (Manufacturing; and the processing or otherwise use of dioxin and dioxin like compounds if the dioxin and dioxin like compounds are present as contaminants in a chemical and if they were created during the manufacturing of that chemical.) 0 0 4,779 0.00%
AXIALL LLC PLAQUEMINE LA Nickel compounds 42 0 3,822 0.00%
EAGLE US 2 LLC WESTLAKE LA 1,2-Dichloroethylene 30 0 3,300 0.00%
AXIALL LLC PLAQUEMINE LA Chlorine 203 0 2,030 0.00%
EAGLE US 2 LLC WESTLAKE LA Dichloromethane (Methylene chloride) 1 0 2,000 0.00%
EAGLE US 2 LLC WESTLAKE LA Ethylidene dichloride (1,1-Dichloroethane) 180 0 900 0.00%
AXIALL LLC PLAQUEMINE LA Mercury compounds 0 0 700 0.00%
WESTLAKE VINYLS INC CALVERT CITY KY 1,1,2-Trichloroethane 0 0 624 0.00%
AXIALL LLC PLAQUEMINE LA Zinc compounds 176 0 581 0.00%
WESTLAKE VINYLS INC CALVERT CITY KY Styrene 56 0 280 0.00%
EAGLE US 2 LLC WESTLAKE LA 1,1,1-Trichloroethane 440 0 220 0.00%
WESTLAKE PETROCHEMICALS ETHYLENE SULPHUR LA Xylene (mixed isomers) 37 0 185 0.00%
WESTLAKE PETROCHEMICALS ETHYLENE SULPHUR LA Toluene 10 0 130 0.00%
WESTLAKE VINYLS INC CALVERT CITY KY Naphthalene 2 0 113 0.00%
WESTLAKE VINYLS INC CALVERT CITY KY Chlorine 8 0 80 0.00%
WESTLAKE PETROCHEMICALS ETHYLENE SULPHUR LA Naphthalene 1 0 50 0.00%
AXIALL LLC PLAQUEMINE LA Toluene 3 0 39 0.00%
AXIALL LLC-ABERDEEN ABERDEEN MS Methanol 0 11 11 0.00%
AXIALL LLC PLAQUEMINE LA Phenol 1 0 3 0.00%
WESTLAKE VINYLS INC CALVERT CITY KY Xylene (mixed isomers) 0 0 2 0.00%
AXIALL LLC-ABERDEEN ABERDEEN MS Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds (Manufacturing; and the processing or otherwise use of dioxin and dioxin like compounds if the dioxin and dioxin like compounds are present as contaminants in a chemical and if they were created during the manufacturing of that chemical.) 0 0 0 0.00%
EAGLE NATRIUM LLC PROCTOR WV Ammonia (includes anhydrous ammonia and aqueous ammonia from water dissociable ammonium salts and other sources; 10 percent of total aqueous ammonia is reportable under this listing) 850 0 0 0.00%
WESTLAKE VINYLS INC CALVERT CITY KY Phenanthrene 0 0 0 0.00%
EAGLE US 2 LLC WESTLAKE LA Ammonia (includes anhydrous ammonia and aqueous ammonia from water dissociable ammonium salts and other sources; 10 percent of total aqueous ammonia is reportable under this listing) 47,000 0 0 0.00%
WESTLAKE VINYLS CO GEISMAR LA Ammonia (includes anhydrous ammonia and aqueous ammonia from water dissociable ammonium salts and other sources; 10 percent of total aqueous ammonia is reportable under this listing) 21 0 0 0.00%
AXIALL LLC PLAQUEMINE LA Ammonia (includes anhydrous ammonia and aqueous ammonia from water dissociable ammonium salts and other sources; 10 percent of total aqueous ammonia is reportable under this listing) 975 0 0 0.00%

For explanations of most columns above, including the EJ Shares, see the technical notes.

Toxic hazard: Pounds of direct releases to surface water and pounds transferred to Publicly Operated Treatment Works (POTW's) reported in the US Environmental Protection Agency's Toxics Release Inventory for the year 2021, weighted by toxicity of chemicals. Weights are from the EPA's Risk-Screening Environmental Indicators project. For details, see technical notes.

Quantity of toxic surface water releases and POTW transfers: Pounds of toxic chemicals released directly to surface water at each TRI facility or transferred off-site to a POTW, without weighting for toxicity or population.

* Split: if 50% appears in this column, then the facility's releases have been split among two 50/50% ownership parent companies for their parent company data, although the full pounds and hazard are displayed here.

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