Molybdenum trioxide

Carcinogen

CAS Number: 1313-27-5

Release Summary

Total Releases
1.8M lbs
Number of Facilities
169
Carcinogen
Yes
Persistent Bioaccumulative Toxicant
No

Top Releasing Facilities

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

# Facility Release (lbs)
1 W R GRACE & CO-CONN GRACE 333.6K lbs
2 CHEMICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT - LA KE CHARLES FACILITY 205.0K lbs
3 HALDOR TOPSOE INC 134.2K lbs
4 SHELL CATALYSTS & TECHNOLOGIES - PITTSBURG 128.6K lbs
5 CLIMAX MOLYBDENUM CO 110.3K lbs
6 CORNERSTONE CHEMICAL CO LLC 99.3K lbs
7 HERITAGE-CRYSTAL CLEAN LLC - RE-REFINERY 68.5K lbs
8 SHELL CHEMICAL LP 67.5K lbs
9 INEOS NITRILES USA LLC GREEN LAKE PLANT 65.5K lbs
10 W R GRACE & CO 63.1K lbs
11 EURECAT US 62.5K lbs
12 USS GARY WORKS 50.2K lbs
13 KETJEN LLC - BAYPORT PLANT 41.6K lbs
14 CLEAN HARBORS BUTTONWILLOW LLC 40.0K lbs
15 AMLON PORT ALLEN LLC 39.1K lbs
16 SAFETY-KLEEN SYSTEMS INC. 35.8K lbs
17 EURECAT US 33.4K lbs
18 WALLEYE POWER LLC - BAY SHORE PLANT 31.3K lbs
19 CLEVELAND-CLIFFS STEEL CORP /BUTLER WORKS 26.9K lbs
20 INEOS NITRILES USA LLC 25.5K lbs
21 FREEPORT-MCMORAN SIERRITA INC 21.8K lbs
22 CLEVELAND-CLIFFS RIVERDALE LLC 18.6K lbs
23 CHEM32 LLC 14.7K lbs
24 SHELL CATALYST & TECHNOLOGIES 12.5K lbs
25 US ECOLOGY TEXAS INC 10.8K lbs
26 HONEYWELL - UOP LLC 9.5K lbs
27 ESCO GROUP LLC 8.0K lbs
28 CARPENTER TECHNOLOGY CORP 7.6K lbs
29 LYONDELL CHEMICAL CO 6.9K lbs
30 LYONDELL CHEMICAL CO BAYPORT FACILITY 6.9K lbs
31 BASF CORP - FREEPORT SITE 6.8K lbs
32 UOP-SHREVEPORT PLANT 6.2K lbs
33 CHEVRON PRODUCTS CO RICHMOND REFINERY 6.1K lbs
34 GLADIEUX METALS RECYCLING LLC 5.9K lbs
35 BP CHERRY POINT REFINERY 5.8K lbs
36 CHEVRON PRODUCTS CO. DIV OF CHEVRON USA INC. 3.8K lbs
37 THISTLE PROCESSING LLC 3.1K lbs
38 COFFEYVILLE RESOURCES NITROGEN FERTILIZERS LLC 3.0K lbs
39 CLARIANT CORP CRITTENDEN DRIVE FACILITY 2.4K lbs
40 VALERO REFINING - TEXAS L.P. HOUSTON REFINERY 1.6K lbs
41 GRACE DAVISON-CURTIS BAY WORKS 1.6K lbs
42 UNITED REFINING CO 1.5K lbs
43 LATROBE SPECIALTY METALS 1.5K lbs
44 CITGO PETROLEUM CORP LEMONT REFINERY 1.4K lbs
45 WOOD RIVER REFINERY 1.4K lbs
46 LANGELOTH METALLURGICAL CO 1.4K lbs
47 FREEPORT-MCMORAN BAGDAD INC 1.3K lbs
48 EVONIK CORP 769 lbs
49 VANDERBILT CHEMICALS LLC-MURRAY DIV 713 lbs
50 EVONIK CORP 681 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.