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The 25 Facilities in Texas
storing the largest amounts of extremely hazardous substances.* |
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Facility
Name |
City |
Maximum
amount in a single process (lbs) |
Chemical |
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SAN JACINTO RIVER AUTHORITY
WW PLANT - SO2
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THE WOODLANDS |
800,012,000 |
Sulfur dioxide (anhydrous) |
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NECHES
INDUSTRIAL PARK,INC. |
BEAUMONT |
89,000,000 |
Ammonia (anhydrous) |
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BP CHEMICALS, INC. |
PORT LAVACA |
70,000,000 |
Acrylonitrile |
| 4 |
BAYPORT MARINE TERMINAL |
SEABROOK |
70,000,000 |
Vinyl acetate monomer |
| 5 |
STERLING CHEMICALS INCORPORATED |
TEXAS CITY |
66,120,000 |
Ammonia (anhydrous) |
| 6 |
FARMLAND
INDUSTRIES, INC. |
FARNSWORTH |
60,207,000 |
Ammonia (anhydrous) |
| 7 |
BASF CORPORATION - FREEPORT
TERMINAL |
FREEPORT |
60,000,000 |
Ammonia (anhydrous) |
| 8 |
BASF CORPORATION - FREEPORT
SITE |
FREEPORT |
60,000,000 |
Ammonia (anhydrous) |
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SOLUTIA - CHOCOLATE BAYOU |
ALVIN |
34,771,000 |
Acrylonitrile |
| 10 |
LYONDELL - CHANNELVIEW PLANT |
CHANNELVIEW |
34,500,000 |
Propylene oxide |
| 11 |
LYONDELL CHEMICAL - BAYPORT
PLANT |
PASADENA |
34,500,000 |
Propylene oxide |
| 12 |
DUPONT BEAUMONT PLANT |
BEAUMONT |
34,000,000 |
Ammonia (anhydrous) |
| 13 |
RHODIA, HOUSTON PLANT |
HOUSTON |
33,080,000 |
Oleum (Fuming Sulfuric acid) |
| 14 |
INTERCONTINENTAL TERMINALS
COMPANY |
DEER PARK |
32,463,270 |
Acrylonitrile |
| 15 |
DU PONT VICTORIA PLANT |
VICTORIA |
30,000,000 |
Ammonia (anhydrous) |
| 16 |
HOUSTON AMMONIA TERMINAL |
PASADENA |
30,000,000 |
Ammonia (anhydrous) |
| 17 |
PAKTANK CORPORATION - DEER
PARK TERMINAL |
DEER PARK |
28,006,860 |
Chloroform |
| 18 |
LBC PETROUNITED/ BAYPORT TERMINAL |
SEABROOK |
24,897,600 |
Vinyl acetate monomer |
| 19 |
UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION |
TEXAS CITY |
23,500,000 |
Vinyl acetate monomer |
| 20 |
ODFJELL TERMINALS (BAYTANK)
INC. |
SEABROOK |
21,000,000 |
Chloroform |
| 21 |
STOLTHAVEN HOUSTON, INC. |
HOUSTON |
16,800,000 |
Epichlorohydrin |
| 22 |
AGRIFOS FERTILIZE L P |
PASADENA |
15,000,000 |
Ammonia (anhydrous) |
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SHELL DEER PARK REFINING COMPANY |
DEER PARK |
13,700,000 |
Epichlorohydrin |
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HUNTSMAN CORP., OLEFINS &
OXIDES (O&O) PLANT |
PORT NECHES |
12,400,000 |
Ethylene oxide |
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OXY VINYLS, LP - BATTLEGROUND
CHLOR-ALKALI PLANT |
LAPORTE |
12,000,000 |
Chlorine |
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*Extremely hazardous substances
as defined by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under the Clean Air
Act, Section 112(r). |
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