Year-over-year total releases
Reported on-site TRI releases in pounds (lbs), grouped by reporting year.
Facility detail
EQUISTAR CHEMICALS LP
300 DOREMUS AVENUE, NEWARK, NJ, 07105
Parent company: LYONDELL CHEMICAL CO
Carcinogen
— EPA classifications across all reporting years
Top chemical totals
The 10 chemicals with the highest cumulative on-site releases in pounds (lbs) across all available years.
Full release table
Rows are years. Columns show the five highest-total chemicals across all years plus each year's total release volume.
| All values in pounds (lbs) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Methanol | Methyl isobutyl ketone | Acetone | Toluene | tert-Butyl alcohol | Total (lbs) |
| 1999 | 291 | — | — | — | — | 291 |
| 1998 | 2,990 | 1,369 | — | 698 | — | 5,057 |
| 1997 | 750 | 1,000 | — | — | — | 1,750 |
| 1996 | 8,582 | 140 | — | 709 | 314 | 9,745 |
| 1995 | 6,010 | 500 | — | 255 | 10 | 6,775 |
| 1994 | 5,330 | 1,000 | — | 255 | 500 | 7,340 |
| 1993 | 4,268 | 500 | 500 | 755 | 255 | 6,533 |
| 1992 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 2,510 |
| 1991 | 500 | — | 500 | — | 255 | 1,265 |
| 1990 | 500 | — | 500 | — | 255 | 1,265 |
| 1989 | 500 | — | 500 | — | 500 | 2,000 |
| 1988 | 500 | — | 500 | — | — | 1,500 |
| 1987 | 1,750 | — | 1,000 | — | — | 2,750 |
▎ Facilities report to EPA's TRI once they manufacture, process, or use a listed chemical above set thresholds. Once that threshold is crossed, they must report actual releases regardless of size — so a small number reflects genuine low-level discharge, not a data error.