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Occidental Petroleum

Rank in Toxic 100 Water Polluters: 77
Surface Water releases 2021 (lbs): 139,607
POTW (sewerage plant) transfers 2021 (lbs): 143,570
Total Surface Water and POTW Toxic Hazard 2021: 65,898,582
EJ: Near Poor Share: 36%
EJ: Minority Share: 64%

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This company is rank 35 on the Toxic 100 Air Polluters list.
This company is rank 56 on the Greenhouse 100 Polluters list.
This company is rank 97 on the Greenhouse 100 Suppliers list.

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OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL HOLDING CORP - GEISMAR PLANT GEISMAR LA Hexachlorobenzene 15 0 24,320,000 36.91%
OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL HOLDING CORP - GEISMAR PLANT GEISMAR LA Vinyl chloride 6 0 9,000,000 13.66%
OXY VINYLS LP LA PORTE VCM PLANT LA PORTE TX Vinyl chloride 3 0 5,100,000 7.74%
OXY VINYLS LP DEER PARK CAUSTIC DEER PARK TX Vinyl chloride 3 0 4,305,000 6.53%
OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL HOLDING CORP CONVENT LA Bis(2-chloroethyl) ether 3 0 3,300,000 5.01%
OXY VINYLS LP PASADENA PVC PLANT PASADENA TX Acetaldehyde 354 0 2,796,600 4.24%
OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL CORP HAHNVILLE LA Lead 132 0 2,368,800 3.59%
OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL HOLDING CORP CONVENT LA 1,2-Dichloroethane 25 0 2,275,000 3.45%
OXY VINYLS LP LA PORTE VCM PLANT LA PORTE TX 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.) 17 0 2,080,000 3.16%
OXY VINYLS LP LA PORTE VCM PLANT LA PORTE TX Hexachlorobenzene 1 0 1,920,000 2.91%
OXY VINYLS LP PASADENA PVC PLANT PASADENA TX Vinyl chloride 1 0 1,875,000 2.85%
OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL HOLDING CORP - GEISMAR PLANT GEISMAR LA 1,2-Dichloroethane 13 0 1,183,000 1.80%
OXY VINYLS LP DEER PARK CAUSTIC DEER PARK TX Acetaldehyde 123 0 970,989 1.47%
OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL HOLDING CORP - GEISMAR PLANT GEISMAR LA Hexachloroethane 20 0 800,000 1.21%
OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL HOLDING CORP - GEISMAR PLANT GEISMAR LA Carbon tetrachloride 6 0 420,000 0.64%
OXY VINYLS LP LA PORTE VCM PLANT LA PORTE TX 1,2-Dichloroethane 4 0 382,200 0.58%
OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL CORP GREGORY TX Copper compounds (this category does not include copper phthalocyanine compounds that are substituted with only hydrogen, and/or chlorine, and/or bromine.) 247 0 370,500 0.56%
OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL CORP HAHNVILLE 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 0 368,358 0.56%
OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL CORP GREGORY TX 1,2-Dichloroethane 4 0 364,000 0.55%
OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL HOLDING CORP - GEISMAR PLANT GEISMAR LA Chloroform 47 0 286,700 0.44%
OXY VINYLS LP LA PORTE VCM PLANT LA PORTE TX Copper compounds (this category does not include copper phthalocyanine compounds that are substituted with only hydrogen, and/or chlorine, and/or bromine.) 150 0 225,735 0.34%
OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL CORP GREGORY TX Lead 11 0 203,400 0.31%
OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL HOLDING CORP - GEISMAR PLANT GEISMAR LA Hexachloro-1,3-butadiene (Hexachlorobutadiene) 26 0 202,800 0.31%
OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL CORP GREGORY TX Chloroform 28 0 170,800 0.26%
OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL CORP GREGORY TX 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 0 106,775 0.16%
OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL HOLDING CORP - GEISMAR PLANT GEISMAR LA Dichloromethane (Methylene chloride) 47 0 94,000 0.14%
OXY VINYLS LP LA PORTE VCM PLANT LA PORTE TX 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 87,763 0.13%
OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL HOLDING CORP - GEISMAR PLANT GEISMAR LA 1,1,2-Trichloroethane 11 0 62,700 0.10%
OXY VINYLS LP PASADENA PVC PLANT PASADENA TX Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 80,859 0 50,941 0.08%
OXY VINYLS LP LA PORTE VCM PLANT LA PORTE TX Lead compounds 3 0 50,580 0.08%
OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL HOLDING CORP - GEISMAR PLANT GEISMAR LA Trichloroethylene 6 0 27,600 0.04%
OXY VINYLS LP LA PORTE VCM PLANT LA PORTE TX Chloroform 4 0 23,790 0.04%
OXY VINYLS LP LA PORTE VCM PLANT LA PORTE TX Polychlorinated biphenyls 0 0 16,000 0.02%
OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL HOLDING CORP CONVENT 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 14,809 0.02%
OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL HOLDING CORP - GEISMAR PLANT GEISMAR LA Tetrachloroethylene 7 0 14,700 0.02%
OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL HOLDING CORP - GEISMAR PLANT GEISMAR LA Ethylene glycol 25,545 0 12,773 0.02%
OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL HOLDING CORP CONVENT LA 1,1,2-Trichloroethane 2 0 9,291 0.01%
OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL CORP MUSCLE SHOALS AL 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 8,481 0.01%
OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL HOLDING CORP - GEISMAR PLANT GEISMAR LA Chloromethane 6 0 7,800 0.01%
OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL HOLDING CORP - GEISMAR PLANT GEISMAR LA Methanol 6,684 0 6,684 0.01%
OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL CORP NIAGARA PLANT NIAGARA FALLS NY 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 3,419 0.01%
OXY VINYLS LP PASADENA PVC PLANT PASADENA TX Acetophenone 326 0 3,260 0.00%
OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL HOLDING CORP - GEISMAR PLANT GEISMAR LA Zinc compounds 984 0 3,247 0.00%
OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL CORP (OXYCHEM) NEW JOHNSONVILLE TN Chlorine 197 0 1,970 0.00%
OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL CORP (OXYCHEM) NEW JOHNSONVILLE TN 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 1,676 0.00%
OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL HOLDING CORP CONVENT LA Chlorine 98 0 980 0.00%
OXY VINYLS LP PASADENA PVC PLANT PASADENA TX Methanol 313 0 313 0.00%
OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL HOLDING CORP - GEISMAR PLANT GEISMAR LA Vinylidene chloride (1,1-Dichloroethylene) 6 0 120 0.00%
OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL HOLDING CORP - GEISMAR PLANT GEISMAR LA Ethylidene dichloride (1,1-Dichloroethane) 5 0 25 0.00%
OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL HOLDING CORP - GEISMAR PLANT GEISMAR LA Chloroethane 6 0 2 0.00%
OXY VINYLS LP PASADENA PVC PLANT PASADENA TX Cumene 0 0 1 0.00%
OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL CORP LUDINGTON MI 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) 22,691 0 0 0.00%
OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL CORP SAUGET PLANT SAUGET IL 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) 0 143,570 0 0.00%
OXY VINYLS LP PASADENA PVC PLANT PASADENA TX 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) 268 0 0 0.00%
OXY VINYLS LP LA PORTE VCM PLANT LA PORTE TX 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) 300 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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