1,3-Butadiene

Carcinogen

CAS Number: 106-99-0

Release Summary

Total Releases
1.2M lbs
Number of Facilities
202
Carcinogen
Yes
Persistent Bioaccumulative Toxicant
No

Top Releasing Facilities

Facilities with the largest reported releases of 1,3-Butadiene. Up to 50 shown.

# Facility Release (lbs)
1 LYONDELL CHEMICAL CO 195.9K lbs
2 INEOS USA LLC - CHOCOLATE BAYOU PLANT 96.6K lbs
3 SHELL CHEMICAL LP 80.0K lbs
4 CHEVRON PHILLIPS CHEMICAL CO LP 64.7K lbs
5 SABIC INNOVATIVE PLASTICS US LLC 46.7K lbs
6 ARLANXEO 38.3K lbs
7 EXXONMOBIL CHEMICAL CO BAYTOWN OLEFINS PLANT (PART) 36.0K lbs
8 EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO TEXAS OPERATIONS 32.5K lbs
9 BASF TOTALENERGIES PETROCHEMICALS LLC 31.4K lbs
10 GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO 30.1K lbs
11 SHELL CHEMICAL APPALACHIA LLC 29.2K lbs
12 TPC GROUP LLC 25.1K lbs
13 TARGA DOWNSTREAM LLC - GALENA PARK MARINE TERMINAL 23.0K lbs
14 INV NYLON CHEMICALS AMERICAS ORANGE SITE 19.0K lbs
15 FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS 17.4K lbs
16 INV NYLON CHEMICALS AMERICAS VICTORIA SITE 17.3K lbs
17 CHEVRON PHILLIPS CHEMICAL CO LP BORGER PLANT 16.0K lbs
18 TPC GROUP 15.4K lbs
19 THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO 14.8K lbs
20 DEER PARK REFINING LP 13.2K lbs
21 EXXONMOBIL REFINING & SUPPLY BAYTOWN REFINERY (PART) 12.4K lbs
22 BAYPORT POLYMERS LLC 11.6K lbs
23 HUNTSMAN ADVANCED MATERIALS AMERICAS LLC 11.0K lbs
24 DIXIE CHEMICAL CO INC 10.1K lbs
25 SHINTECH PLAQUEMINE PLANT 10.1K lbs
26 EQUISTAR CHEMICALS LP 10.0K lbs
27 EXXONMOBIL OIL CORP CHEMICAL PLANT (PART) 10.0K lbs
28 WESTLAKE PETROCHEMICALS ETHYLENE 8.2K lbs
29 LOUISIANA INTEGRATED POLYETHYLENE JV LLC 8.2K lbs
30 WESTLAKE VINYLS INC 7.9K lbs
31 FIRESTONE POLYMERS LLC 7.9K lbs
32 EXXONMOBIL BATON ROUGE CHEMICAL PLANT (PART) 7.7K lbs
33 LION ELASTOMERS LLC 7.6K lbs
34 DOW SABINE RIVER OPERATIONS 7.5K lbs
35 EQUISTAR CHEMICALS LP 6.1K lbs
36 EQUISTAR CHEMICALS CLINTON PLANT 6.1K lbs
37 PHILLIPS 66 CO SWEENY REFINERY COMPLEX 5.9K lbs
38 CHEVRON PHILLIPS CHEMICAL CO LP SWEENY COMPLEX 5.9K lbs
39 KANEKA NORTH AMERICA LLC 4.9K lbs
40 CHEVRON PRODUCTS CO - SALT LAKE REFINERY 4.3K lbs
41 THE DOW CHEMICAL CO - LOUISIANA OPERATIONS 4.1K lbs
42 SHELL NORCO CHEMICAL PLANT 4.0K lbs
43 LINDAU CHEMICALS INC. 4.0K lbs
44 BASF CORP 4.0K lbs
45 LION ELASTOMERS ORANGE LLC 3.9K lbs
46 GULF COAST GROWTH VENTURES LLC 3.7K lbs
47 SASOL CHEMICALS (USA) LLC-LAKE CHARLES CHEMICAL COMPLEX 3.7K lbs
48 INEOS USA LLC 3.7K lbs
49 AMERICAN SYNTHETIC RUBBER CO 3.6K lbs
50 MOTIVA - PORT ARTHUR CHEMICALS 3.4K lbs

Health Information

Carcinogen Classification: This chemical is classified as a known or suspected carcinogen by the EPA under the Toxic Release Inventory program. This classification is based on evaluations by agencies including the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the National Toxicology Program (NTP), and the EPA itself.

Data comes from the EPA Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) program. Release quantities are self-reported by facilities and may represent estimates. The total shown aggregates reports across all facilities and reporting years.

PlainEnviro presents this data without advocacy framing. The presence of a chemical in the TRI database does not by itself indicate a health risk at current exposure levels. For health-related questions about specific chemical exposures, consult your local health agency or a toxicologist.