Chloroform

Carcinogen

CAS Number: 67-66-3

Release Summary

Total Releases
358.8K lbs
Number of Facilities
78
Carcinogen
Yes
Persistent Bioaccumulative Toxicant
No

Top Releasing Facilities

Facilities with the largest reported releases of Chloroform. Up to 50 shown.

# Facility Release (lbs)
1 CHEMGENES CORP 99.8K lbs
2 WESTLAKE US 2 LLC 34.4K lbs
3 EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO TEXAS OPERATIONS 29.5K lbs
4 FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS 25.2K lbs
5 WESTLAKE VINYLS CO 24.0K lbs
6 FOLEY CELLULOSE LLC 21.5K lbs
7 OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL CORP 20.4K lbs
8 BASF CORP 12.3K lbs
9 DUPONT SPECIALTY PRODUCTS USA LLC - SPRUANCE PLANT 11.9K lbs
10 PHENOMENEX INC 10.2K lbs
11 SOLVAY SPECIALTY POLYMERS USA LLC 8.4K lbs
12 INTERNATIONAL PAPER GEORGETOWN MILL 5.6K lbs
13 INTERNATIONAL PAPER RIEGELWOOD MILL 5.1K lbs
14 BLUE CUBE OPERATIONS LLC - PLAQUEMINE SITE 4.7K lbs
15 EMD MILLIPORE CORP 4.5K lbs
16 FREEPORT_OLIN BC 3.9K lbs
17 OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL HOLDING CORP - GEISMAR PLANT 3.5K lbs
18 TEDIA CO LLC 3.3K lbs
19 WESTLAKE CHEMICALS & VINYLS LLC 3.1K lbs
20 FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP LOUISIANA 2.8K lbs
21 AVANTI POLAR LIPIDS INC 2.5K lbs
22 CORIXA CORP D/B/A GLAXOSMITHKLINE VACCINES - HAMILTON 2.4K lbs
23 AMVAC CHEMICAL CO 2.0K lbs
24 DOW CHEMICAL CO FREEPORT FACILITY 2.0K lbs
25 SIGMA-ALDRICH MANUFACTURING LLC 1.9K lbs
26 US ECOLOGY TEXAS INC 1.5K lbs
27 AVOCA LLC 1.4K lbs
28 ABBVIE-NORTH CHICAGO FACILITY 1.2K lbs
29 OXY VINYLS LP LA PORTE VCM PLANT 1.1K lbs
30 WESTLAKE CHEMICALS & VINYLS LLC 1.0K lbs
31 MDA MANUFACTURING INC 875 lbs
32 TRADEBE TREATMENT & RECYCLING LLC 785 lbs
33 SHINTECH PLAQUEMINE PLANT 721 lbs
34 CLEAN HARBORS EL DORADO LLC 570 lbs
35 ARXADA LLC 500 lbs
36 CLEAN HARBORS DEER PARK LLC 489 lbs
37 OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL CORP 428 lbs
38 BUZZI UNICEM USA-CAPE GIRARDEAU 422 lbs
39 THE CHEMOURS CO 375 lbs
40 COVESTRO LLC 318 lbs
41 CHEMOURS BELLE PLANT 249 lbs
42 CLEAN HARBORS ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES INC 241 lbs
43 MALLINCKRODT 212 lbs
44 HONEYWELL BURDICK & JACKSON 148 lbs
45 FISHER SCIENTIFIC CO. L.L.C. 141 lbs
46 CHEMOURS LOUISVILLE PLANT 140 lbs
47 CHEMICAL & METAL INDUSTRIES INC 112 lbs
48 WESTLAKE VINYLS INC 94 lbs
49 MORIROKU TECHNOLOGY NORTH AMERICAN INC. - RAINSVILLE 88 lbs
50 LACC LLC US/LOTTE CHEMICAL LOUISIANA LLC 77 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.