Benzene

CAS 71-43-2 · 8,676,249 lb reported released from 886 facilities (TRI 2024).EPA-listed carcinogen

By State

TX4,387,457 lb · 253 facilities NM1,739,796 lb · 24 facilities LA434,997 lb · 67 facilities MI333,053 lb · 27 facilities IN298,340 lb · 23 facilities MS169,577 lb · 8 facilities WI132,914 lb · 10 facilities IL112,222 lb · 22 facilities CO106,610 lb · 25 facilities OK88,454 lb · 36 facilities UT80,553 lb · 11 facilities PA78,760 lb · 14 facilities AL78,663 lb · 16 facilities OH76,449 lb · 31 facilities WY66,526 lb · 17 facilities KY62,575 lb · 18 facilities AR55,215 lb · 7 facilities KS40,702 lb · 16 facilities IA38,300 lb · 15 facilities ND37,824 lb · 22 facilities CA37,793 lb · 40 facilities SC31,399 lb · 5 facilities WA28,809 lb · 17 facilities FL18,539 lb · 18 facilities WV17,827 lb · 6 facilities HI16,367 lb · 9 facilities MT15,598 lb · 5 facilities AZ13,874 lb · 8 facilities MN12,446 lb · 5 facilities TN11,271 lb · 14 facilities NJ10,995 lb · 8 facilities VA7,944 lb · 5 facilities AK6,915 lb · 12 facilities MO4,051 lb · 9 facilities NE3,865 lb · 7 facilities NY3,783 lb · 13 facilities DE2,364 lb · 1 facilities MA2,192 lb · 7 facilities NV1,996 lb · 2 facilities NC1,623 lb · 7 facilities GA1,613 lb · 6 facilities MD1,210 lb · 2 facilities CT1,132 lb · 3 facilities OR1,064 lb · 3 facilities ME1,010 lb · 4 facilities ID728 lb · 2 facilities RI668 lb · 3 facilities SD187 lb · 3 facilities

Facilities Reporting the Largest Releases

1KING RANCH GAS PLANT · KINGSVILLE, TX1,400,380 lb (2024)2EAST VACUUM LIQUID RECOVERY PLANT/CO2 PLANT · LOVINGTON, NM835,422 lb (2024)3WILDCAT GAS PLANT · KERMIT, TX533,802 lb (2024)4DAGGER DRAW GAS PLANT · ARTESIA, NM456,645 lb (2024)5RED HILLS GAS PLANT · JAL, NM222,909 lb (2024)6EAST TEXAS GAS PLANT · CARTHAGE, TX197,621 lb (2024)7BP PRODUCTS NA WHITING BUSINESS UNIT · WHITING, IN189,111 lb (2024)8EES COKE BATTERY LLC · RIVER ROUGE, MI161,400 lb (2024)9LYONDELL CHEMICAL CO · CHANNELVIEW, TX132,258 lb (2024)10ENTERPRISE GAS PROCESSING LLC PASCAGOULA GAS PROCESSING PLA · MOSS POINT, MS130,419 lb (2024)11BUFFALO GAS PLANT · STANTON, TX129,164 lb (2024)12BLANCHARD REFINING CO LLC · TEXAS CITY, TX120,087 lb (2024)13TM DEER PARK SERVICES LP · DEER PARK, TX108,615 lb (2024)14MIDWAY GAS PLANT · CRANE, TX107,547 lb (2024)15EUNICE GAS PLANT · EUNICE, NM105,990 lb (2024)16ST MARYS CEMENT U.S. LLC · CHARLEVOIX, MI104,124 lb (2024)17DRIVER GAS PLANT · MIDLAND, TX103,832 lb (2024)18ALON USA-BIG SPRING REFINERY · BIG SPRING, TX95,485 lb (2024)19MONUMENT GAS PLANT · MONUMENT, NM67,803 lb (2024)20NORTH LOUISIANA GAS PLANT · FRIERSON, LA66,000 lb (2024)21DIAMOND SHAMROCK REFINING CO LP · SUNRAY, TX50,719 lb (2024)22CHEVRON PHILLIPS CHEMICAL CO LP · BAYTOWN, TX50,592 lb (2024)23CHEMICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT · EMELLE, AL50,000 lb (2024)24HOLCIM (US) INC. · MIDLOTHIAN, TX47,602 lb (2024)25OXY PERMIAN - WASSON CO2 REMOVAL PLANT · DENVER CITY, TX46,917 lb (2024)26BRIDGEPORT GAS PROCESSING PLANT · BRIDGEPORT, TX45,056 lb (2024)27WAUPACA FOUNDRY-PLANT 5 · TELL CITY, IN43,458 lb (2024)28WOOD RIVER REFINERY · ROXANA, IL42,241 lb (2024)29CHEVRON PRODUCTS CO - SALT LAKE REFINERY · SALT LAKE CITY, UT39,949 lb (2024)30HOLCIM (US) INC PORTLAND PLANT · FLORENCE, CO39,903 lb (2024)31EXXONMOBIL REFINING & SUPPLY BAYTOWN REFINERY (PART) · BAYTOWN, TX38,463 lb (2024)32CHEVRON PRODUCTS CO PASCAGOULA REFINERY · PASCAGOULA, MS38,191 lb (2024)33EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO TEXAS OPERATIONS · LONGVIEW, TX37,407 lb (2024)34EXXONMOBIL OIL CORP CHEMICAL PLANT (PART) · BEAUMONT, TX35,601 lb (2024)35ALBEMARLE CORP SOUTH PLANT · MAGNOLIA, AR34,031 lb (2024)36CLEVELAND-CLIFFS BURNS HARBOR LLC · BURNS HARBOR, IN33,779 lb (2024)37WAUPACA FOUNDRY PLANT 2/3 · WAUPACA, WI33,571 lb (2024)38OAHU GAS PLANT · COYANOSA, TX32,932 lb (2024)39FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP TEXAS · POINT COMFORT, TX30,112 lb (2024)40WAUPACA FOUNDRY - PLANT 4 · MARINETTE, WI29,760 lb (2024)41PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA · FILER CITY, MI29,405 lb (2024)42HOLCIM (US) INC HOLLY HILL PLANT · HOLLY HILL, SC28,528 lb (2024)43CITGO PETROLEUM CORP · SULPHUR, LA28,030 lb (2024)44MONROE ENERGY LLC-TRAINER REFINERY · TRAINER, PA27,555 lb (2024)45SUPERIOR REFINING CO LLC · SUPERIOR, WI26,543 lb (2024)46MALLET CO2 RECOVERY PLANT · SUNDOWN, TX26,479 lb (2024)47HOLCIM (US) INC · ALPENA, MI26,426 lb (2024)48USS-CLAIRTON PLANT · CLAIRTON, PA26,369 lb (2024)49EQUISTAR CHEMICALS LP · CORPUS CHRISTI, TX25,301 lb (2024)50BASF TOTALENERGIES PETROCHEMICALS LLC · PORT ARTHUR, TX25,022 lb (2024)

Source: EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Basic Data File. Figures are amounts facilities reported releasing to air, water and land — they are not a measure of exposure, concentration or health risk.